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von Mentzer U, Corciulo C, Stubelius A. Biomaterial Integration in the Joint: Pathological Considerations, Immunomodulation, and the Extracellular Matrix. Macromol Biosci 2022; 22:e2200037. [PMID: 35420256 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202200037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Defects of articular joints are becoming an increasing societal burden due to a persistent increase in obesity and aging. For some patients suffering from cartilage erosion, joint replacement is the final option to regain proper motion and limit pain. Extensive research has been undertaken to identify novel strategies enabling earlier intervention to promote regeneration and cartilage healing. With the introduction of decellularized extracellular matrix (dECM), researchers have tapped into the potential for increased tissue regeneration by designing biomaterials with inherent biochemical and immunomodulatory signals. Compared to conventional and synthetic materials, dECM-based materials invoke a reduced foreign body response. It is therefore highly beneficial to understand the interplay of how these native tissue-based materials initiate a favorable remodeling process by the immune system. Yet, such an understanding also demands increasing considerations of the pathological environment and remodeling processes, especially for materials designed for early disease intervention. This knowledge would avoid rejection and help predict complications in conditions with inflammatory components such as arthritides. This review outlines general issues facing biomaterial integration and emphasizes the importance of tissue-derived macromolecular components in regulating essential homeostatic, immunological, and pathological processes to increase biomaterial integration for patients suffering from joint degenerative diseases. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Ula von Mentzer
- Division of Chemical Biology, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 10, Gothenburg, 41296, Sweden
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- Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Guldhedsgatan 10A, Gothenburg, 41296, Sweden
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- Division of Chemical Biology, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 10, Gothenburg, 41296, Sweden
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Xu M, Zhang X, He Y. An updated view on Temporomandibular Joint degeneration: insights from the cell subsets of mandibular condylar cartilage. Stem Cells Dev 2022; 31:445-459. [PMID: 35044232 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2021.0324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The high prevalence of temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJOA), which causes joint dysfunction, indicates the need for more effective methods for treatment and repair. Mandibular condylar cartilage (MCC), a typical fibrocartilage that experiences degenerative changes during the development of TMJOA, has become a research focus and therapeutic target in recent years. MCC is composed of four zones of cells at various stages of differentiation. The cell subsets in MCC exhibit different physiological and pathological characteristics during development and in TMJOA. Most studies of TMJOA are mainly concerned with gene regulation of pathological changes. The corresponding treatment targets with specific cell subsets in MCC may provide more accurate and reliable results for cartilage repair and TMJOA treatment. In this review, we summarized the current research progress on the cell subsets of MCC from the perspective of MCC development and degeneration. We hope to provide a reference for further exploration of the pathological process of TMJOA and improvement of TMJOA treatment.
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- Minglu Xu
- Chongqing Medical University, 12550, Chongqing, Chongqing, China;
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- Chongqing Medical University, 12550, Chongqing, Chongqing, China;
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- Chongqing Medical University, 12550, Chongqing, China, 400016;
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Li C, Ha P, Jiang W, Haveles CS, Zheng Z, Zou M. Fibromodulin - A New Target of Osteoarthritis Management? Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:1475. [PMID: 31920661 PMCID: PMC6927287 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.01475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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- Chenshuang Li
- Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Orthodontics, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Division of Growth and Development, Section of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States.,Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Division of Growth and Development, Section of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Division of Growth and Development, Section of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Division of Growth and Development, Section of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Orthodontics, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Thorson C, Galicia K, Burleson A, Bouchard O, Hoppensteadt D, Fareed J, Hopkinson W. Matrix Metalloproteinases and Their Inhibitors and Proteoglycan 4 in Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2019; 25:1076029619828113. [PMID: 30754994 PMCID: PMC6714937 DOI: 10.1177/1076029619828113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Osteoarthritis, a degenerative disease of the joints, is the most common form of arthritis in the knee. Total joint arthoplasty is a commonly used treatment for joint degeneration and osteoarthritis, and due to these factors, TJA for hip and knee joints is projected to grow by 137% and 601% between 2005 and 2030. Matrix metalloproteases are enzymes found in the extracellular matrix that cleave matrix components. Normally MMPs are downregulated in tissues by Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteases, or TIMPs. The relative concentration of TIMPs also may denote some of the activity of the MMPs found in serum. Lubricin (proteoglycan 4) is a molecule found in the synovial fluid that protects joints by dissipating strain energy during locomotion. Lubricin synovial fluid concentration is also diminished in many patients with osteoarthritis, but not all. Given the importance of these three sets of molecules, our lab investigated the correlation between circulating lubricin, MMP levels and TIMPs levels. Blood plasma samples were obtained from de-identified subjects undergoing total joint arthroplasty at Loyola University Medical Center and the University of Utah. Normal blood plasma from pooled healthy individuals served as a control. We analyzed biomarker levels in plasma using ELISA. Our data show that MMP-1 and 9 were increased in TJA patients compared to normal controls, while MMP-2 and 13 were decreased. We also found decreased lubricin and tissue factor in surgical patients relative to controls. These data support the idea that lubricin is vital in protecting the synovial joint and that MMPs play a complex role in the destruction of the joint.
