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Dinesh NEH, Campeau PM, Reinhardt DP. Fibronectin isoforms in skeletal development and associated disorders. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2022; 323:C536-C549. [PMID: 35759430 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00226.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
The extracellular matrix is an intricate and essential network of proteins and non-proteinaceous components that provide a conducive microenvironment for cells to regulate cell function, differentiation, and survival. Fibronectin is one key component in the extracellular matrix that participates in determining cell fate and function crucial for normal vertebrate development. Fibronectin undergoes time dependent expression patterns during stem cell differentiation, providing a unique stem cell niche. Mutations in fibronectin have been recently identified to cause a rare form of skeletal dysplasia with scoliosis and abnormal growth plates. Even though fibronectin has been extensively analyzed in developmental processes, the functional role and importance of this protein and its various isoforms in skeletal development remains less understood. This review attempts to provide a concise and critical overview of the role of fibronectin isoforms in cartilage and bone physiology and associated pathologies. This will facilitate a better understanding of the possible mechanisms through which fibronectin exerts its regulatory role on cellular differentiation during skeletal development. The review discusses the consequences of mutations in fibronectin leading to corner fracture type spondylometaphyseal dysplasia and presents a new outlook towards matrix-mediated molecular pathways in relation to therapeutic and clinical relevance.
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- Neha E H Dinesh
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.,Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Andrés Sastre E, Zaucke F, Witte-Bouma J, van Osch GJ, Farrell E. Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein-Derived Peptides Secreted by Cartilage Do Not Induce Responses Commonly Observed during Osteoarthritis. Cartilage 2021; 13:1229S-1236S. [PMID: 32993314 PMCID: PMC8721606 DOI: 10.1177/1947603520961170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate if 3 peptides derived from the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP), which wounded zones of cartilage secrete into synovial fluid, possess biological activity and might therefore be involved in the regulation of specific aspects of joint regeneration. METHODS The 3 peptides were produced by chemical synthesis and then tested in vitro for known functions of the COMP C-terminal domain from which they derive, and which are involved in osteoarthritis: transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling, vascular homeostasis, and inflammation. Results. None of the peptides affected the gene expression of COMP in osteochondral progenitor cells (P > 0.05). We observed no effects on the vascularization potential of endothelial cells (P > 0.05). In cultured synovium explants, no differences on the expression of catabolic enzymes or proinflammatory cytokines were found when peptides were added (P > 0.05). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS The 3 peptides tested do not regulate TGF-β signaling, angiogenesis and vascular tube formation, or synovial inflammation in vitro and therefore most likely do not play a major role in the disease process.
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- Enrique Andrés Sastre
- Department of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the
Netherlands
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- Dr. Rolf Schwiete Research Unit
for Osteoarthritis, Orthopaedic University Hospital Friedrichsheim,
Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the
Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics and
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center,
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the
Netherlands
- Eric Farrell, Department of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center
Rotterdam, nl Ee1618b, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN Rotterdam, 3000 CA, the
Netherlands.
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Lu HT, Lu JW, Lee CH, Peng YJ, Lee HS, Chu YH, Ho YJ, Liu FC, Shen PH, Wang CC. Attenuative Effects of Platelet-Rich Plasma on 30 kDa Fibronectin Fragment-Induced MMP-13 Expression Associated with TLR2 Signaling in Osteoarthritic Chondrocytes and Synovial Fibroblasts. J Clin Med 2021; 10:4496. [PMID: 34640514 PMCID: PMC8509240 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10194496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Proteolytic fragments of fibronectin can have catabolic effects on cartilage, menisci, and synovium. Previous studies have reported that Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling pathways might be associated with joint inflammation and joint destruction. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is increasingly being used to treat a range of joint conditions; however, it has yet to be determined whether PRP influences fibronectin fragment (FN-f) procatabolic activity and TLRs. In this study, human primary culture cells were treated with 30 kDa FN-f with/without PRP co-incubation, and then analyzed using real-time PCR to determine gene expression levels in articular chondrocytes, meniscal fibrochondrocytes, and synovial fibroblasts. Protein levels were evaluated by Western immunoblotting. This study observed an increase in the protein expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), nitric oxide synthase 2 (NOS2), prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase (PTGS2), and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) in articular chondrocytes, meniscal fibrochondrocytes, and synovial fibroblasts following insult with 30 kDa FN-f. Upregulation of these genes was significantly attenuated by PRP treatment. TLR2 and matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP-13) were also significantly attenuated by cotreatment with 30 kDa FN-f + PRP + TLR2 inhibitor. PRP treatment was shown to attenuate the 30 kDa FN-f-induced MMP-13 expression associated with the decreased expression of TLR2 in osteoarthritic chondrocytes and synovial fibroblasts. PRP treatment was also shown to attenuate procatabolic activity associated with MMP-13 expression via the TLR2 signaling pathway.
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- Hsien-Tsung Lu
- Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (H.-T.L.); (C.-H.L.)
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- Antimicrobial Resistance Interdisciplinary Research Group, Singapore-MIT-Alliance for Research and Technology, Singapore 138602, Singapore;
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- Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (H.-T.L.); (C.-H.L.)
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- Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan;
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan;
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- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan; (Y.-H.C.); (Y.-J.H.)
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- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan; (Y.-H.C.); (Y.-J.H.)
- School of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan
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- Rheumatology/Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan;
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan;
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan;
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Schmidli MR, Sadowska A, Cvitas I, Gantenbein B, Lischer HEL, Forterre S, Hitzl W, Forterre F, Wuertz-Kozak K. Fibronectin Fragments and Inflammation During Canine Intervertebral Disc Disease. Front Vet Sci 2020; 7:547644. [PMID: 33304936 PMCID: PMC7701143 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.547644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Canine intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) represents a significant clinical problem in veterinary medicine, with similarities to the human pathology. Host-derived damage-associated molecular patterns like fibronectin fragments (FnF) that develop during tissue dysfunction may be of specific relevance to IVD pathologies by inducing an inflammatory response in resident cells. Aim: This project aimed to determine the presence and pathobiological role of FnF during IVD herniation in dogs, with a focus on inflammation. Methods: Herniated nucleus pulposus (NP) material from five dogs as well as non-herniated adjacent NP material from three dogs was collected during spinal surgery required due to acute IVD herniation. The presence of different types of FnF were determined by Western blot analysis. NP cells isolated from six herniated canine IVDs were then exposed to 30 kDa FnF. NP cell inflammation and catabolism was examined by investigating the expression of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and COX-2, as well as MMP-1 and MMP-3 by qPCR (all targets) and ELISA (IL-6, PGE2). Results: Amongst multiple sized FnF (30, 35, 45, and >170kDa), N-terminal fragments at a size of ~30 kDa were most consistently expressed in all five herniated IVDs. Importantly, these fragments were exclusively present in herniated, but not in non-herniated IVDs. Exposure of canine NP cells to 500 nM 30 kDa FnF caused a significant upregulation of IL-6 (62.5 ± 79.9, p = 0.032) and IL-8 (53.0 ± 75.7, p = 0.031) on the gene level, whereas IL-6 protein analysis was inconclusive. Donor-donor variation was observed in response to FnF treatment, whereby this phenomenon was most evident for COX-2, with three donors demonstrating a significant downregulation (0.67 ± 0.03, p = 0.003) and three donors showing upregulation (6.9 ± 5.5, p = 0.21). Co-treatment with Sparstolonin B, a TRL-2/TRL-4 antagonist, showed no statistical difference to FnF treatment alone in all tested target genes. Conclusion: Given the presence of the 30 kDa FnF in canine herniated IVDs and the proinflammatory effect of 30 kDa FnF on NP cells, we concluded that the accumulation of FnF may be involved in the pathogenesis of canine IVDD. These results correspond to the findings in humans with IVDD.
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- Manuel Roland Schmidli
- Division of Small Animal Surgery and Orthopaedics, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Institute for Biomechanics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Experimental Clinical Research, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Tissue Engineering for Orthopaedics & Mechanobiology (TOM), Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR) of the Medical Faculty of the University of Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Inselspital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Interfaculty Bioinformatics Unit, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Small Animal Surgery and Orthopaedics, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Research Office (Biostatistics), Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
- Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
- Research Program Experimental Ophthalmology and Glaucoma Research, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Division of Small Animal Surgery and Orthopaedics, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Institute for Biomechanics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, United States
- Spine Center, Schön Clinic Munich Harlaching, Academic Teaching Hospital and Spine Research Institute of the Paracelus Medical University Salzburg, Munich, Germany
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Profile of Matrix-Remodeling Proteinases in Osteoarthritis: Impact of Fibronectin. Cells 2019; 9:cells9010040. [PMID: 31877874 PMCID: PMC7017325 DOI: 10.3390/cells9010040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a complex and specialized three-dimensional macromolecular network, present in nearly all tissues, that also interacts with cell surface receptors on joint resident cells. Changes in the composition and physical properties of the ECM lead to the development of many diseases, including osteoarthritis (OA). OA is a chronic degenerative rheumatic disease characterized by a progressive loss of synovial joint function as a consequence of the degradation of articular cartilage, also associated with alterations in the synovial membrane and subchondral bone. During OA, ECM-degrading enzymes, including urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA), matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), and a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTSs), cleave ECM components, such as fibronectin (Fn), generating fibronectin fragments (Fn-fs) with catabolic properties. In turn, Fn-fs promote activation of these proteinases, establishing a degradative and inflammatory feedback loop. Thus, the aim of this review is to update the contribution of ECM-degrading proteinases to the physiopathology of OA as well as their modulation by Fn-fs.
