Journal
REDOX BIOLOGY
Volume 14, Issue -, Pages 72-81Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2017.08.011
Keywords
Osteoarthritis; Human chondrocyte; PKR; Oxidative stress; MMP-13
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- National Cheng Kung University
- E-Da Hospital [NCKUEDA10613, EDCHP106002]
- Ministry of Science and Technology [MOST 105-2311-B-006-008, 106-2314-B-006-023]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease affecting a large population of people. Although the elevated expression of Pia (double stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase) and MMP-13 (collagenase-3) have been indicated to play pivotal roles in the pathogenesis of OA, the exact mechanism underlying the regulation of MMP-13 by PKR following inflammatory stimulation was relatively unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine the signaling pathway involved in the PKR-mediated induction of MMP-13 after TNF-alpha-stimulation. In this study, cartilages of knee joint were obtained from OA subjects who underwent arthroplastic knee surgery. Cartilages were used for tissue analysis or for chondrocytes isolation. In results, the upregulated expression of PKR was observed in damaged OA cartilages as well as in TNF-alpha-stimulated chondrocytes. Phosphorylation of PKC (protein kinase C) was found after TNF-alpha administration or PKR activation using poly(I:C), indicating PKC was regulated by PKR. The subsequent increased activity of NADPH oxidase led to oxidative stress accumulation and antioxidant capacity downregulation followed by an exaggerated inflammatory response with elevated levels of COX-2 and IL-8 via ERK/NF-kappa B pathway. Activated ERK pathway also impeded the inhibition of MMP-13 by PPAR-gamma. These findings demonstrated that TNF-alpha-induced PKR activation triggered oxidative stress-mediated inflammation and MMP-13 in human chondrocytes. Unraveling these deregulated signaling cascades will deepen our knowledge of OA pathophysiology and provide aid in the development of novel therapies.
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