PMID- 28334504 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170821 LR - 20201230 IS - 2326-5205 (Electronic) IS - 2326-5191 (Print) IS - 2326-5191 (Linking) VI - 69 IP - 7 DP - 2017 Jul TI - Regulated in Development and DNA Damage Response 1 Deficiency Impairs Autophagy and Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Articular Cartilage and Increases the Severity of Experimental Osteoarthritis. PG - 1418-1428 LID - 10.1002/art.40104 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: Regulated in development and DNA damage response 1 (REDD1) is an endogenous inhibitor of mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) that regulates cellular stress responses. REDD1 expression is decreased in aged and osteoarthritic (OA) cartilage, and it regulates mTOR signaling and autophagy in articular chondrocytes in vitro. This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of REDD1 deletion in vivo using a mouse model of experimental OA. METHODS: OA severity was histologically assessed in 4-month-old wild-type and REDD1(-/-) mice subjected to surgical destabilization of the medial meniscus (DMM). Chondrocyte autophagy, apoptosis, mitochondrial content, and expression of mitochondrial biogenesis markers were determined in cartilage and cultured chondrocytes from wild-type and REDD1(-/-) mice. RESULTS: REDD1 deficiency increased the severity of changes in cartilage, menisci, subchondral bone, and synovium in the DMM model of OA. Chondrocyte death was increased in the cartilage of REDD1(-/-) mice and in cultured REDD1(-/-) mouse chondrocytes under oxidative stress conditions. Expression of key autophagy markers (microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B light chain 3 and autophagy protein 5) was markedly reduced in cartilage from REDD1(-/-) mice and in cultured human and mouse chondrocytes with REDD1 depletion. Mitochondrial content, ATP levels, and expression of the mitochondrial biogenesis markers peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1alpha (PGC-1alpha) and transcription factor A, mitochondrial (TFAM) were also decreased in REDD1-deficient chondrocytes. REDD1 was required for AMP-activated protein kinase-induced PGC-1alpha in chondrocytes. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that REDD1 is a key mediator of cartilage homeostasis through regulation of autophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis and that REDD1 deficiency exacerbates the severity of injury-induced OA. CI - (c) 2017, American College of Rheumatology. FAU - Alvarez-Garcia, Oscar AU - Alvarez-Garcia O AD - The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California. FAU - Matsuzaki, Tokio AU - Matsuzaki T AD - The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California. FAU - Olmer, Merissa AU - Olmer M AD - The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California. FAU - Plate, Lars AU - Plate L AD - The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California. FAU - Kelly, Jeffery W AU - Kelly JW AD - The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California. FAU - Lotz, Martin K AU - Lotz MK AD - The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California. LA - eng GR - P01 AG007996/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AG049617/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170602 PL - United States TA - Arthritis Rheumatol JT - Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) JID - 101623795 RN - 0 (Autophagy-Related Protein 5) RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Ddit4 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (High Mobility Group Proteins) RN - 0 (MAP1A protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Map1lc3b protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Microtubule-Associated Proteins) RN - 0 (Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha) RN - 0 (Ppargc1a protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Tfam protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (microtubule-associated protein 1B) RN - EC 2.7.11.31 (AMP-Activated Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/*genetics MH - Arthritis, Experimental/*genetics/metabolism MH - Autophagy/*genetics MH - Autophagy-Related Protein 5/metabolism MH - Cartilage, Articular/*metabolism MH - Chondrocytes/*metabolism MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - High Mobility Group Proteins/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Menisci, Tibial/surgery MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Microtubule-Associated Proteins/metabolism MH - Mitochondria/metabolism MH - Organelle Biogenesis MH - Osteoarthritis, Knee/*genetics/metabolism MH - Oxidative Stress MH - Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha/metabolism MH - Synovial Membrane/metabolism MH - Transcription Factors/*genetics PMC - PMC5489357 MID - NIHMS861258 COIS- The authors have no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2017/03/24 06:00 MHDA- 2017/08/22 06:00 PMCR- 2018/07/01 CRDT- 2017/03/24 06:00 PHST- 2016/09/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/03/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/03/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/08/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/03/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1002/art.40104 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017 Jul;69(7):1418-1428. doi: 10.1002/art.40104. Epub 2017 Jun 2.