Abstract
Aluminum (Al) is considered to be a potentially toxic metal and inhibits cartilage formation. Transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) and bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) are cartilage stimulatory growth factors, which play important roles in regulating the cartilage formation. To investigate the effects of aluminum trichloride (AlCl3) on the regulation of cartilage formation. Eighty Wistar rats were orally exposed to 0 (control group), 0.4 g/L (low-dose group), 0.8 g/L (mid-dose group) and 1.6 g/L (high-dose group) AlCl3 for 120 days, respectively. The rats body weight were decreased, the cartilage histological structure were disrupted, the cartilage and serum contents of Al and the serum level of C-telopeptide of type II collagen were all increased, the serum level of type II collagen (Col II) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and the mRNA expressions of TGF-β1, BMP-2, ALP and Col II were all decreased in the AlCl3-treated groups compared with those in control group. These results indicate that AlCl3 inhibits the cartilage formation through inhibition of the cartilage stimulatory growth factors expressions.
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This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation Project (Contract Grant No.: 31372496; 31302147).
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Zhang, F., Sun, X., Yu, H. et al. Effects of aluminum trichloride on the cartilage stimulatory growth factors in rats. Biometals 30, 143–150 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10534-016-9982-9
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