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OBJECTIVE: To determine response of interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha)-conditioned equine articular cartilage explants to insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). Sample Population-Cartilage from the trochlea and condyles of the femur of a clinically normal 4-year-old horse. PROCEDURE: Effects of IGF-1 (0 to 500 ng/ml) after addition of IL-1alpha were evaluated by assessing matrix responses, using a sulfated glycosaminoglycan (GAG) assay, matrix 35SO4 GAG incorporation, and release of GAG. Mitogenic response was assessed by 3H-thymidine incorporation into DNA and fluorometric assay of total DNA concentration. RESULTS: Human recombinant IL-1alpha (40 ng/ml) increased the amount of labeled GAG released and decreased labeled and total GAG remaining in explants, and IL-1alpha decreased mitogenic response. Addition of IGF-1 counteracted effects seen with IL-1alpha alone. In general, IGF-1 decreased total and labeled GAG released into the medium, compared with IL-1alpha-treated explants (positive-control sample). Values for these variables did not differ significantly from those for negative-control explants. A significant increase in total and newly synthesized GAG in the explants at termination of the experiment was observed with 500 ng of IGF-1/ml. Labeled GAG remaining in explants was greater with treatment at 50 ng of IGF-1/ml, compared with treatment with IL-1alpha alone. Concentrations of 200 ng of IGF-1/ml abolished actions of IL-1alpha and restored DNA synthesis to values similar to those of negative-control explants. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: IGF-1 at 500 ng/ml was best at overcoming detrimental effects associated with IL-1alpha in in vitro explants. These beneficial effects may be useful in horses with osteoarthritis.  相似文献   

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Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and stromelysin are produced by equine chondrocytes and synovial cells in vitro in response to recombinant human (rh) interleukin-1 (IL-1) alpha and beta, and equine mononuclear cell supernatants (MCS) containing IL-1. However, culture conditions are important. PGE2 concentrations increase in proportion to the concentration of fetal calf serum (FCS) in the culture medium, whereas stromelysin concentrations are inversely proportional to the concentration of FCS. Equine MCS, containing a lower concentration of IL-1 than the concentration of rhIL-1 used in these experiments, stimulated production of much higher levels of PGE2 than rhIL-1. In addition, equine MCS induced the production of broadly similar levels of PGE2 by both chondrocytes and synovial cells, whereas rhIL-1 was more active on equine synovial cells than equine chondrocytes. Although equine MCS induced both stromelysin and PGE2 production by equine articular cells, on the whole rhIL-1 failed to induce stromelysin production. This supports previous observations of species restrictions in the activity of human IL-1 on equine cells. Therefore, experiments using mammalian cells and heterologous IL-1 should be interpreted with caution.  相似文献   

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The concentration-effect relationships of phenylbutazone, indomethacin, betamethasone, pentosan polysulphate (PPS) and polysulphated glycosaminoglycan (PSGAG), on proteoglycan synthesis by equine cultured chondrocytes grown in monolayers, and articular cartilage explants were measured. The effect of PSGAG on interleukin-1beta induced suppression of proteogycan synthesis was also investigated. Proteoglycan synthesis was measured by scintillation assay of radiolabelled sulphate (35SO4) incorporation. Polysulphated glycosaminoglycan and PPS stimulated proteoglycan synthesis in chondrocyte monolayers in a concentration-related manner with maximal effects being achieved at a concentration of 10 microg/mL. Polysulphated glycosaminoglycan reversed the concentration-related suppression of proteoglycan synthesis induced by interleukin-1beta. Neither PSGAG nor PPS exerted significant effects on radiolabel incorporation in cartilage explants. Betamethasone suppressed proteoglycan synthesis by both chondrocytes and explants at high concentrations (0.1-100 microg/mL), but the effect was not concentration-related. At low concentrations (0.001-0.05 microg/mL) betamethasone neither increased nor decreased proteoglycan synthesis. Phenylbutazone and indomethacin increased radiolabel incorporation in chondrocyte cultures but not in cartilage explants at low (0.1, 1 and 10 microg/mL), but not at high (20 and 100 microg/mL) concentrations. These findings may be relevant to the clinical use of these drugs in the treatment of equine disease.  相似文献   

