Abstract:Objective To explore the effects of three antagonists (TN14003, T140, AMD3100) on type Ⅱ collagen in OA chondrocytes through targeted blocking SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling pathway, and to lay an experimental basis in order to find a novel agent for the treatment of osteoarthritis.Methods OA chondrocytes were divided into four groups randomly, among which added TN14003, T140, and AMD3100 respectively to the Group A, B, and C, while the Group D was selected as a control group. On the 2nd and 4th day after drug intervention, chondrocytes in four groups were harvested for measuring mRNA levels of type Ⅱ collagen with qPCR, and protein levels of type Ⅱcollagen with Western blotting. On the 10th day, the expressions of type Ⅱ collagen in OA chondrocytes in four groups were observed by Immunohistochemical staining.Results The chondrocytes of group of variance was performed to compared the relative expression levels of type Ⅱ collagen mRNA and protein of cells in four groups. The results showed that the relative expression levels of collagen type Ⅱ mRNA and protein were different among distinct time points (P < 0.05); the relative expression levels of type Ⅱ collagen mRNA and protein were different among distinct groups (P < 0.05); the change trends of relative expression levels of type Ⅱ collagen mRNA and protein of cells were different among the groups (P < 0.05). Further pair-wise comparison showed that the relative expression levels of type Ⅱ collagen mRNA and protein in group A were also higher than those in group B, C and D at days 2 and 4 (P < 0.05). The result of immunohistochemical staining for type Ⅱ collagen showed that collagen staining was the deepest in group A, and that was gradually lighter in group B, C, and D.Conclusion Compared with T140 and AMD3100, TN14003 can significantly slow down the degradation on typeⅡ collagen in OA chondrocytes, and is expected to be a highly effective anti-OA drug.