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

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Matrix 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 modified Mmp13 or Adamts5 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®) for Mmp13 and Adamts5, 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 the Adamts5 siRNA-only group. No significant differences were noted between the Mmp13 siRNA-only group and the combined group. Combined intra-articular injection of Mmp13 and Adamts5 siRNA resulted in almost the same inhibitory effects as Mmp13 siRNA alone on cartilage degradation at the early phase of OA.

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Corresponding author Takahisa Sasho and Ryuichiro Akagi designed the project and drafted the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan

    Hiroko Hoshi, Ryuichiro Akagi, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Yuta Muramatsu, Yorikazu Akatsu, Yohei Yamamoto, Toshihide Sasaki, Kazuhisa Takahashi & Takahisa Sasho

  2. Center for Preventive Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

    Takahisa Sasho

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Hoshi, H., Akagi, R., Yamaguchi, S. et al. Effect of inhibiting MMP13 and ADAMTS5 by intra-articular injection of small interfering RNA in a surgically induced osteoarthritis model of mice. Cell Tissue Res 368, 379–387 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00441-016-2563-y

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