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- Chase Thorson
- 1 Department of Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA
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- 1 Department of Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA
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- 2 Department of Orthopedics, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA
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- 1 Department of Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA
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- 1 Department of Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA
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- 1 Department of Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA
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- 2 Department of Orthopedics, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA
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Aninwene GE, Abadian PN, Ravi V, Taylor EN, Hall DM, Mei A, Jay GD, Goluch ED, Webster TJ. Lubricin: a novel means to decrease bacterial adhesion and proliferation. J Biomed Mater Res A 2014; 103:451-62. [PMID: 24737699 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.35195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2013] [Revised: 03/13/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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This study investigated the ability of lubricin (LUB) to prevent bacterial attachment and proliferation on model tissue culture polystyrene surfaces. The findings from this study indicated that LUB was able to reduce the attachment and growth of Staphylococcus aureus on tissue culture polystyrene over the course of 24 h by approximately 13.9% compared to a phosphate buffered saline (PBS)-soaked control. LUB also increased S. aureus lag time (the period of time between the introduction of bacteria to a new environment and their exponential growth) by approximately 27% compared to a PBS-soaked control. This study also indicated that vitronectin (VTN), a protein homologous to LUB, reduced bacterial S. aureus adhesion and growth on tissue culture polystyrene by approximately 11% compared to a PBS-soaked control. VTN also increased the lag time of S. aureus by approximately 43%, compared to a PBS-soaked control. Bovine submaxillary mucin was studied because there are similarities between it and the center mucin-like domain of LUB. Results showed that the reduction of S. aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis proliferation on mucin coated surfaces was not as substantial as that seen with LUB. In summary, this study provided the first evidence that LUB reduced the initial adhesion and growth of both S. aureus and S. epidermidis on a model surface to suppress biofilm formation. These reductions in initial bacteria adhesion and proliferation can be beneficial for medical implants and, although requiring more study, can lead to drastically improved patient outcomes.
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- George E Aninwene
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115
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Noss EH, Chang SK, Watts GFM, Brenner MB. Modulation of matrix metalloproteinase production by rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts after cadherin 11 engagement. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 63:3768-78. [PMID: 22127696 DOI: 10.1002/art.30630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Cadherin 11 is a homophilic cell-to-cell adhesion molecule expressed on joint synovial fibroblasts. Absence of cadherin 11 in a mouse rheumatoid arthritis (RA) model led to striking reductions in cartilage erosion. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are enzymes expressed by synovial fibroblasts important for cartilage erosion. The objective of this study was to determine if synovial fibroblast MMP production is regulated by cadherin 11. METHODS To mimic cadherin 11 engagement, human RA synovial fibroblasts were stimulated with a chimeric construct consisting of the cadherin 11 extracellular domain linked to the human IgG1 Fc domain (Cad-11-Fc). Effects on MMP production were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis, and immunoblotting. RESULTS Human Cad-11-Fc up-regulated MMP-1 and MMP-3 protein production by RA synovial fibroblasts, both alone and in synergy with tumor necrosis factor α. This up-regulation required cell cadherin 11 engagement, since a mutant Cad-11-Fc with reduced binding affinity stimulated significantly less MMP production. Also, short hairpin RNA (shRNA) cadherin 11 silencing almost completely inhibited Cad-11-Fc-induced MMP expression. Cad-11-Fc stimulation increased RA synovial fibroblast MMP messenger RNA levels. It also increased the phosphorylation of the MAPKs JNK, ERK, and p38 kinase, the phosphorylation of NF-κB p65, and the nuclear translocation of activator protein 1 transcription factor. MAPK and NF-κB inhibitors partially blocked RA synovial fibroblast MMP expression. CONCLUSION Cadherin 11 engagement stimulates increased synthesis of several MMPs by RA synovial fibroblasts in a MAPK- and NF-κB-dependent manner. These results underscore the existence of a pathway by which cadherin 11 regulates MMP production and has important implications for joint destruction in RA.
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- Erika H Noss
- Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Lauder RM, Huckerby TN, Nieduszynski IA. Lectin affinity chromatography of articular cartilage fibromodulin: Some molecules have keratan sulphate chains exclusively capped by α(2-3)-linked sialic acid. Glycoconj J 2011; 28:453-61. [DOI: 10.1007/s10719-011-9343-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2011] [Revised: 07/20/2011] [Accepted: 07/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ferdous Z, Peterson SB, Tseng H, Anderson DK, Iozzo RV, Grande-Allen KJ. A role for decorin in controlling proliferation, adhesion, and migration of murine embryonic fibroblasts. J Biomed Mater Res A 2010; 93:419-28. [PMID: 19569212 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The proteoglycan decorin putatively inhibits cell adhesion and cell migration on various extracellular matrix substrates through interactions with beta(1) integrins. This study, therefore, examined the adhesive, migration, and proliferative characteristics of decorin knockout (Dcn(-/-)) murine embryonic fibroblasts compared to wild-type controls on collagen-coated, fibronectin-coated, and uncoated tissue culture plates. The Dcn(-/-) cells showed significantly greater proliferation than wild-type controls on all substrates. The Dcn(-/-) cells also showed significantly greater adhesion to both collagen and fibronectin; both cell types showed greater adhesion to collagen. The addition of exogenous decorin had a differential effect on adhesion to collagen between cell types, but not on fibronectin. For collagen, blocking either alpha(2) or beta(1) integrin subunits significantly reduced adhesion for Dcn(-/-) cells; whereas for fibronectin, blocking either the alpha(5) or beta(1) integrin subunits reduced adhesion for both cell types. Decorin and the alpha(5)beta(1) integrin may have lesser roles in adhesion to fibronectin than previously presumed. Finally, compared to wild-type cells, Dcn(-/-) cells showed greater migration on both uncoated and collagen substrates. This study demonstrates that decorin affects the biology of various integrins that participate in cell proliferation, adhesion, and migration on various substrates.
