中国组织工程研究 ›› 2023, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (23): 3682-3692.doi: 10.12307/2023.570

• 软骨组织构建 cartilage tissue construction • 上一篇    下一篇

温阳通络胶囊干预骨关节炎大鼠软骨细胞的炎症反应和血管新生

李  钢1,宋  芸2,梁国光3   

  1. 1广东食品药品职业学院,广东省广州市  510000;2华南师范大学校医院全科,广东省广州市  510000;3佛山市南海区第三人民医院骨科,广东省佛山市  528000
  • 收稿日期:2022-07-26 接受日期:2022-10-18 出版日期:2023-08-18 发布日期:2023-01-14
  • 作者简介:李钢,男,1977年生,湖南省醴陵市人,汉族,博士,讲师,副主任医师,主要从事中医药治疗膝骨关节炎研究。
  • 基金资助:
    广东省中医药局科研项目(20181183),项目负责人:李钢;广东省教育厅科研项目(2021KTSCX235),项目负责人:李钢

Wenyang Tongluo capsule intervenes with inflammation and angiogenesis in rat osteoarthritic chondrocytes

Li Gang1, Song Yun2, Liang Guoguang3   

  1. 1Guangdong Vocational College of Food and Drug, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong Province, China; 2Department of General Practice, School Hospital of South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong Province, China; 3Department of Orthopedics, Nanhai Third People’s Hospital, Foshan 528000, Guangdong Province, China
  • Received:2022-07-26 Accepted:2022-10-18 Online:2023-08-18 Published:2023-01-14
  • About author:Li Gang, MD, Lecturer, Associate chief physician, Guangdong Vocational College of Food and Drug, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong Province, China
  • Supported by:
    Scientific Research Project of Guangdong Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 20181183 (to LG); the Scientific Research Project of Shandong Provincial Education Department, No. 2021KTSCX235 (to LG)

摘要:

文题释义:

中医治疗骨关节炎:骨关节炎在传统医学中属于“骨痹”“筋痹”,肾主骨生髓,肝主筋生血,脾主肌肉而为生化之源,心主血脉为五脏六腑之大主,肺朝百脉主治节,因此治疗骨关节炎必须治疗肝、脾、肾、心、肺五脏之诸虚络阻之症,中医临床医师遵从温阳为主,佐以活络通脉缓解患者的不适。
骨关节炎中的血管翳:关节软骨滑膜的毛细血管在应激刺激下发生基质的降解,内皮细胞受趋化因子刺激迁移和增殖,并在内皮牙生的基础上进一步形成管腔,管腔直接相互融合,形成环状血管、三维管状结构,为炎性递质的运输及富集提供更为坚实的结构基础,诱导软骨细胞的凋亡。

背景:温阳通络胶囊在临床上治疗骨关节炎具有明显的疗效,但其作用机制不明确。
目的:探讨温阳通络胶囊对骨关节炎的治疗作用,以及其对软骨细胞中miR-140/血管内皮生长因子信号的调控机制。
方法:①动物实验:将75只SD大鼠分为5组,每组15只:正常组、模型组、药物组每天左后肢膝关节内注射miR-140-antagomir NC和siRNA-VEGF NC,抑制剂组每天左后肢关节内注射miR-140-antagomir和siRNA-VEGF NC,干扰组每天关节内注射miR-140-antagomir和siRNA-VEGF,各组均注射2周;2周后,药物组、抑制剂组和干扰组灌胃给予温阳通络胶囊,连续灌胃4周;模型组、药物组、抑制剂组、干扰组实验的1,4,7 d关节腔内注射木瓜蛋白酶复制关节炎模型。给药结束后,进行相关检测。②细胞实验:将软骨细胞ATDC5分5组处理:正常组加入含miR-140-antagomir NC和siRNA-VEGF NC的培养基;模型组加入含白细胞介素1β、miR-140-antagomir NC和siRNA-VEGF NC的培养基;药物组加入含白细胞介素1β、miR-140-antagomir NC、siRNA-VEGF NC及温阳通络胶囊的培养基;抑制剂组加入含白细胞介素1β、miR-140-antagomir及温阳通络胶囊的培养基;干扰组加入含白细胞介素1β、miR-140-antagomir、siRNA-VEGF及温阳通络胶囊的培养基,进行相关检测。