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Hwang HS, Lee MH, Kim HA. Fibronectin fragment inhibits xylosyltransferase-1 expression by regulating Sp1/Sp3- dependent transcription in articular chondrocytes. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2019; 27:833-843. [PMID: 30685487 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2018] [Revised: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We investigated the effects of 29-kDa amino-terminal fibronectin fragment (29-kDa FN-f) on xylosyltransferase-1 (XT-1), an essential anabolic enzyme that catalyzes the initial and rate-determining step in glycosaminoglycan chain synthesis, in human primary chondrocytes. METHODS Proteoglycan and XT-1 expression in cartilage tissue was analyzed using safranin O staining and immunohistochemistry. The effects of 29-kDa FN-f on XT-1 expression and its relevant signaling pathway were analyzed by quantitative real-time-PCR, immunoblotting, chromatin immunoprecipitation, and immunoprecipitation assays. The receptors for 29-kDa FN-f were investigated using small interference RNA and blocking antibodies. RESULTS The expression of XT-1 was significantly lower in human osteoarthritis cartilage than in normal cartilage. Intra-articular injection of 29-kDa FN-f reduced proteoglycan levels and XT-1 expression in murine cartilage. In addition, in 29-kDa FN-f-treated cells, XT-1 expression was significantly suppressed at both the mRNA and protein levels, modulated by the transcription factors specificity protein 1 (Sp1), Sp3, and activator protein 1 (AP-1). The 29-kDa FN-f suppressed the binding of Sp1 to the promoter region of XT-1 and enhanced the binding of Sp3 and AP-1. Inhibition of mitogen-activated protein kinase and nuclear factor kappa B signaling pathways restored the 29-kDa FN-f-inhibited XT-1 expression, along with the altered expression of Sp1 and Sp3. Blockading toll-like receptor 2 (TLR-2) and integrin α5β1 via siRNA and blocking antibodies revealed that the effects of 29-kDa FN-f on XT-1 expression were mediated through the TLR-2 and integrin α5β1 signaling pathways. CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that 29-kDa FN-f negatively affects cartilage anabolism by regulating glycosaminoglycan formation through XT-1.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Animals
- Cartilage, Articular/drug effects
- Cartilage, Articular/enzymology
- Cartilage, Articular/pathology
- Cells, Cultured
- Chondrocytes/drug effects
- Chondrocytes/enzymology
- Down-Regulation/drug effects
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Female
- Fibronectins/pharmacology
- Humans
- Male
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Middle Aged
- Osteoarthritis, Knee/enzymology
- Osteoarthritis, Knee/genetics
- Osteoarthritis, Knee/pathology
- Pentosyltransferases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Pentosyltransferases/biosynthesis
- Pentosyltransferases/genetics
- Pentosyltransferases/metabolism
- Peptide Fragments/pharmacology
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Sp1 Transcription Factor/genetics
- Sp1 Transcription Factor/metabolism
- Sp3 Transcription Factor/genetics
- Sp3 Transcription Factor/metabolism
- Transcription Factor AP-1/genetics
- Transcription Factor AP-1/metabolism
- Transcription, Genetic
- UDP Xylose-Protein Xylosyltransferase
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Affiliation(s)
- H S Hwang
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Kyunggi, 431-070, South Korea; Institute for Skeletal Aging, Hallym University, Chunchon 200-702, South Korea.
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Kyunggi, 431-070, South Korea; Institute for Skeletal Aging, Hallym University, Chunchon 200-702, South Korea.
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Kyunggi, 431-070, South Korea; Institute for Skeletal Aging, Hallym University, Chunchon 200-702, South Korea.
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Hibbert SA, Watson REB, Griffiths CEM, Gibbs NK, Sherratt MJ. Selective proteolysis by matrix metalloproteinases of photo-oxidised dermal extracellular matrix proteins. Cell Signal 2018; 54:191-199. [PMID: 30521860 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2018.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Revised: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
Abstract
Photodamage in chronically sun-exposed skin manifests clinically as deep wrinkles and histologically as extensive remodelling of the dermal extracellular matrix (ECM) and in particular, the elastic fibre system. We have shown previously that loss of fibrillin microfibrils, a key elastic fibre component, is a hallmark of early photodamage and that these ECM assemblies are susceptible in vitro to physiologically attainable doses of ultraviolet radiation (UVR). Here, we test the hypotheses that UVR-mediated photo-oxidation is the primary driver of fibrillin microfibril and fibronectin degradation and that prior UVR exposure will enhance the subsequent proteolytic activity of UVR-upregulated matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). We confirmed that UVB (280-315 nm) irradiation in vitro induced structural changes to both fibrillin microfibrils and fibronectin and these changes were largely reactive oxygen species (ROS)-driven, with increased ROS lifetime (D2O) enhancing protein damage and depleted O2 conditions abrogating it. Furthermore, we show that although exposure to UVR alone increased microfibril structural heterogeneity, exposure to purified MMPs (1, -3, -7 and - 9) alone had minimal effect on microfibril bead-to-bead periodicity; however, microfibril suspensions exposed to UVR and then MMPs were more structurally homogenous. In contrast, the susceptibly of fibronectin to proteases was unaffected by prior UVR exposure. These observations suggest that both direct photon absorption and indirect production of ROS are important mediators of ECM remodelling in photodamage. We also show that fibrillin microfibrils are relatively resistant to proteolysis by MMPs -1, -3, -7 and - 9 but that these MMPs may selectively remove damaged microfibril assemblies. These latter observations have implications for predicting the mechanisms of tissue remodelling and targeted repair.
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- Sarah A Hibbert
- Division of Cell Matrix Biology & Regenerative Medicine, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- Centre for Dermatology Research, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester & Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK; NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK
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- Centre for Dermatology Research, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester & Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK; NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK
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- Centre for Dermatology Research, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester & Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cell Matrix Biology & Regenerative Medicine, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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Genetic abrogation of the fibronectin-α5β1 integrin interaction in articular cartilage aggravates osteoarthritis in mice. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0198559. [PMID: 29870552 PMCID: PMC5988303 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
The balance between synthesis and degradation of the cartilage extracellular matrix is severely altered in osteoarthritis, where degradation predominates. One reason for this imbalance is believed to be due to the ligation of the α5β1 integrin, the classic fibronectin (FN) receptor, with soluble FN fragments instead of insoluble FN fibrils, which induces matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) expression. Our objective was to determine whether the lack of α5β1-FN binding influences cartilage morphogenesis in vivo and whether non-ligated α5β1 protects or aggravates the course of osteoarthritis in mice. We engineered mice (Col2a-Cre;Fn1RGE/fl), whose chondrocytes express an α5β1 binding-deficient FN, by substituting the aspartic acid of the RGD cell-binding motif with a glutamic acid (FN-RGE). At an age of 5 months the knee joints were stressed either by forced exercise (moderate mechanical load) or by partially resecting the meniscus followed by forced exercise (high mechanical load). Sections of femoral articular knees were analysed by Safranin-O staining and by immunofluorescence to determine tissue morphology, extracellular matrix proteins and matrix metalloproteinase expression. The articular cartilage from untrained control and Col2a-Cre;Fn1RGE/fl mice was normal, while the exposure to high mechanical load induced osteoarthritis characterized by proteoglycan and collagen type II loss. In the Col2a-Cre;Fn1RGE/fl articular cartilage osteoarthritis progressed significantly faster than in wild type mice. Mechanistically, we observed increased expression of MMP-13 and MMP-3 metalloproteinases in FN-RGE expressing articular cartilage, which severely affected matrix remodelling. Our results underscore the critical role of FN-α5β1 adhesion as ECM sensor in circumstances of articular cartilage regeneration.
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Cucchiarini M, de Girolamo L, Filardo G, Oliveira JM, Orth P, Pape D, Reboul P. Basic science of osteoarthritis. J Exp Orthop 2016; 3:22. [PMID: 27624438 PMCID: PMC5021646 DOI: 10.1186/s40634-016-0060-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent, disabling disorder of the joints that affects a large population worldwide and for which there is no definitive cure. This review provides critical insights into the basic knowledge on OA that may lead to innovative end efficient new therapeutic regimens. While degradation of the articular cartilage is the hallmark of OA, with altered interactions between chondrocytes and compounds of the extracellular matrix, the subchondral bone has been also described as a key component of the disease, involving specific pathomechanisms controlling its initiation and progression. The identification of such events (and thus of possible targets for therapy) has been made possible by the availability of a number of animal models that aim at reproducing the human pathology, in particular large models of high tibial osteotomy (HTO). From a therapeutic point of view, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represent a promising option for the treatment of OA and may be used concomitantly with functional substitutes integrating scaffolds and drugs/growth factors in tissue engineering setups. Altogether, these advances in the fundamental and experimental knowledge on OA may allow for the generation of improved, adapted therapeutic regimens to treat human OA.
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- Magali Cucchiarini
- Center of Experimental Orthopaedics, Saarland University Medical Center and Saarland University, Kirrbergerstr. Bldg 37, D-66421, Homburg, Germany.
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- Orthopaedic Biotechnology Laboratory, Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Orthopaedic and Traumatologic I Clinic, Biomechanics Laboratory, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- 3B's Research Group - Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Univ. Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Avepark - Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, Barco GMR, Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associated Laboratory, Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
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- Center of Experimental Orthopaedics, Saarland University Medical Center and Saarland University, Kirrbergerstr. Bldg 37, D-66421, Homburg, Germany
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center and Saarland University, Homburg, Saar, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Luxembourg ville, Luxembourg
- Sports Medicine Research Laboratory, Public Research Centre for Health, Luxembourg, Centre Médical de la Fondation Norbert Metz, Luxembourg ville, Luxembourg
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- UMR 7365 CNRS-Université de Lorraine, IMoPA, Biopôle de l'Université de Lorraine, Campus Biologie-Santé, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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Pérez-García S, Gutiérrez-Cañas I, Seoane IV, Fernández J, Mellado M, Leceta J, Tío L, Villanueva-Romero R, Juarranz Y, Gomariz RP. Healthy and Osteoarthritic Synovial Fibroblasts Produce a Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase with Thrombospondin Motifs 4, 5, 7, and 12: Induction by IL-1β and Fibronectin and Contribution to Cartilage Damage. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2016; 186:2449-61. [PMID: 27449198 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2016.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Revised: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Current description of osteoarthritis includes the involvement of synovial inflammation. Studies contributing to understanding the mechanisms of cross-talk and feedback among the joint tissues could be relevant to the development of therapies that block disease progression. During osteoarthritis, synovial fibroblasts exposed to anomalous mechanical forces and an inflammatory microenvironment release factors such as a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTS) metalloproteinases that mediate tissue damage and perpetuate inflammation. We therefore studied the production of ADAMTS by synovial fibroblasts and their contribution to cartilage degradation. Moreover, we analyzed the implication of two mediators present in the osteoarthritis joint, IL-1β as proinflammatory cytokine, and 45-kDa fibronectin fragments as products of matrix degradation. We reported that synovial fibroblasts constitutively express and release ADAMTS 4, 5, 7, and 12. Despite the contribution of both mediators to the stimulation of Runx2 and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways, as well as to ADAMTS expression, promoting the degradation of aggrecan and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein from cartilage, fibronectin fragments rather than IL-1β played the major pathological role in osteoarthritis, contributing to the maintenance of the disease. Moreover, higher levels of ADAMTS 4 and 7 and a specific regulation of ADAMTS-12 were observed in osteoarthritis, suggesting them as new potential therapeutic targets. Therefore, synovial fibroblasts provide the biochemical tools to the chronicity and destruction of the osteoarthritic joints.