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- Z Ferdous
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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Vélez-Delvalle C, Marsch-Moreno M, Castro-Muñozledo F, Bolivar-Flores YJ, Kuri-Harcuch W. Fibromodulin gene is expressed in human epidermal keratinocytes in culture and in human epidermis in vivo. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 371:420-4. [PMID: 18448071 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.04.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2008] [Accepted: 04/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Fibromodulin is a small leucine-rich proteoglycan that has a central role in the maintenance of collagen fibrils structure, and in regulation of TGF-beta biological activity. Although, it is mainly found in cartilage and tendon, little is known regarding the expression of the fibromodulin gene in other cell types. By RT-PCR, real time PCR and immunohistochemistry, we describe the expression of the fibromodulin gene and the presence of the protein in human epidermal keratinocytes (HEK), both in culture and in normal human epidermis. Our results show, for the first time, that fibromodulin gene is constantly expressed in HEK during culture time. Immunostaining showed that fibromodulin is located intracytoplasmically in basal and stratified keratinocytes of the growing colonies, confluent cultures, and epidermis in vivo. The expression and intracellular localization of fibromodulin in HEK is a new finding and opens new possible biological roles for the SLRP family.
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- Cristina Vélez-Delvalle
- Department of Cell Biology, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Apdo. Postal 14-740, México City 07000, Mexico
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Ohno S, Schmid T, Tanne Y, Kamiya T, Honda K, Ohno-Nakahara M, Swentko N, Desai TA, Tanne K, Knudson CB, Knudson W. Expression of superficial zone protein in mandibular condyle cartilage. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2006; 14:807-13. [PMID: 16563813 PMCID: PMC3182505 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2006.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2005] [Accepted: 02/02/2006] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Superficial zone protein (SZP) has been shown to function in the boundary lubrication of articular cartilages of the extremities. However, the expression of SZP has not been clarified in mandibular cartilage which is a tissue that includes a thick fibrous layer on the surface. This study was conducted to clarify the distribution of SZP on the mandibular condyle and the regulatory effects of humoral factors on the expression in both explants and fibroblasts derived from mandibular condyle. METHODS The distribution of SZP was determined in bovine mandibular condyle cartilage, and the effects of interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) on SZP expression were examined in condyle explants and fibroblasts derived from the fibrous zone of condyle cartilage. RESULTS SZP was highly distributed in the superficial zone of intact condyle cartilage. The SZP expression was up-regulated by TGF-beta in both explants and cultured fibroblasts, whereas the expression was slightly down-regulated by IL-1beta. A significant increase in accumulation of SZP protein was also observed in the culture medium of the fibroblasts treated with TGF-beta. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that SZP plays an important role in boundary lubrication of mandible condylar cartilage, is synthesized locally within the condyle itself, and exhibits differential regulation by cell mediators relevant to mandibular condyle repairing and pathologies.
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- S Ohno
- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Developmental Biology, Division of Cervico-Gnathostomatology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
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Mullazehi M, Mathsson L, Lampa J, Rönnelid J. Surface-bound anti-type II collagen-containing immune complexes induce production of tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-1beta, and interleukin-8 from peripheral blood monocytes via Fc gamma receptor IIA: a potential pathophysiologic mechanism for humoral anti-type II collagen immunity in arthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 54:1759-71. [PMID: 16736518 DOI: 10.1002/art.21892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Type II collagen (CII) is a major component of hyaline cartilage, and antibodies against CII are found in a subgroup of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. We undertook this study to investigate whether and how antibodies directed against CII can form solid-phase immune complexes (ICs) with cytokine-inducing properties in a model theoretically resembling the situation in the inflamed joint, in which CII is exposed for interaction with anti-CII antibodies during periods of inflammation. METHODS Sixty-five arthritis patients with varying levels of anti-native CII antibodies and 10 healthy controls were evaluated concerning anti-CII and cytokines induced in a solid-phase IC model. Monocytes were either depleted or enriched to define responder cells. Antibodies blocking Fc gamma receptors (Fc gammaR) were used to define the responsible T cell surface receptors. RESULTS ICs containing anti-CII from arthritis patients induced the production of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha), interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), and IL-8. We found a close correlation between enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay optical density values and induction of TNFalpha (r = 0.862, P < 0.0001), IL-1beta (r = 0.839, P < 0.0001), and IL-8 (r = 0.547, P < 0.0001). The anti-CII-containing IC density threshold needed for cytokine induction differed among peripheral blood mononuclear cell donors. Anti-CII-containing IC-induced cytokine production was almost totally abolished (>99%) after monocyte depletion, and receptor blocking studies showed significant decreases in the production of TNFalpha, IL-1beta, and IL-8 after blocking Fc gammaRIIa, but not after blocking Fc gammaRIII. CONCLUSION These findings represent a possible mechanism for perpetuation of joint inflammation in the subgroup of arthritis patients with high levels of anti-CII. Blockade of Fc gammaRIIa and suppression of synovial macrophages are conceivable treatment options in such patients.
