PMID- 36160910 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220928 IS - 1792-1015 (Electronic) IS - 1792-0981 (Print) IS - 1792-0981 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 4 DP - 2022 Oct TI - Knockdown of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 (TREM1) inhibits endoplasmic reticulum stress and reduces extracellular matrix degradation and the apoptosis of human nucleus pulposus cells. PG - 607 LID - 10.3892/etm.2022.11544 [doi] LID - 607 AB - According to the linear model of microarray data analysis, triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 (TREM1) has been shown to have a significantly different expression profile between intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) samples and associated control samples. The purpose of the present study was to explore the probable role and underlying mechanism of TREM1 in IDD. To accomplish this, an in vitro model of IDD was established by using IL-1beta to stimulate human nucleus pulposus cells (NPCs). After the level of TREM1 had been determined, its functions in terms of the viability of the NPCs, extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation, inflammation, apoptosis and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) were assessed. The downstream target of TREM1 was predicted to be Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) and its roles were then studied, incorporating experiments featuring an ERS agonist. IL-1beta was found to elevate the level of TREM1 in NPCs. TREM1 knockdown reversed the observed effects of IL-1beta on cell viability, ECM degradation, inflammation, apoptosis of NPCs, ERS and TLR4/NF-kappaB signaling. Subsequently, the TLR4 and ERS agonists were found to reverse the effect of TREM1 knockdown on NPCs, indicating that the TLR4/NF-kappaB signaling pathway and ERS were responsible for mediating the regulation of TREM1. In conclusion, the present study showed that TREM1 knockdown blocked the TLR4/NF-kappaB signaling pathway, inhibited ERS and reduced the levels of ECM degradation and apoptosis of NPCs induced by IL-1beta. CI - Copyright: (c) Zhang et al. FAU - Zhang, Ji AU - Zhang J AD - Department of Spine Surgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100089, P.R. China. FAU - Jiang, Haoran AU - Jiang H AD - Department of Spine Surgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100089, P.R. China. FAU - Li, Min AU - Li M AD - Department of Clinical Medicine, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang 157011, P.R. China. FAU - Ding, Lixiang AU - Ding L AD - Department of Spine Surgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100089, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220729 PL - Greece TA - Exp Ther Med JT - Experimental and therapeutic medicine JID - 101531947 PMC - PMC9468837 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Toll-like receptor 4 OT - endoplasmic reticulum stress OT - human nucleus pulposus cells OT - intervertebral disc degeneration OT - triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2022/09/27 06:00 MHDA- 2022/09/27 06:01 PMCR- 2022/07/29 CRDT- 2022/09/26 17:57 PHST- 2022/04/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/07/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/09/26 17:57 [entrez] PHST- 2022/09/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/09/27 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/07/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ETM-24-4-11544 [pii] AID - 10.3892/etm.2022.11544 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Exp Ther Med. 2022 Jul 29;24(4):607. doi: 10.3892/etm.2022.11544. eCollection 2022 Oct.