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Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Mechanism of Ibuprofen, Chondroitin Sulfate, and Vitamins With Minerals Tablets (21) for Kashin–Beck Disease Treatment

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) is an osteoarthropathy with no specific drug treatment. This study seeks to uncover the molecular mechanisms of ibuprofen, chondroitin sulfate, and vitamins with minerals tablets (21) in treating KBD. METHODS: Integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses were performed on peripheral blood samples collected from four KBD patients before and 1 month after treatment. Differential gene expression was assessed using the DESeq package, while differential metabolites were identified through univariate and multivariate statistical analyses. RESULTS: FC| > 0.58, p < 0.05): L-glutamine, 2-methylpropan-2-amine, epsilon-caprolactam, phosphocholine, and 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine. Metabolite enrichment analysis suggested alterations in amino acid and fatty acid metabolism. Integrated analysis revealed key pathways such as alanine, aspartate, and glutamate metabolism and arginine biosynthesis. CONCLUSIONS: The combination of ibuprofen, chondroitin sulfate, and vitamins with minerals tablets (21) may alleviate KBD through modulation of key genes (GDNF, BDNF, CCL2, VEGFA, and PPARG) and glutamine-related metabolic pathways.

Source: Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry

DOI: 10.1002/rcm.10130