2021
Systemic pharmacological verification of Baixianfeng decoction regulating TNF-PI3K-Akt-NF-κB pathway in treating rheumatoid arthritis
Wei X, Zhou R, Chen Y, Ma G, Yang Y, Lu C, Xu W, Hu W. Systemic pharmacological verification of Baixianfeng decoction regulating TNF-PI3K-Akt-NF-κB pathway in treating rheumatoid arthritis. Bioorganic Chemistry 2021, 119: 105519. PMID: 34864624, DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant arthritis ratsRheumatoid arthritisArthritis ratsIL-1βIL-6Akt-NFSystemic pharmacologyAdjuvant arthritis rat modelAnimal experimentsPathological phenotypesProtein expressionArthritis rat modelP-p65 proteinP-PI3KPathway protein expressionTraditional Chinese medicinePharmacological verificationInflammatory factorsSystemic diseaseRat modelΚB pathwayDegradation of collagenP-AktTNFSerum contentCurcumin ameliorates IL‐1β‐induced apoptosis by activating autophagy and inhibiting the NF‐κB signaling pathway in rat primary articular chondrocytes
Chen T, Zhou R, Chen Y, Fu W, Wei X, Ma G, Hu W, Lu C. Curcumin ameliorates IL‐1β‐induced apoptosis by activating autophagy and inhibiting the NF‐κB signaling pathway in rat primary articular chondrocytes. Cell Biology International 2021, 45: 976-988. PMID: 33377585, DOI: 10.1002/cbin.11541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-1βChondrocyte apoptosisProtective effectNF-κBPrimary articular chondrocytesNF-κB inhibitor pyrrolidine dithiocarbamatePhosphorylation levelsArticular chondrocytesCurcumin-mediated protectionWnt/β-catenin inhibitorInhibitor pyrrolidine dithiocarbamateIL-1β stimulationArticular chondrocyte apoptosisArticular cartilage damageΒ-catenin inhibitorMechanism of curcuminArticular cartilage diseaseSynthase kinase-3βCurcumin pretreatmentRheumatoid arthritisΚB p65Chondrocyte injuryInterleukin-1βCartilage damageXAV-939
2018
The role of Ca2+ in acid-sensing ion channel 1a-mediated chondrocyte pyroptosis in rat adjuvant arthritis
Wu X, Ren G, Zhou R, Ge J, Chen F. The role of Ca2+ in acid-sensing ion channel 1a-mediated chondrocyte pyroptosis in rat adjuvant arthritis. Laboratory Investigation 2018, 99: 499-513. PMID: 30487596, DOI: 10.1038/s41374-018-0135-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcid-sensitive ion channelsChondrocyte pyroptosisCaspase-1Rheumatoid arthritisIL-18Role of Ca2Autoimmune diseasesIL-1βAdjuvant arthritis rat modelExpression of ASIC1aMain pathogenic featureRat adjuvant arthritisJoints of ratsArthritis rat modelApoptosis-associated speck-like proteinProinflammatory cytokines interleukinExpression of COL2ASpeck-like proteinASIC-1asAdjuvant arthritisPoor prognosisCytokines interleukinNLRP3 inflammasomeAA ratsRat model
2017
Interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α augment acidosis-induced rat articular chondrocyte apoptosis via nuclear factor-kappaB-dependent upregulation of ASIC1a channel
Zhou R, Dai B, Xie Y, Wu X, Wang Z, Li Y, Wang Z, Zu S, Ge J, Chen F. Interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α augment acidosis-induced rat articular chondrocyte apoptosis via nuclear factor-kappaB-dependent upregulation of ASIC1a channel. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis Of Disease 2017, 1864: 162-177. PMID: 28986307, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcid-sensing ion channel 1aIL-1βRheumatoid arthritisInterleukin-1βNF-κB inhibitor ammonium pyrrolidinedithiocarbamateNF-κB DNA-binding activityPrimary articular chondrocytesProinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1βAcidosis-induced cytotoxicityCytokines interleukin-1βTumor necrosis factorImportant pathological characteristicNF-κB pathwayArticular chondrocyte apoptosisCaspase-3/9 expressionIon channel 1aNuclear factor-kappaBPleiotropic biological effectsArticular chondrocytesAgent BAPTA-AMASIC1a expressionChondrocyte cytotoxicityΚB expressionAdjuvant arthritisPathological characteristics