Conditional knockdown of hyaluronidase 2 in articular cartilage stimulates osteoarthritic progression in a mice model

Abstract The catabolism of hyaluronan in articular cartilage remains unclear. The aims of this study were to investigate the effects of hyaluronidase 2 (Hyal2) knockdown in articular cartilage on the development of osteoarthritis (OA) using genetic manipulated mice. Destabilization of the medial men...

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Autores principales: Yoshitoshi Higuchi, Yoshihiro Nishida, Eiji Kozawa, Lisheng Zhuo, Eisuke Arai, Shunsuke Hamada, Daigo Morita, Kunihiro Ikuta, Koji Kimata, Takahiro Ushida, Naoki Ishiguro
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/05e159b5fcb542dc9216288f24301a65
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Sumario:Abstract The catabolism of hyaluronan in articular cartilage remains unclear. The aims of this study were to investigate the effects of hyaluronidase 2 (Hyal2) knockdown in articular cartilage on the development of osteoarthritis (OA) using genetic manipulated mice. Destabilization of the medial meniscus (DMM) model of Col2a promoter specific conditional Hyal2 knockout (Hyal −/− ) mice was established and examined. Age related and DMM induced alterations of articular cartilage of knee joint were evaluated with modified Mankin score and immunohistochemical staining of MMP-13, ADAMTS-5, KIAA11199, and biotinylated- hyaluronan binding protein staining in addition to histomorphometrical analyses. Effects of Hyal2 suppression were also analyzed using explant culture of an IL-1α induced articular cartilage degradation model. The amount and size of hyaluronan in articular cartilage were higher in Hyal2 −/− mice. Hyal2 −/− mice exhibited aggravated cartilage degradation in age-related and DMM induced mice. MMP-13 and ADAMTS-5 positive chondrocytes were significantly higher in Hyal2 −/− mice. Articular cartilage was more degraded in explant cultures obtained from Hyal2 −/− mice. Knockdown of Hyal2 in articular cartilage induced OA development and progression possibly mediated by an imbalance of HA metabolism. This suggests that Hyal2 knockdown exhibits mucopolysaccharidosis-like OA change in articular cartilage similar to Hyal1 knockdown.