The key role of proinflammatory cytokines, matrix proteins, RANKL/OPG and Wnt/β-catenin in bone healing of hip arthroplasty patients
The key role of proinflammatory cytokines, matrix proteins, RANKL/OPG and Wnt/β-catenin in bone healing of hip arthroplasty patients
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10.1016/j.bone.2017.11.004
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发表时间:
2018-02-01
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4.1
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Karrholm,Johan
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Cassuto,Jean;Folestad,Agnetha;Karrholm,Johan
IntroductionWe still lack understanding of why some implants fail while most remain stable after decades of use. Proinflammatory cytokines, matrix proteins and bone regulating cytokines of the RANKL/OPG (receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand/osteoprotegerin) and Wnt/β-catenin pathways are mandatory for normal bone repair but their spatial and temporal role in the healing of primary total hip arthroplasties (THA) has not been previously shown.Materials and methodsTwenty-four osteoarthritis patients with one-sided well-fixed primary THA were prospectively monitored during 18 years (18 Y) with repeated blood samples, clinical variables and radiographs. Eighty-one healthy donors divided in three age- and gender-matched groups and twenty osteoarthritis patients awaiting THA and serving as control of the validity of stored plasma in THA patients, were included. Plasma was analyzed for C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, IL-1β, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, osteopontin (OPN), secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC/osteonectin), osteocalcin (OC), bone specific alkaline phosphatase (BALP), N-terminal propeptide of collagen type I (P1NP), RANKL, OPG, the Wnt agonistic ligands (Wnt)-1 and Wnt-3a, and the Wnt antagonists sclerostin, Dickkopf (Dkk)-1, Dkk-3, Dkk-4, secreted frizzled related protein (sFRP)-1, sFRP-3 and Wnt inhibitory factor-1 (Wif-1).ResultsInflammatory mediators in arthroplasty patients (CRP, IL-6, OPN) increased significantly on day one after surgery vs preoperative value (PR) and healthy subjects and returned to baseline at 6 W. TNF-α did not change relative preoperative level or healthy subjects. SPARC and OC increased in a biphasic fashion with the primary phase beginning shortly after surgery and lasting 3 M (SPARC) and 2 Y (OC) while the secondary phase peaked at 1 Y (SPARC) and 13 Y (OC), with both returning to basal level at 15 Y. BALP peaked at 3 M after surgery with a return to basal level at 2 Y followed by a continuous increase from 5 Y until 18 Y. P1NP increased immediately after surgery and returned to basal level at 6 W followed by a new peak at 10 Y returning to basal at 13 Y. IL-8 and IL-1β peaked at 5 Y post-THA and returned to basal level at 10 Y. RANKL/OPG and Wnt/β-catenin remained at preoperative levels until 5 Y post-THA when a sustained increase in OPG level, paralleled by a sustained decrease in sclerostin, started and lasted until 18 Y. Despite a strong increase by RANKL at 13 Y, the OPG/RANKL-ratio remained high between 5 Y and 18 Y. Dkk-1 and sFRP-1 remained at basal level until 5 Y followed by a peak at 7 Y and a return to basal level at 15 Y. Similarly, RANKL increased after 5 Y, peaked at 13 Y and returned to basal levels at 18 Y, thus coinciding with Wnt-1. In contrast, Wnt3a, Dkk-3, Dkk-4, sFRP-3 and Wif-1 did not differ from preoperative levels or healthy subjects during the course of the follow-up.ConclusionThe primary peak of proinflammatory cytokines involved in the initiation of bone healing after trauma is in line with previous results. The primary phase of increased matrix proteins, P1NP and BALP paralleled by RANKL, OPG and Wnt/β-catenin remaining at preoperative level until 5 Y, support a strong formation of mineralized matrix and to a lesser degree bone during this phase. The secondary proinflammatory peak at 5 Y is likely a trigger of coupled bone remodeling and neosynthesis as it is followed by increased levels of the bone anabolic turnover marker, BALP, and mediators of the RANKL/OPG and Wnt/β-catenin pathways. A continuous increase by OPG level and the bone turnover marker, BALP, lasting from 5 Y until 18 Y and …