Abstract |
The present study aimed to investigate the effects of a purified polysaccharide (SPS) from the safflower in a cellular model of steroid-associated necrosis of the femoral head (SANFH), which was established in primary murine osteoblasts suffering dexamethasone pretreatment. After treatment with SPS (25, 50 and 100 μg/ml), the degree of necrosis induced by dexamethasone was significantly reduced in osteoblasts as evidenced by an increase of cell viability and a decrease of apoptosis in osteoblasts. Furthermore, pretreatment with SPS (25, 50 and 100 μg/ml) significantly attenuated the activation of caspase-3 and cleavage of PARP relative to the model control cells. The addition of caspase-3 inhibitor ( Z-DEVD-FMK) in dexamethasone-treated osteoblasts resulted in the inefficiency of SPS for inhibiting cellular apoptosis. Dose-dependent increases in alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, collagen synthesis and mineralization were also observed in SPS-treated osteoblasts at 72 h. The present study demonstrates that SPS may alleviate dexamethasone associated osteonecrosis by inhibiting caspsae-3-mediated apoptosis and may provide an alternative treatment for SANFH.
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Authors | Daping Cui, Dewei Zhao, Benjie Wang, Baoyi Liu, Lei Yang, Hui Xie, Zihua Wang, Liangliang Cheng, Xing Qiu, Zhijie Ma, Mingyang Yu, Di Wu, Hao Long |
Journal | International journal of biological macromolecules
(Int J Biol Macromol)
Vol. 116
Pg. 106-112
(Sep 2018)
ISSN: 1879-0003 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 29729342
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
- Polysaccharides
- Steroids
- Dexamethasone
- Caspase 3
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Topics |
- Animals
- Apoptosis
(drug effects)
- Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
(metabolism)
- Carthamus tinctorius
(metabolism)
- Caspase 3
(metabolism)
- Cell Survival
(drug effects)
- Dexamethasone
(pharmacology)
- Femur Head Necrosis
(chemically induced, drug therapy, metabolism)
- Mice
- Osteoblasts
(drug effects)
- Polysaccharides
(pharmacology)
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Signal Transduction
(drug effects)
- Steroids
(pharmacology)
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