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CELL DEATH DISCOVERY
Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1038/s41420-022-01002-8
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [82102614]
- Wenzhou Science and Technology Bureau Foundation [Y20210433]
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This study revealed the expression changes of MFG-E8 in intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) and its role in regulating NP cells. MFG-E8 can inhibit the degenerative process and protect cells from damage, suggesting its potential therapeutic value for IVDD.
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is a chronic age-related degenerative disease accompanied by complex pathophysiological mechanisms. Increasing evidence indicates that NLRP3 inflammasome mediated pyroptosis of nucleus pulposus (NP) cells displays an important role in the pathological progression of IVDD. Milk fat globule-EGF factor-8 (MFG-E8) is an endogenously secreted glycoprotein with beneficial effects of anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and modulation of NLRP3 inflammasome. However, the effect of MFG-E8 on IVDD remains unclear. In this study, our purpose is to clarify the expression changes of MFG-E8 in the IVDD process and explore the role and mechanism of MFG-E8. We found that MFG-E8's expression was reduced in degraded nucleus pulposus tissues of humans and rats as well as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-treated NP cells. Exogenous supplementation of MFG-E8 could rescue H2O2-induced oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and NLRP3 inflammasome activation and protect NP cells from pyroptosis and extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation. Mechanistically, Nrf2/TXNIP/NLRP3 axis plays a crucial role in MFG-E8-mediated suppression of the above-pathological events. In vivo, we established a rat intervertebral disc acupuncture model and found that MFG-E8 administration effectively alleviated IVDD development by imageological and histomorphological evaluation. Overall, our findings revealed the internal mechanisms underlying MFG-E8 regulation in NP cells and its intrinsic value for IVDD therapy.
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