PMID- 28280413 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200929 IS - 1226-4512 (Print) IS - 2093-3827 (Electronic) IS - 1226-4512 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 2 DP - 2017 Mar TI - Effect of oleanolic acid on the activity, secretion and gene expression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 in articular chondrocytes in vitro and the production of matrix metalloproteinase-3 in vivo. PG - 197-204 LID - 10.4196/kjpp.2017.21.2.197 [doi] AB - In the present study, we tried to examine whether oleanolic acid regulates the activity, secretion and gene expression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) in primary cultured rabbit articular chondrocytes, as well as the production of MMP-3 in the knee joint of rat to evaluate the potential chondroprotective effect of oleanolic acid. Rabbit articular chondrocytes were cultured in a monolayer, and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to measure interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta)-induced gene expression of MMP-3, MMP-1, MMP-13, a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs-4 (ADAMTS-4), ADAMTS-5 and type II collagen. In rabbit articular chondrocytes, the effects of oleanolic acid on IL-1beta-induced secretion and proteolytic activity of MMP-3 were investigated using western blot analysis and casein zymography, respectively. The effect of oleanolic acid on in vivo MMP-3 protein production was also examined, after intra-articular injection to the knee joint of rat. The results were as follows: (1) oleanolic acid inhibited the gene expression of MMP-3, MMP-1, MMP-13, ADAMTS-4, and ADAMTS-5, but increased the gene expression of type II collagen; (2) oleanolic acid reduced the secretion and proteolytic activity of MMP-3; (3) oleanolic acid suppressed the production of MMP-3 protein in vivo. These results suggest that oleanolic acid can regulate the activity, secretion and gene expression of MMP-3, by directly acting on articular chondrocytes. FAU - Kang, Dong-Geun AU - Kang DG AD - Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Institute of Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Hospital, Gyeongsang National University, Changwon 51472, Korea. FAU - Lee, Hyun Jae AU - Lee HJ AD - Department of Health Management, Sahmyook University, Seoul 01795, Korea. FAU - Kim, Kun Tae AU - Kim KT AD - Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Institute of Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Hospital, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52727, Korea. FAU - Hwang, Sun-Chul AU - Hwang SC AD - Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Institute of Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Hospital, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52727, Korea. FAU - Lee, Choong Jae AU - Lee CJ AD - Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 35015, Korea. FAU - Park, Jin Sung AU - Park JS AD - Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Institute of Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Hospital, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52727, Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170221 PL - Korea (South) TA - Korean J Physiol Pharmacol JT - The Korean journal of physiology & pharmacology : official journal of the Korean Physiological Society and the Korean Society of Pharmacology JID - 9709505 PMC - PMC5343053 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Chondrocytes OT - MMPs OT - Oleanolic acid OT - Osteoarthritis COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: The authors declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2017/03/11 06:00 MHDA- 2017/03/11 06:01 PMCR- 2017/03/01 CRDT- 2017/03/11 06:00 PHST- 2016/11/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/11/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/12/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/03/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/03/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/03/11 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.4196/kjpp.2017.21.2.197 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Korean J Physiol Pharmacol. 2017 Mar;21(2):197-204. doi: 10.4196/kjpp.2017.21.2.197. Epub 2017 Feb 21.