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  3. Trachelogenin alleviates osteoarthritis by inhibiting osteoclastogenesis and enhancing chondrocyte survival

Trachelogenin alleviates osteoarthritis by inhibiting osteoclastogenesis and enhancing chondrocyte survival

  • Chin Med. 2024 Mar 1;19(1):37. doi: 10.1186/s13020-024-00909-x.
Tao Jiang # 1 2,  Jiahui Zhang # 3,  Beite Ruan # 4,  Xiaobing Xi 3,  Zhuo Yang 5,  Jianmin Liu 1 2,  Hongyan Zhao 6 7,  Xing Xu 8,  Min Jiang 9
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
  • 2 Shanghai National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of the National Health Commission of the PR China, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumor, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
  • 3 Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
  • 4 The Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
  • 5 Chemical Biology Core Facility, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
  • 6 Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. [email protected].
  • 7 Shanghai National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of the National Health Commission of the PR China, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumor, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. [email protected].
  • 8 Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. [email protected].
  • 9 Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. [email protected].
  • # Contributed equally.
PMID: 38429848 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-024-00909-x
Abstract

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent global health concern associated with the loss of articular cartilage and subchondral bone. The lack of disease-modifying drugs for OA necessitates the exploration of novel therapeutic options. Our previous study has demonstrated that traditional Chinese medical herb Trachelospermum jasminoides (Lindl.) Lem. extract suppressed osteoclastogenesis and identified trachelogenin (TCG) as a representative compound. Here, we delved into TCG's potential to alleviate OA.

Methods: We initially validated the in vivo efficacy of TCG in alleviating OA using a rat OA model. Subsequently, we isolated primary bone marrow-derived macrophages in vitro to investigate TCG's impact on osteoclastogenesis. We further employed a small molecule pull-down assay to verify TCG's binding target within osteoclasts. Finally, we isolated primary mouse chondrocytes in vitro to study TCG's regulatory effects and mechanisms on chondrocyte survival.

Results: TCG preserved subchondral bone integrity and protected articular cartilage in a rat OA model. Subsequently, in vitro experiments unveiled TCG's capability to inhibit osteoclastogenesis and function through binding to Ras association proximate 1 (Rap1) and inhibiting its activation. Further study demonstrated that TCG inhibited Rap1/Integrin αvβ3/c-Src/Pyk2 signaling cascade, and consequently led to failed F-actin ring formation. Besides, TCG promoted the proliferation of mouse primary chondrocytes while suppressing Apoptosis in vitro. This is attributed to TCG's ability to upregulate HIF1α, thereby promoting glycolysis.

Conclusion: TCG exerted inhibitory effects on osteoclastogenesis through binding to Rap1 and inhibiting Rap1 activation, consequently preventing subchondral bone loss. Moreover, TCG enhanced chondrocyte survival by upregulating HIF1α and promoting glycolysis. These dual mechanisms collectively provide a novel approach to prevented against cartilage degradation.

Keywords

Chondrocyte; Glycolysis; Osteoarthritis; Rap1; Subchondral bone; Trachelogenin.

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