Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2015, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (18): 2807-2813.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2015.18.004

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Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 in synovial tissue of rheumatoid arthritis rats

Ye Pei1, Li Jian-hua2, Xu Jin-huang3, Huang Sheng-hui1, Liu Gui-wang1, Zhang Wei-qiong3, Zheng Pei-zhong3, Huang Jian-rong1, 3   

  1. 1Department of Orthopedics, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, Guangdong Province, China; 2Department of Physiology, Gugangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510182, Guangdong Province, China; 3Department of Orthopedics, Zengcheng People’s Hospital, Guangzhou 511300, Guangdong Province, China
  • Received:2015-03-16 Online:2015-04-30 Published:2015-04-30
  • Contact: Huang Jian-rong, M.D., Associate professor, Master’s supervisor, Department of Orthopedics, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, Guangdong Province, China; Department of Orthopedics, Zengcheng People’s Hospital, Guangzhou 511300, Guangdong Province, China
  • About author:Ye Pei, Studying for master’s degree, Department of Orthopedics, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, Guangdong Province, China
  • Supported by:

    Science and Technology Foundation of Guangdong Province, No. 2010B031600184; Key Program of Science and Technology Bureau of Guangzhou, No. 11C31120789; the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, No. S2012010010629, S2013010013768

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM-2) is highly expressed throughout the synovial tissue in active rheumatoid arthritis patients, but the role of TREM-2 in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis still remains unclear.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the TREM-2 expression in the synovial tissue of collagen type II-induced arthritis rats.
METHODS: The collagen-induced arthritis models were established in rats. The activity indicators and pathological changes of arthritis synovial were dynamically observed. The mRNA levels of TREM-2, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, and interleukin-10 were detected in synovial tissue of rats by RT-PCR. The protein expression and location of TREM-2 were measured with western blot assay and immunohistochemistry, respectively.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: At day 13 after immunization, the paws of model rats appeared red and swelling, the arthritis index scores were increased (P < 0.01). At day 19-25 after immunization, the inflammation reached the peak. Hematoxylin-eosin staining showed that, the synovium of collagen-induced arthritis rats were proliferated and were infiltrated by inflammatory cells, cartilage was destroyed. Compared with the control group, the expression of TREM-2 mRNA and protein, the mRNA levels of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β in synovial tissue of the model rats were significantly increased (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01), while interleukin-10 mRNA expression was significantly decreased
(P < 0.05). Experimental findings indicate that, TREM-2 is a crucial inflammatory regulator and the increasing expression of TREM-2 plays an important role in the pathogenesis of collagen-induced arthritis.



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Key words: Tissue Engineering, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Arthritis, Experimental, Synovial Membrane, Cytokines

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