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OBJECTIVE: To study in vitro (1) the dose-response relationships between proteoglycan metabolism in normal and corticosteroid-treated articular cartilage; (2) long-term proteoglycan metabolism after treatment of articular cartilage with corticosteroids; and (3) the effect of corticosteroids on proteoglycan metabolism in articular cartilage treated with monocyte-conditioned medium (MCM). STUDY DESIGN: Equine and canine articular cartilage explants were treated with corticosteroids and MCM. Proteoglycan synthesis and degradation were measured by radioactive labeling in short-term culture, and the long-term effect of corticosteroid treatment on proteoglycan metabolism was studied in normal explants. ANIMALS: Two young cross-breed horses and 3 young Labrador retrievers. METHODS: Equine articular cartilage explants were incubated in medium containing methylprednisolone sodium succinate (MPS) at 0, .001, .01, .1, 1, and 10 mg/mL (final concentration) for 1 day and then in fresh medium without MPS. Proteoglycan synthesis was measured by incorporation of sodium [35S]sulfate at 1, 3, 7, 10, and 13 days after initial treatment with MPS. Proteoglycan release was measured from separate explants prelabeled with sodium [35S]sulfate and treated similarly. Equine articular cartilage explants were treated with equine MCM simultaneously with, and 24 hours before MPS, at 0, 0.01, 0.1, 1, or 5 mg/mL for 72 hours. Proteoglycan synthesis and degradation in these explants was compared. Proteoglycan synthesis and degradation were measured similarly in canine articular cartilage explants treated simultaneously with canine MCM and MPS at 0, 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1 and 10 mg/mL for 72 hours. Equine articular cartilage explants treated with 0, 0.01, 0.1, 1, and 5 mg/mL of MPS for 72 hours were evaluated histologically. RESULTS: Proteoglycan synthesis in normal equine articular cartilage was severely depressed by 10 mg/mL MPS for 24 hours, and proteoglycan synthesis failed to recover after 13 days of culture in medium without MPS. Cartilage treated with 5 mg/mL MPS had pyknotic chondrocyte nuclei and empty lacunae. Concentrations of 1 and 0.1 mg/mL MPS depressed proteoglycan synthesis in normal equine cartilage explants. For these 2 concentrations, proteoglycan synthesis recovered 2 days after MPS removal and increased significantly (P < .05) 7 days after treatment with MPS compared with controls without MPS. Concentrations of 0.001 and 0.01 mg/mL MPS did not significantly affect proteoglycan synthesis in normal equine cartilage explants. Cumulative proteoglycan loss over 13 days in culture from normal equine explants treated for 24 hours with different concentrations of MPS was not significantly different between treatment groups at any time point. MCM significantly depressed proteoglycan synthesis in both canine and equine articular cartilage explants and significantly increased proteoglycan release. These effects were prevented in the canine explants by simultaneous treatment with MPS at 1 and 0.1 mg/mL, and proteoglycan release induced by MCM in equine articular cartilage was inhibited by 1 mg/mL MPS. CONCLUSIONS: Concentrations of 1.0 and 0.1 mg/mL MPS alleviated articular cartilage degradation in MCM-treated articular cartilage in vitro. These concentrations of MPS in contact with normal cartilage explants for 24 hours are unlikely to be detrimental in the long term to proteoglycan synthesis. The response of articular cartilage to MPS was affected by treatment with MCM so that results of experiments with normal articular cartilage explants may not reflect results obtained with abnormal cartilage. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: It may be possible to find an intraarticular concentration of corticosteroid that protects articular cartilage against cytokine-induced matrix degradation yet not have prolonged or permanent detrimental effects on chondrocyte matrix synthesis.  相似文献   

