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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-24
pubmed:abstractText
Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra), is a natural blocker of the inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1. Using a rat adjuvant-induced arthritis (AIA) model of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we examined the protective effects of IL-1Ra in bone metabolism in vivo after folate-mediated nonviral gene delivery. We detected secreted human IL-1Ra protein in serum and cultured primary osteoblasts of rats that were treated with chitosan-IL-1Ra and folate-IL-1Ra-chitosan nanoparticles, respectively. In vivo, IL-1Ra gene delivery significantly reverted alterations in bone turnover observed in arthritic animals by modulating the level of osteocalcin (OC) as well as the activities of alkaline phosphatase and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase. The protective effects of these nanoparticles were evident from the decrease in the expression levels of interleukine-1beta and prostaglandin E(2) as well as osteoclast number and other histopathological findings. Compared to naked DNA and chitosan-DNA, folate-chitosan-DNA nanoparticles were less cytotoxic and enhanced IL-1Ra protein synthesis in vitro and offered a better protection against inflammation and abnormal bone metabolism in vivo. Nonviral gene therapy with folate-chitosan-DNA nanoparticles containing the IL-1 Ra gene seemed to protect against bone damage and inflammation in rat adjuvant-induced arthritis model.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1525-0024
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1243-51
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18500247-Acid Phosphatase, pubmed-meshheading:18500247-Alkaline Phosphatase, pubmed-meshheading:18500247-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18500247-Arthritis, Experimental, pubmed-meshheading:18500247-Bone and Bones, pubmed-meshheading:18500247-Chitosan, pubmed-meshheading:18500247-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:18500247-Dinoprostone, pubmed-meshheading:18500247-Folic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:18500247-Gene Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:18500247-Gene Transfer Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:18500247-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18500247-Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein, pubmed-meshheading:18500247-Interleukin-1beta, pubmed-meshheading:18500247-Isoenzymes, pubmed-meshheading:18500247-Nanoparticles, pubmed-meshheading:18500247-Osteoblasts, pubmed-meshheading:18500247-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:18500247-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Bone-protective effects of nonviral gene therapy with folate-chitosan DNA nanoparticle containing interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene in rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis.
pubmed:affiliation
Orthopaedics Research Laboratory, Research Center, Sacré-Coeur Hospital, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't