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Rhee DK, Marcelino J, Baker M, Gong Y, Smits P, Lefebvre V, Jay GD, Stewart M, Wang H, Warman ML, Carpten JD. The secreted glycoprotein lubricin protects cartilage surfaces and inhibits synovial cell overgrowth. J Clin Invest 2005. [PMID: 15719068 DOI: 10.1172/jci200522263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 357] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The long-term integrity of an articulating joint is dependent upon the nourishment of its cartilage component and the protection of the cartilage surface from friction-induced wear. Loss-of-function mutations in lubricin (a secreted glycoprotein encoded by the gene PRG4) cause the human autosomal recessive disorder camptodactyly-arthropathy-coxa vara-pericarditis syndrome (CACP). A major feature of CACP is precocious joint failure. In order to delineate the mechanism by which lubricin protects joints, we studied the expression of Prg4 mRNA during mouse joint development, and we created lubricin-mutant mice. Prg4 began to be expressed in surface chondrocytes and synoviocytes after joint cavitation had occurred and remained strongly expressed by these cells postnatally. Mice lacking lubricin were viable and fertile. In the newborn period, their joints appeared normal. As the mice aged, we observed abnormal protein deposits on the cartilage surface and disappearance of underlying superficial zone chondrocytes. In addition to cartilage surface changes and subsequent cartilage deterioration, intimal cells in the synovium surrounding the joint space became hyperplastic, which further contributed to joint failure. Purified or recombinant lubricin inhibited the growth of these synoviocytes in vitro. Tendon and tendon sheath involvement was present in the ankle joints, where morphologic changes and abnormal calcification of these structures were observed. We conclude that lubricin has multiple functions in articulating joints and tendons that include the protection of surfaces and the control of synovial cell growth.
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- David K Rhee
- Department of Genetics, Center for Human Genetics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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Rhee DK, Marcelino J, Baker M, Gong Y, Smits P, Lefebvre V, Jay GD, Stewart M, Wang H, Warman ML, Carpten JD. The secreted glycoprotein lubricin protects cartilage surfaces and inhibits synovial cell overgrowth. J Clin Invest 2005; 115:622-31. [PMID: 15719068 PMCID: PMC548698 DOI: 10.1172/jci22263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2004] [Accepted: 01/11/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The long-term integrity of an articulating joint is dependent upon the nourishment of its cartilage component and the protection of the cartilage surface from friction-induced wear. Loss-of-function mutations in lubricin (a secreted glycoprotein encoded by the gene PRG4) cause the human autosomal recessive disorder camptodactyly-arthropathy-coxa vara-pericarditis syndrome (CACP). A major feature of CACP is precocious joint failure. In order to delineate the mechanism by which lubricin protects joints, we studied the expression of Prg4 mRNA during mouse joint development, and we created lubricin-mutant mice. Prg4 began to be expressed in surface chondrocytes and synoviocytes after joint cavitation had occurred and remained strongly expressed by these cells postnatally. Mice lacking lubricin were viable and fertile. In the newborn period, their joints appeared normal. As the mice aged, we observed abnormal protein deposits on the cartilage surface and disappearance of underlying superficial zone chondrocytes. In addition to cartilage surface changes and subsequent cartilage deterioration, intimal cells in the synovium surrounding the joint space became hyperplastic, which further contributed to joint failure. Purified or recombinant lubricin inhibited the growth of these synoviocytes in vitro. Tendon and tendon sheath involvement was present in the ankle joints, where morphologic changes and abnormal calcification of these structures were observed. We conclude that lubricin has multiple functions in articulating joints and tendons that include the protection of surfaces and the control of synovial cell growth.
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- David K Rhee
- Department of Genetics, Center for Human Genetics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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Matias MA, Li H, Young WG, Bartold PM. Immunohistochemical localization of fibromodulin in the periodontium during cementogenesis and root formation in the rat molar. J Periodontal Res 2003; 38:502-7. [PMID: 12941075 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0765.2003.00682.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cementum is essential for periodontal regeneration, as it provides anchorage between the root surface and the periodontal ligament. A variety of macromolecules present in the extracellular matrix of the periodontium, including proteoglycans, are likely to play a regulatory role in cementogenesis. Recently, the small leucine-rich proteoglycan, fibromodulin, has been isolated from bovine periodontal ligament and localized in bovine cementum, as well as in human periodontal ligament. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the distribution of fibromodulin during cementogenesis and root formation. METHODS A standard indirect immunoperoxidase technique was employed, using an antifibromodulin polyclonal antibody on sections of molar teeth from rats aged 3, 5 and 8 weeks. RESULTS Immunoreactivity to fibromodulin was evident in the periodontal ligament in all sections. An intense positive stain was observed in the extracellular matrix where the periodontal ligament fibers insert into the alveolar bone and where the Sharpey's fibers insert into the cementum. There was no staining evident in the mineralized cellular and acellular cementum. The intensity of immunoreactivity to the antifibromodulin antibody increased proportionally with increasing tissue maturation. CONCLUSION The results from this study suggest that fibromodulin is a significant component of the extracellular matrix in the periodontal ligament during development, and may play a regulatory role in the mineralization process or maintaining homeostasis at the hard-soft tissue interface during cementogenesis.
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- M A Matias
- University of Queensland, Department of Dentistry, Brisbane, Australia
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Gelse K, von der Mark K, Aigner T, Park J, Schneider H. Articular cartilage repair by gene therapy using growth factor-producing mesenchymal cells. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 2003; 48:430-41. [PMID: 12571853 DOI: 10.1002/art.10759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the repair of partial-thickness lesions in rat articular cartilage by combining cell transplantation with transfer of growth factor complementary DNA (cDNA). METHODS Mesenchymal cells isolated from rib perichondrium were infected ex vivo with adenoviral vectors carrying bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) or insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) cDNA. The cells were suspended in fibrin glue and applied to mechanically induced partial-thickness cartilage lesions in the patellar groove of the rat femur. The filling of the defects was quantified and the quality and integration of the newly formed tissue were assessed by histochemical and immunohistochemical methods. Uninfected cells or cells infected with a LacZ reporter gene vector served as controls. RESULTS Transplanted cells were able to attach to the wounded articular cartilage and were not displaced from the lesions by joint movement. Cells infected with both adenoviral vectors AdBMP-2 and AdIGF-1 produced repair cartilage of hyaline morphology containing a type II collagen-positive but type I collagen-negative proteoglycan-rich matrix that restored the articular surface in most lesions. Uninfected cells either failed to fill up the defects or formed fibrous tissue mainly composed of type I collagen. Excessive cells were partially dislocated to the joint margins, leading to osteophyte formation there if AdBMP-2-infected cells were used. These adverse effects, however, were not seen with AdIGF-1-infected cells. CONCLUSION Stimulation of perichondrium-derived mesenchymal cells by transfer of growth factor cDNA in a partial-thickness defect model allows for satisfactory cartilage restoration by a repair tissue comparable with hyaline articular cartilage.