结果与结论:①动物实验:与正常大鼠相比,骨关节炎大鼠软骨组织中miR-140 mRNA表达降低(P < 0.05),血管内皮生长因子mRNA表达升高(P < 0.05)。与模型组相比,药物组、抑制剂组、干扰组大鼠血清中白细胞介素6和肿瘤坏死因子α水平、软骨细胞凋亡、新生血管数量、血管内皮生长因子蛋白表达均明显减少(P < 0.05),其中以药物组效果最明显。②细胞实验:与正常软骨细胞相比,骨关节炎软骨细胞中miR-140 mRNA表达降低(P < 0.05),血管内皮生长因子mRNA表达升高(P < 0.05)。与模型组相比,药物组、抑制剂组、干扰组细胞增殖活性提高(P < 0.05),细胞凋亡、上清中白细胞介素6和肿瘤坏死因子α水平、新生血管数量、血管内皮生长因子基因及蛋白表达均明显减少(P < 0.05),其中以药物组效果最明显。③温阳通络胶囊能明显抑制软骨细胞的炎性应激和血管新生,缓解关节炎大鼠软骨病理损伤,这可能与调控miR-140/血管内皮生长因子信号轴有关。

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4486-4874(李钢)

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松;组织工程

关键词: 骨关节炎, 温阳通络胶囊, 微小RNA-140, 血管内皮生长因子信号, 软骨细胞

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Wenyang Tongluo capsule has obvious clinical effects in the treatment of osteoarthritis, but its mechanism of action is unclear.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the therapeutic effect of Wenyang Tongluo capsule on osteoarthritis and its regulation mechanism on microRNA-140 (miR-140)/vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling in chondrocytes.
METHODS: (1) Animal experiments: A total of 75 Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized into 5 groups (n=15 per group): normal group, model group, drug group, inhibitor group, and interference group. In the latter three groups, miR-140-antagomir NC and siRNA-VEGF NC, miR-140-antagomir and siRNA-VEGF NC, and miR-140-antagomir and siRNA-VEGF were injected into the left hindlimb joint daily, respectively. Administration in each group lasted for 2 weeks. Afterwards, the rats in the drug, inhibitor, and interference groups were intragastrically given Wenyang Tongluo capsule for 4 continuous weeks. Animal models of osteoarthritis were prepared via the intraarticular injection of papain on days 1, 4, and 7 in the model, drug, inhibitor, and interference groups. After the completion of drug administration, related measurements were performed. (2) Cell assays: ATDC5 chondrocytes were divided into five groups: normal group (cultured in the medium containing miR-140-antagomir NC and siRNA-VEGF NC), model group (cultured in the medium containing interleukin-1β, miR-140-antagomir NC and siRNA-VEGF NC, drug group (cultured in the medium containing interleukin-1β, miR-140-antagomir NC, siRNA-VEGF NC, and Wenyang Tongluo capsule), inhibitor group (cultured in the medium containing interleukin-1β, miR-140-antagomir and Wenyang Tongluo capsule), and interference group (cultured in the medium containing interleukin-1β, miR-140-antagomir, siRNA-VEGF and Wenyang Tongluo capsule). Relevant detections were then performed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Animal experiments: Compared with normal rats, the expression of miR-140 mRNA in cartilage tissue of osteoarthritic rats was decreased (P < 0.05), while the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor mRNA was increased (P < 0.05). Compared with the model group, interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α levels, chondrocyte apoptosis, the number of new blood vessels and protein expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in serum of the drug group, inhibitor group and interference group were significantly decreased (P < 0.05). The drug group could most significantly interfere with the malignant progression of these indicators. (2) Cell assays: Compared with normal chondrocytes, the mRNA expression of miR-140 in osteoarthritc chondrocytes was decreased (P < 0.05), while the mRNA expression of vascular endothelial growth factor was increased (P < 0.05). Compared with the model group, the proliferation activity was increased in the drug group, inhibitor group and interference group (P < 0.05), while cell apoptosis, interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α levels in the supernatant, the number of new blood vessels, and the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor gene and protein were significantly decreased (P < 0.05). The drug groups had the most obvious effects on these indicators. In conclusion, Wenyang Tongluo capsule can relieve the pathological damage of cartilage in osteoarthritic rats by significantly inhibiting inflammatory stress and angiogenesis in chondrocytes, which may be related to the regulation of the miR-140/VEGF signal axis.

Key words: osteoarthritis, Wenyang Tongluo capsule, microRNA-140, vascular endothelial growth factor signal, chondrocyte

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