LIU Ruyin,YUE Zongjin,PENG Xiaoyan.Influence of transforming growth factor-β1 on nucleus pulposus cell apoptosis[J].Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord,2016,(2):156-161.
Influence of transforming growth factor-β1 on nucleus pulposus cell apoptosis
Received:October 29, 2015  Revised:February 01, 2016
English Keywords:Transforming growth factor-β1(TGF-β1)  Drosophila mothers against decapentaplegic protein/ Runt-related transcription factor 2(Smad/Runx2)  Tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)  Nucleus pulposus cells  Apoptosis
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LIU Ruyin The Department of Spine Section in Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Henan Province, 450002, Zhengzhou, China 
YUE Zongjin 河南省中医院脊柱科 450003 郑州市 
PENG Xiaoyan 河南省中医院护理科 450002 郑州市 
王新立  
冯仲锴  
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  【Abstract】 Objectives: To explore the effect of TGF-β1 on nucleus pulposus cell apoptosis and the potential mechanisms. Methods: Nucleus pulposus cells(NPCs) were isolated from Sprague Dawley rats and cultured by the sequential enzyme method. Cells at passage 3 were divided into six groups: group A, cultured in DMEM with no other treatment; group B, cultured in DMEM with 20ng/ml TNF-α; group C, cultured in DMEM with 50ng/ml TNF-α; group D, cultured in DMEM with 100ng/ml TNF-α; group E, cultured in DMEM with 100ng/ml TNF-α and 10ng/ml TGF-β1; group F, cultured in DMEM with 100ng/ml TNF-α, 10ng/ml TGF-β1 and 10μmol/L SB431542. The cell counting Kit-8(CCK-8) was used to detect the cell proliferation activity after culturing for 12h, transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) was reversed and Western blot were used to detect the expression of matrix metalloproteinases 3(MMP3), bcl-2-associated x protein(Bax), ACAN, Collagen Ⅱ, phosphorylate drosophila mothers against decapentaplegic protein 3(p-smad3) and runt-related transcription factor 2(Runx2). Results: Compared with group A, the different concentrations of TNF-α groups(group B-D) promoted the expressions of MMP3(group B-D respectively: 0.652+0.015, 0.899+0.018, 1.026+0.023 respectively) and Bax(0.725+0.058, 0.928+0.018, 1.138+0.019 respectively), and promoted apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. Compared with group D, the expressions of MMP3(0.568+0.015) and Bax(0.626+0.024) were significantly inhibited in group E, while the expressions of ACAN(1.056+0.014), Collagen Ⅱ(1.098+0.032), p-smad3 and Runx2 significantly increased, the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05). Compared with group E, the expressions of MMP3(1.015+0.015) and Bax(1.126+0.024) significantly increased in group F, while the expression of ACAN(0.314+0.023), Collagen Ⅱ(0.299+0.0.19), p-smad3 and Runx2 were significantly inhibited, the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05). Conclusions: TGF-β1 can activate smad/Runx2 pathway and antagonize TNF-α induced nucleus pulposus cell apoptosis.
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