PMID- 22885567 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130307 LR - 20161018 IS - 1522-9653 (Electronic) IS - 1063-4584 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 11 DP - 2012 Nov TI - Intracellular calcium oscillations in articular chondrocytes induced by basic calcium phosphate crystals lead to cartilage degradation. PG - 1399-408 LID - S1063-4584(12)00906-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.joca.2012.07.017 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: Basic calcium phosphate (BCP) crystals, including octacalcium phosphate (OCP), carbonated-apatite (CA) and hydroxyapatite (HA) crystals are associated with destructive forms of osteoarthritis. Mechanisms of BCP-induced cartilage breakdown remain incompletely understood. We assessed the ability of BCP to induce changes in intracellular calcium (iCa(2+)) content and oscillations and the role of iCa(2+) in BCP-induced cartilage degradation. METHODS: Bovine articular chondrocytes (BACs) and bovine cartilage explants (BCEs) were stimulated with BCP or monosodium urate (MSU) crystals. iCa(2+) levels were determined by spectrofluorimetry and oscillations by confocal microscopy. mRNA expression of matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP-3), a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin-like motifs 4 (ADAMTS-4) and ADAMTS-5 was assessed by quantitative real-time PCR. Glycosaminoglycan (GAG) release was measured in the supernatants of BCE cultures. RESULTS: All three BCP crystals significantly increased iCa(2+) content. OCP also induced iCa(2+) oscillations. Rate of BACs displaying iCa(2+) oscillations increased over time, with a peak after 20 min of stimulation. OCP-induced iCa(2+) oscillations involved both extracellular Ca(2+) (eCa(2+)) influx and iCa(2+) stores. Indeed, OCP-induced iCa(2+) oscillations decreased rapidly in Ca(2+)-free medium. Both voltage- and non-voltage-dependent Ca(2+) channels were involved in eCa(2+) influx. BCP crystal-induced variation in iCa(2+) content was associated with BCP crystal-induced cartilage matrix degradation. However, iCa(2)(+) was not associated with OCP crystal-induced mRNA expression of MMP-3, ADAMTS-4 or ADAMTS-5. CONCLUSION: BCP crystals can induce variation in iCa(2+) content and oscillations in articular chondrocytes. Furthermore, BCP crystal-induced changes in iCa(2+) content play a pivotal role in BCP catabolic effects on articular cartilage. CI - Copyright (c) 2012 Osteoarthritis Research Society International. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Nguyen, C AU - Nguyen C AD - Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cite, INSERM, UMR-S 606, F-75205 Paris, France. FAU - Lieberherr, M AU - Lieberherr M FAU - Bordat, C AU - Bordat C FAU - Velard, F AU - Velard F FAU - Come, D AU - Come D FAU - Liote, F AU - Liote F FAU - Ea, H-K AU - Ea HK LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20120808 PL - England TA - Osteoarthritis Cartilage JT - Osteoarthritis and cartilage JID - 9305697 RN - 0 (Calcium Channel Blockers) RN - 0 (Calcium Phosphates) RN - 0 (Proteoglycans) RN - 97Z1WI3NDX (calcium phosphate) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Calcium Channel Blockers/pharmacology MH - Calcium Phosphates/metabolism/*pharmacology MH - Calcium Signaling/*drug effects/physiology MH - Cartilage, Articular/drug effects/metabolism/*pathology MH - Cattle MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chondrocytes/drug effects/metabolism/*pathology MH - Crystallization MH - Drug Antagonism MH - Female MH - Proteoglycans/metabolism EDAT- 2012/08/14 06:00 MHDA- 2013/03/08 06:00 CRDT- 2012/08/14 06:00 PHST- 2011/11/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/07/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2012/07/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/08/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/08/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/03/08 06:00 [medline] AID - S1063-4584(12)00906-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.joca.2012.07.017 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2012 Nov;20(11):1399-408. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2012.07.017. Epub 2012 Aug 8.