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) on recombinant equine interleukin (IL)-1beta-stimulated expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP 1, MMP 3, MMP 13) and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP 1) in vitro. SAMPLE POPULATION: Cultured equine chondrocytes. PROCEDURE: Stationary monolayers of first-passage chondrocytes were exposed to graduated concentrations of PGE2 with or without a subsaturating dose (50 pg/ml) of recombinant equine IL-1beta (reIL-1beta) to induce expression of MMP 1, MMP 3, MMP 13, and TIMP 1, followed by RNA isolation and northern blotting. In subsequent experiments, gene expression was similarly quantified from mRNA isolated from cultures pretreated with phenylbutazone to quench endogenous PGE2 synthesis, followed by exposure to reIL-1beta and exogenous PGE2 (5 mg/ml) with appropriate controls. RESULTS: Exogenous PGE2 (10 mg/ml) significantly reduced reIL-1beta-induced expression of MMP 1, MMP 3, MMP 13, and TIMP 1. Abrogation of cytokine induction with this dose of PGE2 was comparable to that for dexamethasone (10(-5) M) control. Similarly, pretreatment with phenylbutazone, followed by exposure to relL-1beta and PGE2 (5 mg/ml), was associated with a reduced expression of the genes of interest, an effect that was significant for MMP 1, MMP 13, and TIMP 1. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The MMP and TIMP 1 are important mediators in the pathophysiologic events in osteoarthritis. The potential for physiologically relevant regulation of expression of these genes by PGE2 is a consideration in the use of drugs that inhibit prostanoid synthesis in the treatment of equine arthropathies.  相似文献   

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of insulin-like growth factor-II (IGF-II) on DNA and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) synthesis and the expression of matrix-related genes in equine articular cartilage explants and chondrocytes, respectively, with and without interleukin 1-beta (IL1-beta). SAMPLE POPULATION: Articular cartilage from 12 adult horses. PROCEDURE: Articular cartilage was incubated in standard media with and without equine IL1-beta (10 ng/mL) containing various concentrations of IGF-II for 72 hours. Synthesis of DNA and GAG was determined by incorporation of thymidine labeled with radioactive hydrogen (3H) and sulfate labeled with radioactive sulfur (35S), respectively. Total GAG content of the explants and spent media was determined by use of the 1,9-dimethylmethylene blue assay. Northern blots of RNA from cultured equine articular cartilage chondrocytes were hybridized with cDNA of major matrix molecules. RESULTS: Insulin-like growth factor-II stimulated DNA and GAG synthesis at concentrations of 25 and 50 ng/mL, respectively. In cartilage explants conditioned with IL1-beta, IGF-II stimulated DNA and GAG synthesis at concentrations of 500 and 50 ng/mL, respectively. Insulin-like growth factor-II had no effect on total GAG content as determined by the 1,9-dimethylmethylene blue assay. No specific effects on steady-state levels of messenger RNAs were observed. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Insulin-like growth factor-II stimulated DNA and GAG synthesis in equine adult cartilage and may have potential application in vivo.  相似文献   

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OBJECTIVE: To determine effects of sodium hyaluronate (HA) on corticosteroid-induced cartilage matrix catabolism in equine articular cartilage explants. SAMPLE POPULATION: 30 articular cartilage explants from fetlock joints of 5 adult horses without joint disease. PROCEDURE: Articular cartilage explants were treated with control medium or medium containing methylprednisolone acetate (MPA; 0.05, 0.5, or 5.0 mg/mL), HA (0.1, 1.0, or 1.5 mg/mL), or both. Proteoglycan (PG) synthesis was measured by incorporation of sulfur 35-labeled sodium sulphate into PGs, and PG degradation was measured by release of radiolabeled PGs into the medium. Total glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content in media and explants and total explant DNA were determined. RESULTS: Methylprednisolone acetate caused a decrease in PG synthesis, whereas HA had no effect. Only the combination of MPA at a concentration of 0.05 mg/mL and HA at a concentration of 1.0 mg/mL increased PG synthesis, compared with control explants. Methylprednisolone acetate increased degradation of newly synthesized PGs into the medium, compared with control explants, and HA alone had no effect. Hyaluronate had no effect on MPA-induced PG degradation and release into media. Neither MPA alone nor HA alone had an effect on total cartilage GAG content. Methylprednisolone acetate caused an increase in release of GAG into the medium at 48 and 72 hours after treatment. In combination, HA had no protective effect on MPA-induced GAG release into the medium. Total cartilage DNA content was not affected by treatments. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Our results indicate that HA addition has little effect on corticosteroid-induced cartilage matrix PG catabolism in articular cartilage explants.  相似文献   

