ISSN:
0730-2312
Schlagwort(e):
YKL40
;
purification
;
guinea pig
;
chondrocytes
;
biochemical characterization
;
regulation
;
insulin-like growth factors
;
osteoarthritis
;
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Cell & Developmental Biology
Quelle:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Thema:
Biologie
,
Chemie und Pharmazie
,
Medizin
Notizen:
The aim of this study was to purify, characterize, and study the regulation at the chondrocyte level of the guinea pig (gp) homologue of human (R) YKL40, a putative marker of arthritic disorders. Studying YKL40 in guinea pigs is of particular interest, as age-related osteoarthritis develops in this species spontaneously. Both N-terminal sequencing and total amino acid composition of gpYKL40 purified from the secretion medium of cultured articular chondrocytes indicate a high degree of identity with hYKL40. gpYKL40 was found to contain complex N-linked carbohydrate, as demonstrated by N-glycosidase F and endoglycosidase F digestion. Isoelectric focusing demonstrated the presence of a major band at pI 6.7. The secretion of gpYKL40 by confluent articular chondrocytes in the extracellular medium was studied by immunoblotting. gpYKL40 was released by chondrocytes continuously over a 7 day period and did not appear to be degraded by proteinases, as its signal intensity in cell-free medium at 37°C did not decrease with time. Thus, gpYKL40 displays high stability and accumulates in extracellular medium without reaching a steady-state level. Among the main factors known to regulate cartilage metabolism, IL-1β, TNF-α, bFGF, or 1,25(OH)2D3 did not alter the basal level of gpYKL40, and retinoic acid had a slight inhibitory effect; TGF-β and IGF-I and -II dose-dependently and inversely modulated this basal level. TGF-β at 5 ng/ml decreased extracellular gpYKL40 2.9-fold, whereas IGF-I and IGF-II at 50 ng/ml increased extracellular gpYKL40 3.6- and 3.4-fold, respectively. The present biochemical and biological findings give new insights for studying the function of YKL40 in cartilage. J. Cell Biochem. 69:414-424, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Zusätzliches Material:
6 Ill.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
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