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- Selene Pérez-García
- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Traumatology Service, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Medical Research Institute, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Cellular Inflammation and Cartilage Research Group, Hospital del Mar Research Institute (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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Pérez-García S, Carrión M, Gutiérrez-Cañas I, González-Álvaro I, Gomariz RP, Juarranz Y. VIP and CRF reduce ADAMTS expression and function in osteoarthritis synovial fibroblasts. J Cell Mol Med 2016; 20:678-87. [PMID: 26818776 PMCID: PMC5126260 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.12777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 12/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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ADAMTS (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs) family is known to play an important role in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA), working on aggrecan degradation or altering the integrity of extracellular matrix (ECM). Thus, the main purpose of our study was to define the role of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF), as immunoregulatory neuropeptides, on ADAMTS production in synovial fibroblasts (SF) from OA patients and healthy donors (HD). OA- and HD-SF were stimulated with pro-inflammatory mediators and treated with VIP or CRF. Both neuropeptides decreased ADAMTS-4, -5, -7 and -12 expressions, aggrecanase activity, glycosaminoglycans (GAG), and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) degradation after stimulation with fibronectin fragments (Fn-fs) in OA-SF. After stimulation with interleukin-1β, VIP reduced ADAMTS-4 and -5, and both neuropeptides decreased ADAMTS-7 production and COMP degradation. Moreover, VIP and CRF reduced Runx2 and β-catenin activation in OA-SF. Our data suggest that the role of VIP and CRF on ADAMTS expression and cartilage degradation could be related to the OA pathology since scarce effects were produced in HD-SF. In addition, their effects might be greater when a degradation loop has been established, given that they were higher after stimulation with Fn-fs. Our results point to novel OA therapies based on the use of neuropeptides, since VIP and CRF are able to stop the first critical step, the loss of cartilage aggrecan and the ECM destabilization during joint degradation.
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- Selene Pérez-García
- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Reumatology Service, Medical Research Institute, La Princesa University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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Hwang HS, Park SJ, Cheon EJ, Lee MH, Kim HA. Fibronectin fragment-induced expression of matrix metalloproteinases is mediated by MyD88-dependent TLR-2 signaling pathway in human chondrocytes. Arthritis Res Ther 2015; 17:320. [PMID: 26563875 PMCID: PMC4643537 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-015-0833-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Introduction Fibronectin fragments (FN-fs) are increased in the cartilage of patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and have a potent chondrolytic effect. However, little is known about the cellular receptors and signaling mechanisms that are mediated by FN-fs. We investigated whether the 29-kDa amino-terminal fibronectin fragment (29-kDa FN-f) regulates cartilage catabolism via the Toll-like receptor (TLR)-2 signaling pathway in human chondrocytes. Methods Small interfering RNA was used to knock down TLR-2 and myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88). TLR-2 was overexpressed in chondrocytes transfected with a TLR-2 expression plasmid. The expression levels of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1, MMP-3, and MMP-13 were analyzed using quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reactions, immunoblotting, or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The effect of TLR-2 on 29-kDa FN-f-mediated signaling pathways was investigated by immunoblotting. Results TLR-2, TLR-3, TLR-4, and TLR-5 mRNA were significantly overexpressed in OA cartilage compared with normal cartilage, whereas no significant difference of TLR-1 mRNA expression was found. 29-kDa FN-f significantly increased TLR-2 expression in human chondrocytes in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Knockdown of TLR-2 or MyD88, the latter a downstream adaptor of TLR-2, significantly inhibited 29-kDa FN-f-induced MMP production at the mRNA and protein levels. Conversely, TLR-2 overexpression led to enhanced MMP production by 29-kDa FN-f. In addition, TLR-2 knockdown apparently inhibited 29-kDa FN-f-mediated activation of phosphorylated nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells inhibitor, alpha, and p38, but not of c-Jun N-terminal kinase or extracellular signal-regulated kinase. Exposure to synovial fluid (SF) from affected joints of patients with OA elevated MMP-1, MMP-3, and MMP-13 expression markedly in primary chondrocytes without reducing cell viability. However, TLR-2 knockdown in chondrocytes significantly suppressed SF-induced MMP induction. Conclusions Our data demonstrate that the MyD88-dependent TLR-2 signaling pathway may be responsible for 29-kDa FN-f-mediated cartilage catabolic responses. Our results will enhance understanding of cartilage catabolic mechanisms driven by cartilage degradation products, including FN-f. The modulation of TLR-2 signaling activated by damage-associated molecular patterns, including 29-kDa FN-f, is a potential therapeutic strategy for the prevention of cartilage degradation in OA. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13075-015-0833-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Hyun Sook Hwang
- Division of rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, 896, Pyungchon, Anyang, Kyunggi, 431-070, Korea. .,Institute for Skeletal Aging, Hallym University, Chunchon, 200-702, Korea.
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- Division of rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, 896, Pyungchon, Anyang, Kyunggi, 431-070, Korea.
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- Division of rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, 896, Pyungchon, Anyang, Kyunggi, 431-070, Korea. .,Institute for Skeletal Aging, Hallym University, Chunchon, 200-702, Korea.
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- Division of rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, 896, Pyungchon, Anyang, Kyunggi, 431-070, Korea. .,Institute for Skeletal Aging, Hallym University, Chunchon, 200-702, Korea.
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- Division of rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, 896, Pyungchon, Anyang, Kyunggi, 431-070, Korea. .,Institute for Skeletal Aging, Hallym University, Chunchon, 200-702, Korea.
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Wang CC, Lee CH, Peng YJ, Salter DM, Lee HS. Platelet-Rich Plasma Attenuates 30-kDa Fibronectin Fragment-Induced Chemokine and Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression by Meniscocytes and Articular Chondrocytes. Am J Sports Med 2015; 43:2481-9. [PMID: 26306780 DOI: 10.1177/0363546515597489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Proteolytic fragments of fibronectin have catabolic effects on cartilage and menisci. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is increasingly being used to treat a range of joint conditions, but it is unknown whether PRP influences fibronectin fragment (FN-f) procatabolic activity. HYPOTHESES The procatabolic activity of FN-f on meniscocytes and articular chondrocytes is attenuated by cotreatment with PRP. STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study. METHODS Human meniscocytes were treated with FN-f (30 kDa) with or without PRP coincubation, and gene expression was analyzed by complementary DNA microarray analysis. Validation of altered expression of known and novel chemokine and protease genes was undertaken by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in articular chondrocytes and meniscocytes. Chemokine release was assayed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and intracellular pathway signaling was evaluated by Western immunoblotting. RESULTS Microarray analysis and RT-PCR showed increased expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)1, MMP2, MMP3, MMP9, MMP13, interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8 (CXCL8), CCL5, CCL20, and CXCL10 chemokines in meniscocytes after treatment with FN-f. Upregulation of these genes was significantly attenuated by PRP. Similar results were seen with articular chondrocytes, although no changes in MMP2 or MMP9 levels were identified. PRP-induced suppression of gene expression was associated with activation of Akt and p44/p42. CONCLUSION PRP treatment attenuates the 30-kDa FN-f-induced expression of a range of proinflammatory chemokines and MMPs, including IL-8, IL-6, CCL20, CCL5, CXCL10, MMP1, MMP3, and MMP13, by both meniscocytes and articular chondrocytes. CLINICAL RELEVANCE These observations provide support for the use and further trials of PRP in management of cartilage and meniscal injuries.
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- Chih-Chien Wang
- Graduate Institute of Medical Science, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Orthopedics, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Osteoarticular Research Group, Centre for Genomics and Experimental Medicine, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Science, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Olivotto E, Otero M, Marcu KB, Goldring MB. Pathophysiology of osteoarthritis: canonical NF-κB/IKKβ-dependent and kinase-independent effects of IKKα in cartilage degradation and chondrocyte differentiation. RMD Open 2015; 1:e000061. [PMID: 26557379 PMCID: PMC4632142 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2015-000061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2015] [Revised: 03/20/2015] [Accepted: 03/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA), a whole-joint disease driven by abnormal biomechanics and attendant cell-derived and tissue-derived factors, is a rheumatic disease with the highest prevalence, representing a severe health burden with a tremendous economic impact. Members of the nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) family orchestrate mechanical, inflammatory and oxidative stress-activated processes, thus representing a potential therapeutic target in OA disease. The two pivotal kinases, IκB kinase (IKK) α and IKKβ, activate NF-κB dimers that might translocate to the nucleus and regulate the expression of specific target genes involved in extracellular matrix remodelling and terminal differentiation of chondrocytes. IKKα, required for the activation of the so-called non-canonical pathway, has a number of NF-κB-independent and kinase-independent functions in vivo and in vitro, including controlling chondrocyte hypertrophic differentiation and collagenase activity. In this short review, we will discuss the role of NF-κB signalling in OA pathology, with emphasis on the functional effects of IKKα that are independent of its kinase activity and NF-κB activation.
