Tumor necrosis factor alpha, citrullination, and peptidylarginine deiminase 4 in lung and joint inflammation
Authors
Bawadekar, MandarGendron-Fitzpatrick, Annette
Rebernick, Ryan
Shim, Daeun
Warner, Thomas F.
Nicholas, Anthony P.
Lundblad, Lennart K. A
Thompson, Paul R
Shelef, Miriam A.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular PharmacologyDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2016-07-22Keywords
CitrullinationExperimental arthritis
Lung
Peptidylarginine deiminase 4
Rheumatoid arthritis
TNF-α
Biochemistry
Enzymes and Coenzymes
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Rheumatology
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BACKGROUND: The relationship between lung and joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis is poorly understood. Lung inflammation with resultant protein citrullination may trigger anti-citrullinated protein antibodies, inflammation, and arthritis. Alternatively, lung and joint inflammation may be two manifestations of a single underlying pathology. The lung has increased citrullination and TNF-alpha levels are high in rheumatoid arthritis; however, it is unknown if TNF-alpha can induce lung protein citrullination. The citrullinating enzyme peptidylarginine deiminase 4 (PAD4) exacerbates TNF-alpha-induced arthritis, but a role for PAD4 in lung citrullination and TNF-alpha-induced lung inflammation has not been explored. Our aim was to use TNF-alpha-overexpressing mice to clarify the intersection of TNF-alpha, citrullination, PAD4, arthritis, and lung inflammation. METHODS: Lung protein citrullination in wild-type mice, mice that overexpress TNF-alpha systemically (TNF(+)), TNF(+)PAD4(+/+), and TNF(+)PAD4(-/-) mice was quantified by both gel electrophoresis using a citrulline probe and western blot. Hematoxylin and eosin (HandE)-stained lung sections from TNF(+)PAD4(+/+) and TNF(+)PAD4(-/-) mice were scored for lung inflammation. HandE-stained ankle joint sections from mice that overexpress TNF-alpha only in the lungs were assessed for arthritis. RESULTS: TNF(+) mice have increased lung protein citrullination. TNF(+)PAD4(-/-) mice do not have significantly reduced lung protein citrullination, but do have decreased lung inflammation compared to TNF(+)PAD4(+/+) mice. Mice that overexpress TNF-alpha only in the lungs do not develop arthritis. CONCLUSIONS: PAD4 exacerbates lung inflammation downstream of TNF-alpha without having a major role in generalized protein citrullination in inflamed lungs. Also, TNF-alpha-induced lung inflammation is not sufficient to drive murine arthritis.Source
Arthritis Res Ther. 2016 Jul 22;18(1):173. doi: 10.1186/s13075-016-1068-0. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1186/s13075-016-1068-0Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/39976PubMed ID
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10.1186/s13075-016-1068-0
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