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Excessive Activation of TLR4/NF-?B Interactively Suppresses the Canonical Wnt/?-catenin Pathway and Induces SANFH in SD Rats.

ABSTRACT: Nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-?B) interactively affects the Wnt/?-catenin pathway and is closely related to different diseases. However, such crosstalk effect in steroid-associated necrosis of femoral head (SANFH) has not been fully explored and evaluated. In this study, early-stage SANFH was induced by two doses of lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 2?mg/kg/day) and three doses of methylprednisolone (MPS, 40?mg/kg/day). LPS and pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) were administered to activate the TLR4/NF-?B pathway and selectively block the activation of NF-?B, respectively. Results showed that PDTC treatment significantly reduced NF-?B expression, diminished inflammation, and effectively decreased bone resorption processes (osteoclastogenesis, adipogenesis, and apoptosis), which were evidently reinforced after osteonecrosis induction. Moreover, PDTC remarkably increased the interfered Wnt/?-catenin pathway and elevated bone formation processes (osteogenesis and angiogenesis). Ultimately, PDTC treatment effectively reduced the incidence of SANFH. Therefore, the excessive activation of TLR4/NF-?B may interactively suppress the Wnt/?-catenin pathway and induce SANFH. Hence, we propose NF-?B-targeted treatment as a novel therapeutic strategy for SANFH.

SUBMITTER: Pei J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5607349 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Excessive Activation of TLR4/NF-κB Interactively Suppresses the Canonical Wnt/β-catenin Pathway and Induces SANFH in SD Rats.

Pei Junpeng J Fan Lihong L Nan Kai K Li Jia J Shi Zhibin Z Dang Xiaoqian X Wang Kunzheng K

Scientific reports 20170920 1

Nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) interactively affects the Wnt/β-catenin pathway and is closely related to different diseases. However, such crosstalk effect in steroid-associated necrosis of femoral head (SANFH) has not been fully explored and evaluated. In this study, early-stage SANFH was induced by two doses of lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 2 mg/kg/day) and three doses of methylprednisolone (MPS, 40 mg/kg/day). LPS and pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) were administered to activate the TLR4/NF-κB ...[more]

PMID: 28931847

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Excessive Activation of TLR4/NF-?B Interactively Suppresses the Canonical Wnt/?-catenin Pathway and Induces SANFH in SD Rats.

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Excessive Activation of TLR4/NF-κB Interactively Suppresses the Canonical Wnt/β-catenin Pathway and Induces SANFH in SD Rats.

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