期刊
HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
卷 144, 期 3, 页码 261-272出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-015-1334-2
关键词
Glucocorticoid; Chondrocyte differentiation; Wnt/beta-catenin signaling; sFRP1; beta-Catenin
资金
- dental research center, Nihon University School of Dentistry
- Graduate School of Dentistry, Nihon University
- Nihon University Multidisciplinary Research Grant
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Japan [25870785]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [25870785] Funding Source: KAKEN
Glucocorticoids (GCs) regulate proliferation and differentiation in cultured mesenchymal cells through the modulation of various molecules. However, the relationship between growth factor signaling and GCs in differentiating chondrocytes has not been elucidated. In this study, we examined the effects of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling on chondrocyte differentiation and the effects of a GC analogue, dexamethasone (Dex), on Wnt/beta-catenin signaling activity by using a chondrocyte progenitor cell line ATDC5. Western blot analysis and TCF/LEF-optimized promoter EGFP (TOPEGFP) assay showed that both beta-catenin protein levels and TCF/LEF transcription were up-regulated during insulin-transferrin-sodium selenite (ITS)-induced chondrogenic differentiation. Morphological analysis showed that TCF/LEF transcription activity was most prominent in cartilage nodule-like structures. Furthermore, a beta-catenin mutant with constitutive transcriptional activity (Delta N90) showed increased Alcian blue staining intensity and mRNA expression of Sox9, Col2a, aggrecan, Col10, and alkaline phosphatase, even in the absence of ITS stimulation. In contrast, Dex suppressed formation of ITS-induced cartilage nodule-like structures, TCF/LEF-mediated transcription, and beta-catenin protein levels. Real-time PCR analysis showed that Dex increased the mRNA expression levels of secreted frizzled-related protein 1 (sFRP1) and Axin2. Furthermore, treatment with a sFRP1 inhibitor or the Delta N90 beta-catenin mutant transfection attenuated Dex-induced suppression of cartilage matrix production by increasing Sox9 mRNA levels. These results suggest that Dex inhibits chondrocyte differentiation via down-regulation of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling, which promotes chondrocyte differentiation in ATDC5 cells.
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