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- Eleonora Olivotto
- Laboratory RAMSES-Research, Innovation & Technology Department , Rizzoli Orthopedic Research Institute , Bologna , Italy
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- Research Division , Hospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medical College , New York , USA
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- Biochemistry and Cell Biology Department , Stony Brook University , Stony Brook , USA
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- Research Division , Hospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medical College , New York , USA
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Lees S, Golub SB, Last K, Zeng W, Jackson DC, Sutton P, Fosang AJ. Bioactivity in an Aggrecan 32-mer Fragment Is Mediated via Toll-like Receptor 2. Arthritis Rheumatol 2015; 67:1240-9. [DOI: 10.1002/art.39063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Sophie Lees
- University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, and Royal Children's Hospital; Parkville Victoria Australia
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- University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, and Royal Children's Hospital; Parkville Victoria Australia
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- University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, and Royal Children's Hospital; Parkville Victoria Australia
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- University of Melbourne; Parkville Victoria Australia
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- University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, and Royal Children's Hospital; Parkville Victoria Australia
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- University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, and Royal Children's Hospital; Parkville Victoria Australia
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Kalkreuth RH, Krüger JP, Lau S, Niemeyer P, Endres M, Kreuz PC, Kaps C. Fibronectin stimulates migration and proliferation, but not chondrogenic differentiation of human subchondral progenitor cells. Regen Med 2014; 9:759-73. [DOI: 10.2217/rme.14.40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Aims: To evaluate the impact of human plasma-derived fibronectin (FN) on human subchondral mesenchymal progenitor cells regarding cell migration, proliferation, and chondrogenic differentiation. Materials & methods: Human subchondral mesenchymal progenitor cells were analyzed for their migration capacity upon treatment with human plasma-derived FN. Proliferation activity was evaluated by DNA content. For chondrogenesis, cells were cultured in high-density pellet cultures in the presence of FN, TGFβ3, and a combination thereof. Results: Treatment of progenitors with FN significantly increased the number of migrating cells and elevated proliferative activity. Histological staining indicated formation of an extracellular matrix with type II collagen. Gene expression analysis gave no evidence for chondrogenic differentiation mediated by FN, but revealed a significant induction of type II collagen expression. Conclusion: FN has a potential to recruit human subchondral mesenchymal progenitor cells, possibly supporting proliferation and matrix assembly in cartilage repair procedures using bioactive implants after microfracture treatment.
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- Richard Horst Kalkreuth
- TransTissue Technologies GmbH, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- TransTissue Technologies GmbH, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- TransTissue Technologies GmbH, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- TransTissue Technologies GmbH, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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The integrin family of cell adhesion receptors plays a major role in mediating interactions between cells and the extracellular matrix. Normal adult articular chondrocytes express α1β1, α3β1, α5β1, α10β1, αVβ1, αVβ3, and αVβ5 integrins, while chondrocytes from osteoarthritic tissue also express α2β1, α4β1, α6β1. These integrins bind a host of cartilage extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, most notably fibronectin and collagen types II and VI, which provide signals that regulate cell proliferation, survival, differentiation, and matrix remodeling. By initiating signals in response to mechanical forces, chondrocyte integrins also serve as mechanotransducers. When the cartilage matrix is damaged in osteoarthritis, fragments of fibronectin are generated that signal through the α5β1 integrin to activate a pro-inflammatory and pro-catabolic response which, if left unchecked, could contribute to progressive matrix degradation. The cell signaling pathways activated in response to excessive mechanical signals and to fibronectin fragments are being unraveled and may represent useful therapeutic targets for slowing or stopping progressive matrix destruction in arthritis.
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- Richard F Loeser
- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7280, United States.
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Lorenzi T, Niţulescu EA, Zizzi A, Lorenzi M, Paolinelli F, Aspriello SD, Baniţă M, Crăiţoiu Ş, Goteri G, Barbatelli G, Lombardi T, Di Felice R, Marzioni D, Rubini C, Castellucci M. The novel role of HtrA1 in gingivitis, chronic and aggressive periodontitis. PLoS One 2014; 9:e96978. [PMID: 24979214 PMCID: PMC4076180 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2013] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Proteolytic tissue degradation is a typical phenomenon in inflammatory periodontal diseases. HtrA1 (High temperature requirement A 1) has a serine protease activity and is able to degrade fibronectin whose fragments induce the expression and secretion of several matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). The aim of this study was to investigate for the first time if HtrA1 has a role in gingivitis and in generalized forms of chronic and aggressive periodontitis. Expression of HtrA1 was investigated in 16 clinically healthy gingiva, 16 gingivitis, 14 generalized chronic periodontitis and 10 generalized aggressive periodontitis by immunohistochemistry and real-time PCR. Statistical comparisons were performed by the Kruskall-Wallis test. Significantly higher levels of HtrA1 mRNA and protein expression were observed in pathological respect to healthy tissues. In particular, we detected an increase of plasma cell HtrA1 immunostaining from gingivitis to chronic and aggressive periodontitis, with the higher intensity in aggressive disease. In addition, we observed the presence of HtrA1 in normal and pathological epithelium, with an increased expression, particularly in its superficial layer, associated with increasingly severe forms of periodontal disease. We can affirm that HtrA1 expression in plasma cells could be correlated with the destruction of pathological periodontal tissue, probably due to its ability to trigger the overproduction of MMPs and to increase the inflammatory mediators TNF-α and IL-1β by inhibition of TGF-β. Moreover, epithelial HtrA1 immunostaining suggests a participation of the molecule in the host inflammatory immune responses necessary for the control of periodontal infection.
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- Teresa Lorenzi
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Pathological Anatomy, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, United Hospitals, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Specialistic and Dental Sciences, Periodontology, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Histology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Histology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
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- Pathological Anatomy, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, United Hospitals, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Division of Stomatology and Oral Surgery, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Private Dental Practice, San Benedetto del Tronto, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Pathological Anatomy, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, United Hospitals, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Miller RE, Lu Y, Tortorella MD, Malfait AM. Genetically Engineered Mouse Models Reveal the Importance of Proteases as Osteoarthritis Drug Targets. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2014; 15:350. [PMID: 23926636 DOI: 10.1007/s11926-013-0350-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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More than two decades of research has revealed a combination of proteases that determine cartilage degradation in osteoarthritis. These include metalloproteinases, which degrade the major macromolecules in cartilage, aggrecan and type II collagen, serine proteases, and cysteine proteases, for example cathepsin K. This review summarizes the function of proteases in osteoarthritis progression, as revealed by studies of genetically engineered mouse models. A brief overview of the biochemical characteristics and features of several important proteases is provided, with the objective of increasing understanding of their function. Published data reveal at least three enzymes to be major targets for osteoarthritis drug development: ADAMTS-5, MMP-13, and cathepsin K. In surgical models of osteoarthritis, mice lacking these enzymes are protected from cartilage damage and, to varying degrees, from bone changes. In-vivo studies targeting these proteases with selective small-molecule inhibitors have been performed for a variety of animal models. Mouse models will provide opportunities for future tests of the therapeutic effect of protease inhibitors, both on progression of structural damage to the joint and on associated pain.
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- Rachel E Miller
- Department of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, 1611 W. Harrison St., Suite 510, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Pérez-García S, Carrión M, Jimeno R, Ortiz AM, González-Álvaro I, Fernández J, Gomariz RP, Juarranz Y. Urokinase plasminogen activator system in synovial fibroblasts from osteoarthritis patients: modulation by inflammatory mediators and neuropeptides. J Mol Neurosci 2013; 52:18-27. [PMID: 24318839 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-013-0189-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2013] [Accepted: 11/18/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Plasminogen activators are specific proteolytic enzymes implicated in a variety of basic biological processes. The expression of the urokinase plasminogen activator system components is increased in some human diseases, including osteoarthritis. We sought to study the effect of two components of the inflamed synovial microenvironment on this system, IL-1β and fibronectin fragments, elucidating whether corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) neuropeptides modulate it, and analyzing the physiological consequences in joint destruction by measuring matrix metalloproteinases-9 and metalloproteinases-13 levels in osteoarthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes. We showed that IL-1β and fibronectin fragments stimulated urokinase system contributing to the perpetuation of the destructive cascade in joint. VIP modulated, even at constitutive level, this system, also counteracting the effect of both inflammatory stimuli. However, CRF seemed to be ineffective in controlling the production of these proteinases. Moreover, VIP was able to reduce the constitutive expression of matrix metalloproteinase-13 and the levels of both matrix metalloproteinases after stimulation with the pro-inflammatory stimuli. Our results suggest that the presence of early and later inflammatory mediators, such as IL-1β and fibronectin fragments, increases the urokinase system and the matrix metalloproteinases levels. Whereas CRF did not affect this system, VIP counteracts these actions supporting its therapeutic potential for the treatment of osteoarthritis.
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- Selene Pérez-García
- Departamento de Biología Celular, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, José Antonio Novais n°2, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040, Madrid, Spain,
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Stoffels JMJ, Zhao C, Baron W. Fibronectin in tissue regeneration: timely disassembly of the scaffold is necessary to complete the build. Cell Mol Life Sci 2013; 70:4243-53. [PMID: 23756580 PMCID: PMC11113129 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-013-1350-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2013] [Revised: 04/04/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Tissue injury initiates extracellular matrix molecule expression, including fibronectin production by local cells and fibronectin leakage from plasma. To benefit tissue regeneration, fibronectin promotes opsonization of tissue debris, migration, proliferation, and contraction of cells involved in the healing process, as well as angiogenesis. When regeneration proceeds, the fibronectin matrix is fully degraded. However, in a diseased environment, fibronectin clearance is often disturbed, allowing structural variants to persist and contribute to disease progression and failure of regeneration. Here, we discuss first how fibronectin helps tissue regeneration, with a focus on normal cutaneous wound healing as an example of complete tissue recovery. Then, we continue to argue that, although the fibronectin matrix generated following cartilage and central nervous system white matter (myelin) injury initially benefits regeneration, fibronectin clearance is incomplete in chronic wounds (skin), osteoarthritis (cartilage), and multiple sclerosis (myelin). Fibronectin fragments or aggregates persist, which impair tissue regeneration. The similarities in fibronectin-mediated mechanisms of frustrated regeneration indicate that complete fibronectin clearance is a prerequisite for recovery in any tissue. Also, they provide common targets for developing therapeutic strategies in regenerative medicine.
