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RNA-seq of synovial membranes from a preclinical model of post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis to evaluate the effects of corticosteroid treatment

ABSTRACT: Yorkshire pigs received untreated unilateral ACL transection through a medial arthrotomy (INJ, n=6), transection with immediate injection of 20mg triamcinolone acetonide (TRI, n=6) or no surgery (CON, n=6). Synovial membranes were harvested two weeks after the injury in the lateral knee joint compartment. The whole biopsy was homogenised for RNA extraction. The objective of the experiment was to test if intraarticular corticosteroid injection mitigates injury-induced synovitis and collagen degradation after anterior cruciate ligament transection and to characterize the synovial response using the described perturbations in combination with a functional genomics approach.

INSTRUMENT(S): Illumina HiSeq 2000

ORGANISM(S): Sus scrofa

SUBMITTER: Jakob Sieker

PROVIDER: E-MTAB-4294 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Project description:OBJECTIVE: To analyze genome-wide changes in chondrocyte gene expression in a surgically induced model of early osteoarthritis (OA) in rats, to assess the similarity of this model to human OA, and to identify genes and mechanisms leading to OA pathogenesis. METHODS: OA was surgically induced in 5 rats by anterior cruciate ligament transection and partial medial meniscectomy. Sham surgery was performed in 5 additional animals, which were used as controls. Both groups underwent 4 weeks of forced mobilization, 3 times per week. RNA was extracted directly from articular chondrocytes in the OA (operated), contralateral, and sham-operated knees. Affymetrix GeneChip expression arrays were used to assess genome-wide changes in gene expression. Expression patterns of selected dysregulated genes, including Col2a1, Mmp13, Adamts5, Ctsc, Ptges, and Cxcr4, were validated by real-time polymerase chain reaction, immunofluorescence, or immunohistochemistry 2, 4, and 8 weeks after surgery. RESULTS: After normalization, comparison of OA and sham-operated samples showed 1,619 differentially expressed probe sets with changes in their levels of expression >/=1.5-fold, 722 with changes >/=2-fold, 135 with changes >/=4-fold, and 20 with changes of 8-fold. Dysregulated genes known to be involved in human OA included Mmp13, Adamts5, and Ptgs2, among others. Several dysregulated genes (e.g., Reln, Phex, and Ltbp2) had been identified in our earlier microarray study of hypertrophic chondrocyte differentiation. Other genes involved in cytokine and chemokine signaling, including Cxcr4 and Ccl2, were identified. Changes in gene expression were also observed in the contralateral knee, validating the sham operation as the appropriate control. CONCLUSION: Our results demonstrate that the animal model mimics gene expression changes seen in human OA, supporting the relevance of newly identified genes and pathways to early human OA. We propose new avenues for OA pathogenesis research and potential targets for novel OA treatments, including cathepsins and cytokine, chemokine, and growth factor signaling pathways, in addition to factors controlling the progression of chondrocyte differentiation. Experiment Overall Design: OA was surgically induced in 5 rats by anterior cruciate ligament transection and partial medial meniscectomy. Sham surgery was performed in 5 additional animals, which were used as controls. Both groups underwent 4 weeks of forced mobilization, 3 times per week. RNA was extracted directly from articular chondrocytes in the OA (operated), contralateral, and sham-operated knees, 28 days post-surgery. Affymetrix GeneChip expression arrays were used to assess genome-wide changes in gene expression.

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RNA-seq of synovial membranes from a preclinical model of post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis to evaluate the effects of corticosteroid treatment

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