PMID- 26066979 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160606 LR - 20181113 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 5 DP - 2015 Jun 12 TI - COX2 is involved in hypoxia-induced TNF-alpha expression in osteoblast. PG - 10020 LID - 10.1038/srep10020 [doi] LID - 10020 AB - Bone regeneration involves a series of events in a coordinated manner, including recruitment of mesenchymal stem cells, induction of immune response, inflammatory activity and vascular ingrowth. The microenvironment of bone regeneration is hypoxic. Low oxygen tension (hypoxia) promotes the upregulation of several signaling molecules. The primary mediating factor is the hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1). Hypoxia stimulates the expression of a variety of cytokines from inflammatory cells, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and osteoblasts. TNF-alpha is a key proinflammatory cytokine. The molecular events involved in osteoblast dysfunction under hypoxia are not fully understood. This study determined the effects of hypoxia on TNF-alpha in osteoblasts, and molecular mechanisms were explored. We observed that hypoxia induced TNF-alpha expression in a time-dependent manner in osteoblasts. Experiments using a potent HIF-1alpha activator DFO demonstrated that hypoxia-induced TNF-alpha was mediated by HIF-1-alpha. In addition, this study showed that hypoxia activated cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) expression along with TNF-alpha. Inhibition experiments using COX2 inhibitor N398 indicated that COX2 was involved in hypoxia-mediated TNF-alpha expression, and this observation was further confirmed by Small interfering RNA against COX2. On the other hand, TNF-alpha didn't lead to the activation of COX2 expression. We conclude that COX2 is involved in hypoxia-induced TNF-alpha expression in osteoblast. FAU - Xing, Yonggang AU - Xing Y AD - Department of Spine, Beijing JiShuiTan Hospital, Beijing, 100035, China. FAU - Wang, Renxian AU - Wang R AD - Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Laboratory of Bone Tissue Engineering, Beijing Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Beijing JiShuiTan Hospital, Beijing 100035, China. FAU - Chen, Dafu AU - Chen D AD - Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Laboratory of Bone Tissue Engineering, Beijing Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Beijing JiShuiTan Hospital, Beijing 100035, China. FAU - Mao, Jianping AU - Mao J AD - Department of Spine, Beijing JiShuiTan Hospital, Beijing, 100035, China. FAU - Shi, Rui AU - Shi R AD - Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Laboratory of Bone Tissue Engineering, Beijing Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Beijing JiShuiTan Hospital, Beijing 100035, China. FAU - Wu, Zhihong AU - Wu Z AD - Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China. FAU - Kang, Jun AU - Kang J AD - Department of Periodontology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, 100081, China. FAU - Tian, Wei AU - Tian W AD - Department of Spine, Beijing JiShuiTan Hospital, Beijing, 100035, China. FAU - Zhang, Chi AU - Zhang C AD - Bone Research Laboratory, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150612 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - 0 (Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - EC 1.14.99.- (Ptgs2 protein, mouse) RN - EC 1.14.99.1 (Cyclooxygenase 2) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Hypoxia/drug effects MH - Cell Line MH - Cyclooxygenase 2/*metabolism MH - Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - *Gene Expression Regulation MH - Mice MH - Osteoblasts/cytology/*metabolism MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*biosynthesis PMC - PMC4464352 EDAT- 2015/06/13 06:00 MHDA- 2016/06/09 06:00 PMCR- 2015/06/12 CRDT- 2015/06/13 06:00 PHST- 2015/01/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/03/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/06/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/06/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/06/09 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/06/12 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - srep10020 [pii] AID - 10.1038/srep10020 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2015 Jun 12;5:10020. doi: 10.1038/srep10020.