Canonical pathways for validating steroid-associated osteonecrosis in mice

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The present study aimed to establish and evaluate a preclinical model of steroid-associated osteonecrosis (SAON) in mice. Sixteen 24-week-old male C57BL/6 mice were used to establish SAON by two intraperitoneal injections of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), followed by three subcutaneous injections of methylprednisolone (MPS). Each injection was conducted on working day, with an interval of 24 h. Six cycles of injections were conducted. Additional twelve mice (age- and gender-matched) were used as normal controls. At 2 and 6 weeks after completing induction, bilateral femora and bilateral tibiae were collected for histological examination, micro-CT scanning, and bulk RNA sequencing. All mice were alive until sacrificed at the indicated time points. The typical SAON lesion was identified by histological evaluation at week 2 and week 6 with increased lacunae and TUNEL+ osteocytes. Micro-CT showed significant bone degeneration at week 6 in SAON model. Histology and histomorphometry showed significantly lower Runx2+ area, mineralizing surface (MS/BS), mineral apposition rate (MAR), bone formation rate (BFR/BS), type H vessels, Ki67+ (proliferating) cells, and higher marrow fat fraction, osteoclast number and TNFα+ areas in SAON group. Bulk RNA-seq revealed changed canonical signaling pathways regulating cell cycle, angiogenesis, osteogenesis, and osteoclastogenesis in the SAON group. The present study successfully established SAON in mice with a combination treatment of LPS and MPS, which could be considered a reliable and reproducible animal model to study the pathophysiology and molecular mechanism of early-stage SAON and to develop potential therapeutic approaches for the prevention and treatment of SAON.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:183

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Bone - 183(2024) vom: 04. Apr., Seite 117094

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zheng, Lizhen [VerfasserIn]
An, Yuanming [VerfasserIn]
Tong, Wenxue [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ziyi [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yaofeng [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Haozhi [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Shi'an [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Weiyang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xinluan [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Jiankun [VerfasserIn]
Qin, Ling [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adipogenesis
Animal model
Cell cycle
Corticosteroid
IL-6
Journal Article
Lipopolysaccharides
Methylprednisolone
Osteoclast
Osteonecrosis
Pyroptosis
Steroids
VEGF
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Date Completed 19.04.2024

Date Revised 19.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bone.2024.117094

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370716973