Background: Syndecan 4 (SDC4), a type I transmembrane proteoglycan, serves as a critical link between chondrocytes and the extracellular matrix.
Objective: This study aimed to explore the role of SDC4 in cartilage degeneration of temporomandibular joint osteoathritis (TMJOA).
Methods: Condylar chondrocytes were stimulated with varying concentrations of recombinant rat interleukin-1β (rrIL-1β) and SDC4 small interfering RNA (si-SDC4). Anti-SDC4 ectodomain-specific antibodies or IgG were intra-articularly administrated in a TMJOA model rats. SDC4 conditional knockout (SDC4-cKO) and Sdc4 mice were induced TMJOA. Cartilage degeneration was assessed using haematoxylin & eosin (H&E) and safranin O (SO) staining. Protein levels of SDC4, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin motifs 5 (ADAMTS5), tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα), type II collagen (Col-II), aggrecan (ACAN), cleaved caspase 3 (CASP3), Ki67 and related pathways in condylar cartilage were evaluated by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining or western blot assays.
Results: SDC4 expression was evidently increased in MIA-model animals compared to control groups. rrIL-1β stimulation increased the expression of SDC4, MMP3 and ADAMTS5 expression in chondrocytes, while decreasing the expression of Col-II. These effects were reversed by si-SDC4 in vitro. In vivo, SDC4 blockade reduced the death of chondrocytes and the loss of cartilage matrix, which was evidenced by increased expression of Col-II and ACAN, and a decrease in SDC4, MMP13 and cleaved-CASP3-positive cells. Furthermore, the protein levels of ACAN and Ki67 were elevated, and the ERK1/2 and P38 signalling pathways were activated following SDC4 inhibition.
Conclusions: SDC4 inhibition significantly ameliorates condylar cartilage degeneration, which was mediated, at least partly, through P38 and ERK1/2 signalling. Inhibition of SDC4 may be of great value for the treatment of TMJOA.
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