Method for promoting the synthesis of collagen and proteoglycan in chondrocytes

a chondrocyte and proteoglycan technology, applied in the field of promoting the synthesis of collagen and proteoglycan in chondrocytes, to achieve the effect of promoting the synthesis of collagen and promoting the synthesis of proteoglycan

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-06-27
RGT UNIV OF CALIFORNIA +1
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[0004]An extract from inflamed tissue inoculated with vaccinia virus is employed to promote the synthesis of collagen and proteoglycan in chondrocytes, such as intervertebral disc cells, such as bovine nucleus pulposus cells or annulus fibrosus cells, articular chondrocytes and meniscal cells. In an aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for promoting the synthesis of proteoglycan and/or collagen in chondrocytes in a pa...

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However, it is not clear if NTP has an effect on int...

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[0028]Skins of healthy adult rabbits were inoculated with vaccinia virus. The inflamed skins were removed and crushed, and to the crushed skins, phenolated water was added. Then, the mixture was filtered under pressure, and the obtained filtrate was adjusted to pH 5 with hydrochloric acid, and then heated at 90 to 100° C. for 30 minutes. After deproteinization by filtration, the filtrate was adjusted to pH 9 with sodium hydroxide, further heated at 90 to 100° C. for 15 minutes, and then filtered. The filtrate was adjusted to about pH 4.5 with hydrochloric acid, and 2% activated carbon was added. The mixture was stirred for 2 hours and then centrifuged. To the collected activated carbon, water was added. The mixture was adjusted to pH 10 with sodium hydroxide, stirred at 60° C. for 1.5 hours, and then centrifuged and filtered to obtain a supernatant. To the collected activated carbon, water was added again. The mixture was adjusted to pH 11 with sodium hydroxide, stirred at 60° C. fo...

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[0029]Skins of healthy adult rabbits were inoculated with vaccinia virus to be infected. Subsequently, the inflamed skins were aseptically removed and chopped, and then phenol-added glycerin water was added. The mixture was ground with a homogenizer to be emulsified. Subsequently, the emulsion was filtered. The obtained filtrate was adjusted to weak acidity (pH 4.5 to 5.5) with hydrochloric acid, then heated at 100° C. and filtered. The filtrate was adjusted to weak alkalinity (pH 8.5 to 10.0) with sodium hydroxide, further heated at 100° C. and then filtered. The filtrate was adjusted to about pH 4.5 with hydrochloric acid, and about 1.5% activated carbon was added. The mixture was stirred for 1 to 5 hours and then filtered. To the activated carbon collected by the filtration, water was added. The mixture was adjusted to pH 9.4 to 10 with sodium hydroxide, stirred for 3 to 5 hours, and then filtered. The filtrate was neutralized with hydrochloric acid.

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[0030]Next, an example of the pharmacological test results concerning promoting activity on the synthesis of collagen and proteoglycan in intervertebral disc cells in which the extract from inflamed tissue inoculated with vaccinia virus (NTP) of the present invention obtained in Example 1 was used as a test substance, is shown. The effect of NTP on the metabolism of proteoglycan (PG) and collagen synthesis and cell proliferation in intervertebral disk cells is given below and in FIGS. 1-4.

[0031]1. Materials and Methods

[0032]Bovine nucleus pulposus (NP) and anulus fibrosus (AF) cells, isolated from 14-18 month-old bovine coccygeal intervertebral discs, were encapsulated in alginate (4E+6 cells / mL) and cultured for 11 days in DMEM / F12 with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) under normoxic (21% O2) or hypoxic (5% O2) conditions. These cultures were treated with three different concentrations (0.001 NU / ml, 0.01 NU / mL, and 0.1 NU / mL) of NTP for three days. To assess the synthesis of PGs and c...

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Abstract

The synthesis of collagen and proteoglycan in chondrocytes, such as intervertebral disc cells, articular chondrocytes and meniscal cells is promoted by administration of an extract from inflamed tissue inoculated with vaccinia virus.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a novel medical use of an extract from inflamed tissue inoculated with vaccinia virus, and in particular, relates to a method for promoting the synthesis of collagen and proteoglycan in chondrocytes, such as intervertebral disc cells, articular chondrocytes and meniscal cells.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]A medical agent, which has been sold under the brand name of “Neurotropin”, contains a nonprotein extract from the inflamed skin of rabbits following inoculation with vaccinia virus as an active ingredient. Neurotropin (NTP) has been widely used to treat neuropathic pain, including post-herpetic neuralgia and low back pain in Japan. In animal models, NTP has been shown that the anti-nociceptive effect was derived by the activation of the descending monoaminergic pain inhibitory system. NTP has also been shown to inhibit the pain pathway by inhibiting activation of the kallikrein-kinin cascade and, consequently, the for...

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IPC IPC(8): A61K35/36A61K35/32A61K35/76
CPCA61K35/76A61K35/36A61K35/32G01N33/5082G01N2333/07A61P19/00A61P19/08A61P25/04A61P29/00A61P43/00A61P9/00A61K35/12C12N5/0652C12Q1/025
Inventor MASUDA, KOICHINAIKI, MITSURU
Owner RGT UNIV OF CALIFORNIA
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