Figure 4.

13-HODE and 15-HETE downregulate IL-1β-induced type II collagen degradation cleavage. Cartilage explants were stimulated with 1 ng/ml IL-1β in the presence of the control vehicle dimethyl sulfoxide or increasing concentrations of 13-HODE or 15-HETE for 5 days. Type II collagen degradation was assessed by quantification of C2C epitopes of type II collagen in cartilage explants. Data are the mean ± standard deviation of three independent experiments. *P < 0.05 versus cartilage explants treated with IL-1β alone. HETE, hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid; HODE, hydroxy octadecadienoic acid.