Effects of prostaglandins on deoxyribonucleic acid and aggrecan synthesis in the RCJ 3.1C5.18 chondrocyte cell line: Role of second messengers
Effects of prostaglandins on deoxyribonucleic acid and aggrecan synthesis in the RCJ 3.1C5.18 chondrocyte cell line: Role of second messengers
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10.1210/en.137.6.2208
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发表时间:
1996-06-01
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4.8
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Hahn, TJ
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Lowe, GN;Fu, YH;Hahn, TJ
PGs play an important role in regulating articular chondrocyte function in both normal and pathological states. However, the mechanisms of the the effects of PG on chondrocyte function remain undefined. We, therefore, examined tile effects of PGE(1), PGE(2), and PGF(2 alpha) on second messenger generation in relation to DNA and aggrecan synthesis in the nontransformed rat RCJ 3.1C5.18 (RCJ) chondrocyte cell line. RCJ cells were grown under minimal attachment conditions on a composite collagen-agarose (0.15%/0.8%) gel to maintain a differentiated phenotype. PGE(1) and PGE(2) (0.001-100 mu M) produced a similar dose-related increase in cAMP accumulation, with a maximal 8-fold increase over basal values, whereas PGF2 alpha produced a minimal 1.3-fold increase in cAMP levels only at 100 mu M. On the other hand, both PGE(2) and PGF(2 alpha) raised the intracellular Free calcium ([Ca2+](i)) concentration, derived primarily from extracellular sources, whereas PGE(1) was without effect on [Ca2+](i). These three PGs also had divergent effects on DNA synthesis, as measured by [H-3]thymidine ([H-3]TdR) incorporation. PGF(2 alpha) (0.001-5 mu M) produced a dose-related increase in [H-3]TdR incorporation, with a maximal 1.6-fold increase over baseline values at 5 mu M and a slight decline to below maximal levels at 10 mu M PGE(2) exhibited a contrasting inverse biphasic response, with an initial small suppressive effect that was maximal at 0.1 mu M and a secondary stimulatory phase producing a small increase over control values at 5 mu M. PGE(1) had a uniformly suppressive effect, producing a 30% decrease at 10 mu M Despite the divergent effects of PGE(1), PGE(2), and PGF(2 alpha) on second messenger generation and DNA synthesis, all three PGs produced a dose-related stimulation of angrecan synthesis. PGF(2 alpha) was the most potent, producing significant stimulation at 0.001 mu M and a maximal 104% increase at 5 mu M. PGE(1) and PGE(2) were approximately equipotent and approximately 60% as effective as PGF(2 alpha) in stimulating aggrecan synthesis. Northern analysis demonstrated that the effects of PG on aggrecan synthesis were not accompanied by changes in aggrecan core protein steady state messenger RNA levels. Thus, the effects of PG on aggrecan production in RCJ cells appear to be regulated at the posttranscriptional level. Forskolin and (Bu)(2)cAMP mimicked the suppressive effects of PGE(1) on [H-3]TdR incorporation, as well as the stimulatory effect of PGE(1) on aggrecan synthesis. In addition, the phorbol ester 12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol acetate mimicked PGF(2 alpha) stimulation of [H-3]TdR incorporation and aggrecan synthesis, and the effects of PGF(2 alpha) on these processes were unlocked bg protein kinase C inhibitors. Therefore. it appears that in mammalian chondrocytes, PGE(1) primarily activates the cAMP-protein kinase a second messenger system, PGF(2 alpha) affects primarily the Ca2+-protein kinase C system, and PGE(2) activates both pathways. Moreover, PG posttranscriptional regulation of aggrecan synthesis in chondrocytes involves both the cAMP-protein kinase A and Ca2+-protein kinase C second messenger systems.