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- Kolja Gelse
- University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- H E Jasin
- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Veterans Administration Hospital, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
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Wilda M, Bächner D, Just W, Geerkens C, Kraus P, Vogel W, Hameister H. A comparison of the expression pattern of five genes of the family of small leucine-rich proteoglycans during mouse development. J Bone Miner Res 2000; 15:2187-96. [PMID: 11092399 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2000.15.11.2187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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For five members of the family of the small leucine-rich proteoglycans (SLRPs), the expression pattern during fetal development was analyzed. RNA in situ hybridization on whole body sections of mouse embryos was performed for biglycan (Bgn), decorin (Dcn), fibromodulin (Fmod), chondroadherin (Chad), and lumican (Lum). Special attention was given to the question of whether these patterns coincide only with sites of collagen secretion in connective tissue during tissue modeling or if expression can be observed at specific sites of organ differentiation also. In general, Fmod, Lum, and Bgn are expressed at sites of cartilage and bone formation and interstitial tissue deposition; Chad is expressed only at sites of cartilage; and Dcn is expressed only at sites of interstitial tissue deposition. However, there are some distinct developmental stages where no collagen secretion is known to occur. For example, this applies for the expression of Fmod in the forming somites of stage 9.5 postconception (p.c.), for Dcn and Lum in later stage embryos in the pituitary gland and dorsal root ganglia, and for Bgn and Dcn during differentiation in the kidney. These studies provide further evidence for a role of these molecules during connective tissue organization but also for an involvement at specific sites of organ differentiation.
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- M Wilda
- Abteilung Humangenetik, Universität Ulm, Germany
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Shark cartilage extract interferes with cell adhesion and induces reorganization of focal adhesions in cultured endothelial cells. J Cell Biochem 2000. [DOI: 10.1002/1097-4644(20000901)78:3<417::aid-jcb7>3.0.co;2-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study the role of the superficial layer of articular cartilage in the transport of macromolecular solutes. DESIGN The articular cartilage of intact bovine carpal bones was incubated with(125)I-labeled bovine serum albumin, human IgG, or horse ferritin for 4 hours. Quadruplicate samples were first incubated with polymorphonuclear neutrophil elastase for 30 minutes to remove the outermost layer covering the articular surface. The rates of exchange of each macromolecule from excised tissue explants in the absence of a concentration gradient were measured at six different time points. The results were expressed as the fraction of radioactive protein exiting the cartilage per mm(2)of tissue, or as picomoles of labeled solute per mm(2). RESULTS Exchange rates correlated well with molecular mass, and no apparent differences were detected between intact and elastase-treated tissues. However, when the results were expressed in terms of the total number of molecules within the tissue, it was apparent that IgG molecules accumulated in the intact cartilage in larger than expected numbers. This finding was not observed in experiments using elastase-treated tissue. CONCLUSION These observations suggest that the outermost surface layer does not constitute a barrier to the transport of macromolecules into the deeper zones of the tissue. The higher IgG accumulation observed in intact cartilage suggests that the acidic outer layer of cartilage exhibited attractive interactions, probably ionic in nature, with the cationic fraction of IgG. These observations may relate to our previous work demonstrating that the sequestered immune complexes in the superficial zone of articular cartilage in rheumatoid arthritis, and in the antigen-induced arthritis model, are formed because pre-existing antibody normally present in cartilage irreversibly traps antigen within the tissue.
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- M Uesugi
- The Theresa Scheu Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Laboratory, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and John L. McClellan Veterans Administration Medical Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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Petri JB, Rott O, Wetzig T, Herrmann K, Haustein UF. The small proteoglycan fibromodulin is expressed in mitotic, but not in postmitotic fibroblasts. MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS : MCBRC 1999; 1:59-65. [PMID: 10329479 DOI: 10.1006/mcbr.1999.0113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The small proteoglycan fibromodulin is involved in a variety of adhesion processes of connective tissue, binds to collagen and seems to influence fibrillogenesis by regulating collagen fibril spacing and thickness. Using subtractive hybridisation and Northern blotting, we found expression of the fibromodulin gene only in mitotic but not in mitomycinC-induced postmitotic fibroblasts. Furthermore, we could show that in skin only fibroblasts but not endothelial cells and keratinocytes express fibromodulin. With age the thickness of collagen fibrils increases as well as the occurrence of postmitotic fibroblasts. We could show with different chemotaxis and similar collagen gel contraction experiments further physiological differences between mitotic and postmitotic fibroblasts. This is the first report showing the switch of mitotic to postmitotic fibroblasts at the molecular level. Therefore, fibromodulin provides a specific marker for mitotic versus postmitotic fibroblasts and could indicate cell ageing. Mitomycin C is therapeutically used in bladder carcinoma and could thus induce premature ageing of fibroblasts.
