We have investigated the effects of a carbon monoxide-releasing molecule, tricarbonyldichlororuthenium(II) dimer (CORM-2), on catabolic processes in human osteoarthritis (OA) cartilage and chondrocytes activated with interleukin-1beta. In these cells, proinflammatory cytokines induce the synthesis of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and aggrecanases, including members of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin domain (ADAMTS) family, which may contribute to cartilage loss. CORM-2 down-regulated MMP-1, MMP-3, MMP-10, MMP-13, and ADAMTS-5 in OA chondrocytes, and it inhibited cartilage degradation. These effects were accompanied by increased aggrecan synthesis and collagen II expression in chondrocytes. Our results also indicate that the inhibition of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 and p38 activation by CORM-2 may contribute to the maintenance of extracellular matrix homeostasis. These observations suggest that CORM-2 could exert chondroprotective effects due to the inhibition of catabolic activities and the enhancement of aggrecan synthesis.
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