Expression of the JAK/STAT3/SOCS3 signaling pathway in herniated lumbar discs
Expression of the JAK/STAT3/SOCS3 signaling pathway in herniated lumbar discs
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DOI:
10.1016/j.neulet.2014.03.045
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发表时间:
2014-05-21
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Takayasu, Masakazu
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作者:
Osuka, Koji;Usuda, Nobuteru;Takayasu, Masakazu
The inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) plays an important role in causing symptoms of lumbar disk herniation. The present study clarifies the expression of the signaling pathway of IL-6 in herniated discs. Homogenates prepared from lumbar herniated discs from 10 patients were assessed. The expression of janus kinase 1 (JAK1), signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), phosphorylated (p)-STAT3 at Tyr(705), suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) and actin was examined by Western blot analysis. The expression of JAK1, STAT3, and p-STAT3 at Tyr(705) was also examined by immunostaining. JAK1, STAT3, p-STAT3 at Tyr(705) and SOCS3 were detected in almost all cases. Immunoreactivity against JAK1 and STAT3 was observed mainly in chondrocytes, whereas immunoreactivity against p-STAT3 at Tyr(705) was observed in the nuclei of chondrocytes. The JAK/STAT signaling pathway might be activated by IL-6 and transmit messages from the cell surface to the nucleus, and the pathway is negatively regulated by SOCS3. These JAK1, STAT3 and SOCS3 molecules might tightly regulate and play a role in the degeneration of chondrocytes within herniated discs. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.