Journal
CYTOKINE
Volume 106, Issue -, Pages 54-66Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2018.03.005
Keywords
IL-21/IL-21R; AA-FLS; PI3K/Akt; mTOR; Nfatcl; Osteoclastogenesis
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The current study investigated the therapeutic effect of berberine (BBR), an alkaloid derivative against IL-21/IL-21R mediated phosphotidyl inositol 3 kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt) signaling in adjuvant induced arthritic fibroblast-like synoviocytes (AA-FLS) isolated from rats and IL-21 mediated osteoclastogenesis in bone-marrow derived monocytes (BMMs). BBR (15-45 mu M) treatment attenuated the gene and protein levels of IL-21R complex. BBR suppressed the levels of IL-21 (20 ng/ml) mediated production of inflammatory cytokines such as: tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha), interleukin 1 beta (IL-1 beta), interleukin 6 (IL-6) and interleukin 23 (IL-23) in AA-FLS cells. Subsequently, BBR ameliorated the gene and protein expression levels of mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), IL-23 and nuclear factor kappa B (NF kappa B) p65 through the inhibition of PI3K and upregulation of phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) at the protein level. Furthermore, BBR also inhibited the phosphorylation of Akt and NF kappa B p65 in a dose dependant manner. LY294002 (20 mu M) treatment suppressed the PI3K/Akt signaling and its downstream elements in AA-FLS cells. BBR also modulated IL-21 mediated osteoclastogenesis through the suppression of PI3K dependant nuclear factor of activated T-cells 1 (Nfatcl) induction. Moreover, BBR controlled the osteoclast differentiation via inhibition of various bone resorptive enzymes including: cathepsin K, matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) and tartarate acid phosphatase (TRAP). LY294002 also inhibited osteoclast formation via suppression of PI3K mediated Nfatcl induction and other downstream elements. Overall, our findings suggest that BBR is a potential candidate for therapeutic targeting of IL-21/IL-21R mediated RA pathogenesis.
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