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In Vitro Effects of Three Equimolar Concentrations of Methylprednisolone Acetate, Triamcinolone Acetonide, and Isoflupredone Acetate on Equine Articular Tissue Cocultures in an Inflammatory Environment

In Vitro Effects of Three Equimolar Concentrations of Methylprednisolone Acetate, Triamcinolone Acetonide, and Isoflupredone Acetate on Equine Articular Tissue Cocultures in an Inflammatory Environment

Richard A Trahan, Christopher R Byron, Linda A Dahlgren, R Scott Pleasant, Stephen R Werre

Am J Vet Res. 2018 Sep;79(9):933-940.

PMID: 30153056

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of 3 equimolar concentrations of methylprednisolone acetate (MPA), triamcinolone acetonide (TA), and isoflupredone acetate (IPA) on equine articular tissue cocultures in an inflammatory environment. SAMPLE Synovial and osteochondral explants from the femoropatellar joints of 6 equine cadavers (age, 2 to 11 years) without evidence of musculoskeletal disease. PROCEDURES From each cadaver, synovial and osteochondral explants were harvested from 1 femoropatellar joint to create cocultures. Cocultures were incubated for 96 hours with (positive control) or without (negative control) interleukin (IL)-1β (10 ng/mL) or with IL-1β and MPA, TA, or IPA at a concentration of 10-4, 10-7, or 10-10M. Culture medium samples were collected from each coculture after 48 and 96 hours of incubation. Concentrations of prostaglandin E2, matrix metalloproteinase-13, lactate dehydrogenase, and glycosaminoglycan were determined and compared among treatments at each time. RESULTS In general, low concentrations (10-7 and 10-10M) of MPA, TA, and IPA mitigated the inflammatory and catabolic (as determined by prostaglandin E2 and matrix metalloproteinase-13 quantification, respectively) effects of IL-1β in cocultures to a greater extent than the high (10-4M) concentration. Mean culture medium lactate dehydrogenase concentration for the 10-4M IPA treatment was significantly greater than that for the positive control at both times, which was suggestive of cytotoxicosis. Mean culture medium glycosaminoglycan concentration did not differ significantly. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results indicated that the in vitro effects of IPA and MPA were similar to those of TA at clinically relevant concentrations (10-7 and 10-10M).

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