PMID- 26403062 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161213 LR - 20220330 IS - 1522-9653 (Electronic) IS - 1063-4584 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 3 DP - 2016 Mar TI - Iron overload in a murine model of hereditary hemochromatosis is associated with accelerated progression of osteoarthritis under mechanical stress. PG - 494-502 LID - S1063-4584(15)01321-7 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.joca.2015.09.007 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is a disease caused by mutations in the Hfe gene characterised by systemic iron overload and associated with an increased prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) but the role of iron overload in the development of OA is still undefined. To further understand the molecular mechanisms involved we have used a murine model of HH and studied the progression of experimental OA under mechanical stress. DESIGN: OA was surgically induced in the knee joints of 10-week-old C57BL6 (wild-type) mice and Hfe-KO mice. OA progression was assessed using histology, micro CT, gene expression and immunohistochemistry at 8 weeks after surgery. RESULTS: Hfe-KO mice showed a systemic iron overload and an increased iron accumulation in the knee synovial membrane following surgery. The histological OA score was significantly higher in the Hfe-KO mice at 8 weeks after surgery. Micro CT study of the proximal tibia revealed increased subchondral bone volume and increased trabecular thickness. Gene expression and immunohistochemical analysis showed a significant increase in the expression of matrix metallopeptidase 3 (MMP-3) in the joints of Hfe-KO mice compared with control mice at 8 weeks after surgery. CONCLUSIONS: HH was associated with an accelerated development of OA in mice. Our findings suggest that synovial iron overload has a definite role in the progression of HH-related OA. CI - Copyright (c) 2015 Osteoarthritis Research Society International. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Camacho, A AU - Camacho A AD - Department of Orthopedics, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; PhD Program in Medicine, NOVA Medical School, University Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal. Electronic address: antonio.camacho@chlc.min-saude.pt. FAU - Simao, M AU - Simao M AD - Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal; PhD Program in Biomedical Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal. FAU - Ea, H-K AU - Ea HK AD - Inserm 1132, Hopital Lariboisiere, Paris, France; Universite Paris Diderot, UFR medicale, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Hopital Lariboisiere, Federation de Rhumatologie, Paris, France. FAU - Cohen-Solal, M AU - Cohen-Solal M AD - Inserm 1132, Hopital Lariboisiere, Paris, France; Universite Paris Diderot, UFR medicale, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Hopital Lariboisiere, Federation de Rhumatologie, Paris, France. FAU - Richette, P AU - Richette P AD - Inserm 1132, Hopital Lariboisiere, Paris, France; Universite Paris Diderot, UFR medicale, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Hopital Lariboisiere, Federation de Rhumatologie, Paris, France. FAU - Branco, J AU - Branco J AD - Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental EPE, Lisbon, Portugal; CEDOC - Chronic Diseases Research Center, NOVA Medical School, University Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal. FAU - Cancela, M L AU - Cancela ML AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences and Medicine (DCBM), University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal; Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150925 PL - England TA - Osteoarthritis Cartilage JT - Osteoarthritis and cartilage JID - 9305697 RN - 0 (Hemochromatosis Protein) RN - 0 (Hfe protein, mouse) RN - E1UOL152H7 (Iron) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 3) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cartilage, Articular/pathology MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Disease Progression MH - Gene Expression Regulation/physiology MH - Hemochromatosis/*complications/genetics/metabolism MH - Hemochromatosis Protein MH - Iron/metabolism MH - Iron Overload/*complications/genetics/metabolism MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 3/metabolism MH - Menisci, Tibial/surgery MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Mutation MH - Osteoarthritis/*etiology/metabolism/pathology MH - Stress, Mechanical MH - Synovial Membrane/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Hereditary hemochromatosis OT - Iron overload OT - Mechanical stress OT - Mouse model OT - Osteoarthritis EDAT- 2015/09/26 06:00 MHDA- 2016/12/15 06:00 CRDT- 2015/09/26 06:00 PHST- 2015/06/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/08/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/09/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/09/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/09/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/12/15 06:00 [medline] AID - S1063-4584(15)01321-7 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.joca.2015.09.007 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2016 Mar;24(3):494-502. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2015.09.007. Epub 2015 Sep 25.