Interferonregulatoryfactor-8(IRF-8) regulates the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13) in chondrocytes.

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Department of Joint Orthopaedic Surgery, Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Jinhua Hospital of Zhejiang University, Jinhua, 321000, People's Republic of China.

Published: May 2018

Low levels of inflammation-induced expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) play a crucial role in articular cartilage matrix destruction in osteoarthritis (OA) patients. Interferon regulatory factor-8 (IRF-8), an important member in the IRF family, plays a key role in regulating the inflammation-related signaling pathway. The aim of this study is to investigate the physiological roles of IRF-8 in the pathological progression of OA. We found that IRF-8 was expressed in human primary chondrocytes. Interestingly, the expression of IRF-8 was upregulated in OA chondrocytes. In addition, IRF-8 was increased in response to interleukin-1β (IL-1β) treatment, mediated by the Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) pathway. Overexpression of IRF-8 in human chondrocytes by transduction with lentiviral-IRF-8 exacerbated IL-1β-induced expression of matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13) in human chondrocytes. In contrast, knockdown of IRF-8 inhibited IL-1β-induced expression of MMP-13. Importantly, IRF-8 could bind to the promoter of MMP-13 and stimulate its activity. Additionally, overexpression of IRF-8 exacerbated IL-1β-induced degradation of type II collagen. However, silencing IRF-8 abrogated the degradation of type II collagen. Taken together, our findings identified a novel function of IRF-8 in regulating articular cartilage matrix destruction by promoting the expression of MMP-13.

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