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Isoliquiritigenin suppresses IL-1β induced apoptosis and inflammation in chondrocyte-like ATDC5 cells by inhibiting NF-κB and exerts chondroprotective effects on a mouse model of anterior cruciate ligament transection

  • Authors:
    • Baochao Ji
    • Wentao Guo
    • Hairong Ma
    • Boyong Xu
    • Wenbo Mu
    • Zhendong Zhang
    • Abdusami Amat
    • Li Cao
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  • Published online on: October 9, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2017.3177
  • Pages: 1709-1718
  • Copyright: © Ji et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Isoliquiritigenin (ISL), a natural flavonoid extracted from licorice, has been demonstrated to exert attenuation of the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway and anti-inflammatory activity in a wide variety of cells. In the present study, the authors first evaluated the effects of ISL on cartilage degeneration in interleukin-1β (IL-1β)-stimulated chondrocyte-like ATDC5 cells and in a mouse model of osteoarthritis (OA). The data of a cell counting kit-8 and flow cytometry assay indicated that ISL suppressed the inhibitory effect of IL-1β on cell viability. The mRNA and protein expression levels of cyclooxygenase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-13 were significantly decreased, while the expression of collagen II was increased, as indicated by RT-qPCR and western blot analysis following the chondrocyte-like ATDC5 cells were co-intervened with IL-1β and ISL for 48 h. Also, ISL attenuated protein expressions level of pro-apoptotic Bax, cleaved-caspase-3 and cleaved-caspase-9 and promoted expression of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2. Moreover, ISL inhibited NF-κB p65 phosphorylation induced by IL-1β. In addition, ISL also increased improved the thickness of hyaline cartilage and the production of proteoglycans in the cartilage matrix in a mouse OA model. These results indicated that ISL exerted anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects on IL-1β-stimulated chondrocyte-like ATDC5 cells, which may be associated with the downregulation of the NF-κB signaling pathway. In this way, the data supported the conclusion that ISL may be a novel potential preventive agent suitable for use in OA therapy.
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Ji B, Guo W, Ma H, Xu B, Mu W, Zhang Z, Amat A and Cao L: Isoliquiritigenin suppresses IL-1β induced apoptosis and inflammation in chondrocyte-like ATDC5 cells by inhibiting NF-κB and exerts chondroprotective effects on a mouse model of anterior cruciate ligament transection. Int J Mol Med 40: 1709-1718, 2017
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Ji, B., Guo, W., Ma, H., Xu, B., Mu, W., Zhang, Z. ... Cao, L. (2017). Isoliquiritigenin suppresses IL-1β induced apoptosis and inflammation in chondrocyte-like ATDC5 cells by inhibiting NF-κB and exerts chondroprotective effects on a mouse model of anterior cruciate ligament transection. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 40, 1709-1718. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2017.3177
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Ji, B., Guo, W., Ma, H., Xu, B., Mu, W., Zhang, Z., Amat, A., Cao, L."Isoliquiritigenin suppresses IL-1β induced apoptosis and inflammation in chondrocyte-like ATDC5 cells by inhibiting NF-κB and exerts chondroprotective effects on a mouse model of anterior cruciate ligament transection". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 40.6 (2017): 1709-1718.
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Ji, B., Guo, W., Ma, H., Xu, B., Mu, W., Zhang, Z., Amat, A., Cao, L."Isoliquiritigenin suppresses IL-1β induced apoptosis and inflammation in chondrocyte-like ATDC5 cells by inhibiting NF-κB and exerts chondroprotective effects on a mouse model of anterior cruciate ligament transection". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 40, no. 6 (2017): 1709-1718. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2017.3177