BMP4 up-regulated by 630 nm LED irradiation is associated with the amelioration of rheumatoid arthritis

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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is caused by inflammatory response of joints with cartilage and damage of synovium and bone erosion. In our previous studies, it has showed that irradiation of 630 nm LED reduce inflammation of synovial fibroblasts and cartilage and bone destruction in RA. However, the key genes and mechanism in ameliorating RA by irradiation of 630 nm LED remains unknown. In this study, human fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) cell line MH7A and primary human RA-FLSs were treated with TNF-α and 630 nm LED irradiation with the different energy density. The mRNA sequencing was performed to screen the differentially expressed genes (DEGs). In all datasets, 10 DEGs were identified through screening. The protein interaction network analysis showed that 8 out of the 10 DEGs interacted with each other including IL-6, CXCL2, CXCL3, MAF, PGF, IL-1RL1, RRAD and BMP4. This study focused on BMP4, which is identified as important morphogens in regulating the development and homeostasis. CCK-8 assay results showed that 630 nm LED irradiation did not affect the cell viability. The qPCR and ELISA results showed that TNF-α stimulation inhibited BMP4 mRNA and protein level and irradiation of 630 nm LED increased the BMP4 mRNA and protein level in MH7A cells. In CIA and transgenic hTNF-α mice models, H&E staining showed that irradiation of 630 nm LED decreased the histological scores assessed from inflammation and bone erosion, while BMP4 expression level was up-regulated after 630 nm LED irradiation. Pearson correlation analysis shown that BMP4 protein expression was negatively correlated with the histological score of CIA mice and transgenic hTNF-α mice. These results indicated that BMP4 increased by irradiation of 630 nm LED was associated with the amelioration of RA, which suggested that BMP4 may be a potential targeting gene for photobiomodulation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:250

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Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology - 250(2024) vom: 26. Jan., Seite 112828

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Du, Guoming [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Mengyue [VerfasserIn]
Qi, Yue [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Monan [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Jiaxin [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Wenting [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Dandan [VerfasserIn]
Du, Siqi [VerfasserIn]
Jia, Tong [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Fengmin [VerfasserIn]
Song, Wuqi [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Hailiang [VerfasserIn]

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BMP4 protein, human
Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4
Bone morphogenetic protein 4
Journal Article
Light emitting diode
MRNA sequencing
RNA, Messenger
Rheumatoid arthritis
Synoviocyte
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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Date Completed 26.01.2024

Date Revised 26.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2023.112828

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NLM365918121