PMID- 26937219 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20160303 LR - 20200928 IS - 1226-4512 (Print) IS - 2093-3827 (Electronic) IS - 1226-4512 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 2 DP - 2016 Mar TI - Effects of prunetin on the proteolytic activity, secretion and gene expression of MMP-3 in vitro and production of MMP-3 in vivo. PG - 221-8 LID - 10.4196/kjpp.2016.20.2.221 [doi] AB - We investigated whether prunetin affects the proteolytic activity, secretion, and gene expression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) in primary cultured rabbit articular chondrocytes, as well as in vivo production of MMP-3 in the rat knee joint to evaluate the potential chondroprotective eff ect of prunetin. Rabbit articular chondrocytes were cultured in a monolayer, and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to measure interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta)-induced expression of MMP-3, MMP-1, MMP-13, a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs-4 (ADAMTS-4), and ADAMTS-5. In rabbit articular chondrocytes, the effects of prunetin on IL-1beta-induced secretion and proteolytic activity of MMP-3 were investigated using western blot analysis and casein zymography, respectively. The eff ect of prunetin on MMP-3 protein production was also examined in vivo. The results were as follows: (1) prunetin inhibited the gene expression of MMP-3, MMP-1, MMP-13, ADAMTS-4, and ADAMTS-5; (2) prunetin inhibited the secretion and proteolytic activity of MMP-3; (3) prunetin suppressed the production of MMP-3 protein in vivo. These results suggest that prunetin can regulate the gene expression, secretion, and proteolytic activity of MMP-3, by directly acting on articular chondrocytes. FAU - Nam, Dae Cheol AU - Nam DC AD - Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Institute of Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Hospital, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52727, Korea. FAU - Kim, Bo Kun AU - Kim BK AD - Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 35015, Korea. FAU - Lee, Hyun Jae AU - Lee HJ AD - Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 35015, Korea. FAU - Shin, Hyun-Dae AU - Shin HD AD - Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 35015, Korea. FAU - Lee, Choong Jae AU - Lee CJ AD - Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 35015, Korea. FAU - Hwang, Sun-Chul AU - Hwang SC AD - Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Institute of Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Hospital, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52727, Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160223 PL - Korea (South) TA - Korean J Physiol Pharmacol JT - The Korean journal of physiology & pharmacology : official journal of the Korean Physiological Society and the Korean Society of Pharmacology JID - 9709505 PMC - PMC4770113 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Chondrocyte OT - Metalloproteinase OT - Osteoarthritis OT - Prunetin COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. EDAT- 2016/03/05 06:00 MHDA- 2016/03/05 06:01 PMCR- 2016/03/01 CRDT- 2016/03/04 06:00 PHST- 2016/01/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/01/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/02/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/03/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/03/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/03/05 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2016/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.4196/kjpp.2016.20.2.221 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Korean J Physiol Pharmacol. 2016 Mar;20(2):221-8. doi: 10.4196/kjpp.2016.20.2.221. Epub 2016 Feb 23.