Song Huiping,Zheng Xiaoping,Wang Zhiqiang,Li Qijia.GPR48 and TLR4 expression regulates progression of steroid-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head in rats[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2014,36(12):1279-1283.
Song Huiping,Zheng Xiaoping,Wang Zhiqiang,Li Qijia.GPR48 and TLR4 expression regulates progression of steroid-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head in rats[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2014,36(12):1279-1283.DOI:
GPR48 and TLR4 expression regulates progression of steroid-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head in rats
Objective To analyze G protein-coupled receptor 48 (GPR48) and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) expression changes and regulation activities in steroid-induced a
vascular necrosis of the femoral head in rats. Methods Sixty-eight SD rats were randomly divided into 2 groups
an experimental group (44 rats injected with dexamethasone sodium phosphate 10 mg/kg weekly) and a control group (22 rats injected with an equal volume of normal saline). At week 2
6
8
and 10
rats were sacrificed (11 rats in the experimental group and 6 rats in the control group at each time point) to obtain femoral heads
followed by histological observation
immunohistochemistry assay and RT-PCR detection. Results (1) HE staining results revealed that the experimental group showed occasionally small micro-fractures at week 2 and displayed a wide range of trabecular bone fracture at week 10. Masson trichrome staining results revealed that the per unit area of collagen content in the experimental group was significantly higher at weeks 6
8 and 10 than that in the control group (
P
0.05). (2) Compared with the control group at weeks 6
8 and 10
the experimental group showed significantly decreased GPR48 level (5.87±0.53
4.82±0.52
and 3.94±0.49
respectively
P
0.05) and increased TLR4 level (6.93±0.58
8.10±0.46 and 8.70±0.95
respectively
P
0.05). It displayed a negative correlation between GPR48 and TLR4 expression (r=-0.821
P
0.05) at different time points. (4) Compared with the control group
GPR48 mRNA expression in the experimental group was markedly decreased while TLR4 mRNA was increased in a time-dependent manner (
P
0.05). It also displayed a negative correlation between GPR48 and TLR4 mRNA levels (r=-0.791
P
0.05) at different time points. Conclusion GPR48 and TLR4 expression is negatively correlated and mediates the inflammation and immune reaction in the progression of steroid-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head in rats.