TNF-alpha-mediated Apoptosis in Chondrocytes Sensitized by MG132 or Actinomycin D

Overview

Journal Biochem Biophys Res Commun

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2002 Jul 20

PMID 12127985

Citations 6

Authors

Hyun A Kim

Yeong W Song

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Abstract

The mechanism of TNF-alpha-mediated chondrocyte apoptosis in human articular cartilage was investigated. First passage OA chondrocytes were treated with actinomycin D or MG132 in combination with TNF-alpha to facilitate cell death. The patterns of apoptosis-related proteins, NF-kappaB activation, and IkappaB degradation were analyzed. Cell death was increased by 0.2 microg/ml of actinomycin D or 20 microM MG132 in combination with TNF-alpha. Apoptosis potentiated by MG132 was more effectively inhibited by caspase inhibitors than that by actinomycin D. MG132 or actinomycin D both led to a significant increase in p53, but the expressions of the p53 response proteins increased only in MG132 treated chondrocytes. TNF-alpha induced chondrocyte IkappaB phosphorylation was unaffected by either MG132 or actinomycin D. MG132, but not actinomycin D, inhibited the chondrocyte IkappaB degradation induced by TNF-alpha and NF-kappaB activation. Our results suggest that MG132 and actinomycin D exert different influences upon TNF-alpha-mediated chondrocyte apoptotic signaling.

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