Effect of inhibiting MMP13 and ADAMTS5 by intra-articular injection of small interfering RNA in a surgically induced osteoarthritis model of mice

AbstractMatrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP13) and a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs 5 (ADAMTS5) are thought to play critical roles in cartilage degradation at the early phase of osteoarthritis (OA). The aim of this study is to examine the effect of chemically modifiedMmp13 orAdamts5 small interfering RNA (siRNA), alone or in combination, in a mouse OA model. OA pathology was surgically induced in 9-week-old male C57/BL6 mice (n = 64) via destabilization of the medial meniscus (DMM). We used chemically modified siRNA (Accell siRNAs®) forMmp13 andAdamts5, as well as a non-targeting control and evaluated their combined and individual effects after injection in the DMM model. The control group (n = 16) was injected with non-targeting siRNA and the normal group (n = 16) did not undergo any surgical induction or intra-articular injection. Histological assessment of the articular cartilage was conducted at 4 and 8 weeks post-DMM surgery to evaluate OA progression. Significant improvement in the histological score was observed at 8 weeks after DMM in all three siRNA-treated groups compared to the control siRNA-injected group. The score of the combined group was significantly lower than that of theAdamts5 siRNA-only group. No significant differences were noted between theMmp13 siRNA-only group and the combined group. Combined intra-articular injection ofMmp13 andAdamts5 siRNA resulted in almost the same inhibitory effects asMmp13 siRNA alone o...
Source: Cell and Tissue Research - Category: Cytology Source Type: research