Pathologic indicators of degradation and inflammation in human osteoarthritic cartilage are abrogated by exposure to n-3 fatty acids [RETRACTED]

Curtis, Clare L., Rees, Sarah G., Little, Chris B., Flannery, Carl R., Hughes, Clare Elizabeth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4726-5877, Wilson, Chris, Dent, Colin M., Otterness, Ivan G., Harwood, John L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2377-2612 and Caterson, Bruce ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6016-0661 2002. Pathologic indicators of degradation and inflammation in human osteoarthritic cartilage are abrogated by exposure to n-3 fatty acids [RETRACTED]. Arthritis & Rheumatism 46 (6) , pp. 1544-1553. 10.1002/art.10305

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Objective To determine if n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) supplementation (versus treatment with n-6 polyunsaturated or other fatty acid supplements) affects the metabolism of osteoarthritic (OA) cartilage. Methods The metabolic profile of human OA cartilage was determined at the time of harvest and after 24-hour exposure to n-3 PUFAs or other classes of fatty acids, followed by explant culture for 4 days in the presence or absence of interleukin-1 (IL-1). Parameters measured were glycosaminoglycan release, aggrecanase and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity, and the levels of expression of messenger RNA (mRNA) for mediators of inflammation, aggrecanases, MMPs, and their natural tissue inhibitors (tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases [TIMPs]). Results Supplementation with n-3 PUFA (but not other fatty acids) reduced, in a dose-dependent manner, the endogenous and IL-1–induced release of proteoglycan metabolites from articular cartilage explants and specifically abolished endogenous aggrecanase and collagenase proteolytic activity. Similarly, expression of mRNA for ADAMTS-4, MMP-13, and MMP-3 (but not TIMP-1, -2, or -3) was also specifically abolished with n-3 PUFA supplementation. In addition, n-3 PUFA supplementation abolished the expression of mRNA for mediators of inflammation (cyclooxygenase 2, 5-lipoxygenase, 5-lipoxygenase–activating protein, tumor necrosis factor α, IL-1α, and IL-1β) without affecting the expression of message for several other proteins involved in normal tissue homeostasis. Conclusion These studies show that the pathologic indicators manifested in human OA cartilage can be significantly altered by exposure of the cartilage to n-3 PUFA, but not to other classes of fatty acids.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology Q Science > QM Human anatomy R Medicine > RB Pathology
Additional Information:	This article has been retracted. Please follow the links to the journal website for more information. Notice DOI: 10.1002/art.22221
Publisher:	John Wiley & Sons
ISSN:	0004-3591
Last Modified:	27 Oct 2022 09:33
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/66412

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