PMID- 27635402 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170609 LR - 20200914 IS - 2314-6753 (Electronic) IS - 2314-6745 (Print) VI - 2016 DP - 2016 TI - High Glucose-Induced Oxidative Stress Mediates Apoptosis and Extracellular Matrix Metabolic Imbalances Possibly via p38 MAPK Activation in Rat Nucleus Pulposus Cells. PG - 3765173 LID - 10.1155/2016/3765173 [doi] LID - 3765173 AB - Objectives. To investigate whether high glucose-induced oxidative stress is implicated in apoptosis of rat nucleus pulposus cells (NPCs) and abnormal expression of critical genes involved in the metabolic balance of extracellular matrix (ECM). Methods. NPCs were cultured with various concentrations of glucose to detect cell viability and apoptosis. Cells cultured with high glucose (25 mM) were untreated or pretreated with N-acetylcysteine or a p38 MAPK inhibitor SB 202190. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was evaluated. Activation of p38 MAPK was measured by Western blot. The expression of ECM metabolism-related genes, including type II collagen, aggrecan, SRY-related high-mobility-group box 9 (Sox-9), matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP-3), and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1), was analyzed by semiquantitative RT-PCR. Results. High glucose reduced viability of NPCs and induced apoptosis. High glucose resulted in increased ROS generation and p38 MAPK activation. In addition, it negatively regulated the expression of type II collagen, aggrecan, Sox-9, and TIMP-1 and positively regulated MMP-3 expression. These results were changed by pretreatment with N-acetylcysteine or SB 202190. Conclusions. High glucose might promote apoptosis of NPCs, trigger ECM catabolic pathways, and inhibit its anabolic activities, possibly through a p38 MAPK-dependent oxidative stress mechanism. FAU - Cheng, Xiaofei AU - Cheng X AD - Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 639 Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China. FAU - Ni, Bin AU - Ni B AD - Department of Orthopedics, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhang, Feng AU - Zhang F AD - Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 639 Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China. FAU - Hu, Ying AU - Hu Y AD - Department of Toxicity Evaluation, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhao, Jie AU - Zhao J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4504-8193 AD - Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 639 Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160822 PL - England TA - J Diabetes Res JT - Journal of diabetes research JID - 101605237 RN - 0 (Aggrecans) RN - 0 (Collagen Type II) RN - 0 (Free Radical Scavengers) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (SOX9 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (TIMP1 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 3) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) RN - WYQ7N0BPYC (Acetylcysteine) SB - IM MH - Acetylcysteine/pharmacology MH - Aggrecans/drug effects/genetics MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Blotting, Western MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Collagen Type II/drug effects/genetics MH - Extracellular Matrix/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Free Radical Scavengers/pharmacology MH - Glucose/*pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Hyperglycemia/genetics/metabolism MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 3/drug effects/genetics MH - Nucleus Pulposus/cytology/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Oxidative Stress/*drug effects MH - RNA, Messenger/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - SOX9 Transcription Factor/drug effects/genetics MH - Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1/drug effects/genetics MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/*drug effects/metabolism PMC - PMC5011214 EDAT- 2016/09/17 06:00 MHDA- 2017/06/10 06:00 PMCR- 2016/08/22 CRDT- 2016/09/17 06:00 PHST- 2015/11/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/12/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/12/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/09/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/09/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/06/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/08/22 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2016/3765173 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Diabetes Res. 2016;2016:3765173. doi: 10.1155/2016/3765173. Epub 2016 Aug 22.