ArticleOsteoarthritis and cartilage open2026
High glucose upregulates BMAL1 in chondrocytes from macroscopically normal and osteoarthritic human cartilage but this only results in increased collagen synthesis in chondrocytes from macroscopically normal cartilage regions.
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Objective: Osteoarthritic (OA) chondrocytes exhibit limited capacity for new collagen synthesis. High glucose promotes collagen I and III production by fibroblasts. The purpose of this study was to determine if it also promotes collagen II (COL2) synthesis by chondrocytes. Design: Chondrocytes isolated from osteoarthritic (OA) and macroscopically normal (MN) cartilage from patients with knee OA were maintained in 1 % oxygen in 4 mM or 10 mM glucose for up to 24 h. Results: Secreted COL2 levels were higher in MN but not OA chondrocytes maintained in 10 mM versus 4 mM glucose with increased COL2 production specifically evident in the first 6 h of high glucose exposure. Conclusions: These data demonstrate a novel mechanism by which high glucose-mediated upregulation of BMAL1 promotes collagen synthesis in chondrocytes. Although high glucose leads to similar upregulation of BMAL1 and P4HA2 in both MN and OA chondrocytes, overall lower
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