中国组织工程研究 ›› 2024, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (4): 550-555.doi: 10.12307/2024.215

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谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶4介导铁死亡在膝骨关节炎滑膜炎发生发展中的作用

张亚茹1,陈焱君2,张晓东2,陈胜华1,黄文华1,3   

  1. 1南华大学应用解剖与生殖医学研究所,衡阳医学院,湖南省衡阳市  421001;2南方医科大学第三附属医院放射科,广东省广州市  510630;3南方医科大学基础医学院人体解剖学国家重点学科,广东省医学生物力学重点实验室,广东省医学3D打印应用转化工程技术研究中心,广东省广州市  510515
  • 收稿日期:2022-12-24 接受日期:2023-02-24 出版日期:2024-02-08 发布日期:2023-07-14
  • 通讯作者: 黄文华,教授,博士生导师,南华大学应用解剖与生殖医学研究所,衡阳医学院,湖南省衡阳市 421001;南方医科大学基础医学院人体解剖学国家重点学科,广东省医学生物力学重点实验室,广东省医学3D打印应用转化工程技术研究中心,广东省广州市 510515 陈胜华,博士,副教授,南华大学应用解剖与生殖医学研究所,衡阳医学院,湖南省衡阳市 421001
  • 作者简介:张亚茹,1994年生,山西省柳林县人,汉族,2023年南华大学毕业,硕士,主要从事骨关节炎的影像及基础研究。
  • 基金资助:
    广东省基础与应用基础研究基金项目(2022A1515012545),项目负责人:陈焱君;广东省省级科技计划项目(2017B090912006),项目负责人:张晓东;广东省基础与应用基础研究基金项目(2020B1515120001),项目负责人:黄文华

Effect of ferroptosis mediated by glutathione peroxidase 4 in the occurrence and progression of synovitis in knee osteoarthritis

Zhang Yaru1, Chen Yanjun2, Zhang Xiaodong2, Chen Shenghua1, Huang Wenhua1, 3    

  1. 1Clinical Anatomy and Reproductive Medicine Application Institute, Hengyang Medical School, Nanhua University, Hengyang 421001, Hunan Province, China; 2Department of Radiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China; 
  • Received:2022-12-24 Accepted:2023-02-24 Online:2024-02-08 Published:2023-07-14
  • Contact: Huang Wenhua, Professor, Doctoral supervisor, Clinical Anatomy and Reproductive Medicine Application Institute, Hengyang Medical School, Nanhua University, Hengyang 421001, Hunan Province, China; National Key Disciplines of Human Anatomy, Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Translation of Medical 3D Printing Application, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Biomechanics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China Chen Shenghua, MD, Associate professor, Clinical Anatomy and Reproductive Medicine Application Institute, Hengyang Medical School, Nanhua University, Hengyang 421001, Hunan Province, China
  • About author:Zhang Yaru, Master, Clinical Anatomy and Reproductive Medicine Application Institute, Hengyang Medical School, Nanhua University, Hengyang 421001, Hunan Province, China; National Key Disciplines of Human Anatomy, Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Translation of Medical 3D Printing Application, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Biomechanics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China
  • Supported by:
    Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund, Nos. 2022A1515012545 (CYJ) and 2020B1515120001 (to HWH); Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Program Project, No. 2017B090912006 (to ZXD)

摘要:


文题释义:

滑膜:是关节囊的内层,呈淡红色,光滑质软,多由疏松结缔组织组成。滑膜直接附着于关节软骨的边缘并向内贴附在关节囊内的非关节区域,覆盖在关节囊、关节内韧带、骨与肌腱表面。
铁死亡:新近发现的一种细胞死亡方式,是在小分子物质诱导下发生的氧化性细胞死亡,具有铁离子依赖性,其发生是细胞内脂质活性氧生成与降解平衡失调所致,铁死亡诱导剂通过不同的通路直接或间接作用于谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶,导致细胞抗氧化能力降低,活性氧堆积,最终引起细胞氧化性死亡。


背景:滑膜炎在膝骨关节炎早期进展中起主导作用,是潜在的早期治疗靶点,但滑膜炎发生机制尚不清楚。在动物模型中,全身铁含量增加和细胞内铁摄取升高可诱发和加剧骨关节炎,但滑膜炎与铁死亡的关系仍不清楚,因此探讨铁死亡在骨关节炎滑膜炎发生发展中的作用需进一步研究。

