Nakamachi Yuji, Uto Kenichi, Hayashi Shinya, Okano Takaichi, Morinobu Akio, Kuroda Ryosuke, Kawano Seiji, Saegusa Jun
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kobe University Hospital, 7-5-2, Kusunoki cho, Chuo Ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1, Kusunoki cho, Chuo Ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
Heliyon. 2023 Mar 30;9(4):e14986. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14986. eCollection 2023 Apr.
Exosomes are potent vehicles for intercellular communication. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic disease of unknown etiology. Local administration of miR-124 precursor to rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis suppresses systemic arthritis and bone destruction. Thus, exosomes may be involved in this disease. We aimed to determine the role of exosomes in the pathology of RA.
Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) were collected from patients with RA and osteoarthritis (OA). miR-124-3p mimic was transfected into the RA FLS (RA miR-124 FLS). Exosomes were collected from the culture medium by ultracentrifugation. Macrophages were produced from THP-1 cells. MicroRNAs in the exosomes were analyzed using real-time PCR. Proteomics analysis was performed using nanoscale liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Macrophage migration was evaluated using a Transwell migration assay. SiRNA was used to knockdown proteins of interest.
MicroRNAs in the RA FLS, RA miR-124 FLS, and OA FLS exosomes were similar. Proteomics analysis revealed that pentraxin 3 (PTX3) levels were higher in RA FLS exosomes than in RA miR-124 FLS and OA FLS exosomes, and proteasome 20S subunit beta 5 (PSMB5) levels were lower in RA FLS exosomes than in RA miR-124 FLS and OA FLS exosomes. The RA FLS exosomes promoted and the RA miR-124 FLS exosomes suppressed macrophage migration. PTX3-silenced RA FLS exosomes suppressed and PSMB5-silenced OA FLS exosomes promoted macrophage migration.
RA FLS exosomes promote macrophage migration via PTX3 and PSMB5, and miR-124-3p suppresses this migration.
外泌体是细胞间通讯的有效载体。类风湿关节炎(RA)是一种病因不明的慢性全身性疾病。向佐剂诱导性关节炎大鼠局部施用miR-124前体可抑制全身性关节炎和骨质破坏。因此,外泌体可能参与了这种疾病。我们旨在确定外泌体在RA病理中的作用。
从类风湿关节炎患者和骨关节炎(OA)患者中收集成纤维样滑膜细胞(FLS)。将miR-124-3p模拟物转染到类风湿关节炎FLS(RA miR-124 FLS)中。通过超速离心从培养基中收集外泌体。巨噬细胞由THP-1细胞产生。使用实时PCR分析外泌体中的微小RNA。使用纳米级液相色谱-串联质谱进行蛋白质组学分析。使用Transwell迁移试验评估巨噬细胞迁移。使用小干扰RNA敲低感兴趣的蛋白质。
类风湿关节炎FLS、RA miR-124 FLS和骨关节炎FLS外泌体中的微小RNA相似。蛋白质组学分析显示,类风湿关节炎FLS外泌体中的五聚体蛋白3(PTX3)水平高于RA miR-124 FLS和骨关节炎FLS外泌体,而类风湿关节炎FLS外泌体中的蛋白酶体20S亚基β5(PSMB5)水平低于RA miR-124 FLS和骨关节炎FLS外泌体。类风湿关节炎FLS外泌体促进巨噬细胞迁移,而RA miR-124 FLS外泌体抑制巨噬细胞迁移。PTX3沉默的类风湿关节炎FLS外泌体抑制巨噬细胞迁移,PSMB5沉默的骨关节炎FLS外泌体促进巨噬细胞迁移。
类风湿关节炎FLS外泌体通过PTX3和PSMB5促进巨噬细胞迁移,而miR-124-3p抑制这种迁移。