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- J B Petri
- Department of Dermatology, University of Leipzig, Germany.
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Schumacher BL, Hughes CE, Kuettner KE, Caterson B, Aydelotte MB. Immunodetection and partial cDNA sequence of the proteoglycan, superficial zone protein, synthesized by cells lining synovial joints. J Orthop Res 1999; 17:110-20. [PMID: 10073655 DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100170117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We have previously described a large proteoglycan named superficial zone protein that was isolated and purified from culture medium of superficial slices of bovine articular cartilage. Monoclonal antibodies were raised against superficial zone protein and used as probes in Western blot analyses for immunohistochemical studies both to determine precisely which cells within the joint synthesize the proteoglycan and to isolate a cDNA fragment from a bovine chondrocyte lambdagt11 library that encodes part of the proteoglycan. The cDNA fragment that was obtained with use of monoclonal antibody 6-A-1 encodes the 3' end of the sequence for superficial zone protein. On Western blots, monoclonal antibody 3-A-4 recognized an epitope on native, but not reduced, superficial zone protein, whereas monoclonal antibody 6-A-1 reacted with both native and denatured antigen. The proteoglycan was immunolocalized with monoclonal antibody 3-A-4 in chondrocytes predominantly within the superficial zone of fetal and adult articular cartilage and in some cells of the synovial lining. However, the proteoglycan was not detected in chondrocytes deep in articular cartilage, in nasal septal cartilage, or in synovial stromal cells. The only matrix staining positively for superficial zone protein was at the articular surface bordering the synovial cavity in adult, but not fetal, joints. Isolated chondrocytes and synovial cells showed intracellular binding of monoclonal antibody 3-A-4, and flow-cytometric analysis with the antibody gave the following percentages of immunopositive cells: 37.4, 52.5, 3.4, and 7.5 from chondrocytes from the full-thickness, superficial, and deep zones and from synovial cells, respectively. Thus, both chondrocytes and synovial cells bordering the joint cavity synthesize superficial zone protein and substantiate its usefulness as a phenotypic marker of particular cellular species lining the articular cavity.
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- B L Schumacher
- Department of Biochemistry, Rush Medical College at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
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Schinagl RM, Kurtis MS, Ellis KD, Chien S, Sah RL. Effect of seeding duration on the strength of chondrocyte adhesion to articular cartilage. J Orthop Res 1999; 17:121-9. [PMID: 10073656 DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100170118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Chondrocyte adhesion to cartilage may play an important role in the repair of articular defects by maintaining cells in positions where their biosynthetic products can contribute to the repair process. The objective of this in vitro study was to determine the effect of the duration of seeding time on the ability of chondrocytes to resist detachment from cartilage when subjected to mechanical perturbation (fluid-induced shear stress). Suspensions of adult bovine articular chondrocytes were prepared from primary, high-density monolayer cultures and infused into a parallel-plate shear-flow chamber where they settled onto 50-microm-thick sections of bovine articular cartilage at a density of approximately 20,000 cells/cm2. The chondrocytes were seeded and allowed to attach to the cartilage surface for specific durations (5-40 minutes) in medium including 10% serum at 22 degrees C, after which the cells were exposed to fluid flow-induced shear stresses (6-90 Pa). The fraction of detached cells at each shear stress was calculated from microscopic images. Shear stress was applied for 1 minute because this length of time was sufficient to induce steady-state cell detachment. Increasing the duration of cell seeding led to a more firm attachment of chondrocytes to cartilage. After 9 minutes of seeding, 50% cell detachment was induced by gravitational force alone. After 40 minutes of seeding, 50% detachment required 26 Pa of shear stress. Extrapolation of the data to account for the effect of repeated applications of cell suspensions to an individual cartilage substrate indicated that for a freshly prepared cartilage section, 50% detachment was induced by gravity after 25 minutes of seeding and by 2.3 Pa of shear stress after 40 minutes of seeding. The increase in resistance to shear stress-induced cell detachment with increasing seeding duration suggests that it may be beneficial to allow chondrocytes to stabilize in the absence of applied load for some time after chondrocyte transplantation for cartilage repair in vivo.
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- R M Schinagl
- Department of Bioengineering, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0412, USA
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Lauder RM, Huckerby TN, Nieduszynski IA, Plaas AH. Age-related changes in the structure of the keratan sulphate chains attached to fibromodulin isolated from articular cartilage. Biochem J 1998; 330 ( Pt 2):753-7. [PMID: 9480886 PMCID: PMC1219201 DOI: 10.1042/bj3300753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Bovine articular cartilage fibromodulin has been isolated from animals aged 3 months to 8 years, and the attached keratan sulphate (KS) chains digested with keratanase II. The oligosaccharides generated have been reduced, examined by high-pH anion-exchange chromatography and their structures identified by comparison with standards. It has been shown that in fibromodulin from young articular cartilage, the KS chains do not possess either non-reducing terminal (alpha2-6)-linked N-acetylneuraminic acid or fucose (alpha1-3)-linked to sulphated N-acetylglucosamine residues. However, an age-related increase has been observed in the abundance of both (alpha2-6)-linked N-acetylneuraminic acid and (alpha1-3)-linked fucose, neither of which is found in KS isolated from non-articular cartilage, irrespective of the age of the source. Interestingly, the KS chain length remains constant as a function of age, which possibly relates to a role in collagen fibril assembly. In addition, no significant age-related changes were identified in levels of galactose sulphation.