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- Josephine M. J. Stoffels
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Wellcome Trust—Medical Research Council Stem Cell Institute and Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ES UK
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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Stoffels JMJ, Zhao C, Baron W. Author's reply to: Comment on: Fibronectin in tissue regeneration: timely disassembly of the scaffold is necessary to complete the build. Cell Mol Life Sci 2013; 70:4257. [PMID: 23974246 PMCID: PMC11113303 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-013-1454-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2013] [Revised: 08/08/2013] [Accepted: 08/08/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Josephine M. J. Stoffels
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Wellcome Trust—Medical Research Council Stem Cell, Institute and Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ES UK
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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Bell R, Li J, Shewman EF, Galante JO, Cole BJ, Bach BR, Troy KL, Mikecz K, Sandy JD, Plaas AH, Wang VM. ADAMTS5 is required for biomechanically-stimulated healing of murine tendinopathy. J Orthop Res 2013; 31:1540-8. [PMID: 23754494 DOI: 10.1002/jor.22398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2013] [Accepted: 05/01/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A recently developed murine model of tendinopathy, induced by TGF-β1 injection, has been used to examine the reparative capacity of tendinopathic Achilles in Adamts5(-/-) mice. After TGF-β1 injection and 2 weeks of treadmill exercise, the Achilles from Adamts5(-/-) mice exhibited a reduction in maximum tensile stress of approximately 60%. However, in contrast to wild type mice previously characterized by this model, Adamts5(-/-) mice subjected to further treadmill exercise were unable to reverse this biomechanical deficit. This nonreparative phenotype was accompanied by a major deficiency, relative to wild-type, in expression of Col1a1 and Col3a1 and an abnormally elevated expression of a wide range of integrins. In addition, the tendinopathic Adamts5(-/-) mice showed a persistent accumulation of chondrogenic cells in the tendon body and an aggrecan-rich fibrocartilaginous matrix within disorganized collagen fiber bundles. Moreover, consistent with the compromised biomechanical properties of the Achilles in the Adamts5(-/-) mice, in vivo gait analysis revealed a strong trend (p = 0.07) towards increased swing time of the injected limb in Adamts5(-/-) relative to wild-type mice. These findings demonstrate that a deficiency in ADAMTS5 promotes a chondrogenic response to TGF-β1 injection that is not reversed by treadmill exercise. Hence, repair of biomechanically compromised tendons exhibiting midsubstance chondroid accumulation requires ADAMTS5.
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- Rebecca Bell
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, 1611 W. Harrison Street, Suite 201, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Russell TM, Delorey MJ, Johnson BJB. Borrelia burgdorferi BbHtrA degrades host ECM proteins and stimulates release of inflammatory cytokines in vitro. Mol Microbiol 2013; 90:241-51. [PMID: 23980719 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The Lyme disease spirochaete, Borrelia burgdorferi, causes damage to diverse host tissues and induces inflammation but the mechanisms of injury are poorly understood. We recently reported that a surface-exposed B. burgdorferi protease, which is expressed during human disease and is conserved within the major Lyme disease spirochaete species, degrades the extracellular matrix proteoglycan, aggrecan. Here we demonstrate that BbHtrA also degrades fibronectin and numerous proteoglycans found in skin, joints and neural tissues. BbHtrA degradation of fibronectin released known pro-inflammatory fibronectin fragments FnIII(13-14) and Fnf-29, which may amplify the inflammatory processes triggered by the presence of the bacteria. When this hypothesis was tested directly by exposing chondrocytes to BbHtrA in vitro, inflammatory cytokines (sICAM-1 and IL-6) and chemokines (CXCL1, CCL1, CCL2 and CCL5) that are hallmarks of Lyme disease were induced. These results provide the first evidence that, by utilizing BbHtrA, B. burgdorferi may actively participate in its dissemination and in the tissue damage and inflammation observed in Lyme disease.
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- Theresa M Russell
- Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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Tiaden AN, Richards PJ. The emerging roles of HTRA1 in musculoskeletal disease. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2013; 182:1482-8. [PMID: 23499460 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2013.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2012] [Revised: 01/28/2013] [Accepted: 02/01/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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High-temperature requirement serine protease A1 (HTRA1) is one of four known proteases belonging to the broadly conserved family of HTRA proteins. Although it was originally considered as representing an important modulator of tumorigenesis, an increasing number of reports have suggested that its influence on human disease may extend beyond cancer. HTRA1 has the capacity to degrade numerous extracellular matrix proteins, and as such, its potential involvement in diseases of the musculoskeletal system has been gaining increased attention. Musculoskeletal disease constitutes a wide variety of degenerative conditions that can manifest themselves in different ways such as joint and back pain, as well as deficiencies in skeletal bone quality, and ultimately result in significant suffering and reduced quality of life. Convincing data now exist to support a detrimental role for HTRA1 in the pathogenesis of joint and intervertebral disk degeneration. However, the function of HTRA1 in other closely related musculoskeletal diseases affecting bone and muscle remains unclear and largely unexplored. To help set the stage for future research, we discuss here some of the recent advances in our understanding of the role played by HTRA1 in musculoskeletal pathology.
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- André Nicki Tiaden
- Bone and Stem Cell Research Group, Center for Applied Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Feghali K, Grenier D. Priming effect of fibronectin fragments on the macrophage inflammatory response: potential contribution to periodontitis. Inflammation 2013; 35:1696-705. [PMID: 22696147 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-012-9487-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Fibronectin, an extracellular matrix component, is a substrate for multiple host and bacterial proteinases found in inflamed periodontal sites. In the present study, we investigated the potential contribution of various fibronectin fragments to the inflammatory process of periodontitis. Our results showed that the smaller fragments of fibronectin (30 and 45 kDa) were the most potent inflammatory inducers as they dose-dependently increased the secretion of TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-8 by human macrophages. The 120-kDa fragment did not induce the secretion of all the cytokines tested, while intact fibronectin only increased IL-8 secretion and to a lesser extent TNF-α secretion. Cytokine secretion was associated with increased amounts of phosphorylated ERK1/2, JNK2, and p38α MAPK in treated macrophages. The combination of fibronectin or fibronectin fragments with Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide had an additive effect, but no synergism appeared to occur. It was also demonstrated that gingival crevicular fluid samples recovered from patients with moderate to severe periodontitis contained more fibronectin fragments than samples obtained from healthy subjects. Finally, both Arg- and Lys-gingipains purified from P. gingivalis were found to modulate fibronectin fragmentation. In conclusion, we showed that specific fibronectin fragments that may be present in diseased periodontal sites may contribute to maintaining and amplifying the inflammatory state and that P. gingivalis gingipains may be involved in the production of these fragments.
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- Karine Feghali
- Groupe de Recherche en Écologie Buccale, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université Laval, 2420 Rue de la Terrasse, Quebec City, QC, Canada, G1V 0A6
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Williams EL, Edwards CJ, Cooper C, Oreffo ROC. Impact of inflammation on the osteoarthritic niche: implications for regenerative medicine. Regen Med 2012; 7:551-70. [DOI: 10.2217/rme.12.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis worldwide and is the sixth leading cause of disability. It costs the UK economy approximately 1% of gross national product per annum. With an aging population, the cost of chronic conditions such as OA continues to rise. Historically, treatments for OA have been limited to painkillers, physiotherapy and joint injections. When these fail, patients are referred for joint replacement surgery. With the advent of tissue engineering strategies aimed at generating new bone and cartilage for repair of osteochondral defects, there has been considerable interest in exploiting these techniques to devise new treatments for OA. To date, little consideration has been given to the OA niche and attendant inflammatory milieu for any regenerative skeletal strategy. This review highlights the importance of understanding the osteoarthritic niche in order to modify existing tissue engineering and regenerative medicine strategies for the future treatment of OA.
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- Emma L Williams
- Bone & Joint Research Group, Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells & Regeneration, Human Development & Health, University of Southampton Medical School, Southampton, UK
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- Bone & Joint Research Group, Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells & Regeneration, Human Development & Health, University of Southampton Medical School, Southampton, UK
- Rheumatology Department, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Rheumatology Department, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Bone & Joint Research Group, Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells & Regeneration, Human Development & Health, University of Southampton Medical School, Southampton, UK
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Fibronectin fragments are important for synovial inflammation and the progression of arthritis, and thus, identifying potential enzymatic pathways that generate these fragments is of vital importance. The objective of this study was to determine the cleavage efficiency of fibronectin by matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-1, MMP-3, MMP-13, and MMP-14). Intact human plasma fibronectin was co-incubated with activated MMPs in neutral or acidic pH for up to 24 hours at 37 °C. The size and distribution of fibronectin fragments were determined by Western blot analysis using antibodies that recognized the N-terminals of fibronectin. All MMPs were able to cleave fibronectin at neutral pH. MMP-13 and -14 had the highest efficiency followed by MMP-3 and -1. MMP-3, -13, and -14 generated 70-kDa fragments, a known pro-inflammatory peptide. Further degradation of fibronectin fragments was only found for MMP-13 and -14, generating 52-kDa, 40-kDa, 32-kDa, and 29-kDa fragments. Fibronectin fragments of similar size were also found in the articular cartilage of femoral condyles of normal bovine knee joints. At acidic pH (5.5), the activities of MMP-1 and -14 were nearly abolished, while MMP-3 had a greater efficiency than MMP-13 even though the activities of both MMPs were significantly reduced. These findings suggest that MMP-13 and -14 may play a significant role in the cleavage of fibronectin and the production of fibronectin fragments in normal and arthritic joints.
