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Urolithin A improves mitochondrial health, reduces cartilage degeneration, and alleviates pain in osteoarthritis

D'Amico, Davide
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Olmer, Merissa
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Fouassier, Andreane M.
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July 1, 2022
Aging Cell

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common age-related joint disorder with no effective therapy. According to the World Health Organization, OA affects over 500 million people and is characterized by degradation of cartilage and other joint tissues, severe pain, and impaired mobility. Mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to OA pathology. However, interventions to rescue mitochondrial defects in human OA are not available. Urolithin A (Mitopure) is a natural postbiotic compound that promotes mitophagy and mitochondrial function and beneficially impacts muscle health in preclinical models of aging and in elderly and middle-aged humans. Here, we showed that Urolithin A improved mitophagy and mitochondrial respiration in primary chondrocytes from joints of both healthy donors and OA patients. Furthermore, Urolithin A reduced disease progression in a mouse model of OA, decreasing cartilage degeneration, synovial inflammation, and pain. These improvements were associated with increased mitophagy and mitochondrial content, in joints of OA mice. These findings indicate that UA promotes joint mitochondrial health, alleviates OA pathology, and supports Urolithin A's potential to improve mobility with beneficial effects on structural damage in joints.

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research article
DOI
10.1111/acel.13662
Web of Science ID

WOS:000820193100001

Author(s)
D'Amico, Davide
Olmer, Merissa
Fouassier, Andreane M.
Valdes, Pamela  
Andreux, Penelope A.
Rinsch, Chris
Lotz, Martin
Date Issued

2022-07-01

Publisher

WILEY

Published in
Aging Cell
Article Number

e13662

Subjects

Cell Biology

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Geriatrics & Gerontology

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Cell Biology

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Geriatrics & Gerontology

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chondrocytes

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mitochondria

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mitophagy

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mitopure

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osteoarthritis

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urolithin

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animal-models

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mitophagy

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activation

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disease

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impact

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