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- R M Lauder
- Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Environmental and Natural Sciences, Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, U.K
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Ehnis T, Dieterich W, Bauer M, Kresse H, Schuppan D. Localization of a binding site for the proteoglycan decorin on collagen XIV (undulin). J Biol Chem 1997; 272:20414-9. [PMID: 9252349 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.33.20414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Through its ability to bind extracellular matrix constituents and growth factors the small leucine-rich chondroitin/dermatan sulfate proteoglycan decorin which is present in many types of connective tissues may play an important biological role in remodeling and maintenance of extracellular matrices during inflammation, fibrosis, and cancer growth. In this study we investigated the known binding of decorin to human collagen XIV. This binding was unaffected when the small collagenous moiety of collagen XIV was removed with collagenase. Therefore, fragments covering the large noncollagenous domain NC3 of collagen XIV were expressed in Escherichia coli, each fused to a 26-kDa fragment of glutathione S-transferase. Using radioiodinated decorin as ligand for the immobilized fusion proteins, a binding site that interacted with the decorin core protein could be assigned to the NH2-terminal fibronectin type III repeat of collagen XIV. In addition, an auxiliary binding site located COOH-terminal to this fibronectin type III repeat interacted with the glycosaminoglycan component of decorin.
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- T Ehnis
- Free University of Berlin, Klinikum Benjamin Franklin, Department of Gastroenterology, Hindenburgdamm 30, D-12200 Berlin, Germany
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Lauder RM, Huckerby TN, Nieduszynski IA. The structure of the keratan sulphate chains attached to fibromodulin from human articular cartilage. Glycoconj J 1997; 14:651-60. [PMID: 9298700 DOI: 10.1023/a:1018552913584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The small keratan sulphate proteoglycan, fibromodulin, has been isolated from pooled human articular cartilage. The main chain repeat region and the chain caps from the attached N-linked keratan sulphate chains have been fragmented by keratanase II digestion, and the oligosaccharides generated have been reduced and isolated. Their structures and abundance have been determined by high pH anion-exchange chromatography. These regions of the keratan sulphate from human articular cartilage fibromodulin have been found to have the following general structure: [structure: see text]. Significantly, both alpha(2-6)- and alpha(2-3)-linked N-acetyl-neuraminic acid have been found in the capping oligosaccharides. Fucose, which is alpha(1-3)-linked as a branch to N-acetylglucosamine, has also been found along the length of the repeat region and in the capping region. The chains, which have been found to be very highly sulphated, are short; the length of the repeat region and chain caps is ca. nine disaccharides. These data demonstrate that the structure of the N-linked keratan sulphate chains of human articular cartilage fibromodulin is similar, in general, to articular cartilage derived O-linked keratan sulphate chains. Further, the general structure of the keratan sulphate chains attached to human articular cartilage fibromodulin has been found to be generally similar to that of both bovine and equine articular cartilage fibromodulin.
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- R M Lauder
- Division of Biological Sciences, Institute of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Lancaster, Bailrigg, UK
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Nelimarkka L, Kainulainen V, Schönherr E, Moisander S, Jortikka M, Lammi M, Elenius K, Jalkanen M, Järveläinen H. Expression of small extracellular chondroitin/dermatan sulfate proteoglycans is differentially regulated in human endothelial cells. J Biol Chem 1997; 272:12730-7. [PMID: 9139731 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.19.12730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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We have examined the expression of the small extracellular chondroitin/dermatan sulfate proteoglycans (CS/DS PGs), biglycan, decorin, and PG-100, which is the proteoglycan form of colony stimulating factor-1, in the human endothelial cell line EA.hy 926. We have also examined whether modulation of the phenotype of EA.hy 926 cells by tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is associated with specific changes in the synthesis of these PGs. We demonstrate that EA.hy 926 cells, when they form monolayer cultures typical of macrovascular endothelial cells, express and synthesize detectable amounts of biglycan and PG-100, but not decorin. On SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis both PGs behave like proteins of the relative molecular weight of approximately 250,000. TNF-alpha that changed the morphology of the cells from a polygonal shape into a spindle shape and that also stimulated the detachment of the cells from culture dish, markedly decreased the net synthesis of biglycan, whereas the net synthesis of PG-100 was increased. These changes were parallel with those observed at the mRNA level of the corresponding PGs. The proportions of the different sulfated CS/DS disaccharide units of PGs were not affected by TNF-alpha. Several other growth factors/cytokines, such as interferon-gamma, fibroblast growth factors-2 (FGF-2) and -7 (FGF-7), interleukin-1beta, and transforming growth factor-beta, unlike TNF-alpha, modulated neither the morphology nor the biglycan expression of EA.hy 926 cells under the conditions used in the experiments. However, PG-100 expression was increased also in response to FGF-2 and -7 and transforming growth factor-beta. None of the above cytokines, including TNF-alpha, was able to induce decorin expression in the cells. Our results indicate that the regulatory elements controlling the expression of the small extracellular CS/DS PGs in human endothelial cells are different.
