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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-6-4
pubmed:abstractText
During osteoarthritis (OA) chondrocytes show deviant behavior resembling terminal differentiation of growth-plate chondrocytes, characterized by elevated MMP-13 expression. The latter is also a hallmark for OA. TGF-beta is generally thought to be a protective factor for cartilage, but it has also displayed deleterious effects in some studies. Recently, it was shown that besides signaling via the ALK5 (activin-like kinase 5) receptor, TGF-beta can also signal via ALK1, thereby activating Smad1/5/8 instead of Smad2/3. The Smad1/5/8 route can induce chondrocyte terminal differentiation. Murine chondrocytes stimulated with TGF-beta activated the ALK5 receptor/Smad2/3 route as well as the ALK1/Smad1/5/8 route. In cartilage of mouse models for aging and OA, ALK5 expression decreased much more than ALK1. Thus, the ALK1/ALK5 ratio increased, which was associated with changes in the respective downstream markers: an increased Id-1 (inhibitor of DNA binding-1)/PAI-1 (plasminogen activator inhibitor-1) ratio. Transfection of chondrocytes with adenovirus overexpressing constitutive active ALK1 increased MMP-13 expression, while small interfering RNA against ALK1 decreased MMP-13 expression to nondetectable levels. Adenovirus overexpressing constitutive active ALK5 transfection increased aggrecan expression, whereas small interfering RNA against ALK5 resulted in increased MMP-13 expression. Moreover, in human OA cartilage ALK1 was highly correlated with MMP-13 expression, whereas ALK5 correlated with aggrecan and collagen type II expression, important for healthy cartilage. Collectively, we show an age-related shift in ALK1/ALK5 ratio in murine cartilage and a strong correlation between ALK1 and MMP-13 expression in human cartilage. A change in balance between ALK5 and ALK1 receptors in chondrocytes caused changes in MMP-13 expression, thereby causing an OA-like phenotype. Our data suggest that dominant ALK1 signaling results in deviant chondrocyte behavior, thereby contributing to age-related cartilage destruction and OA.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
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pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1550-6606
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
182
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7937-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19494318-Activin Receptors, Type I, pubmed-meshheading:19494318-Activin Receptors, Type II, pubmed-meshheading:19494318-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:19494318-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19494318-Cartilage, pubmed-meshheading:19494318-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:19494318-Chondrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:19494318-Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, pubmed-meshheading:19494318-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19494318-Inhibitor of Differentiation Protein 1, pubmed-meshheading:19494318-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19494318-Matrix Metalloproteinase 13, pubmed-meshheading:19494318-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19494318-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:19494318-Osteoarthritis, pubmed-meshheading:19494318-Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1, pubmed-meshheading:19494318-Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:19494318-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:19494318-RNA Interference, pubmed-meshheading:19494318-Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta, pubmed-meshheading:19494318-Signal Transduction
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Increase in ALK1/ALK5 ratio as a cause for elevated MMP-13 expression in osteoarthritis in humans and mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Rheumatology Research and Advanced Therapeutics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. e.blaneydavidson@reuma.umcn.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't