目的:探讨谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶4(glutathione peroxidase4,GPX4)介导的铁死亡在膝骨关节炎滑膜炎发生发展过程中的作用。
方法:入选行膝关节镜或关节置换手术的骨关节炎患者43 例以及行关节镜治疗半月板损伤或韧带撕裂患者10例,根据患者术前X射线平片Kellgren-Lawrence分级分为3组:对照组(KLG 0)10例,早期膝骨关节炎组(KLG 1,2)20例和晚期膝骨关节炎组(KLG 3,4)23例。采用苏木精-伊红染色观察各组滑膜炎的严重程度,普鲁士蓝染色评估各组滑膜组织中的铁沉积情况,免疫组化法检测ACSL4、GPX4、环氧化酶2、肿瘤坏死因子α在滑膜组织中的表达,Western blot和免疫荧光分别检测ACSL4、GPX4蛋白的表达。 

结果与结论:①与对照组相比,骨关节炎组滑膜组织中铁含量增加,且晚期膝骨关节炎组铁沉积多于早期膝骨关节炎组;②与对照组相比,ACSL4在骨关节炎滑膜组织中高表达(P < 0.01),GPX4在骨关节炎滑膜组织中低表达(P < 0.01),且ACSL4表达量随着骨关节炎的进展呈现增高趋势,GPX4表达量随着骨关节炎的进展呈现降低趋势;③环氧化酶2在骨关节炎滑膜组织中的表达明显高于正常滑膜组织,其中早期骨关节炎组表达最高,与晚期骨关节炎组比较差异有显著性意义(P < 0.01);④肿瘤坏死因子α在骨关节炎滑膜组织中的表达明显高于正常滑膜组织,早期骨关节炎组与晚期骨关节炎组比较差异无显著性意义(P > 0.05);⑤结果表明,骨关节炎滑膜组织中有铁的沉积,铁死亡参与了膝骨关节炎滑膜炎的发生及病情进展。

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3961-3210(张亚茹)

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松;组织工程

关键词: 骨关节炎, 滑膜炎, 磁共振, GPX4, 铁死亡

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Synovitis plays a leading role in the early progression of knee osteoarthritis and is a potential early therapeutic target. However, the mechanism of synovitis remains unclear. In animal models, increased systemic iron and intracellular iron uptake can induce and exacerbate osteoarthritis, but the association with ferroptosis in synovitis remains unclear. Further studies are needed to investigate the role of ferroptosis in the development and progression of synovitis in osteoarthritis. 
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of ferroptosis mediated by glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) in the development of synovitis in knee osteoarthritis. 
METHODS: The synovial tissues of 43 patients with osteoarthritis who underwent arthroscopic or joint replacement surgery and 10 patients undergoing arthroscopic treatment of meniscal injury or ligament tear were collected and divided into three groups according to the Kellgren-Lawrence grading of X-ray images: normal control group (KLG 0, n=10), early knee osteoarthritis group (KLG 1, 2, n=20) and late knee osteoarthritis group (KLG 3, 4, n=23). Hematoxylin-eosin staining was used to observe the severity of synovitis in each group, and iron deposition in the synovium in each group was evaluated by Prussian blue staining. The expressions of Acyl-CoA Synthetase Long Chain Family Member 4 (ACSL4), GPX4, cyclooxygenase 2 and tumor necrosis factor α in the synovium were detected by immunohistochemical staining. Western blot and immunofluorescence were used to detect the expression of ferroptosis-related proteins ACSL4 and GPX4. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with the normal control group, iron content in synovial tissue was increased in the knee osteoarthritis groups, and iron deposition in the late knee osteoarthritis group was higher than that in the early osteoarthritis group. ACSL4 was highly expressed in the synovial tissue of knee osteoarthritis compared with the normal control group (P < 0.01), and GPX4 was lowly expressed in the synovial tissue of knee osteoarthritis (P < 0.01). The expression level of ACSL4 increased with the progression of osteoarthritis, while the expression level of GPX4 decreased with the progression of osteoarthritis. The expression of cyclooxygenase 2 in the synovium of osteoarthritis was significantly higher than that in the normal synovium, and the expression was the highest in the early stage of osteoarthritis, which was significantly different from that in the advanced stage of osteoarthritis (P < 0.01). The expression of tumor necrosis factor α in the synovium of osteoarthritis was significantly higher than that in the normal synovium, but there was no significant difference between early and late osteoarthritis groups (P > 0.05). To conclude, the deposition of iron exists in the synovial tissue of osteoarthritis and ferroptosis is involved in the occurrence and progression of synovitis in knee osteoarthritis.

Key words: osteoarthritis, synovitis, magnetic resonance image, GPX4, ferroptosis

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