Covalent modification of bovine testicular hyaluronidase with chondroitin sulphate led to changes in the pattern of glycation of native and modified enzyme in its reaction with neutral saccharides and N-acetylhexosami...Covalent modification of bovine testicular hyaluronidase with chondroitin sulphate led to changes in the pattern of glycation of native and modified enzyme in its reaction with neutral saccharides and N-acetylhexosamines. Thus, mono- and di-saccharides inactivated the native hyaluronidase to a greater extent than the chondroitin sulfate-modified enzyme. N-acetylhexosamine, on the opposite, inactivated the modified hyaluronidase to a greater extent than the native one. These properties made it possible to use native and modified hyaluronidase as an informative research system for in vivo measurement of the predominant type of saccharide agents in the circulation. The proposed approach was experimentally substantiated by obtained results of the study on these interactions of hyaluronidase derivatives with hyaluronan fragments and their mixture. In a model of post-ischemic perfusion of the rat limb, the effect of hyaluronidase derivatives and their components on restoration of the microcirculation were tracked using laser Doppler flowmetry. Native hyaluronidase accelerated the restoration of initial level of microcirculation, but modified enzyme was markedly inhibited by glycocalyx degradation products. N-acetylhexosamine was positioned at the reducing terminal of these products as a natural label for these glycocalyx fragments. These and other data obtained under various experimental conditions supported the participation of endothelial glycocalyx in microcirculation disturbances.展开更多
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possible advantages of acupotomy over sodium hyaluronate injection for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis(KOA).METHODS: Twenty rabbits were divided randomly into four groups(n = 5 in ea...OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possible advantages of acupotomy over sodium hyaluronate injection for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis(KOA).METHODS: Twenty rabbits were divided randomly into four groups(n = 5 in each): a control group,model group, acupotomy group, and sodium hyaluronate injection group. The model, acupotomy,and sodium hyaluronate groups underwent anterior cruciate ligament transection plus partial medial meniscectomy. Sodium hyaluronate injection and acupotomy were administered to the respective groups from weeks 5 to 8, and samples of the tibial plateau and medial condyle of the femur were collected in week 9. Vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) expression was assessed in cartilage and subchondral bone by immunohistochemical staining.RESULTS: Articular cartilage degeneration was less pronounced in the acupotomy compared with the model and sodium hyaluronate groups. VEGF expression levels in cartilage and subchondral bone were increased in the model group compared with the control group(P < 0.01), and acupotomy had a more pronounced therapeutic effect than sodium hyaluronate injection(P < 0.01).CONCLUSION: Acupotomy and sodium hyaluronate injection may both reduce degeneration in the cartilage and subchondral bone in KOA based on the results from a rabbit model, but acupotomy improved the histopathology and reduced the VEGF content more effectively than sodium hyaluronate injection, probably by reducing venous stasis and intraosseous pressure. Acupotomy may improve KOA by lowering VEGF.展开更多
文摘Covalent modification of bovine testicular hyaluronidase with chondroitin sulphate led to changes in the pattern of glycation of native and modified enzyme in its reaction with neutral saccharides and N-acetylhexosamines. Thus, mono- and di-saccharides inactivated the native hyaluronidase to a greater extent than the chondroitin sulfate-modified enzyme. N-acetylhexosamine, on the opposite, inactivated the modified hyaluronidase to a greater extent than the native one. These properties made it possible to use native and modified hyaluronidase as an informative research system for in vivo measurement of the predominant type of saccharide agents in the circulation. The proposed approach was experimentally substantiated by obtained results of the study on these interactions of hyaluronidase derivatives with hyaluronan fragments and their mixture. In a model of post-ischemic perfusion of the rat limb, the effect of hyaluronidase derivatives and their components on restoration of the microcirculation were tracked using laser Doppler flowmetry. Native hyaluronidase accelerated the restoration of initial level of microcirculation, but modified enzyme was markedly inhibited by glycocalyx degradation products. N-acetylhexosamine was positioned at the reducing terminal of these products as a natural label for these glycocalyx fragments. These and other data obtained under various experimental conditions supported the participation of endothelial glycocalyx in microcirculation disturbances.
基金Supported by Beijing medicine research Development Fund:A Clinical Study On ltrasound-guided Acupotomy Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis(No.SF-2009-46)
文摘OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possible advantages of acupotomy over sodium hyaluronate injection for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis(KOA).METHODS: Twenty rabbits were divided randomly into four groups(n = 5 in each): a control group,model group, acupotomy group, and sodium hyaluronate injection group. The model, acupotomy,and sodium hyaluronate groups underwent anterior cruciate ligament transection plus partial medial meniscectomy. Sodium hyaluronate injection and acupotomy were administered to the respective groups from weeks 5 to 8, and samples of the tibial plateau and medial condyle of the femur were collected in week 9. Vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) expression was assessed in cartilage and subchondral bone by immunohistochemical staining.RESULTS: Articular cartilage degeneration was less pronounced in the acupotomy compared with the model and sodium hyaluronate groups. VEGF expression levels in cartilage and subchondral bone were increased in the model group compared with the control group(P < 0.01), and acupotomy had a more pronounced therapeutic effect than sodium hyaluronate injection(P < 0.01).CONCLUSION: Acupotomy and sodium hyaluronate injection may both reduce degeneration in the cartilage and subchondral bone in KOA based on the results from a rabbit model, but acupotomy improved the histopathology and reduced the VEGF content more effectively than sodium hyaluronate injection, probably by reducing venous stasis and intraosseous pressure. Acupotomy may improve KOA by lowering VEGF.
