Involvement of Yes-Associated Protein 1 Activation in the Matrix Degradation of Human-Induced-Pluripotent-Stem-Cell-Derived Chondrocytes Induced by T-2 Toxin and Deoxynivalenol Alone and in Combination

T-2 toxin and deoxynivalenol (DON) are two prevalent mycotoxins that cause cartilage damage in Kashin-Beck disease (KBD). Cartilage extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation in chondrocytes is a significant pathological feature of KBD. It has been shown that the Hippo pathway is involved in cartilage ECM degradation. This study aimed to examine the effect of YAP, a major regulator of the Hippo pathway, on the ECM degradation in the hiPS-derived chondrocytes (hiPS-Ch) model of KBD. The hiPS-Ch injury models were established via treatment with T-2 toxin/DON alone or in combination. We found that T-2 toxin and DON inhibited the proliferation of hiPS-Ch in a dose-dependent manner; significantly increased the levels of YAP, SOX9, and MMP13; and decreased the levels of COL2A1 and ACAN (all p values < 0.05). Immunofluorescence revealed that YAP was primarily located in the nuclei of hiPS-Ch, and its expression level increased with toxin concentrations. The inhibition of YAP resulted in the dysregulated expression of chondrogenic markers (all p values < 0.05). These findings suggest that T-2 toxin and DON may inhibit the proliferation of, and induce the ECM degradation, of hiPS-Ch mediated by YAP, providing further insight into the cellular and molecular mechanisms contributing to cartilage damage caused by toxins.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 25(2024), 2 vom: 10. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Li [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Huan [VerfasserIn]
Meng, Peilin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yanan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Feng'e [VerfasserIn]
Jia, Yumeng [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Bolun [VerfasserIn]
Lammi, Mikko J [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Feng [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Xiong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
DON
Deoxynivalenol
HiPSCs
I3FL5NM3MO
JT37HYP23V
Journal Article
Kashin–Beck disease
T-2 Toxin
T-2 toxin
Transcription Factors
Trichothecenes
YAP
YAP-Signaling Proteins

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Date Completed 24.01.2024

Date Revised 01.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms25020878

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367464365