General Control Non-derepressible 2 Alleviates Cartilage Degeneration and Inhibits NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation in Osteoarthritis

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of general control non-derepressible 2 (GCN2) on osteoarthritis (OA) in vivo and in vitro. First, anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT)-induced rat model and interleukin (IL)-1β-induced ATDC5 chondrocyte were established. Hematoxylin and eosin staining and safranin O/fast green staining were employed for analyzing the histological changes in the rat cartilage. In addition, immunohistochemistry, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, western blot, and immunofluorescence staining were employed for examining cartilage degeneration-, inflammation-, autophagy-, and NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome-associated genes expression. Moreover, 2,7-dichlorodihydrofluorescein acetoacetic acid probe was utilized for examining the intracellular reactive oxygen species. In addition, 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine assay and flow cytometry were applied for detecting chondrocyte proliferation and apoptosis IL-1β-treated ATDC5 chondrocytes. GCN2 overexpression ameliorated articular cartilage degeneration and inflammation but promoted chondrocyte autophagy in ACLT-induced OA rats. Similarly, we demonstrated that the upregulation of GCN2 could promote chondrocyte proliferation, suppress chondrocyte apoptosis, attenuate chondrocyte inflammation and extracellular matrix degradation, and promote chondrocyte autophagy. Moreover, GCN2 overexpression could inhibit the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome in IL-1β-induced ATDC5 chondrocyte. Furthermore, 3-methyladenine neutralized the protective and autophagy-promoting effects of GCN2 overexpression on ATDC5 chondrocytes. GCN2 could attenuate inflammation and cartilage degeneration, promote chondrocyte autophagy, and inhibit NLRP3 inflammasome activation in OA.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:72

Enthalten in:

The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society - 72(2024), 2 vom: 07. Feb., Seite 95-108

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fang, Long [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zhengyu [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jisong [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Yongjie [VerfasserIn]
Hao, Wei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autophagy
Cartilage degeneration
GCN2
Inflammasomes
Inflammation
Interleukin-1beta
Journal Article
NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein
NLRP3
Osteoarthritis

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Date Completed 08.02.2024

Date Revised 15.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1369/00221554231225514

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367036312