AUTHOR=Gu Jianhong , Li Saihui , Wang Guoshuai , Zhang Xueqing , Yuan Yan , Liu Xuezhong , Bian Jianchun , Tong Xishuai , Liu Zongping TITLE=Cadmium Toxicity on Chondrocytes and the Palliative Effects of 1α, 25-Dihydroxy Vitamin D3 in White Leghorns Chicken's Embryo JOURNAL=Frontiers in Veterinary Science VOLUME=8 YEAR=2021 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.637369 DOI=10.3389/fvets.2021.637369 ISSN=2297-1769 ABSTRACT=
Cadmium (Cd) can causes osteoporosis and joint swelling. However, the mechanism of Cd toxicity in chondrocytes and how to alleviate Cd poisoning to chondrocytes are still unclear. Herein, we evaluated the toxicity of Cd to chicken chondrocytes, and whether vitamin D can relieve the toxicity of Cd to chondrocytes. Primary chondrocytes were collected from knee-joint cartilage of 15-day-old chicken embryos. They were treated with (0, 1, 2, and 4) μM Cd alone, 10−8 M 1α,25-(OH)2D3 alone, or 2 μM Cd combined with 10−8 M 1α,25-(OH)2D3. We found that Cd significantly inhibited