A Novel Cartilage Fragments Stimulation Model Revealed that Macrophage Inflammatory Response Causes an Upregulation of Catabolic Factors of Chondrocytes In Vitro

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Objective: Osteoarthritis is a progressive joint disease characterized by cartilage degradation and synovial inflammation. Presence of cartilage fragments in the joint due to degradation of cartilage is thought to be associated with local inflammatory response and progressive osteoarthritic process. Understanding the mechanism by which cartilage fragments elicit this destructive process should aid in designing novel therapeutic approaches. Therefore, objective of current study is to establish an in vitro model to examine the cross-talk between chondrocytes and cartilage fragments–stimulated macrophages. Design: Cartilage fragments were prepared from femoral head cartilages of mice and analyzed using a scanning electron microscope and particle size analyzer. Bone marrow–derived macrophages were co-cultured with cartilage fragments and chondrocytes using transwell co-culture system. Macrophage inflammatory mediators in supernatant of cultures were determined by ELISA and gene expression of macrophages and chondrocyte were quantified by qRT-PCR. Results: Shapes of cartilage fragments were irregular with sizes ranged between 0.54 and 55 μm. Macrophages cultured with cartilage fragments released significantly higher concentrations of TNF-α, IL-6, and NO than those of mock and control. Consistently, gene expressions of TNF-α, IL-6, and MMP-9 were significantly increased in stimulated macrophages. The elevation in production of pro-inflammatory molecules in stimulated macrophages cultures were coincident with an increase in gene expression of chondrocyte MMP-13, iNOS, and IL-6. Conclusion: We developed an in vitro co-culture model to study the impact of stimulation of macrophage by cartilage fragments on the expression of chondrocyte carbolic factors. Our results revealed that cartilage fragments triggered macrophages inflammatory response that enhanced the production of chondrocyte catabolic factors.

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Hamasaki, M., Terkawi, M. A., Onodera, T., Homan, K., & Iwasaki, N. (2021). A Novel Cartilage Fragments Stimulation Model Revealed that Macrophage Inflammatory Response Causes an Upregulation of Catabolic Factors of Chondrocytes In Vitro. Cartilage, 12(3), 354–361. https://doi.org/10.1177/1947603519828426

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