N-Cadherin-Mediated Activation of PI3K/Akt-GSK-3β Signaling Attenuates Nucleus Pulposus Cell Apoptosis Under High-Magnitude Compression
Background/Aims: Mechanical overloading-induced nucleus pulposus (NP) apoptosis plays an important role in the pathogenesis of intervertebral disc degeneration. N-cadherin (N-CDH)-mediated signaling preserves normal NP cell phenotype. This study aims to investigate the effects of N-CDH on NP cell ap...
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| author | Pei Li Zherui Liang Gang Hou Lei Song Ruijie Zhang Yibo Gan Chengmin Zhang Yichun Xu Qiang Zhou |
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| description | Background/Aims: Mechanical overloading-induced nucleus pulposus (NP) apoptosis plays an important role in the pathogenesis of intervertebral disc degeneration. N-cadherin (N-CDH)-mediated signaling preserves normal NP cell phenotype. This study aims to investigate the effects of N-CDH on NP cell apoptosis under high-magnitude compression and the underlying mechanism behind this process. Methods: Rat NP cells seeded on scaffold were perfusion-cultured using a self-developed perfusion bioreactor for 5 days and experienced different magnitudes (2% and 20% compressive deformation, respectively) of compression at a frequency of 1.0 Hz for 4 hours once per day. The un-loaded NP cells were used as controls. Lentivirus-mediated N-CDH overexpression and inhibitor LY294002 were used to further investigate the role of N-CDH and PI3K/Akt pathway under high-magnitude compression, respectively. NP cell apoptosis was evaluated by caspase-3 activity measured using a commercial kit, flow cytometry, and expression of apoptosis-related molecules analyzed by real-time PCR and western blotting assays. Results: High-magnitude compression significantly increased apoptotic NP cells, caspase-3 activity and expression of pro-apoptotic molecules (Bax and caspase-3/cleaved caspase-3), but decreased expression of anti-apoptotic molecule (Bcl-2). High-magnitude compression decreased expression of N-CDH, p-Akt and p-GSK-3β. However, N-CDH overexpression attenuated NP cell apoptosis and increased expression of p-Akt and p-GSK-3β under high-magnitude compression. Further analysis showed that inhibition of the PI3K/Akt pathway suppressed NP cell apoptosis and decreased expression of p-GSK-3β, but had no significant effects on N-CDH expression under high-magnitude compression. Conclusion: N-CDH can attenuate NP cell apoptosis through activating the PI3K/Akt-GSK-3β signaling under high-magnitude compression. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc9c89a3899c4ff69cd58bb226e9d2772022-12-22T00:38:06ZengCell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KGCellular Physiology and Biochemistry1015-89871421-97782017-11-0144122923910.1159/000484649484649N-Cadherin-Mediated Activation of PI3K/Akt-GSK-3β Signaling Attenuates Nucleus Pulposus Cell Apoptosis Under High-Magnitude CompressionPei LiZherui LiangGang HouLei SongRuijie ZhangYibo GanChengmin ZhangYichun XuQiang ZhouBackground/Aims: Mechanical overloading-induced nucleus pulposus (NP) apoptosis plays an important role in the pathogenesis of intervertebral disc degeneration. N-cadherin (N-CDH)-mediated signaling preserves normal NP cell phenotype. This study aims to investigate the effects of N-CDH on NP cell apoptosis under high-magnitude compression and the underlying mechanism behind this process. Methods: Rat NP cells seeded on scaffold were perfusion-cultured using a self-developed perfusion bioreactor for 5 days and experienced different magnitudes (2% and 20% compressive deformation, respectively) of compression at a frequency of 1.0 Hz for 4 hours once per day. The un-loaded NP cells were used as controls. Lentivirus-mediated N-CDH overexpression and inhibitor LY294002 were used to further investigate the role of N-CDH and PI3K/Akt pathway under high-magnitude compression, respectively. NP cell apoptosis was evaluated by caspase-3 activity measured using a commercial kit, flow cytometry, and expression of apoptosis-related molecules analyzed by real-time PCR and western blotting assays. Results: High-magnitude compression significantly increased apoptotic NP cells, caspase-3 activity and expression of pro-apoptotic molecules (Bax and caspase-3/cleaved caspase-3), but decreased expression of anti-apoptotic molecule (Bcl-2). High-magnitude compression decreased expression of N-CDH, p-Akt and p-GSK-3β. However, N-CDH overexpression attenuated NP cell apoptosis and increased expression of p-Akt and p-GSK-3β under high-magnitude compression. Further analysis showed that inhibition of the PI3K/Akt pathway suppressed NP cell apoptosis and decreased expression of p-GSK-3β, but had no significant effects on N-CDH expression under high-magnitude compression. Conclusion: N-CDH can attenuate NP cell apoptosis through activating the PI3K/Akt-GSK-3β signaling under high-magnitude compression.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/484649CompressionApoptosisNucleus pulposus cellPI3K/AktN-cadherin |
| spellingShingle | Pei Li Zherui Liang Gang Hou Lei Song Ruijie Zhang Yibo Gan Chengmin Zhang Yichun Xu Qiang Zhou N-Cadherin-Mediated Activation of PI3K/Akt-GSK-3β Signaling Attenuates Nucleus Pulposus Cell Apoptosis Under High-Magnitude Compression Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry Compression Apoptosis Nucleus pulposus cell PI3K/Akt N-cadherin |
| title | N-Cadherin-Mediated Activation of PI3K/Akt-GSK-3β Signaling Attenuates Nucleus Pulposus Cell Apoptosis Under High-Magnitude Compression |
| title_full | N-Cadherin-Mediated Activation of PI3K/Akt-GSK-3β Signaling Attenuates Nucleus Pulposus Cell Apoptosis Under High-Magnitude Compression |
| title_fullStr | N-Cadherin-Mediated Activation of PI3K/Akt-GSK-3β Signaling Attenuates Nucleus Pulposus Cell Apoptosis Under High-Magnitude Compression |
| title_full_unstemmed | N-Cadherin-Mediated Activation of PI3K/Akt-GSK-3β Signaling Attenuates Nucleus Pulposus Cell Apoptosis Under High-Magnitude Compression |
| title_short | N-Cadherin-Mediated Activation of PI3K/Akt-GSK-3β Signaling Attenuates Nucleus Pulposus Cell Apoptosis Under High-Magnitude Compression |
| title_sort | n cadherin mediated activation of pi3k akt gsk 3β signaling attenuates nucleus pulposus cell apoptosis under high magnitude compression |
| topic | Compression Apoptosis Nucleus pulposus cell PI3K/Akt N-cadherin |
| url | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/484649 |
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