Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: Dihydrotestosterone and 17β-estradiol modulate TMJ osteoarthritis development and reveal sex-specific differences in pathogenesis
doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-03475-w
Figure Lengend Snippet: Protective role of 17β-estradiol supplementation in TMJ-OA. Histochemical staining of the mandibular head of male mice is shown as control, E2− (MS + ORX + Ai) and E2+ (MS + ORX + Ai + E2). Cartilage thickness was confirmed by H-E staining (scale bar = 100 μm). Positive areas were measured by safranin-O staining (scale bar = 100 μm). The number of osteoclasts per mm 2 was measured by TRAP staining (scale bar = 100 μm).(b) Cartilage thickness measured in H-E stained sections, proteoglycan area in Safranin-O stained sections was thicker with E2 + than E2−; average number of osteoclasts per mm 2 ( N > 3 nuclei) in TRAP stained sections was reduced with E2 + Modified for OA severity assessment Mankin score for assessing OA severity was greater with E2+. ** P < 0.002, *** P < 0.001, ns = no significance. (c) Immunohistochemical staining of MMP13 (scale bar = 100 μm; MMP13: red, nuclei: blue) and ADAMTS5 (scale bar = 100 μm; ADAMTS5: red, nuclei: blue) in the mouse mandible head showed that expression was suppressed by E2+. (d) Semi-quantitative analysis of MMP13 and ADAMTS5 expression comparing the control, E2 + and E2 − groups. * P < 0.033, ** P < 0.002, *** P < 0.001, ns = no significance. (e) Quantitative evaluation of NFκβ , BMP7 , Gremlin1 , and Rela , mRNAs involved in TMJ-OA deterioration, by RT-qPCR. Bars indicate each mRNA level relative to GAPDH mRNA level ( n = 5) Data are shown as mean ± SD. * P < 0.033, ** P < 0.002, *** P < 0.001, ns = no significance.
Article Snippet: Sections were incubated with the primary antibody (diluted in PBS supplemented with 1% BSA) according to procedures recommended by the manufacturer, as follows: ADAMTS5 rabbit polyclonal antibody as primary antibody (ab182795, Abcam, Cambridge, MA, USA) and MMP13 rabbit polyclonal antibody (LS-C352547, Proteintech, Chicago, IL, USA) as primary antibodies for immunohistochemical staining.
Techniques: Staining, Control, Modification, Immunohistochemical staining, Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR