PMID- 24975507 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150331 LR - 20140801 IS - 1879-3177 (Electronic) IS - 0887-2333 (Linking) VI - 28 IP - 7 DP - 2014 Oct TI - alpha-Lipoic acid (alpha-LA) inhibits the transcriptional activity of interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF-1) via SUMOylation. PG - 1242-8 LID - S0887-2333(14)00108-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.tiv.2014.06.003 [doi] AB - Osteoarthritis (OA), one of the most common joint disorders, is one of the leading causes of disability among the elderly. Proinflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-1beta, which is synthesized locally by synovial cells and chondrocytes, have been shown to play a critical role in sustaining cartilage damage in arthritis by creating an imbalance between cartilage degradation and the repair process. Alpha-lipoic acid (alpha-LA), which is synthesized in animal and plant tissues, has demonstrated its protective effects in a variety of diseases. However, whether or not LA has a protective effect in OA is still unknown. In this study, we found that alpha-LA inhibits the IL-1beta-induced increase in matrix metallopeptidase 3 (MMP-3) and matrix metallopeptidase 13 (MMP-13) expression and activity. Our data also demonstrate that interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF-1) participates in the induction of MMP-3 and MMP-13. However, alpha-LA treatment did not change IRF-1 levels. Importantly, we found that alpha-LA increases SUMOylation of IRF-1, which attenuates IRF-1's transcriptional activity. Finally, we found that alpha-LA treatment leads to an increase in SUMO-1, but not in SUMO-2 or SUMO-3. Taken together, this study shows that alpha-LA exerts anti-inflammatory effects in an IL-1beta-stimulated chondrocyte model, thereby suggesting a potential protective effect of alpha-LA in OA. CI - Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Sun, Tao AU - Sun T AD - Department of Orthopedics, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai 264025, Shandong Province, China. FAU - Gao, Fuyu AU - Gao F AD - Department of Orthopedics, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai 264025, Shandong Province, China. FAU - Lin, Xiaoyan AU - Lin X AD - Department of Endocrine, Yantai Zhifu Hospital, Yantai 2960319, Shandong Province, China. FAU - Yu, Ruixiang AU - Yu R AD - Department of Endocrine, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai 264025, Shandong Province, China. FAU - Zhao, Yong AU - Zhao Y AD - Department of Orthopedics, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai 264025, Shandong Province, China. FAU - Luan, Jingjie AU - Luan J AD - Department of Orthopedics, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai 264025, Shandong Province, China. FAU - Li, Hongyan AU - Li H AD - Department of Orthopedics, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai 264025, Shandong Province, China. FAU - Song, Mingzhu AU - Song M AD - Department of Orthopedics, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai 264025, Shandong Province, China. Electronic address: songmz866@hotmail.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20140626 PL - England TA - Toxicol In Vitro JT - Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA JID - 8712158 RN - 0 (IRF1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Interferon Regulatory Factor-1) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1beta) RN - 0 (SUMO-1 Protein) RN - 0 (SUMO1 protein, human) RN - 73Y7P0K73Y (Thioctic Acid) RN - EC 3.4.24.- (MMP13 protein, human) RN - EC 3.4.24.- (Matrix Metalloproteinase 13) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (MMP3 protein, human) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 3) SB - IM MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chondrocytes/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Interferon Regulatory Factor-1/*metabolism MH - Interleukin-1beta/pharmacology MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 13/genetics/metabolism MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 3/genetics/metabolism MH - Osteoarthritis/metabolism MH - SUMO-1 Protein/metabolism MH - Sumoylation MH - Thioctic Acid/*pharmacology MH - Transcription, Genetic OTO - NOTNLM OT - Chondrocyte OT - Interferon regulatory factor 1 OT - Interleukin (IL)-1beta OT - Lipoic acid OT - Osteoarthritis OT - SUMOylation EDAT- 2014/07/01 06:00 MHDA- 2015/04/01 06:00 CRDT- 2014/07/01 06:00 PHST- 2014/02/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/05/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/06/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/07/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/07/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/04/01 06:00 [medline] AID - S0887-2333(14)00108-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.tiv.2014.06.003 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Toxicol In Vitro. 2014 Oct;28(7):1242-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tiv.2014.06.003. Epub 2014 Jun 26.