PMID- 36598130 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240226 LR - 20240226 IS - 1699-5848 (Electronic) IS - 0213-3911 (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 3 DP - 2024 Mar TI - Catalpol protects mouse ATDC5 chondrocytes against interleukin-1beta-induced catabolism. PG - 333-344 LID - 10.14670/HH-18-575 [doi] AB - Catalpol is a natural product with promising anti-inflammatory effects, however, its effects on chondrocytes and osteoarthritis (OA) have not been well investigated. OA is a painful and debilitating joint disease that affects people worldwide. Traditional Chinese Medicine has been sought to treat OA, including the Rehmannia extract, Catalpol. Here, we examined the effects of Catalpol, a plant derivative used in traditional Chinese medicine, on ATDC5 chondrocytes originating from mouse teratocarcinoma cells stimulated with interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) to mimic the OA cellular environment. Catalpol significantly reduced matrix metalloproteinase-1, -3, -13 (MMP-1, -3, -13), a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs -4, -5 (ADAMTS-4, -5) against IL-1beta, demonstrating a likely anti-cartilage degradation activity. We also found that Catalpol exerted a significant anti-oxidative stress effect by downregulating the production of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), nitric oxide (NO), reactive oxygen species (ROS), and malondialdehyde (MDA). Catalpol treatment significantly reduced the levels of several key inflammatory factors, including Prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1). We further demonstrate that the effects of Catalpol were mediated by the nuclear factor -kappaB (NF-kappaB) pathway via downregulation of the phosphorylation of inhibitor of nuclear factor kappaB-alpha (IkappaBalpha). This was confirmed by measuring p38 and p65 protein levels as well as the luciferase activity of NF-kappaB. Altogether, we demonstrate the potential of Catalpol as a novel treatment agent against cartilage matrix degradation, oxidative stress, and inflammation in OA. CI - (c)The Author(s) 2024. Open Access. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons CC-BY International License. FAU - Cai, Chengkui AU - Cai C AD - Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi, PR China. FAU - Sun, Pengcheng AU - Sun P AD - Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi, PR China. FAU - Chen, Zhihui AU - Chen Z AD - Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi, PR China. FAU - Sun, Chao AU - Sun C AD - Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi, PR China. FAU - Tian, Liying AU - Tian L AD - Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi' an, Shaanxi, PR China. tianly0323@yeah.net. LA - eng GR - SAHSGMU-2018U03/Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20221215 PL - Spain TA - Histol Histopathol JT - Histology and histopathology JID - 8609357 RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1beta) RN - 2415-24-9 (catalpol) RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (Iridoid Glucosides) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Animals MH - *Chondrocytes/metabolism MH - Inflammation/pathology MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Interleukin-1beta/metabolism MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use MH - *Osteoarthritis/metabolism MH - *Iridoid Glucosides EDAT- 2023/01/05 06:00 MHDA- 2024/02/26 06:43 CRDT- 2023/01/04 07:53 PHST- 2024/02/26 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/01/04 07:53 [entrez] AID - HH-18-575 [pii] AID - 10.14670/HH-18-575 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Histol Histopathol. 2024 Mar;39(3):333-344. doi: 10.14670/HH-18-575. Epub 2022 Dec 15.