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- Xiaorong Zhang
- Tissue Engineering, Regeneration and Repair Program, The Hospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Tissue Engineering, Regeneration and Repair Program, The Hospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Tissue Engineering, Regeneration and Repair Program, The Hospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Tissue Engineering, Regeneration and Repair Program, The Hospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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Son E, Shim J, Choi H, Kim H, Lim K, Chung J, Byun S, Lee T. Cathepsin G Inhibitor Prevents Ultraviolet B- Induced Photoaging in Hairless Mice via Inhibition of Fibronectin Fragmentation. Dermatology 2012; 224:352-60. [DOI: 10.1159/000339337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2011] [Accepted: 05/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Burgess JK, Weckmann M. Matrikines and the lungs. Pharmacol Ther 2012; 134:317-37. [PMID: 22366287 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2012.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2012] [Accepted: 02/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The extracellular matrix is a complex network of fibrous and nonfibrous molecules that not only provide structure to the lung but also interact with and regulate the behaviour of the cells which it surrounds. Recently it has been recognised that components of the extracellular matrix proteins are released, often through the action of endogenous proteases, and these fragments are termed matrikines. Matrikines have biological activities, independent of their role within the extracellular matrix structure, which may play important roles in the lung in health and disease pathology. Integrins are the primary cell surface receptors, characterised to date, which are used by the matrikines to exert their effects on cells. However, evidence is emerging for the need for co-factors and other receptors for the matrikines to exert their effects on cells. The potential for matrikines, and peptides derived from these extracellular matrix protein fragments, as therapeutic agents has recently been recognised. The natural role of these matrikines (including inhibitors of angiogenesis and possibly inflammation) make them ideal targets to mimic as therapies. A number of these peptides have been taken forward into clinical trials. The focus of this review will be to summarise our current understanding of the role, and potential for highly relevant actions, of matrikines in lung health and disease.
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- Janette K Burgess
- Cell Biology, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Bastow ER, Last K, Golub S, Stow JL, Stanley AC, Fosang AJ. Evidence for lysosomal exocytosis and release of aggrecan-degrading hydrolases from hypertrophic chondrocytes, in vitro and in vivo. Biol Open 2012; 1:318-28. [PMID: 23213422 PMCID: PMC3509456 DOI: 10.1242/bio.2012547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The abundant proteoglycan, aggrecan, is resorbed from growth plate cartilage during endochondral bone ossification, yet mice with genetically-ablated aggrecan-degrading activity have no defects in bone formation. To account for this apparent anomaly, we propose that lysosomal hydrolases degrade extracellular, hyaluronan-bound aggrecan aggregates in growth plate cartilage, and that lysosomal hydrolases are released from hypertrophic chondrocytes into growth plate cartilage via Ca2+-dependent lysosomal exocytosis. In this study we confirm that hypertrophic chondrocytes release hydrolases via lysosomal exocytosis in vitro and we show in vivo evidence for lysosomal exocytosis in hypertrophic chondrocytes during skeletal development. We show that lysosome-associated membrane protein 1 (LAMP1) is detected at the cell surface following in vitro treatment of epiphyseal chondrocytes with the calcium ionophore, ionomycin. Furthermore, we show that in addition to the lysosomal exocytosis markers, cathepsin D and β-hexosaminidase, ionomycin induces release of aggrecan- and hyaluronan-degrading activity from cultured epiphyseal chondrocytes. We identify VAMP-8 and VAMP7 as v-SNARE proteins with potential roles in lysosomal exocytosis in hypertrophic chondrocytes, based on their colocalisation with LAMP1 at the cell surface in secondary ossification centers in mouse tibiae. We propose that resorbing growth plate cartilage involves release of destructive hydrolases from hypertrophic chondrocytes, via lysosomal exocytosis.
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- Edward R Bastow
- University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital , Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052 , Australia
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Biomechanical influence of cartilage homeostasis in health and disease. ARTHRITIS 2011; 2011:979032. [PMID: 22046527 PMCID: PMC3196252 DOI: 10.1155/2011/979032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2011] [Accepted: 06/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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There is an urgent demand for long term solutions to improve osteoarthritis treatments in the ageing population. There are drugs that control the pain but none that stop the progression of the disease in a safe and efficient way. Increased intervention efforts, augmented by early diagnosis and integrated biophysical therapies are therefore needed. Unfortunately, progress has been hampered due to the wide variety of experimental models which examine the effect of mechanical stimuli and inflammatory mediators on signal transduction pathways. Our understanding of the early mechanopathophysiology is poor, particularly the way in which mechanical stimuli influences cell function and regulates matrix synthesis. This makes it difficult to identify reliable targets and design new therapies. In addition, the effect of mechanical loading on matrix turnover is dependent on the nature of the mechanical stimulus. Accumulating evidence suggests that moderate mechanical loading helps to maintain cartilage integrity with a low turnover of matrix constituents. In contrast, nonphysiological mechanical signals are associated with increased cartilage damage and degenerative changes. This review will discuss the pathways regulated by compressive loading regimes and inflammatory signals in animal and in vitro 3D models. Identification of the chondroprotective pathways will reveal novel targets for osteoarthritis treatments.
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Hayashi M, Kadomatsu K, Ishiguro N. Keratan sulfate suppresses cartilage damage and ameliorates inflammation in an experimental mice arthritis model. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 401:463-8. [PMID: 20875399 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.09.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2010] [Accepted: 09/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Proteoglycans bearing keratan sulfate (KS), such as aggrecan, are components of the human cartilage extracellular matrix (ECM). However, the role of KS in influencing cartilage degradation associated with arthritis remains to be completely understood. KS side chains of the length found in human cartilage are not found in murine skeletal tissues. Using a murine model of inflammatory polyarthritis and cartilage explants exposed to interleukin-1α (IL-1α), we examined whether administering KS could influence intraarticular inflammation and cartilage degradation. Acute arthritis was induced by intravenous administration of an anti-type II collagen antibody cocktail, followed by an intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide. This treatment was followed by an intraperitoneal KS administration in half of the total mice to evaluate the therapeutic potential of KS for ameliorating arthritis. To investigate the therapeutic potential ex vivo, we examined cartilage fragility by measuring IL-1α-induced aggrecan release from cartilage explants treated with or without KS. Intraperitoneal KS administration ameliorated arthritis in DBA/1J mice. The aggrecan release induced by IL-1α was less in cartilage explants containing media with KS than in those without KS. Our data indicate that exogenous KS ameliorated arthritis in vivo and suppressed cartilage degradation ex vivo. KS may have important therapeutic potential in the treatment of inflammatory arthritis. The mechanism responsible for this requires further investigation, but KS may become a novel therapeutic agent for treating inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
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- Masatoshi Hayashi
- Department of Biochemistry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsuruma-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan.
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Melrose J, Little CB. Immunolocalization of lymphatic vessels in human fetal knee joint tissues. Connect Tissue Res 2010; 51:289-305. [PMID: 20334573 DOI: 10.3109/03008200903318287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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We immunolocalized lymphatic and vascular blood vessels in 12- and 14-week-old human fetal knee joint tissues using a polyclonal antibody to a lymphatic vascular endothelium specific hyaluronan receptor (LYVE-1) and a monoclonal antibody to podoplanin (mAb D2-40). A number of lymphatic vessels were identified in the stratified connective tissues surrounding the cartilaginous knee joint femoral and tibial rudiments. These tissues also contained small vascular vessels with entrapped red blood cells which were imaged using Nomarsky DIC microscopy. Neither vascular nor lymphatic vessels were present in the knee joint cartilaginous rudiments. The menisci in 12-week-old fetal knees were incompletely demarcated from the adjacent tibial and femoral cartilaginous rudiments which was consistent with the ongoing joint cavitation process at the femoral-tibial junction. At 14 weeks of age the menisci were independent structural entities; they contained a major central blood vessel containing red blood cells and numerous communicating vessels at the base of the menisci but no lymphatic vessels. In contrast to the 12-week-old menisci, the 14-week meniscal rudiments contained abundant CD-31 and CD-34 positive but no lymphatic vessels. Isolated 14-week-old meniscal cells also were stained with the CD-31 and CD 34 antibodies; CD-68 +ve cells, also abundant in the 14-week-old menisci, were detectable to a far lesser degree in the 12-week menisci and were totally absent from the femoral and tibial rudiments. The distribution of lymphatic vessels and tissue macrophages in the fetal joint tissues was consistent with their roles in the clearance of metabolic waste and extracellular matrix breakdown products arising from the rapidly remodelling knee joint tissues.
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- James Melrose
- Raymond Purves Laboratory, Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital and University of Sydney, St. Leonards, Australia.
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Vonk LA, Doulabi BZ, Huang C, Helder MN, Everts V, Bank RA. Preservation of the chondrocyte's pericellular matrix improves cell-induced cartilage formation. J Cell Biochem 2010; 110:260-71. [PMID: 20213765 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The extracellular matrix surrounding chondrocytes within a chondron is likely to affect the metabolic activity of these cells. In this study we investigated this by analyzing protein synthesis by intact chondrons obtained from different types of cartilage and compared this with chondrocytes. Chondrons and chondrocytes from goats from different cartilage sources (articular cartilage, nucleus pulposus, and annulus fibrosus) were cultured for 0, 7, 18, and 25 days in alginate beads. Real-time polymerase chain reaction analyses indicated that the gene expression of Col2a1 was consistently higher by the chondrons compared with the chondrocytes and the Col1a1 gene expression was consistently lower. Western blotting revealed that Type II collagen extracted from the chondrons was cross-linked. No Type I collagen could be extracted. The amount of proteoglycans was higher for the chondrons from articular cartilage and nucleus pulposus compared with the chondrocytes, but no differences were found between chondrons and chondrocytes from annulus fibrosus. The expression of both Mmp2 and Mmp9 was higher by the chondrocytes from articular cartilage and nucleus pulposus compared with the chondrons, whereas no differences were found with the annulus fibrosus cells. Gene expression of Mmp13 increased strongly by the chondrocytes (>50-fold), but not by the chondrons. Taken together, our data suggest that preserving the pericellular matrix has a positive effect on cell-induced cartilage production.
