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    Comparison of the protective effect of the upper zone of the growth plate and unique cartilage matrix-associated protein with hyaluronic acid and corticosteroids on an experimental rat osteoarthritis model
    (Turkish League Against Rheumatism, 2024) Gokdemir, Cemil Emre; Okuyan, Hamza Malik; Karaboga, Ihsan; Terzi, Menderes Yusuf; Kalacı, Aydıner
    Objectives: This study sought to compare the protective effect of the upper zone of the growth plate and unique cartilage matrix-associated protein (UCMA) with hyaluronic acid (HA) and corticosteroids (CS) in a rat model of osteoarthritis (OA). Materials and methods: In the experimental animal study, 40 adult male rats were randomly assigned into five groups: control, monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) + vehicle (MIA+V), MIA+HA, MIA+CS, and MIA+UCMA. The OA model was induced by an intra-articular MIA injection to the right knee, and intra-articular injections into the right knee were performed on the treatment groups seven times every three days for 21 days. The knee joints were taken for histopathology and immunohistochemistry (IHC) analyses after the rats were sacrificed. All sections were stained with hematoxylin-eosin, safranin O and fast green FCF, and toluidine blue, and bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) expressions were analyzed with IHC. The Mankin scoring was utilized to determine the histopathological changes in the joint tissues. Results: Mankin score was significantly higher in the MIA group compared to the control group. Histopathologically, in the UCMA-, HA-, and CS-treated groups, degenerations in the articular cartilage were milder than in the MIA+V group. Mankin score was found to be decreased significantly in the UCMA-, HA-, and CS-treated groups compared to the MIA group. Furthermore, IHC analyses revealed that NF-kappa B and BMP-2 expressions elevated in the MIA-induced OA model, while they were downregulated after UCMA, HA, and CS treatments. Conclusion: Our data revealed that UCMA could be used as a potential protective molecule in the prevention and treatment of OA. Furthermore, the protective effect of UCMA was similar to HA and CS, and its possible beneficial roles against OA may be linked to the reduced BMP-2 and NF-kappa B levels. Further experimental research would make significant contributions to a better understanding of the therapeutic effect of UCMA on degenerative cartilage tissues.
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    Urotensin-II Prevents Cartilage Degeneration in a Monosodium Iodoacetate-Induced Rat Model of Osteoarthritis
    (Springer, 2022) Terzi, Menderes Yusuf; Okuyan, Hamza Malik; Karaboga, Ihsan; Gokdemir, Cemil Emre; Tap, Duygu; Kalacı, Aydıner
    Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative articular disorder caused by traumatic or spontaneous factors such as genetics, obesity, and advanced age. Comprehending the pathogenic mechanism of OA ensures the development of novel disease-modifying therapeutics rather than conventional palliative drugs with undesired side effects. Urotensin-II (UII) is a multifunctional short cyclic peptide implicated in several disorders. We aimed to analyze the effects of intraarticular UII treatment in a monosodium iodoacetate (MIA)-induced OA rat model. We divided animals into six groups to test three different concentrations of UII with histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses of bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2), nuclear factor kappa B subunit 1 (NF-kappa B), and intrinsic UII expression. We analyzed serum levels of cartilage related and inflammatory markers post-OA. We observed a noticeable amelioration of the MIA-induced knee damage in UII-treated animals after gross morphology examination. Mankin scoring after histopathological stainings revealed a partial prevention of articular tissue damage in UII-treated animals. We found a significant reduction in BMP-2 and NF-kappa B while an increase in intrinsic UII expressions upon exogenous UII injection after immunohistochemical analyses. The Mankin scores were significantly correlated with BMP-2, NF-kappa B, and intrinsic UII levels. There was no significant alteration in serum markers after UII treatment. We are the first group showing the protective effect of UII on the destructed knee joints of osteoarthritic rats by downregulating the BMP-2 and NF-kappa B and upregulating intrinsic UII expressions. To uncover the mechanistic role of UII during OA, further experiments are warranted. [GRAPHICS] .
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    Urotensin-II Prevents Cartilage Degeneration in a Monosodium Iodoacetate-Induced Rat Model of Osteoarthritis (vol 28, 140, 2022)
    (Springer, 2024) Terzi, Menderes Yusuf; Okuyan, Hamza Malik; Karaboga, Ihsan; Gokdemir, Cemil Emre; Tap, Duygu; Kalacı, Aydıner
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