PMID- 21835002 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120329 LR - 20211020 IS - 1478-6362 (Electronic) IS - 1478-6354 (Print) IS - 1478-6354 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 4 DP - 2011 Aug 11 TI - Modulation of interleukin-1beta-induced inflammatory responses by a synthetic cationic innate defence regulator peptide, IDR-1002, in synovial fibroblasts. PG - R129 LID - 10.1186/ar3440 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Innate defence regulator (IDR) peptides are synthetic cationic peptides, variants of naturally occurring innate immune effector molecules known as host defence peptides. IDR peptides were recently demonstrated to limit infection-associated inflammation selectively without compromising host innate immune functions. This study examined the impact of a 12-amino acid IDR peptide, IDR-1002, in pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-1beta-induced responses in synovial fibroblasts, a critical cell type in the pathogenesis of inflammatory arthritis. METHODS: Human fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) were stimulated with IL-1beta in the presence and absence of IDR-1002. Production of enzyme matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) and IL-1-receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) was monitored by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and various chemokines were evaluated by using multiplex cytometric bead array. Transcriptional responses were analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR. The impact on IL-1beta-induced proteome was investigated by quantitative proteomics by using isobaric tags. IL-1beta-induced pathways altered by IDR-1002 implicated by the proteomics analyses were further investigated by using various immunochemical assays. Cellular uptake of the peptide was monitored by using a biotinylated IDR-1002 peptide followed by microscopy probing with streptavidin-Alexa Fluor. RESULTS: This study demonstrated that IDR-1002 suppressed the production of IL-1beta-induced MMP-3 and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1); in contrast, IDR-1002 enhanced the production of IL-1RA, without neutralizing all chemokine responses. IDR-1002 altered the IL-1beta-induced proteome primarily by altering the expression of members of nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-kappaB) and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) pathways. The proteomics data also suggested that IDR-1002 was altering the transcription factor HNF-4alpha-mediated responses, known to be critical in metabolic regulation. With various immunochemical assays, it was further demonstrated that IL-1beta-induced NF-kappaB, JNK, and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activations were significantly suppressed by IDR-1002. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates the ability of an innate immune-modulatory IDR-peptide to influence the IL-1beta-induced regulatory pathways and selectively to suppress inflammatory responses in synovial fibroblasts. The results of this study provide a rationale for examining the use of IDR-peptides as potential therapeutic candidates for chronic inflammatory diseases such as inflammatory arthritis. FAU - Turner-Brannen, Emily AU - Turner-Brannen E AD - Manitoba Centre for Proteomics and Systems Biology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, 799 John Buhler Research Centre, 715 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E3P4, Canada. FAU - Choi, Ka-Yee AU - Choi KY FAU - Lippert, Dustin N D AU - Lippert DN FAU - Cortens, John P AU - Cortens JP FAU - Hancock, Robert E W AU - Hancock RE FAU - El-Gabalawy, Hani AU - El-Gabalawy H FAU - Mookherjee, Neeloffer AU - Mookherjee N LA - eng GR - Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Canada PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20110811 PL - England TA - Arthritis Res Ther JT - Arthritis research & therapy JID - 101154438 RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (IDR 1002) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1beta) SB - IM MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/*pharmacology MH - Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides/*pharmacology MH - Blotting, Western MH - Cell Separation MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Cytokines/biosynthesis MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MH - Fibroblasts/*drug effects/immunology MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Humans MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Inflammation/chemically induced/*immunology MH - Interleukin-1beta/immunology/metabolism/pharmacology MH - Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Signal Transduction/*drug effects/immunology MH - Synovial Membrane/drug effects/immunology PMC - PMC3239371 EDAT- 2011/08/13 06:00 MHDA- 2012/03/30 06:00 PMCR- 2011/08/11 CRDT- 2011/08/13 06:00 PHST- 2011/02/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/04/01 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2011/08/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/08/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/08/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/03/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/08/11 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ar3440 [pii] AID - 10.1186/ar3440 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Arthritis Res Ther. 2011 Aug 11;13(4):R129. doi: 10.1186/ar3440.