The unfolded protein response genes in human osteoarthritic chondrocytes: PERK emerges as a potential therapeutic target
| Autor: | Jean-Pierre Pelletier, David Hum, Ginette Tardif, Johanne Martel-Pelletier, Mohit Kapoor, Hassan Fahmi, Ying-Hua Li |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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PERK
Male 0301 basic medicine endocrine system Small interfering RNA XBP1 Blotting Western Polymerase Chain Reaction Unfolded protein response eIF-2 Kinase 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound Chondrocytes 0302 clinical medicine Osteoarthritis Gene expression Humans Gene silencing Medicine Aged Regulation of gene expression business.industry Gene Expression Profiling Tunicamycin Middle Aged Chondrocyte Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Immunohistochemistry Cell biology ERN1 030104 developmental biology Gene Expression Regulation chemistry Gene Knockdown Techniques 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Immunology Female ER stress Transcriptome business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Arthritis Research & Therapy |
| ISSN: | 1478-6362 |
| Popis: | Background The unfolded protein response (UPR) is activated following an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the global expression of UPR genes in human OA chondrocytes in induced (I)-UPR conditions, and to explore the regulation and role of the UPR genes in homeostatic (H)-UPR conditions in human normal and OA chondrocytes. Methods Gene expression was determined by PCR array and qPCR. Protein production in cartilage was determined by immunohistochemistry, gene silencing by specific siRNAs, and gene regulation by treating chondrocytes with cytokines and growth factors associated with cartilage pathobiology. Results Several UPR genes, among them ERN1, PERK, and CREB3L2 were downregulated in OA compared to normal chondrocytes at both the mRNA and protein levels, but the ER stress response triggered by thapsigargin or tunicamycin treatment was similar in normal and OA chondrocytes. The activation of ER stress sensors (phosphorylated PERK, cleavage of ATF6B, and the spliced mRNA forms of XBP1) was not significantly increased in OA chondrocytes/cartilage. PDGF-BB and IL-6 significantly downregulated the expression of ERN1, PERK, and CREB3L2, but not that of ATF6B. Silencing experiments done under conditions of no ER stress (physiological conditions) revealed that decreasing ERN1 expression led to decreased COL2a1, MMP-13, ADAMTS4 and ADAMTS5 expression, while decreasing CREB3L2 and ATF6B led to decreased ADAMTS5 and ADAMTS4 expression, respectively. Importantly, the downregulation of PERK expression increased COL1a1 and suppressed COL2a1 expression. Conclusions Although the level of ER stress is not significantly increased in OA chondrocytes, these cells respond strongly to an acute ER stress despite the decreased expression of ERN1, PERK, and CREB3L2. Emerging findings revealed for the first time that these genes play a role in cartilage biology in conditions where an acute ER stress response is not triggered and OA is not characterized by an overall basal activation of the ER stress response. Importantly, these findings identify PERK as a potential target for new OA treatment avenues. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13075-016-1070-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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