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Duhuo Jisheng decoction inhibits endoplasmic reticulum stress in chondrocytes induced by tunicamycin through the downregulation of miR-34a
LIU Fayuan 1,WENG Xiaping 2,LIN Pingdong 3,ZHENG Chunsong 3,XU Huifeng 1,LIU Xianxiang 4 #,YE Hongzhi 1,LI Xihai 4 *
1.Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122
2. Putian Xiuyuqu Hospital, Putian, Fujian, 351146
3.College of Pharmacy, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122
4. Fujian Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Geriatrics, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122
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Funding: the Young and Middle?aged Core Personnel Training Project of Fujian Province Health Department (No.grant no. 2014?ZQN?JC?29), the Developmental Fund of Chen Keji Integrative Medicine (No.grant nos. CKJ2014014, CKJ2014001 and CKJ2015009), The National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.grant no. 81373818), the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (No.grant no. 2014J01357), the Special Research Fund for Doctor Discipline in College (No.20123519110001), the Key Project of Fujian Provincial Department of Science and Technology (No.grant no. 2014Y0064), the Young?aged Teacher Educational and Scientific Research Project of Fujian Province (No.grant no. JA12165)
Opened online:17 September 2015
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Citation: LIU Fayuan,WENG Xiaping,LIN Pingdong.Duhuo Jisheng decoction inhibits endoplasmic reticulum stress in chondrocytes induced by tunicamycin through the downregulation of miR-34a[OL]. [17 September 2015] http://en.paper.edu.cn/en_releasepaper/content/4654175
 
 
Our previous study showed that Duhuo Jisheng decoction (DHJSD) inhibited chondrocyte apoptosis by the mitochondria-dependent signaling pathway. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is upstream of the mitochondria-dependent signaling pathway and has been shown to promote chondrocyte apoptosis that occurs in osteoarthritis (OA). The present study aimed to evaluate whether DHJSD inhibits the chondrocyte apoptosis by regulating ER stress. DHJSD enhanced the viability of tunicamycin (TM)-exposed chondrocytes, a model of ER stress-induced apoptosis, in a dose- and time-dependent manner, as shown by MTT assay. The present results showed that DHJSD and sodium 4-phenylbutyrate (PBA), an ER stress inhibitor, reduced TM-induced chondrocyte apoptosis by 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole staining. To gain insight into the mechanisms of DHJSD that are responsible for enhancing the viability and inhibiting TM-induced chondrocyte apoptosis, the associated mRNA expressions and protein levels were detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western blot analysis, respectively. The results showed that the expression levels of Xbp1, Xbp1s and Bcl-2 were increased, and the expression levels of Bip, Atf4, Chop, Bax, caspase-9 and -3 were decreased in the TM-exposed chondrocytes treated with DHJSD or PBA compared with that in the TM-exposed chondrocytes. To identify the possible mechanisms, the expression of miR-34a was examined by the TaqMan microRNA assay, and was downregulated in the TM-exposed chondrocytes treated with DHJSD or PBA compared with that in the TM-exposed chondrocytes. DHJSD inhibits ER stress in chondrocytes induced by exposure to TM by downregulating miR-34a, suggesting that DHJSD may be a potential therapeutic agent for OA.
Keywords:Duhuo Jisheng decoction; chondrocyte; endoplasmic reticulum stress; apoptosis; miR-34a
 
 
 

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