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Abnormal expression of Col X, PTHrP, TGF-β, bFGF, and VEGF in cartilage with Kashin–Beck disease

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The purpose of the current study was to investigate the abnormal expression of Col X, PTHrP, TGF-β, bFGF, and VEGF in cartilage from patients with Kashin–Beck disease (KBD) to understand the pathogenesis of chondronecrosis in KBD. Articular cartilage and growth plate cartilage collected were divided into four groups: control children (8 samples, 5 cases), KBD children (19 samples, 9 cases), control adults (8 samples, 6 cases), and KBD adults (16 samples, 15 cases). The presence of PTHrP, TGF-β1, bFGF, VEGF, and collagen X in articular cartilage and in growth plate cartilage was analyzed by immunohistochemistry. Articular cartilage and growth plate were each divided in three zones, and the rate of positive cells was counted by light microscope for cytoplasmic and pericellular staining. Results showed that (1) in KBD children, Col X expression was lower in the deep zone of growth plate cartilage than in normal children; in articular cartilage of KBD adults, however, collagen X expression was higher in the middle zone compared to the controls; (2) staining for bFGF, PTHrP, TGF-β1, and VEGF in KBD adult patients was prominent in the chondrocyte clusters and the eroded surface of articular cartilage, and the percentage of chondrocyte staining was significantly higher than in control samples (t = 3.64–10.34, df = 12 for children and 19 for adults, P = 0.002–0.0001); and (3) the enhanced PTHrP, TGF-β1, and VEGF staining in the deep and middle zone of KBD articular cartilage correlated with the high incidence of chondronecrosis in the middle zone (48.5% ± 10.2%) and deep zone (70.6% ± 27.0%) of adult KBD cartilage. In conclusion, Col X expression was reduced in areas of chondrocyte necrosis in the deep zone of KBD articular cartilage, indicating changes in terminal chondrocyte differentiation. PTHrP, TGF-β1, and VEGF expression was significantly altered and indicated degenerative changes in KBD cartilage, which initially resemble those occurring in osteoarthritis, but lead eventually to chondronecrosis, an event not observed in osteoarthritis.

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    Xiong Guo, Hong Zuo, Chun-Xia Cao, Yan Zhang, Dong Geng, Zeng-Tie Zhang & Yin-Gang Zhang

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Guo, X., Zuo, H., Cao, CX. et al. Abnormal expression of Col X, PTHrP, TGF-β, bFGF, and VEGF in cartilage with Kashin–Beck disease. J Bone Miner Metab 24, 319–328 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00774-006-0690-3

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