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- Lucienne A Vonk
- Department of Oral Cell Biology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Research Institute MOVE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Yamashita H, Tripathi M, Harris MP, Liu S, Weidow B, Zent R, Quaranta V. The role of a recombinant fragment of laminin-332 in integrin alpha3beta1-dependent cell binding, spreading and migration. Biomaterials 2010; 31:5110-21. [PMID: 20347131 PMCID: PMC2861493 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2009] [Accepted: 03/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) is thought to be an essential component of tissue scaffolding and engineering because it fulfills fundamental functions related to cell adhesion, migration, and three-dimensional organization. Natural ECM preparations, however, are challenging to work with because they are comprised of macromolecules that are large and insoluble in their functional state. Functional fragments of ECM macromolecules are a viable answer to this challenge, as demonstrated by the RGD-based engineered scaffolds, where the tri-peptide, Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD), represents the minimal functional unit of fibronectin and related ECM. Laminins (Ln) are main components of epithelial tissues, since they enter into the composition of basement membranes. Application of Ln to epithelial tissue engineering would be desirable, since they could help mimic ideal functional conditions for both lining and glandular epithelial tissues. However, functional fragments of Ln that could be used in artificial settings have not been characterized in detail. In this paper, we describe the production and application of the recombinant LG4 (rLG4) fragment of laminin-332 (Ln-332), and show that it mimics three fundamental functional properties of Ln-332: integrin-mediated cell adhesion, spreading, and migration. Adhesive structures formed by cells on rLG4 closely resemble those formed on Ln-332, as judged by microscopy-based analyses of their molecular composition. As on Ln-332, focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is phosphorylated in cells adhering to rLG4, and colocalized with other focal adhesion components. We conclude that rLG4 could be a useful substitute to recapitulate, in vitro, the tissue scaffolding properties of Ln-332.
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- Hironobu Yamashita
- Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232
- Department of Medicine (Nephrology), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232
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Sofat N. Analysing the role of endogenous matrix molecules in the development of osteoarthritis. Int J Exp Pathol 2009; 90:463-79. [PMID: 19765101 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2613.2009.00676.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis worldwide. In this condition, damage to the extracellular matrix (ECM) of cartilage occurs, resulting in joint destruction. Factors mediating cartilage damage include mechanical injury, cytokine and superoxide release on a background of genetic susceptibility and obesity. Studies of arthritic cartilage show increased production of ECM molecules including type II collagen, cartilage oligomeric matrix protein, fibronectin (FN) and fibromodulin. Recent reports suggest that ECM proteins may become endogenous catabolic factors during joint damage. Activation of pro-inflammatory pathways by ECM proteins has led to their description as damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). The ECM proteins involved include fibromodulin, which activates the complement pathway and may promote the persistence of joint inflammation. Fragmentation of type II collagen, FN and hyaluronan reveals cryptic epitopes that stimulate proteolytic enzymes including matrix metalloproteinases and aggrecanases (ADAMTSs - a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motifs). Proteolytic fragments also stimulate the release of nitric oxide, chemokines and cytokines and activation of the MAP kinases. Reports are emerging that the receptors for the fragments described involve interaction with integrins and toll-like receptors. In this review the contribution of endogenous ECM molecules to joint destruction will be discussed. A deeper understanding of the pathways stimulated by endogenous ligands could offer potential avenues for novel therapies in the future.
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Proteinases involved in matrix turnover during cartilage and bone breakdown. Cell Tissue Res 2009; 339:221-35. [PMID: 19915869 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-009-0887-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2009] [Accepted: 09/10/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The joint is a discrete unit that consists of cartilage, bone, tendon and ligaments. These tissues are all composed of an extracellular matrix made of collagens, proteoglycans and specialised glycoproteins that are actively synthesised, precisely assembled and subsequently degraded by the resident connective tissue cells. A balance is maintained between matrix synthesis and degradation in healthy adult tissues. Different classes of proteinases play a part in connective tissue turnover in which active proteinases can cleave matrix protein during resorption, although the proteinase that predominates varies between different tissues and diseases. The metalloproteinases are potent enzymes that, once activated, degrade connective tissue and are inhibited by tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs); the balance between active matrix metalloproteinases and TIMPs determines, in many tissues, the extent of extracellular matrix degradation. The serine proteinases are involved in the initiation of activation cascades and some, such as elastase, can directly degrade the matrix. Cysteine proteinases are responsible for the breakdown of collagen in bone following the removal of the osteoid layer and the attachment of osteoclasts to the exposed bone surface. Various growth factors increase the synthesis of matrix and proteinase inhibitors, whereas cytokines (alone or in combination) can inhibit matrix synthesis and stimulate proteinase production and matrix destruction.
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Zack MD, Malfait AM, Skepner AP, Yates MP, Griggs DW, Hall T, Hills RL, Alston JT, Nemirovskiy OV, Radabaugh MR, Leone JW, Arner EC, Tortorella MD. ADAM-8 isolated from human osteoarthritic chondrocytes cleaves fibronectin at Ala(271). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 60:2704-13. [PMID: 19714641 DOI: 10.1002/art.24753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Fibronectin fragments are thought to play a critical role in the initiation and progression of cartilage degradation in arthritis. In a recent study, fibronectin neoepitopes resulting from cleavage of intact fibronectin at the Ala(271)/Val(272) scissile bond, generating an approximately 30-kd fragment with the new C-terminus VRAA(271) and an approximately 50-85-kd fragment with the new N-terminus (272)VYQP, were identified in osteoarthritis (OA) cartilage. The present study was undertaken to isolate the enzymes responsible for this cleavage from human OA chondrocytes. METHODS Fibronectin-degrading activity in human OA chondrocyte-conditioned medium (OACCM) was purified using conventional chromatography. A fluorescent peptide was developed based on the fibronectin scissile bond (269)RAA downward arrowVal(272), and this peptide was used to track fibronectinase activity during purification. Western blotting with antibodies that detect the fibronectin neoepitopes VRAA(271) and (272)VYQP was used to confirm cleavage of intact fibronectin by the enzymatically active fractions. Mass spectrometry was used to identify the proteins found in the fibronectinase-enriched fractions, with further confirmation by Western blotting. In addition, a recombinant enzyme identified by mass spectrometry was tested by Western blotting and dimethylmethylene blue assay for its ability to produce fibronectin neoepitopes in OA cartilage. RESULTS Purification of OACCM by chromatography resulted in isolation of a fibronectin-degrading enzyme, and mass spectrometry identified ADAM-8 as the fibronectinase present in these preparations. Furthermore, treatment of OA cartilage with recombinant human ADAM-8 promoted cartilage catabolism. CONCLUSION The results of this study identify ADAM-8 as a fibronectinase in human OA chondrocytes. Because ADAM-8 is capable of producing the fibronectin neoepitopes VRAA(271) and (272)VYQP in human OA cartilage, this enzyme may be an important mediator of cartilage catabolism.
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- Marc D Zack
- Pfizer Global Research and Development, 700 Chesterfield Parkway, Chesterfield, MO 63017, USA.
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Raducanu A, Hunziker EB, Drosse I, Aszódi A. Beta1 integrin deficiency results in multiple abnormalities of the knee joint. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:23780-92. [PMID: 19586917 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.039347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The lack of beta1 integrins on chondrocytes leads to severe chondrodysplasia associated with high mortality rate around birth. To assess the impact of beta1 integrin-mediated cell-matrix interactions on the function of adult knee joints, we conditionally deleted the beta1 integrin gene in early limb mesenchyme using the Prx1-cre transgene. Mutant mice developed short limbed dwarfism and had joint defects due to beta1 integrin deficiency in articular regions. The articular cartilage (AC) was structurally disorganized, accompanied by accelerated terminal differentiation, altered shape, and disrupted actin cytoskeleton of the chondrocytes. Defects in chondrocyte proliferation, cytokinesis, and survival resulted in hypocellularity. However, no significant differences in cartilage erosion, in the expression of matrix-degrading proteases, or in the exposure of aggrecan and collagen II cleavage neoepitopes were observed between control and mutant AC. We found no evidence for disturbed activation of MAPKs (ERK1/2, p38, and JNK) in vivo. Furthermore, fibronectin fragment-stimulated ERK activation and MMP-13 expression were indistinguishable in control and mutant femoral head explants. The mutant synovium was hyperplastic and frequently underwent chondrogenic differentiation. beta1-null synoviocytes showed increased proliferation and phospho-focal adhesion kinase expression. Taken together, deletion of beta1 integrins in the limb bud results in multiple abnormalities of the knee joints; however, it does not accelerate AC destruction, perturb cartilage metabolism, or influence intracellular MAPK signaling pathways.
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- Aurelia Raducanu
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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Austin BA, Liu B, Li Z, Nussenblatt RB. Biologically active fibronectin fragments stimulate release of MCP-1 and catabolic cytokines from murine retinal pigment epithelium. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2009; 50:2896-902. [PMID: 19151387 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.08-2495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE High-temperature requirement serine protease (HTRA1) was identified as a candidate age-related macular degeneration gene in multiple genetic studies in humans. To date, no functional studies have shown a mechanism for HTRA1 to instigate ocular tissue abnormalities. In the present study, the authors focused on a substrate of HTRA1, fibronectin, because fibronectin fragments (Fnfs) stimulate biochemical events in other age-related degenerative diseases that are analogous to changes associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The purpose of the study was to determine whether Fnfs stimulate the release of proinflammatory and catabolic cytokines from murine retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). METHODS Fibronectin was purified from murine serum by gelatin cross-linked agarose chromatography and subsequently was enzymatically digested with alpha-chymotrypsin. The bioactivity of Fnfs was verified by measuring levels of IL-6 and TNF-alpha in Fnf-exposed murine splenocytes. To analyze the effect of Fnfs on RPE, cytokine and chemokine levels in RPE culture supernatants were assayed by ELISA. RESULTS IL-6 and TNF-alpha proinflammatory cytokines were released from primary murine splenocytes in proportion to the dose and length of Fnf treatment, indicating that alpha-chymotryptic digests of fibronectin are biologically active. Fnf treatment of murine RPE cells stimulated the release of microgram and nanogram levels of IL-6, MMP-3, MMP-9, and MCP-1, whereas only picogram levels were detected in untreated cells. CONCLUSIONS Fnfs stimulate the release of proinflammatory cytokines, matrix metalloproteinases, and monocyte chemoattractant protein from murine RPE cells. This observation indicated that Fnfs could contribute to ocular abnormalities by promoting inflammation, catabolism, and monocyte chemoattraction.
