Kruppel-like factor 4 (KLF-4) plays a crucial role in simvastatin (SVT)-induced differentiation of rabbit articular chondrocytes

Simvastatin is a cholesterol-lowing reagent that is derived synthetically from the fermentation of Aspergillus terreus. Recently, SVT has been shown to possess a protective effect of chondrocytes. Kruppel-like factor 4 (KLF-4) is a zinc finger transcription factor that plays crucial roles during the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2018-06, Vol.501 (3), p.814-819
Hauptverfasser: Yu, Seon-Mi, Kim, Song Ja
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Simvastatin is a cholesterol-lowing reagent that is derived synthetically from the fermentation of Aspergillus terreus. Recently, SVT has been shown to possess a protective effect of chondrocytes. Kruppel-like factor 4 (KLF-4) is a zinc finger transcription factor that plays crucial roles during the development and maintenance of multiple organs. However, the roles of KLF-4 in chondrocytes have not been well unknown. Here, we investigated whether KLF-4 regulates SVT-caused differentiated phenotype of chondrocytes. A KLF-4 cDNA or KLF-4 siRNA was transfected into SVT-treated chondrocytes. Western blot analysis, RT-PCR and immunofluorescence staining analyzed expression of type II collagen and SOX-9, marker proteins of differentiation. The results showed overexpression of KLF-4 accelerates SVT-induced type II collagen expression, as determined by western blot analysis and causes sulfated-proteoglycan synthesis, as detected by Alcian blue staining. RT-PCR revealed that ectopic expression of KLF-4 induces SVT-caused SOX-9, a transcription factor of type II collagen, expression. Transfection of KLF-4 siRNA reversed SVT-caused type II collagen and SOX-9 expression and inhibited SVT-induced sulfated proteoglycan production. This study indicates that KLF-4 plays critical role in SVT-caused chondrocytes differentiation. •SVT was shown to exhibit a protective effect on chondrocytes.•KLF-4 regulates the SVT-mediated differentiation of chondrocytes.•KLF-4 plays critical role in SVT-mediated chondrocyte differentiation.
ISSN:0006-291X
1090-2104
DOI:10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.05.094