GRK5 Inhibition Attenuates Cartilage Degradation via Decreased NF-κB Signaling

Autor: Ichiro Kurakazu, Hidetoshi Tsushima, Mitsumasa Hayashida, Takuya Sueishi, Taisuke Uchida, Norio Goto, Hirofumi Bekki, Masakazu Toya, Martin Lotz, Masanari Kuwahara, Yukio Akasaki, Yasuharu Nakashima
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Arthritisrheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)References. 72(4)
ISSN: 2326-5205
Popis: OBJECTIVE NF-κB-dependent signaling is an important modulator in osteoarthritis (OA), and G protein-coupled receptor kinase 5 (GRK5) regulates the NF-κB pathway. This study was undertaken to investigate the functional involvement of GRK5 in OA pathogenesis. METHODS GRK5 expression in normal and OA human knee joints was analyzed immunohistochemically. Gain- or loss-of-function experiments were performed using human and mouse chondrocytes. OA was induced in GRK5-knockout mice by destabilization of the medial meniscus, and histologic examination was performed. OA was also induced in wild-type mice, which were then treated with an intraarticular injection of amlexanox, a selective GRK5 inhibitor, every 5 days for 8 weeks. RESULTS GRK5 protein expression was increased in human OA cartilage. In vitro, expression levels of OA-related factors and NF-κB transcriptional activation were down-regulated by suppression of the GRK5 gene in human OA chondrocytes (3.49-fold decrease in IL6 [P < 0.01], 2.43-fold decrease in MMP13 [P < 0.01], and 2.66-fold decrease in ADAMTS4 [P < 0.01]). Conversely, GRK5 overexpression significantly increased the expression of OA-related catabolic mediators and NF-κB transcriptional activation. On Western blot analysis, GRK5 deletion reduced IκBα phosphorylation (up to 4.4-fold decrease [P < 0.05]) and decreased p65 nuclear translocation (up to 6.4-fold decrease [P
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