PMID- 29682561 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180920 LR - 20220120 IS - 2314-6141 (Electronic) IS - 2314-6133 (Print) VI - 2018 DP - 2018 TI - Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Geniposide on Osteoarthritis by Suppressing the Activation of p38 MAPK Signaling Pathway. PG - 8384576 LID - 10.1155/2018/8384576 [doi] LID - 8384576 AB - It has been suggested that the activation of the p38 mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPKs) signaling pathway plays a significant role in the progression of OA by leading to the overexpression of proinflammatory cytokines, chemokines, and signaling enzymes in human osteoarthritis chondrocytes. However, most p38 MAPK inhibitors applied for OA have been thought to be limited due to their potential long-term toxicities. Geniposide (GE), an iridoid glycoside purified from the fruit of the herb, has been widely used in traditional medicine for the treatment of a variety of chronic inflammatory diseases. In this study, we evaluated the inhibition effect of geniposide on the inflammatory progression of the surgically induced osteoarthritis and whether the protective effect of geniposide on OA is related to the inhibition of the p38 MAPK signaling pathway. In vitro, geniposide attenuated the expression of inflammatory cytokines including interleukin-1 (IL-1), tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha), and nitric oxide (NO) production as well as matrix metalloproteinase- (MMP-) 13 in chondrocytes isolated from surgically induced rabbit osteoarthritis model. Additionally, geniposide markedly suppressed the expression of IL-1, TNF-alpha, NO, and MMP-13 in the synovial fluid from the rabbits with osteoarthritis. More importantly, our results clearly demonstrated that the inhibitory effect of geniposide on surgery-induced expression of inflammatory mediators in osteoarthritis was closely associated with the suppression of the p38 MAPK signaling pathways. Our study demonstrates that geniposide may have therapeutic potential to serve as an alternative agent for the p38 MAPK inhibition for the treatment of OA due to its inherent features of biological activities and low toxicity as a traditional Chinese medicine. FAU - Chen, Yuan AU - Chen Y AD - Department of Emergency and ICU, The First Clinical Medical College, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, China. FAU - Shou, Kangquan AU - Shou K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7759-9902 AD - Department of Orthopaedics, The First Clinical Medical College, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, China. FAU - Gong, Chunlong AU - Gong C AD - Department of Orthopaedics, The First Clinical Medical College, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, China. FAU - Yang, Huarui AU - Yang H AD - Department of Orthopaedics, The First Clinical Medical College, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, China. FAU - Yang, Yi AU - Yang Y AD - Department of Orthopaedics, The First Clinical Medical College, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, China. FAU - Bao, Tongzhu AU - Bao T AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1585-356X AD - Department of Orthopaedics, The First Clinical Medical College, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180226 PL - United States TA - Biomed Res Int JT - BioMed research international JID - 101600173 RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1beta) RN - 0 (Iridoids) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 145295QLXY (geniposide) RN - 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 3.4.24.- (Matrix Metalloproteinases) SB - IM EIN - Biomed Res Int. 2022 Jan 10;2022:9814323. PMID: 35047642 MH - Animals MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/*pharmacology MH - Chondrocytes/drug effects/metabolism MH - Inflammation/drug therapy/metabolism MH - Interleukin-1beta/metabolism MH - Iridoids/*pharmacology MH - Matrix Metalloproteinases/metabolism MH - Nitric Oxide/metabolism MH - Osteoarthritis/*drug therapy/metabolism MH - Rabbits MH - Signal Transduction/*drug effects MH - Synovial Fluid/drug effects/metabolism MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism PMC - PMC5846349 EDAT- 2018/04/24 06:00 MHDA- 2018/09/21 06:00 PMCR- 2018/02/26 CRDT- 2018/04/24 06:00 PHST- 2017/09/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/01/02 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/01/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/04/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/04/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/09/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/02/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2018/8384576 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biomed Res Int. 2018 Feb 26;2018:8384576. doi: 10.1155/2018/8384576. eCollection 2018.