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The influence of arachidonic acid metabolites on migration of equine neutrophils under agarose was investigated. Leukotriene B4 (LTB4) was chemotactic at concentrations between 0.1 and 1000 ng ml-1 and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) at 1 and 10 ng ml-1 but not at higher or lower concentrations. Prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) was not chemotactic for equine neutrophils at any concentration. Random migration was significantly inhibited (P less than 0.05) by suspension of neutrophils in LTB4 (0.1 to 1000 ng ml-1) and PGF2 alpha (0.1 ng ml-1) but not at high concentrations. There was a significant positive correlation between random migration of neutrophils suspended in uterine washings from persistently endometritic mares and concentrations of endogenous PGF (P less than 0.002) and PGE2 (P less than 0.05) in washings. Thus certain metabolites of arachidonic acid affect migration of equine neutrophils and may play a significant role in recruitment of neutrophils to sites of inflammation in the horse.  相似文献   

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of interleukin (IL)-1beta on matrix synthesis and degradation by chondrocytes cultured in a 3-dimensional (3-D) gel medium. SAMPLE POPULATION: Chondrocytes from 7 dogs. PROCEDURE: Articular chondrocytes were harvested and cultured in 3-D gel medium alone or with 10 or 20 ng IL-1beta/ml that was added beginning on day 0, 3, 6, or 9. On days 3, 6, 12, and 20 of 3-D culture, samples of the liquid medium were evaluated for glycosaminoglycan (GAG), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and matrix metalloprotease (MMP)-3 content. The 3-D plug in each well was evaluated for histologic characteristics of viability, cell morphology, and proteoglycan staining, immunohistochemically stained for collagen type II, and spectrophotometrically analyzed for GAG content. RESULTS: Significant differences for all variables were detected between controls and each IL-1beta group, among groups with different IL-1beta concentrations, and among groups with IL-1beta added at various time points. Chondrocytes exposed to IL-1beta had loss of GAG, increased PGE2 and MMP-3 concentrations, and lack of collagen type-II synthesis. These IL-1beta effects appeared to be time and concentration dependent. CONCLUSIONS: Addition of IL-1beta to chondrocytes in 3-D gel medium results in time- and concentration-dependent effects on matrix synthesis and degradation and provides an appropriate in vitro model for many of the pathophysiologic events associated with osteoarthritis.  相似文献   

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An explant system was used to investigate the hypothesis that cartilage from different equine joints might respond differently to challenge with interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha). Pairs of normal cartilage samples were taken from the metacarpophalangeal, proximal interphalangeal and distal interphalangeal joints of six horses. One of each pair was stimulated with 10 ng/ml human recombinant IL-1alpha for three days, and the supernatants and remaining cartilage explants were analysed for their total content of glycosaminoglycans. A significantly higher percentage of glycosaminoglycans was released from the cartilage of the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints than from the metacarpophalangeal joint.  相似文献   

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of interleukin (IL)-1 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha on canine chondrocytes cultured in an agarose-based 3-dimensional (3-D) system. SAMPLE POPULATION: Humeral head articular cartilage chondrocytes obtained from 6 adult dogs. PROCEDURE: Chondrocytes were cultured in a 3-D system for < or = 12 days in serum-free medium with IL 1alpha, IL-1beta, or TNF-alpha at concentrations of 20, 50, or 100 ng/mL. After 1, 3, 6, and 12 days, glycosaminoglycan (GAG) concentrations in 3-D constructs; nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) concentrations in media samples; and relative expressions of selected genes, including metalloproteinase (MMP)-13 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1 and TIMP-2, were evaluated. Control specimens were comprised of chondrocytes cultured without proinflammatory cytokines. RESULTS: In control 3-D constructs, GAG content was significantly higher than for all other constructs. Compared with control values, relative expressions of MMP-13, TIMP-1, and TIMP-2 genes in the IL-1beta (50 ng/mL) group were significantly higher at day 1; at all evaluations, media concentrations of nitric oxide were significantly higher in all TNF-alpha-treated cultures; and concentrations of PGE2 in media samples were significantly higher in the IL-1beta (50 ng/mL) and IL-1beta (100 ng/mL) groups at days 1 and 3, in the IL-1beta (100 ng/mL) group at day 6, and in all TNF-alpha groups at days 1, 3, and 6. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results suggested that TNF-alpha more readily induces production of nitric oxide and PGE2 by canine chondrocytes, compared with IL-1beta. In vitro, IL-1alpha appeared to have a minimal effect on canine chondrocytes.  相似文献   