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- L Nelimarkka
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, FIN-20520 Turku, Finland
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Burton-Wurster N, Lust G, Macleod JN. Cartilage fibronectin isoforms: in search of functions for a special population of matrix glycoproteins. Matrix Biol 1997; 15:441-54. [PMID: 9106156 DOI: 10.1016/s0945-053x(97)90018-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Fibronectins are a part of the repertoire of matrix molecules produced by the chondrocyte in order to assemble a functional cartilage matrix. They are encoded by a single gene, but significant protein heterogeneity results from alternative RNA splicing. The population of fibronectin isofroms in adult cartilage is significantly different from fibronectins in other tissues and includes relatively high levels (20-30%) of ED-B(+) fibronectins and high levels (50-80%) of the cartilage specific (V + C)- isoform which lacks the V, III-15 and I-10 segments. Less than 4% of the fibronectins in cartilage are ED-A(+). The synthesis and accumulation of cartilage fibronectins are modulated in response to matrix pathology and to biochemical and mechanical mediators. In addition, alternative splicing patterns are altered when chondrocytes are allowed to dedifferentiate in monolayer culture such that the (V + C)- isoform is lost but the ED-A(+) isoform is reexpressed at high levels. Cartilage fibronectins have the potential to participate in cell signalling via integrin mediated pathways and to interact with other cartilage matrix macromolecules. The tissue-specific splicing pattern gives rise to a unique population of fibronectins within the cartilage. Together, this points to a critical role for cartilage fibronectins in chondrocyte cell biology and the organization of a biomechanically sound matrix. However, the precise function (or functions) of the cartilage fibronectins has (or have) not been defined. This minireview examines current information about the structure, synthesis and interactions of cartilage fibronectins. When possible, potential consequences of the inclusion of the ED-B segment or the exclusion of the V, III-15 and I-10 segments are discussed. The goal is to stimulate critical thought and discussion in the field about cartilage fibronectin isoforms, their function(s) in normal cartilage, and their role(s) in the pathogenesis of cartilage diseases.
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- N Burton-Wurster
- James A. Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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Lauder RM, Huckerby TN, Nieduszynski IA. The structure of the keratan sulphate chains attached to fibromodulin isolated from articular cartilage. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1996; 242:402-9. [PMID: 8973659 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0402r.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Fibromodulin has been isolated from bovine and equine articular cartilage and the attached keratan sulphate chains subjected to digestion by keratanase II. The oligosaccharides generated have been reduced and subsequently isolated by strong anion-exchange chromatography. Their structures have been determined by high-field 1H-NMR spectroscopy and high-pH anion-exchange chromatography. Both alpha(2-6)- and alpha(2-3)-linked N-acetylneuraminic acid have been found in the capping oligosaccharides, and, fucose which is alpha(1-3)-linked to N-acetylglucosamine has been found as a branch in both repeat region and capping oligosaccharides. These data demonstrate that there are fundamental differences between the structures present in the N-linked keratan sulphate chains attached to fibromodulin from articular cartilage and those from tracheal cartilage, which lack both alpha(2-6)-linked N-acetylneuraminic acid and alpha(1-3)-linked fucose. It has been confirmed that the keratan sulphate chains are short, being only eight or nine disaccharides in length. Very significant differences in the levels of galactose sulphation have been identified at the non-reducing end of the chain. The galactose residue adjacent to the non-reducing cap is sulphated in only 1-3% of chains, compared with a sulphation level of over 40% closer to the reducing end. This highlights the difference between the chain termini and the repeat region in terms of structure and points to the potential for functional importance. The repeat region and capping fragments of the N-linked keratan sulphates from bovine and equine articular cartilage fibromodulin have been found to have the following general structure: NeuAc-(alpha 2-3/6)Gal[6SO3-](beta 1-4)GlcNAc6SO3-(beta 1-3)Gal[6SO3-] (beta 1-4)¿[Fuc(alpha 1-3)]0-1GlcNAc6SO3-(beta 1-3)Gal-[6SO3-](beta 1-4)¿ 6-7GlcNAc6SO3-.
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- R M Lauder
- Division of Biological Sciences, University of Lancaster, UK.
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Jasin HE. Fibroblast adhesion to articular cartilage. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 1996; 39:1072-3. [PMID: 8651976 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780390632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Hayashi T, Abe E, Jasin HE. Fibronectin synthesis in superficial and deep layers of normal articular cartilage. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 1996; 39:567-73. [PMID: 8630104 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780390405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the distribution and synthesis of fibronectin (FN) in superficial and deep layers of normal articular cartilage. METHODS Superficial and deep bovine and human articular cartilage slices were used to extract and quantitate FN by radioimmunoassay. Chondrocytes were also isolated by collagenase digestion for FN extraction and culture. Superficial and deep cartilage explants were cultured with and without stimulation by cytokines. Quantitation of newly synthesized FN was carried out by incubation with 35S-methionine. FN was purified on gelatin-agarose columns and further characterized by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. FN messenger RNA (mRNA) was quantitated by Northern blot analysis. RESULTS Freshly isolated bovine chondrocytes from deep cartilage contained 2.3 +/- 0.2 times more FN than was found in superficial cells (P < 0.025). Deep cartilage explants contained 1.2 times more FN than was found in superficial tissue. Explants obtained from deep cartilage synthesized 2.4 times more FN per cell than did superficial tissues (P < 0.01). FN synthesis as a fraction of total protein synthesis was significantly greater in deep explants (P < 0.01) compared with superficial tissues. Isolated deep chondrocytes in culture synthesized 1.89 +/- 0.33-fold more FN than did superficial cells (P < 0.05). Cytokine-stimulated superficial cartilage explants failed to respond in terms of FN synthesis. FN mRNA quantitation showed no significant differences between superficial and deep populations. CONCLUSION Since FN plays a major role in cell adhesion to damaged cartilage surfaces, our results suggest that modulation of FN synthesis near the articular surface of cartilage may be one of the factors that impede pannus invasion following an inflammatory insult to the joint.
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- T Hayashi
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, 72205, USA
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- H E Jasin
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205, USA
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