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Pleiotropic roles of metallothioneins as regulators of chondrocyte apoptosis and catabolic and anabolic pathways during osteoarthritis pathogenesis.

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OBJECTIVE:The zinc-ZIP8-MTF1 axis induces metallothionein (MT) expression and is a catabolic regulator of experimental osteoarthritis (OA) in mice. The main aim of the current study was to explore the roles and underlying molecular mechanisms of MTs in OA pathogenesis. METHODS:Experimental OA in mice was induced by destabilisation of the medial meniscus or intra-articular injection of adenovirus carrying a target gene (Ad-Zip8, Ad-Mtf1, Ad-Epas1, Ad-Nampt, Ad-Mt1 or Ad-Mt2) into wild type, Zip8fl/fl; Col2a1-Cre, Mtf1fl/fl; Col2a1-Cre and Mt1/Mt2 double knockout mice. Primary cultured mouse chondrocytes were infected with Ad-Mt1 or Ad-Mt2, and gene expression profiles analysed via microarray and reverse transcription-PCR. Proteins in human and mouse OA cartilage were identified via immunostaining. Chondrocyte apoptosis in OA cartilage was determined using terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate (dUTP) nick end labelling (TUNEL). RESULTS:MTs were highly expressed in human and mouse OA cartilage. Hypoxia-inducible factor 2α, nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase and several proinflammatory cytokine pathways, as well as the zinc-ZIP8-MTF1 axis were identified as upstream regulators of MT expression. Genetic deletion of Mt1 and Mt2 enhanced cartilage destruction through increasing chondrocyte apoptosis. Unexpectedly, aberrant overexpression of MT2, but not MT1, induced upregulation of matrix-degrading enzymes and downregulation of matrix molecules through nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and activator protein-1 (AP-1) activation, ultimately leading to OA. CONCLUSIONS:MTs play an antiapoptotic role in post-traumatic OA. However, aberrant and chronic upregulation of MT2 triggers an imbalance between chondrocyte anabolism and catabolism, consequently accelerating OA development. Our findings collectively highlight pleiotropic roles of MTs as regulators of chondrocyte apoptosis as well as catabolic and anabolic pathways during OA pathogenesis.

journal_name

Ann Rheum Dis

journal_title

Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors

Won Y,Shin Y,Chun CH,Cho Y,Ha CW,Kim JH,Chun JS

doi

10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-208406

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-11-01 00:00:00

pages

2045-2052

issue

eissn

0003-4967

issn

1468-2060

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annrheumdis-2015-208406

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Pleiotropic roles of metallothioneins as regulators of chondrocyte apoptosis and catabolic and anabolic pathways during osteoarthritis pathogenesis.