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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2015

The Involvement of Mutual Inhibition of ERK and mTOR in PLCγ1-Mediated MMP-13 Expression in Human Osteoarthritis Chondrocytes.

Zejun Liu, Heguo Cai, Xinpeng Zheng, Bing Zhang, Chun Xia

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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Zejun LiuDepartment of Sports Medicine & Joint Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, China. 18850311056@163.com.
Heguo CaiDepartment of Sports Medicine & Joint Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, China. caihg0911@163.com.
Xinpeng ZhengDepartment of Sports Medicine & Joint Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, China. zxp_635@126.com.
Bing ZhangMedical School, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China. cristal66@xmu.edu.cn.
Chun XiaDepartment of Sports Medicine & Joint Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, China. chunxia@xmu.edu.cn.
Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University · CNXiamen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The issue of whether ERK activation determines matrix synthesis or degradation in osteoarthritis (OA) pathogenesis currently remains controversial. Our previous study shows that PLCγ1 and mTOR are involved in the matrix metabolism of OA cartilage. Investigating the interplays of PLCγ1, mTOR and ERK in matrix degradation of OA will facilitate future attempts to manipulate ERK in OA prevention and therapy. Here, cultured human normal chondrocytes and OA chondrocytes were treated with different inhibitors or transfected with expression vectors, respectively. The levels of ERK, p-ERK, PLCγ1, p-PLCγ1, mTOR, p-mTOR and MMP-13 were then evaluated by Western blotting analysis. The results manifested that the expression level of ERK in human OA chondrocytes was lower than that in human normal articular chondrocytes, and the up-regulation of ERK could promote matrix synthesis, including the decrease in MMP-13 level and the increase in Aggrecan level in human OA chondrocytes. Furthermore, the PLCγ1/ERK axis and a mutual inhibition of mTOR and ERK were observed in human OA chondrocytes. Interestingly, activated ERK had no inhibitory effect on MMP-13 expression in PLCγ1-transformed OA chondrocytes. Combined with our previous study, the non-effective state of ERK activation by PLCγ1 on MMP-13 may be partly attributed to the inhibition of the PLCγ1/mTOR axis on the PLCγ1/ERK axis. Therefore, the study indicates that the mutual inhibition of ERK and mTOR is involved in PLCγ1-mediated MMP-13 expression in human OA chondrocytes, with important implication for the understanding of OA pathogenesis as well as for its prevention and therapy.

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AdultCells, CulturedChondrocytesExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFemaleHumansMaleMatrix Metalloproteinase 13OsteoarthritisPhospholipase C gammaTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesMatrix Metalloproteinase 13MMP13 protein, humanMTOR protein, humanPhospholipase C gammaTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesERKMMP-13mTOROA chondrocytesPLCγ1

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PMID26247939
PMCPMC4576213
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