TY - JOUR
T1 - ADAMTS5-mediated aggrecanolysis in murine epiphyseal chondrocyte cultures
AU - Stewart, M. C.
AU - Fosang, A. J.
AU - Bai, Y.
AU - Osborn, B.
AU - Plaas, A.
AU - Sandy, J. D.
N1 - Funding Information:
Cells from syndecan-1-null mice were generously provided by Mary Ann Stepp, George Washington University, and CD44-null mice by Tibor Glant, Rush University. Chondrocyte products from the MT4MMP-null mice were generated and kindly provided by Dr Takeharu Sakamoto and Dr Motaharu Seiki, University of Tokyo. This work was funded by a grant from Shriners Hospital for Children to JDS. In addition, financial support from the Florida Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation and the Dianne Lynn Family Foundation for the establishment of a Confocal Imaging Facility at the University of South Florida is gratefully acknowledged (AP).
PY - 2006/4
Y1 - 2006/4
N2 - Objective: Aggrecan degradation by aggrecanases [a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin-like motifs (ADAMTS) 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 15] is considered to initiate much of the cartilage pathology seen in human arthritis, however, the proteinase responsible and its mode of control is unclear. The present work was done to examine mechanisms of aggrecanase control in a novel murine epiphyseal cell system and to determine whether ADAMTS5 alone is responsible for aggrecanolysis by these cells. Methods: Epiphyseal cells from 4-day-old mice (wild type, TS-5 (-/-), CD44(-/-), syndecan-1(-/-), membrane type-4 matrix metalloproteinase [MT4MMP(-/-)]) were maintained in non-adherent aggregate cultures and aggrecanolysis studied by biochemical and histochemical methods. Confocal immunolocalization analyses were done with specific probes for ADAMTS5, hyaluronan (HA) and aggrecanase-generated fragments of aggrecan. Results: Aggrecanolysis by these cells was specifically aggrecanase-mediated and it occurred spontaneously without the need for addition of catabolic stimulators. Chondrocytes from ADAMTS5-null mice were aggrecanase-inactive whereas all other mutant cells behaved as wild type in this regard suggesting that ADAMTS5 activity is not controlled by CD44, syndecan-1 or MT4MMP in this system. Immunohistochemical analysis supported the central role for ADAMTS5 in the degradative pathway and indicated that aggrecanolysis occurs primarily in the HA-poor pericellular region in these cultures. Conclusion: These findings are consistent with published in vivo studies showing that single-gene ADAMTS5 ablation confers significant protection on cartilage in murine arthritis. We propose that this culture system and the analytical approaches described provide a valuable framework to further delineate the expression, activity and control of ADAMTS-mediated aggrecanolysis in human arthritis.
AB - Objective: Aggrecan degradation by aggrecanases [a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin-like motifs (ADAMTS) 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 15] is considered to initiate much of the cartilage pathology seen in human arthritis, however, the proteinase responsible and its mode of control is unclear. The present work was done to examine mechanisms of aggrecanase control in a novel murine epiphyseal cell system and to determine whether ADAMTS5 alone is responsible for aggrecanolysis by these cells. Methods: Epiphyseal cells from 4-day-old mice (wild type, TS-5 (-/-), CD44(-/-), syndecan-1(-/-), membrane type-4 matrix metalloproteinase [MT4MMP(-/-)]) were maintained in non-adherent aggregate cultures and aggrecanolysis studied by biochemical and histochemical methods. Confocal immunolocalization analyses were done with specific probes for ADAMTS5, hyaluronan (HA) and aggrecanase-generated fragments of aggrecan. Results: Aggrecanolysis by these cells was specifically aggrecanase-mediated and it occurred spontaneously without the need for addition of catabolic stimulators. Chondrocytes from ADAMTS5-null mice were aggrecanase-inactive whereas all other mutant cells behaved as wild type in this regard suggesting that ADAMTS5 activity is not controlled by CD44, syndecan-1 or MT4MMP in this system. Immunohistochemical analysis supported the central role for ADAMTS5 in the degradative pathway and indicated that aggrecanolysis occurs primarily in the HA-poor pericellular region in these cultures. Conclusion: These findings are consistent with published in vivo studies showing that single-gene ADAMTS5 ablation confers significant protection on cartilage in murine arthritis. We propose that this culture system and the analytical approaches described provide a valuable framework to further delineate the expression, activity and control of ADAMTS-mediated aggrecanolysis in human arthritis.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.joca.2005.11.009
DO - 10.1016/j.joca.2005.11.009
M3 - Article
C2 - 16406703
AN - SCOPUS:33646377855
SN - 1063-4584
VL - 14
SP - 392
EP - 402
JO - Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
JF - Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
IS - 4
ER -