PMID- 31075239 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200113 LR - 20200113 IS - 1879-0712 (Electronic) IS - 0014-2999 (Linking) VI - 856 DP - 2019 Aug 5 TI - Activation of G-protein-coupled bile acid receptor Gpbar1 (TGR5) inhibits degradation of type II collagen and aggrecan in human chondrocytes. PG - 172387 LID - S0014-2999(19)30320-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ejphar.2019.05.016 [doi] AB - Abnormal loss of components of the extracellular matrix (ECM) including type II collagen and aggrecan caused by proinflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is an important pathophysiological characteristic of osteoarthritis (OA). G-protein-coupled bile acid receptor, Gpbar1 (TGR5), is an important member of the bile acid receptor subclass of G Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCRs). Little information regarding the effects of TGR5 in the pathological development of OA has been reported before. In the current study, we showed that TGR5 is expressed in human primary chondrocytes and human chondrosarcoma SW1353 cells. Interestingly, expression of TGR5 was reduced in response to TNF-alpha treatment in SW1353 cells. Our results indicate that activation of TGR5 using its specific agonist INT-777 reduced TNF-alpha-induced degradation of the articular ECM, including type II collagen and aggrecan, by inhibiting expression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3), MMP-13, a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs- 4 (ADAMTS-4) and ADAMTS-5. We also found that INT-777 treatment inhibited phosphorylation of p38 and activation of the IkappaB kinase/inhibitory kappaBalpha/nuclear factor- kappaB (IKK/IkappaBalpha/NF-kappaB) signaling pathway. Notably, knockdown of TGR5 abolished the protective effects of INT-777 against ECM degradation, suggesting the involvement of TGR5. Our findings implicate that TGR5 might be considered as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of OA. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Zhuo, Wenkun AU - Zhuo W AD - Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Jinan Military General Hospital, Jinan, 250031, Shandong, China. FAU - Li, Bingsheng AU - Li B AD - Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Jinan Military General Hospital, Jinan, 250031, Shandong, China. FAU - Zhang, Dawei AU - Zhang D AD - Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Jinan Military General Hospital, Jinan, 250031, Shandong, China. Electronic address: zdwasy6161@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190507 PL - Netherlands TA - Eur J Pharmacol JT - European journal of pharmacology JID - 1254354 RN - 0 (Aggrecans) RN - 0 (Collagen Type II) RN - 0 (GPBAR1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled) SB - IM MH - Aggrecans/*metabolism MH - Chondrocytes/cytology/*metabolism MH - Collagen Type II/*metabolism MH - Extracellular Matrix/metabolism MH - Humans MH - *Proteolysis MH - Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Chondrocytes OT - Extracellular matrix (ECM) OT - Osteoarthritis (OA) OT - TGR5 OT - TNF-alpha EDAT- 2019/05/11 06:00 MHDA- 2020/01/14 06:00 CRDT- 2019/05/11 06:00 PHST- 2019/01/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/04/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/05/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/05/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/01/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/05/11 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0014-2999(19)30320-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ejphar.2019.05.016 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur J Pharmacol. 2019 Aug 5;856:172387. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2019.05.016. Epub 2019 May 7.