The Mechanism of Monotropein Regulating the PUM1-TLR4/MyD88 Signaling Pathway to Improve Interleukin-1p-Induced Inflammatory Response in Chondrocytes
Objective To study the effects of monotropein on Pumilio RNA-binding family member 1(PUM1)-Toll-like receptor 4(TLR4)/myeloid differentiation factor 88(MyD88)signaling pathway,and IL-1β,IL-6,and TNF-αrelated inflammatory factors in rat knee chondrocytes,and to explore the mechanism of monotropein on rat knee osteoarthritis chondrocytes.Methods Rat chondrocytes were randomly divided into a control group,a model group,a low-dose group,and a high-dose group.Except for the control group,the other three groups were induced with 10 ng/mL IL-1β to induce cell inflammation and construct a rat knee arthritis model.The low-dose group and the high-dose group were treated with 25 μg/mL and 50 μg/mL monotropein for 24 hours,respectively.The contents of IL-1β,IL-6,and TNF-α in the supernatant were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).The mRNA expression levels of PUM1,TLR4,and MyD88 in chondrocytes were detected by PCR.The protein expression levels of PUM1,TLR4,and MyD88 in chondrocytes were detected by Western blot.Results Compared with the control group,the contents of IL-1β,IL-6 and TNF-α in the supernatant of the model group were all increased(P<0.05),while the mRNA and protein expression levels of PUM1 were decreased(P<0.05),the mRNA and protein expression levels of TLR4 and MyD88 were both increased(P<0.05).Compared with the model group,the contents of IL-1β,IL-6 and TNF-α in the low-dose group and high-dose group were all decreased(P<0.05),while the mRNA and protein expression levels of PUM1 were increased(P<0.05),the mRNA and protein expression levels of TLR4 and MyD88 were both decreased(P<0.05).Conclusion Monotropein inhibits the transmission of TLR4 and MyD88 signal pathways by up-regulating the expression of PUM1,and then reduces the expression of downstream inflammatory factors TNF-α,IL-1β,and IL-6.
monotropeinPumilio rna-binding family member 1Toll-like receptor 4myeloid differentiation primary response 88inflammationchondrocytes