Local overexpression of adeno-viral IL-4 protects cartilage from metallo proteinase-induced destruction during immune complex-mediated arthritis by preventing activation of pro-MMPs.
Publication year
2002Source
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 10, 3, (2002), pp. 234-43ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
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Rheumatology
Haematology
Journal title
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Volume
vol. 10
Issue
iss. 3
Page start
p. 234
Page end
p. 43
Subject
Chronic arthritis: Pathogenesis and treatment; Chronische arthritis: Pathogenese en behandelingAbstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether IL-4 protects against metalloproteinase-induced cartilage destruction during immune complex mediated arthritis and to elucidate its mechanism. METHODS: Experimental immune complex arthritis (ICA) was raised by injecting lysozyme into the knee joints of mice which previously were given anti-lysozyme antibodies. Three days before ICA induction, mice were injected into the right knee joint with either IL-4 expressing or empty control recombinant human type 5 adenovirus. Joint inflammation and cartilage destruction (PG depletion, erosion) was measured by histology of total knee joints. Aggrecan breakdown in cartilage caused by metalloproteinases (MMPs) was studied by immunolocalization using anti-VDIPEN antibodies. RESULTS: Four days after ICA induction, histological analysis showed comparable exudate and infiltrate in both groups. Depletion of proteoglycans as measured by loss of red staining was also comparable in both groups. IL-4 treatment inhibited MMP-mediated neoepitope expression by 90%. Moreover, cartilage matrix erosion was evident in all animals (10 out of 10 mice) in the control group and significantly diminished (only two out of ten mice) in the IL-4 treated group. Incubation of patellae with APMA, which activates latent MMPs resulted in VDIPEN expression which was not significantly different from control ICA indicating that comparable amounts of latent pro-MMPs are present in IL-4 treated arthritic knee joints. CONCLUSION: This study indicates that during ICA, IL-4 largely prevents MMP-mediated aggrecan breakdown and severe cartilage erosion. IL-4 does not inhibit production of latent MMPs by the chondrocyte but predominantly interferes with its activation.
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