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Matrikine Stimulation of Equine Synovial Fibroblasts and Chondrocytes Results in an In Vitro Osteoarthritis Phenotype

Gagliardi et al., Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2025.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39486895

Advancements in therapy development for osteoarthritis (OA) currently are limited due to a lack of physiologically relevant in vitro models. This study aimed to understand the effect of matrikine stimulation, using human recombinant fibronectin fragment containing domains 7–10 (FN7–10), on equine synovial fibroblasts and chondrocytes. Inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, and matrix degradation genes in equine synovial fibroblasts and chondrocytes were significantly altered in response to FN7–10 stimulation; marked upregulation was observed in interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-4, IL-10, matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MMP1), MMP3, MMP13, CCL2/MCP1, and CXCL6/GCP-2 gene expression. Only IL-6 protein production was significantly increased in media isolated from cells stimulated with FN7–10. These results support the potential use of equine synovial fibroblasts and chondrocytes—employing FN7–10—as representative in vitro models to study OA. Supported by ORIP (T32OD011130) and NIAMS.

Temperature-Dependent Alterations in the Proteome of the Emergent Fish Pathogen Edwardsiella piscicida

Jacobsen et al., Journal of Fish Diseases. 2024.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39304982

Reported outbreaks of Edwardsiella piscicida, a bacterial pathogen among cultured and wild fish, have been steadily increasing over the past decade in tandem with climate change–mediated increases in water temperatures. The capacity for this increasingly prevalent fish pathogen to infect and cause disease in mammals is important to understand. Researchers examined the role of temperature on the virulence of E. piscicida to understand its pathogenesis in the context of climate warming trends and better understand its zoonotic potential. Findings revealed downregulation of virulence-related proteins, such as flagellar and Type VI secretion system proteins, at colder temperatures. These findings highlight the potential environmental factors influencing the pathogen’s threat to aquaculture and public health. Supported by ORIP (S10OD026918, T32OD011147). 

A Multidimensional Metabolomics Workflow to Image Biodistribution and Evaluate Pharmacodynamics in Adult Zebrafish

Jackstadt et al., Disease Models & Mechanisms. 2022.

https://www.doi.org/10.1242/dmm.049550

The evaluation of tissue distribution and pharmacodynamic properties of a drug is essential but often expensive in clinical research. The investigators developed a multidimensional metabolomics platform to evaluate drug activity that integrates mass spectrometry–based imaging, absolute drug quantitation, in vivo isotope tracing, and global metabolome analysis in zebrafish. They validated this platform by evaluating whole-body distribution of the anti-rheumatic agent hydroxychloroquine sulfate and its impact on the systemic metabolism of adult zebrafish. This work suggests that the multidimensional metabolomics platform is a cost-effective method for evaluating on- and off-target effects of drugs. Supported by ORIP (R24OD024624) and NIEHS.