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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.

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.