Curcumin-Alleviated Osteoarthritic Progression in Rats Fed a High-Fat Diet by Inhibiting Apoptosis and Activating Autophagy via Modulation of MicroRNA-34a.

Journal of Inflammation Research
Jiayu YaoHailun Gu

Abstract

The mechanism underlying curcumin's protective effect on osteoarthritis (OA) has not been clarified. This study aimed to determine whether curcumin exerts a chondroprotective effect by inhibiting apoptosis via upregulation of E2F1/PITX1 and activation of autophagy via the Akt/mTOR pathway by targeting microRNA-34a (miR-34a). Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a normal diet (ND) or high-fat diet (HFD) for 28 weeks. Five rats from each diet group were selected randomly for histological analysis of OA characteristics. Rats fed a HFD were given a single intra-stifle joint injection of the miR-34a mimic agomir-34a or negative control agomir (NC), followed by weekly low-dose (200 μg/kg body weight) or high-dose (400 μg/kg body weight) curcumin intra-joint injections from weeks 29 to 32. The rats' stifle joints were submitted to histological analysis and to an apoptotic assay. Expression of miR-34a was detected using a real-time RT-PCR. E2F1 and PITX1 protein levels were determined by Western blot analysis, and the expressions of Beclin1, LC3B, p62, phosphorylated (p)-Akt, and p-mTOR were measured using immunofluorescence analysis. We found that rats fed a HFD had OA-like lesions in their articular cartilage and had increased apoptosis...Continue Reading

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