Globular Adiponectin Attenuated H2O2-Induced Apoptosis in Rat Chondrocytes by Inducing Autophagy Through the AMPK/ mTOR Pathway

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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Chondrocyte apoptosis is closely related to the development and progression of osteoarthritis. Global adiponectin (gAPN), secreted from adipose tissue, possesses potent anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic properties in various cell types. This study aimed to investigate the role of autophagy induced by gAPN in the suppression of H2O2-induced apoptosis and the potential mechanism of gAPN-induced autophagy in chondrocytes.

METHODS: H2O2 was used to induce apoptotic injury in rat chondrocytes. CCK-8 assay was performed to determine the viability of cells treated with different concentrations of gAPN with or without H2O2. Cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry and TUNEL staining. Mitochondrial membrane potential was examined using JC-1 fluorescence staining assay. The autophagy inhibitors 3-MA and Bafilomycin A1 were used to treat cells and then evaluate the effect of gAPN-induced autophagy. To determine the downstream pathway, chondrocytes were preincubated with the AMPK inhibitor Compound C. Beclin-1, LC3B, P62 and apoptosis-related proteins were identified by Western blot analysis.

RESULTS: H2O2 (400 µM)-induced chondrocytes apoptosis and caspase-3 activation were attenuated by gAPN (0.5 µg/mL). gAPN increased Bcl-2 expression and decreased Bax expression. The loss of mitochondrial membrane potential induced by H2O2 was also abolished by gAPN. Furthermore, the antiapoptotic effect of gAPN was related to gAPN-induced autophagy by increased formation of Beclin-1 and LC3B and P62 degradation. In particular, the inhibition of gAPN-induced autophagy by 3-MA prevented the protective effect of gAPN on apoptosis induced by H2O2. Moreover, gAPN increased p-AMPK expression and decreased p-mTOR expression. Compound C partly suppressed the expression of autophagy-related proteins and restored the expression of p-mTOR suppressed by gAPN. Thus, the AMPK/mTOR pathway played an important role in the induction of autophagy and protection of H2O2-induced chondrocytes apoptosis by gAPN.

CONCLUSIONS: gAPN protected chondrocytes from H2O2-induced apoptosis by inducing autophagy possibly associated with AMPK/mTOR signal-pathway activation.

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: Cell Physiol Biochem. 2022 Oct 31;56(5):602-604. - PMID 36354969

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology - 43(2017), 1 vom: 01., Seite 367-382

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hu, Junzheng [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Weiding [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Wenxiao [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Yanqing [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zhen [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Weimin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3-methyladenine
5142-23-4
AMP-Activated Protein Kinases
AMPK
Adenine
Adiponectin
Apoptosis
Autophagy
BBX060AN9V
Bcl-2-Associated X Protein
Caspase 3
Chondrocytes
EC 2.7.11.1
EC 2.7.11.31
EC 3.4.22.-
Hydrogen Peroxide
JAC85A2161
Journal Article
LC3 protein, rat
Microtubule-Associated Proteins
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

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Date Completed 17.11.2017

Date Revised 10.11.2022

published: Print-Electronic

ErratumIn: Cell Physiol Biochem. 2022 Oct 31;56(5):602-604. - PMID 36354969

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1159/000480416

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NLM276277325