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REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: Osteoarthritis is a frequent sequela of joint disease, especially with severe injuries or if attempts at therapy are unsuccessful. Negative and positive effects of corticosteroid treatment of articular cartilage have been demonstrated by in vitro and in vivo studies. OBJECTIVES: To assess the metabolic effects of varying dosages of methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) and triamcinolone acetonide (TA) on interleukin-1alpha (IL-1) conditioned equine cartilage explants. Our hypothesis was that lower dosages of corticosteroids would be less detrimental to cartilage metabolism than higher dosages. TA would be less detrimental to cartilage metabolism than MPA. METHODS: Treatment groups included articular cartilage explants with no IL-1 (control), IL-1 alone, and IL-1 plus 10, 5, 1 and 0.5 mg/ml MPA or 1.2, 0.6, 0.12 and 0.06 mg/ml TA. Explants were labelled with 35SO4 prior to the beginning and end of the experiment to assess glycosaminoglycan (GAG) degradation and synthesis, respectively. Total GAG content in media and explants and total cartilage DNA were also analysed. RESULTS: MPA and TA reduced GAG synthesis compared to control and IL-1 alone. The highest dosage of MPA (10 mg/ml) reduced GAG synthesis less than lower dosages of MPA and all dosages of TA. Compared to IL-1 alone, all dosages of TA and lower dosages of MPA increased GAG degradation. MPA at 10 mg/ml reduced GAG degradation. Both MPA and TA increased media GAG content compared to control and IL-1 explants. Total cartilage GAGs were unchanged with MPA, but reduced with TA, compared with IL-1 alone. Total cartilage DNA was decreased with MPA and increased with TA compared to IL-1 and control explants. CONCLUSIONS: MPA and TA did not counteract the negative effects of IL-1 and did not maintain cartilage metabolism at control levels. Lower dosages of MPA and TA were not less detrimental to cartilage metabolism than higher dosages. TA did not appear to be less harmful than MPA on cartilage metabolism. The results of this study differ from the findings of comparable in vivo studies. POTENTIAL RELEVANCE: The low numbers of horses used in this study limits extrapolation of these findings to the equine population; however, this study also questions the clinical relevance of this in vitro model.  相似文献   

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of sodium hyaluronate (HA) in combination with methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) on interleukin-1 (IL-1)-induced inflammation in equine articular cartilage pellets. Sample POPULATION: Chondrocytes collected from 7 horses euthanatized for problems unrelated to the musculoskeletal system. PROCEDURES: Chondrocyte pellets were treated with medium (negative control); medium containing IL-1 (positive control); or medium containing IL-1 with MPA only (0.05 or 0.5 mg/mL), HA only (0.2 or 2 mg/mL), or MPA (0.05 or 0.5 mg/mL) and HA (0.2 or 2 mg/mL) in combination. Proteoglycan (PG) synthesis was determined by incorporation of sulfur 35-labeled sodium sulfate into PGs. Glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content of the media and the pellets and total pellet DNA content were determined. RESULTS: Methylprednisolone acetate at 0.5 mg/mL caused an increase in PG synthesis, whereas HA had no effect alone. The combination of MPA, both 0.05 mg/mL and 0.5 mg/mL, with HA at 2 mg/mL increased PG synthesis, compared with IL-1-treated control. All treatment groups containing the high concentration of MPA (0.5 mg/mL) and the high concentration of HA (2.0 mg/mL) had pellets with increased GAG content. The addition of HA caused an increase in total GAG content in the media, regardless of MPA treatment. Cyclooxygenase-2 mRNA and aggrecan mRNA expression was significantly reduced with MPA treatment. Total pellet DNA content was unchanged by any treatment. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Our results indicate that MPA in combination with HA has beneficial effects on PG metabolism of IL-1-treated equine chondrocytes.  相似文献   

