Effects of an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist on inflammation and degeneration of the nucleus pulposus
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2022
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Verduci Publisher
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OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to examine the effects of two drugs, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (AChEI) and an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonist, on degenerated annulus fibrosus (AF) and nucleus pulposus (NP) cells and the extracellular matrix (ECM) structure in vitro. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Tissue samples were obtained from patients with intervertebral disc herniation (four males and four females; classified as Pfirmann stage IV) and used to prepare cell cultures. Untreated cell culture samples served as the control group. Study group samples were treated with donepezil, memantine or a combination of the two drugs. Cell viability, toxicity and proliferation were evaluated in all groups. Western blotting was used to examine changes in protein expression of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), phospho-STAT3 (ser727), hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha) and nucleotide-binding oligomerisation domain (NOD) leucine-rich repeat (LRR)-containing proteins (NLR) family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome. The alpha significance value was < 0.05. RESULTS: Analysis of the microscopy and commercial kit results revealed that cell proliferation was suppressed. and no cell death was observed. The protein expression levels of NLRP3, STAT3, ser727 and HIF-1 alpha were lower in the samples treated with donepezil and memantine at 72 h (p < 0.05). The protein expression levels of NLRP3, STAT3, ser727 and HIF-1 alpha were higher in the samples treated with the combination of donepezil and memantine (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The combined administration of memantine a NMDAR antagonist which can prevent neurodegeneration and donepezil an AChEI used for pain relief increased the protein expression levels in the anabolic pathway. However, it did not reduce the protein expression levels in the catabolic pathway. Therefore, further studies are needed to provide extensive insight into whether it may be among the potential targets for the therapy of intervertebral disc (IVD) diseases.
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Donepezil, Hif-1 Alpha, Memantine, Nlrp3, Ser727, Stat3, Intervertebral Disc Degeneration, Nlrp3 Inflammasome, Hippocampal Tissue, Cells, Pathway, Activation, Memantine, Apoptosis, Donepezil, Protects
Journal or Series
European Review For Medical and Pharmacological Sciences
WoS Q Value
Q2
Scopus Q Value
Q2
Volume
26
Issue
12
