R F Loeser1, H-J Im, B Richardson, Q Lu, S Chubinskaya. 1. Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. rloeser@wfubmc.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: An age-related decline in chondrocyte production of osteogenic protein-1 (OP-1) (Bone Morphogenetic Protein-7) may contribute to cartilage loss in osteoarthritis. This study was designed to determine if increased methylation of the OP-1 promoter might serve as a mechanism for the age-related decline in OP-1 expression. METHODS: Human articular chondrocytes were isolated from cartilage obtained after death from tissue donors (ages 19-86 years) without a known history of arthritis. DNA was obtained from isolated chondrocytes in primary culture and analyzed for OP-1 promoter methylation by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) after bisulfite treatment. Cultured cells were treated with the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor 5-azacytidine and OP-1 production was measured in the media by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RNA was isolated to measure expression of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), the IGF-1 receptor (IGF-1R), aggrecan, and OP-1 by real-time PCR. RESULTS: Methylation of the OP-1 promoter was detected in chondrocytes isolated from tissue obtained from older adults and there was a positive correlation between age and OP-1 methylation status (n=22, R(2)=0.277, P=0.014). Inhibition of methylation in cultured cells with 5-azacytidine increased chondrocyte production of OP-1 protein and increased the expression of the IGF-1, the IGF-1R, aggrecan, and OP-1 genes but not GAPDH. CONCLUSION: Age-related methylation of the OP-1 promoter may contribute to a decrease in OP-1 production in cartilage and a decrease in expression of OP-1 responsive genes such as IGF-1, the IGF-1R, and aggrecan.
OBJECTIVE: An age-related decline in chondrocyte production of osteogenic protein-1 (OP-1) (Bone Morphogenetic Protein-7) may contribute to cartilage loss in osteoarthritis. This study was designed to determine if increased methylation of the OP-1 promoter might serve as a mechanism for the age-related decline in OP-1 expression. METHODS:Human articular chondrocytes were isolated from cartilage obtained after death from tissue donors (ages 19-86 years) without a known history of arthritis. DNA was obtained from isolated chondrocytes in primary culture and analyzed for OP-1 promoter methylation by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) after bisulfite treatment. Cultured cells were treated with the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor 5-azacytidine and OP-1 production was measured in the media by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RNA was isolated to measure expression of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), the IGF-1 receptor (IGF-1R), aggrecan, and OP-1 by real-time PCR. RESULTS: Methylation of the OP-1 promoter was detected in chondrocytes isolated from tissue obtained from older adults and there was a positive correlation between age and OP-1 methylation status (n=22, R(2)=0.277, P=0.014). Inhibition of methylation in cultured cells with 5-azacytidine increased chondrocyte production of OP-1 protein and increased the expression of the IGF-1, the IGF-1R, aggrecan, and OP-1 genes but not GAPDH. CONCLUSION: Age-related methylation of the OP-1 promoter may contribute to a decrease in OP-1 production in cartilage and a decrease in expression of OP-1 responsive genes such as IGF-1, the IGF-1R, and aggrecan.
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