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- Bobbie Ann Austin
- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1857, USA.
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The cytotoxic granzyme B (GrB)/perforin pathway has been traditionally viewed as a primary mechanism that is used by cytotoxic lymphocytes to eliminate allogeneic, virally infected and/or transformed cells. Although originally proposed to have intracellular and extracellular functions, upon the discovery that perforin, in combination with GrB, could induce apoptosis, other potential functions for this protease were, for the most part, disregarded. As there are 5 granzymes in humans and 11 granzymes in mice, many studies used perforin knockout mice as an initial screen to evaluate the role of granzymes in disease. However, in recent years, emerging clinical and biochemical evidence has shown that the latter approach may have overlooked a critical perforin-independent, pathogenic role for these proteases in disease. This review focuses on GrB, the most characterized of the granzyme family, in disease. Long known to be a pro-apoptotic protease expressed by cytotoxic lymphocytes and natural killer cells, it is now accepted that GrB can be expressed in other cell types of immune and nonimmune origin. To the latter, an emerging immune-independent role for GrB has been forwarded due to recent discoveries that GrB may be expressed in nonimmune cells such as smooth muscle cells, keratinocytes, and chondrocytes in certain disease states. Given that GrB retains its activity in the blood, can cleave extracellular matrix, and its levels are often elevated in chronic inflammatory diseases, this protease may be an important contributor to certain pathologies. The implications of sustained elevations of intracellular and extracellular GrB in chronic vascular, dermatological, and neurological diseases, among others, are developing. This review examines, for the first time, the multiple roles of GrB in disease pathogenesis.
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Coyne MJ, Cousin H, Loftus JP, Johnson PJ, Belknap JK, Gradil CM, Black SJ, Alfandari D. Cloning and expression of ADAM-related metalloproteases in equine laminitis. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2008; 129:231-41. [PMID: 19131116 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2008.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Equine laminitis is a debilitating disease affecting the digital laminae that suspend the distal phalanx within the hoof. While the clinical progression of the disease has been well documented, the molecular events associated with its pathogenesis remain largely unknown. Using real time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR), we have investigated the expression of genes coding for proteins containing a Disintegrin and Metalloprotease domain (ADAM), as well as genes encoding the natural inhibitors of these enzymes (tissue inhibitor of metalloprotease; TIMP) in horses with naturally-acquired (acute, chronic and aggravated chronic clinical cases) or experimentally-induced (black walnut extract (BWE) and starch gruel models) laminitis. Changes in expression of these enzymes and regulators may underlie the pathologic remodeling of lamellar tissue in laminitis. Genes encoding ADAMs involved in inflammation (ADAM-10 and ADAM-17), as well as those implicated in arthritis (ADAMTS-1, ADAMTS-4 and ADAMTS-5) were cloned, and the sequences used to generate specific oligonucleotide primers for the RT-qPCR experiments. Our results show that genes encoding ADAM-10 and ADAM-17 were not induced in most laminitic animals, whereas ADAMTS-4 gene expression was strongly upregulated in nearly all horses with experimentally-induced and naturally-acquired laminitis. The expression of matrix metalloproteases (MMP)-9 and ADAMTS-5 was also increased in many of the laminitic horses. In addition, TIMP-2 gene expression was decreased in most laminitic horses, whereas expression of genes encoding other TIMPs, namely TIMP-1 and TIMP-3, was randomly increased or decreased in the various models. We conclude that increased expression of lamellar ADAMTS-4 is a common feature of laminitis consistent with a central role of the gene product in the pathophysiology of the disease.
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- Michael J Coyne
- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, United States
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Porphyromonas gingivalis, gamma interferon, and a proapoptotic fibronectin matrix form a synergistic trio that induces c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1-mediated nitric oxide generation and cell death. Infect Immun 2008; 76:5514-23. [PMID: 18838522 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00625-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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During infection and inflammation, bacterial and inflammatory proteases break down extracellular matrices into macromolecular fragments. Fibronectin fragments are associated with disease severity in arthritis and periodontitis. The mechanisms by which these fragments contribute to disease pathogenesis are unclear. One likely mechanism is that fibronectin fragments induce apoptosis of resident cells, which can be further modulated by nitric oxide. Nitric oxide levels are increased at inflammatory sites in periodontitis patients. The aim of this study was to examine whether a proapoptotic fibronectin matrix (AFn) exerts its action by inducing nitric oxide and whether priming by bacterial and inflammatory components exacerbates this mechanism. Our data demonstrate that AFn increased the levels of nitric oxide and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) dose and time dependently in periodontal ligament (PDL) cells. These effects and apoptosis were inhibited by iNOS suppression and enhanced by iNOS overexpression. Nitric oxide and iNOS induction were paralleled by increased c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1 (JNK-1) phosphorylation. JNK-1 overexpression enhanced the expression of nitric oxide and iNOS, whereas inhibiting JNK-1 by small interfering RNA or a kinase mutant reversed these findings. Priming PDL cells with Porphyromonas gingivalis, its lipopolysaccharide (LPS), or gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) further increased nitric oxide levels and apoptosis. Escherichia coli and Streptococcus mutans induced lesser effects. Gingival fibroblasts and neutrophils responded to a lesser degree to these stimuli, whereas keratinocytes were resistant to apoptosis. Thus, proapoptotic matrices trigger nitric oxide release via JNK-1, promoting further apoptosis in host cells. LPS and IFN-gamma accentuate this mechanism, suggesting that during inflammation, the affected matrices and bacterial and inflammatory components combined exert a greater pathogenic effect on host cells.
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Son ED, Kim H, Choi H, Lee SH, Lee JY, Kim S, Closs B, Lee S, Chung JH, Hwang JS. Cathepsin G increases MMP expression in normal human fibroblasts through fibronectin fragmentation, and induces the conversion of proMMP-1 to active MMP-1. J Dermatol Sci 2008; 53:150-2. [PMID: 18835135 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2008.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2008] [Revised: 08/07/2008] [Accepted: 08/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ding L, Guo D, Homandberg GA. The cartilage chondrolytic mechanism of fibronectin fragments involves MAP kinases: comparison of three fragments and native fibronectin. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2008; 16:1253-62. [PMID: 18396067 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2008.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2007] [Accepted: 02/17/2008] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To define the role of mitogen activated protein (MAP) kinases in fibronectin fragment (Fn-f) mediated matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) upregulation and damage to bovine cartilage and to compare activities of three Fn-fs with native fibronectin (Fn), which is inactive in terms of cartilage damage. METHODS Bovine chondrocytes were cultured with three Fn-fs, an amino-terminal 29-kDa, a gelatin-binding 50-kDa and a central 140-kDa Fn-f or native Fn at concentrations from 0.01 to 1 microM, concentrations lower than those found in osteoarthritis synovial fluids. Lysates were probed for activation of MAP kinases, extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2), p38 and stress activated protein kinase/c-jun N-terminal kinase (SAPK/JNK). Confocal fluorescent microscopy was used to visualize movement of activated kinases. Kinase inhibitors were tested for their abilities to block Fn-f mediated protein upregulation of MMP-3 and MMP-13 and Fn-f induced depletion of cartilage proteoglycan (PG) from cultured explants. RESULTS The 29-kDa, the most potent Fn-f in terms of cartilage damage, enhanced phosphorylation of ERK1/2, p38 and JNK1/2 within a 1-h incubation while the 50 and 140-kDa Fn-fs required up to 4 h for maximal activity and native Fn was only minimally active toward p38 and JNK, but did strongly activate ERK1/2. The activated kinases displayed a distribution toward the nuclear membrane and within the nucleus. MAP kinase inhibitors markedly decreased Fn-f mediated upregulation of MMP-3 or MMP-13 and Fn-f mediated cartilage PG depletion. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that Fn-fs upregulate MMP-3 and MMP-13 in bovine chondrocytes through MAP kinases and that kinase inhibitors afford protection against this degenerative pathway.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND 58202, United States
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Raveenthiran SP, Chowdhury TT. Dynamic compression inhibits fibronectin fragment induced iNOS and COX-2 expression in chondrocyte/agarose constructs. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2008; 8:273-83. [PMID: 18677626 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-008-0134-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2007] [Accepted: 07/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mechanical loading and the fibronectin fragments (FN-fs) are known to stimulate the anabolic and catabolic processes in articular cartilage, possible through pathways mediated by *NO. This study examined the combined effects of dynamic compression and the NH(2)-hep I or COOH-hep II FN-fs on the expression levels of iNOS and COX-2 and production of *NO and PGE(2) release. Both types of fragments induced iNOS and COX-2 expression and stimulated the production of *NO release. This response was inhibited by dynamic compression. Inhibitor experiments indicated that both dynamic compression and the iNOS inhibitor were important in restoring cell proliferation and proteoglycan synthesis in the presence of the FN-fs. This is the first study which demonstrates a downregulation of the FN-f-induced iNOS and COX-2 expression by dynamic compression. The combination of mechanical and pharmacological interventions makes this study a powerful tool to examine further the interactions of biomechanics and cell signalling in osteoarthritis.
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary, University of London, London, E1 4NS, UK
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Martel-Pelletier J, Boileau C, Pelletier JP, Roughley PJ. Cartilage in normal and osteoarthritis conditions. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2008; 22:351-84. [PMID: 18455690 DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2008.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 345] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The preservation of articular cartilage depends on keeping the cartilage architecture intact. Cartilage strength and function depend on both the properties of the tissue and on their structural parameters. The main structural macromolecules are collagen and proteoglycans (aggrecan). During life, cartilage matrix turnover is mediated by a multitude of complex autocrine and paracrine anabolic and catabolic factors. These act on the chondrocytes and can lead to repair, remodeling or catabolic processes like those that occur in osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is characterized by degradation and loss of articular cartilage, subchondral bone remodeling, and, at the clinical stage of the disease, inflammation of the synovial membrane. The alterations in osteoarthritic cartilage are numerous and involve morphologic and metabolic changes in chondrocytes, as well as biochemical and structural alterations in the extracellular matrix macromolecules.
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