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ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS
卷 717, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2022.109137
关键词
Alkaptonuria; Homogentisic acid; Autophagy; Apoptosis; Oxidative stress
资金
- Associazione Italiana Malati di Alcaptonuria [ORPHA263402]
- DoE [2018-2022]
This study evaluated the effect of homogentisic acid (HGA) on autophagy in a human chondrocytic cell line as an alkaptonuria (AKU) model. The results showed that HGA increased autophagy as a protective mechanism, but in a chronic state, HGA-induced oxidative stress decreased autophagy and activated chondrocyte apoptosis. These findings provide new perspectives for understanding the mechanism of AKU.
Alkaptonuria (AKU) is an ultra-rare genetic disease caused by a deficient activity of the enzyme homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase (HGD) leading to the accumulation of homogentisic acid (HGA) on connective tissues. Even though AKU is a multi-systemic disease, osteoarticular cartilage is the most affected system and the most damaged tissue by the disease. In chondrocytes, HGA causes oxidative stress dysfunctions, which induce a series of not fully characterized cellular responses. In this study, we used a human chondrocytic cell line as an AKU model to evaluate, for the first time, the effect of HGA on autophagy, the main homeostasis system in articular cartilage. Cells responded timely to HGA treatment with an increase in autophagy as a mechanism of protection. In a chronic state, HGA-induced oxidative stress decreased autophagy, and chondrocytes, unable to restore balance, activated the chondroptosis pathway. This decrease in autophagy also correlated with the accumulation of ochronotic pigment, a hallmark of AKU. Our data suggest new perspectives for understanding AKU and a mechanistic model that rationalizes the damaging role of HGA.
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