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- Title
Role of Syndecan-4 in the Inhibition of Articular Cartilage Degeneration in Osteoarthritis.
- Authors
Hattori, Yoshio; Hasegawa, Masahiro; Iino, Takahiro; Imanaka-Yoshida, Kyoko; Sudo, Akihiro
- Abstract
Despite its widespread existence, there are relatively few drugs that can inhibit the progression of osteoarthritis (OA). Syndecan-4 (SDC4) is a transmembrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan that modulates cellular interactions with the extracellular matrix. Upregulated SDC4 expression in articular cartilage chondrocytes correlates with OA progression. In the present study, we treated osteoarthritic cartilage with SDC4 to elucidate its role in the disease's pathology. In this in vitro study, we used real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to investigate the effects of SDC4 on anabolic and catabolic factors in cultured chondrocytes. In the in vivo study, we investigated the effect of intra-articular injection of SDC4 into the knee joints of an OA mouse model. In vitro, SDC4 upregulated the expression of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-3 and downregulated the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-13 and disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTS)-5 in chondrocytes. Injection of SDC4 into the knee joints of OA model mice prevented articular cartilage degeneration 6 and 8 weeks postoperatively. Immunohistochemical analysis 8 weeks after SDC4 injection into the knee joint revealed decreased ADAMTS-5 expression and increased TIMP-3 expression. The results of this study suggest that the treatment of osteoarthritic articular cartilage with SDC4 inhibits cartilage degeneration.
- Subjects
ARTICULAR cartilage; KNEE joint; INTRA-articular injections; HEPARAN sulfate; MATRIX metalloproteinases; GLYCANS
- Publication
Biomedicines, 2023, Vol 11, Issue 8, p2257
- ISSN
2227-9059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/biomedicines11082257