Baker2017 - The role of cytokines, MMPs and fibronectin fragments osteoarthritis

Baker2017 - The role of cytokines, MMPs and
fibronectin fragments osteoarthritis

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Mathematical modelling of
cytokines, MMPs and fibronectin fragments in osteoarthritic
cartilage.

Baker M, Brook BS, Owen MR.
J Math Biol 2017 Feb; :
Abstract:

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease which causes
pain and stiffness in joints. OA progresses through excessive
degradation of joint cartilage, eventually leading to
significant joint degeneration and loss of function. Cytokines,
a group of cell signalling proteins, present in raised
concentrations in OA joints, can be classified into
pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory groups. They mediate
cartilage degradation through several mechanisms, primarily the
up-regulation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), a group of
collagen-degrading enzymes. In this paper we show that the
interactions of cytokines within cartilage have a crucial role
to play in OA progression and treatment. We develop a
four-variable ordinary differential equation model for the
interactions between pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, MMPs
and fibronectin fragments (Fn-fs), a by-product of cartilage
degradation and up-regulator of cytokines. We show that the
model has four classes of dynamic behaviour: homoeostasis,
bistable inflammation, tristable inflammation and persistent
inflammation. We show that positive and negative feedbacks
controlling cytokine production rates can determine either a
pre-disposition to OA or initiation of OA. Further, we show
that manipulation of cytokine, MMP and Fn-fs levels can be used
to treat OA, but we suggest that multiple treatment targets may
be essential to halt or slow disease progression.

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