PMID- 33818795 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210709 LR - 20210709 IS - 1745-4514 (Electronic) IS - 0145-8884 (Linking) VI - 45 IP - 5 DP - 2021 May TI - Chondroprotective effect of Alpinia oxyphylla extract in experimentally induced cartilage degradation in rabbit articular cartilage explants. PG - e13713 LID - 10.1111/jfbc.13713 [doi] AB - Alpinia oxyphylla is a widely used medicinal herb for diarrhea, gastralgia, tumors, hypertention, and cerebrovascular disorders. Here, we evaluated the chondroprotective effect of A. oxyphylla dried fruit ethanol extract (AOE) against cartilage degradation in rabbit articular cartilage explants. Treatment of interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha) and plasminogen increased degraded collagen release in culture supernatants, but pretreatment of AOE (50, 100, 200 microg/ml) inhibited the collagen release in dose-dependent manner. To examine the mechanism of action of AOE on chondroprotection, the level of matrix metalloproteinases-3 (MMP-3), matrix metalloproteinases-13 (MMP-13), tissue inhibitor of metalloprotease-1 (TIMP-1), and inflammatory mediators like prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2) ) and nitric oxide (NO) was evaluated. AOE inhibited upregulation of MMP-3 and MMP-13 and downregulation of TIMP-1 and also reduced increase of PGE(2) and NO level induced by exposure of IL-1alpha and plasminogen. These results indicate that AOE show chondroprotective effect through inhibiting collagen degradation via regulating MMPs, TIMP-1, and inflammatory mediators. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a one of the most common chronic disorders in elderly persons. Because the regenerative power of joint articular cartilage is very low, treatment of OA is difficult to expect complete recovery. Therefore, there is a need to develop a therapeutic agent that can safely and effectively inhibit the cartilage destruction. For the first time, we exhibited the inhibitory effect of AOE on collagen degradation through regulating MMPs and TIMP-1 in articular cartilage explants. These findings support AOE could be used as herbal therapeutic application for protecting articular cartilage to prevent OA. CI - (c) 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC. FAU - Jeon, Se Yeong AU - Jeon SY AD - R&D Center, Naturetech Co., Ltd, Cheonan-Si, Republic of Korea. FAU - Yu, Su Hyun AU - Yu SH AD - R&D Center, Naturetech Co., Ltd, Cheonan-Si, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, Bo Su AU - Lee BS AD - R&D Center, Naturetech Co., Ltd, Cheonan-Si, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Hyun Jin AU - Kim HJ AD - R&D Center, Naturetech Co., Ltd, Cheonan-Si, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Chang Geon AU - Kim CG AD - R&D Center, Naturetech Co., Ltd, Cheonan-Si, Republic of Korea. FAU - Jang, Eun-Ju AU - Jang EJ AD - R&D Center, Naturetech Co., Ltd, Cheonan-Si, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, Jeong Jun AU - Lee JJ AD - R&D Center, Naturetech Co., Ltd, Cheonan-Si, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Dong-Seon AU - Kim DS AD - Herbal Medicine Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Mi Ran AU - Kim MR AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0436-7259 AD - R&D Center, Naturetech Co., Ltd, Cheonan-Si, Republic of Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210405 PL - United States TA - J Food Biochem JT - Journal of food biochemistry JID - 7706045 RN - 0 (Plant Extracts) RN - EC 3.4.24.- (Matrix Metalloproteinases) SB - IM MH - *Alpinia MH - Animals MH - *Cartilage, Articular MH - Matrix Metalloproteinases MH - *Osteoarthritis/drug therapy MH - Plant Extracts/pharmacology MH - Rabbits OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alpinia oxyphylla OT - articular cartilage OT - chondroprotection OT - inflammation OT - osteoarthritis EDAT- 2021/04/06 06:00 MHDA- 2021/07/10 06:00 CRDT- 2021/04/05 12:46 PHST- 2021/03/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/10/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/03/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/04/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/07/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/04/05 12:46 [entrez] AID - 10.1111/jfbc.13713 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Food Biochem. 2021 May;45(5):e13713. doi: 10.1111/jfbc.13713. Epub 2021 Apr 5.