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of orally administered phenylbutazone on proteoglycan synthesis and chondrocyte inhibition by IL-1beta in articular cartilage explants of horses. ANIMALS: 11 healthy 1- to 2-year-old horses. PROCEDURE: Horses were randomly assigned to the control (n = 5) or treated group (4.4 mg of phenylbutazone/kg of body weight, p.o., q 12 h; n = 6). Articular cartilage specimens were collected before treatment was initiated (day 0), after 14 days of treatment, and 2 weeks after cessation of treatment (day 30). Proteoglycan synthesis and stromelysin concentration in cartilage extracts were assessed after 72 hours of culture in medium alone or with recombinant human interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta; 0.1 ng/ml). RESULTS: On day 0, proteoglycan synthesis was significantly less in cartilage explants cultured in IL-1beta, compared with medium alone. Mean proteoglycan synthesis in explants collected on days 14 and 30 was significantly less in treated horses, compared with controls. However, incubation of explants from treated horses with IL-1beta did not result in a further decrease in proteoglycan synthesis. Significant differences in stromelysin concentration were not detected between or within groups. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Oral administration of phenylbutazone for 14 days significantly decreased proteoglycan synthesis in articular culture explants from healthy horses to a degree similar to that induced by in vitro exposure to IL-1beta. Phenylbutazone should be used judiciously in athletic horses with osteoarthritis, because chronic administration may suppress proteoglycan synthesis and potentiate cartilage damage.  相似文献   

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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether enrofloxacin has detrimental, dose-dependent effects on equine articular cartilage in vitro. ANIMALS: Cartilage explants were developed from 6 healthy horses between 0 and 96 months old. PROCEDURE: Patellar cartilage explants were incubated in 5 concentrations of enrofloxacin (2 microg/ml, 10 microg/ml, 1,000 microg/ml, 10,000 microg/ml, and 50,000 microg/ml) for 72 hours. Proteoglycan synthesis (Na35SO4 incorporation for 24 hours), proteoglycan degradation (Na35SO4 release for 72 hours), endogenous proteoglycan content (dimethylmethlene blue assay), and total protein content were determined. Cartilage explants were evaluated by use of histomorphologic and histomorphometric techniques (toluidine blue stain) for cytologic and matrix characteristics. Quantitative data were analyzed with a one-way ANOVA to compare results among various enrofloxacin concentration groups and the control group. A general linear model was used to determine whether age had an effect. RESULT: Proteoglycan synthesis was excellent in control specimens and in specimens incubated in low concentrations of enrofloxacin (2 microg/ml and 10 microg/ml). High concentrations of enrofloxacin (> 1,000 microg/ml) effectively eliminated proteoglycan synthesis regardless of horse age. Proteoglycan degradation at low concentrations (2 microg/ml and 10 microg/ml) was not different than control. High concentrations of enrofloxacin (> 1,000 microg/ml) caused significant degradation. Different concentrations of enrofloxacin did not affect endogenous proteoglycan. High concentrations of enrofloxacin were associated with a significant increase in number of pyknotic nuclei. CONCLUSION: Concentrations of enrofloxacin that might be achieved following systemic administration did not suppress chondrocyte metabolism in vitro. High concentrations of enrofloxacin (> 1,000 microg/ml) were toxic to chondrocytes.  相似文献   

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of interleukin (IL)-1beta on proteoglycan metabolism in equine cartilage explants when cultured in the presence of synoviocytes. SAMPLE POPULATION: Samples of cartilage and synovium collected from the femoropatellar joints of three 2- to 3-year-old horses. PROCEDURES: 3 experimental groups were established: cartilage explants only, synoviocytes only, and cartilage explants-synoviocytes in coculture. In each group, samples were cultured with or without IL-1beta (10 ng/mL) for 96 hours. Glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content of cartilage and medium samples was measured by use of a spectrophotometric assay; RNA was isolated from synoviocytes and cartilage and analyzed for expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-3 and -13 (cartilage and synoviocytes), aggrecan (cartilage), collagen type IIB (cartilage), and 18S as a control (cartilage and synoviocytes) by use of quantitative PCR assays. Cartilage matrix metachromasia was assessed histochemically. RESULTS: IL-1beta-induced GAG loss from cartilage was significantly less in cocultures than in cartilage-only cultures. Cartilage aggrecan gene expression was also significantly less downregulated and synoviocyte MMP-3 expression was less upregulated by IL-1beta in cocultures, compared with cartilage- and synoviocyte only cultures. Histochemical findings supported the molecular and biochemical results and revealed maintenance of matrix metachromasia in cocultured cartilage treated with IL-1beta. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results suggest that synoviocytes secrete 1 or more mediators that preferentially protect matrix GAG metabolism from the degradative effects of IL-1beta. Further studies involving proteomic and microarray approaches in similar coculture systems may elucidate novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of osteoarthritis.  相似文献   

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