PMID- 24943093 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20141126 LR - 20191210 IS - 2326-5205 (Electronic) IS - 2326-5191 (Linking) VI - 66 IP - 10 DP - 2014 Oct TI - Macrophage-derived delta-like protein 1 enhances interleukin-6 and matrix metalloproteinase 3 production by fibroblast-like synoviocytes in mice with collagen-induced arthritis. PG - 2751-61 LID - 10.1002/art.38743 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: We previously reported that blockade of the Notch ligand delta-like protein 1 (DLL-1) suppressed osteoclastogenesis and ameliorated arthritis in a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the mechanisms by which joint inflammation were suppressed have not yet been revealed. This study was undertaken to determine whether DLL-1 regulates the production of RA-related proinflammatory cytokines. METHODS: Joint cells from mice with collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) and mouse fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) were cultured with or without stimuli in the presence of neutralizing antibodies against Notch ligands, and the production of proinflammatory cytokines was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The expression of Notch receptors and ligands on mouse joint cells was determined by flow cytometry. RESULTS: The production of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) by mouse joint cells with or without stimulation was suppressed by DLL-1 blockade. DLL-1 blockade also suppressed the levels of IL-6 and matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP-3) in the joint fluid in a mouse model of RA. However, the production of tumor necrosis factor alpha and IL-1beta was not suppressed by DLL-1 blockade. The production of IL-6 and MMP-3 by mouse FLS was enhanced by DLL-1 stimulation as well as Notch-2 activation. Among joint cells, DLL-1 was not expressed on mouse FLS but was expressed on macrophages. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that the interaction of DLL-1 on mouse joint macrophages with Notch-2 on mouse FLS enhances the production of IL-6 and MMP-3. Therefore, suppression of IL-6, GM-CSF, and MMP-3 production by DLL-1 blockade might be responsible for the amelioration of arthritis in a mouse model of RA. CI - Copyright (c) 2014 by the American College of Rheumatology. FAU - Sekine, Chiyoko AU - Sekine C AD - Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, and Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Nanki, Toshihiro AU - Nanki T FAU - Yagita, Hideo AU - Yagita H LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Arthritis Rheumatol JT - Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) JID - 101623795 RN - 0 (Calcium-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Dlk1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 83869-56-1 (Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 3) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Arthritis, Experimental/*metabolism MH - Arthritis, Rheumatoid/*metabolism MH - Calcium-Binding Proteins MH - Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor/metabolism MH - Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/*metabolism MH - Interleukin-6/*metabolism MH - Joints/metabolism MH - Male MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 3/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred DBA MH - Synovial Fluid/metabolism MH - Synovial Membrane/*metabolism EDAT- 2014/06/20 06:00 MHDA- 2014/12/15 06:00 CRDT- 2014/06/20 06:00 PHST- 2013/09/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/06/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/06/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/06/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/12/15 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1002/art.38743 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Arthritis Rheumatol. 2014 Oct;66(10):2751-61. doi: 10.1002/art.38743.