PMID- 31800975 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210728 LR - 20210728 IS - 1523-4681 (Electronic) IS - 0884-0431 (Print) IS - 0884-0431 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 4 DP - 2020 Apr TI - Differential Effect of Long-Term Systemic Exposure of TNFalpha on Health of the Annulus Fibrosus and Nucleus Pulposus of the Intervertebral Disc. PG - 725-737 LID - 10.1002/jbmr.3931 [doi] AB - The inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) is considered to play a key role in the pathogenesis of intervertebral disc disease. To evaluate the importance of this cytokine we examined the inflammatory environment and spinal phenotype of 9-month-old human TNFalpha overexpressing transgenic (hTNFalpha-TG) mice. The mice evidenced increased circulating levels of interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), IL-2, keratinocyte chemoattractant/human growth-regulated oncogene (KC/GRO), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) along with thinning of the cortical and trabecular vertebral bone. Surprisingly, although the nucleus pulposus (NP) of these mice was intact and healthy, the caudal annulus fibrosus (AF) evidenced robust cell death and immune cell infiltration. Despite these differences, there were no obvious alterations in the collagen or aggrecan content in the NP and AF. However, there was a reduction in cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP), suggesting destabilization of the AF matrix. Microarray analysis of the NP from hTNFalpha-TG mice cells revealed minimal changes in global gene expression. These findings lend support to the notion that NP tissue is isolated from systemic inflammation. In contrast, the severe AF phenotype suggests that systemic inflammation interferes with AF health, predisposing discs to herniation as opposed to directly causing NP degeneration. (c) 2020 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. CI - (c) 2020 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. FAU - Gorth, Deborah J AU - Gorth DJ AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Graduate Program in Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. FAU - Ottone, Olivia K AU - Ottone OK AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Graduate Program in Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. FAU - Shapiro, Irving M AU - Shapiro IM AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Graduate Program in Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. FAU - Risbud, Makarand V AU - Risbud MV AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3913-0649 AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Graduate Program in Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. LA - eng GR - R01 AR064733/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - F30 AR071256/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 AR052273/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AR074813/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AR055655/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20200106 PL - England TA - J Bone Miner Res JT - Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research JID - 8610640 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Annulus Fibrosus MH - *Intervertebral Disc MH - *Intervertebral Disc Degeneration MH - *Intervertebral Disc Displacement MH - Mice MH - *Nucleus Pulposus PMC - PMC7145745 MID - NIHMS1065493 OTO - NOTNLM OT - COLLAGEN OT - CYTOKINES OT - GENETIC ANIMAL MODELS COIS- Conflicts of Interest: None for all authors. EDAT- 2019/12/05 06:00 MHDA- 2021/07/29 06:00 PMCR- 2021/04/01 CRDT- 2019/12/05 06:00 PHST- 2019/06/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/11/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/11/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/12/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/07/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/12/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2021/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1002/jbmr.3931 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Bone Miner Res. 2020 Apr;35(4):725-737. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.3931. Epub 2020 Jan 6.