Feedback control of the arachidonate cascade in rheumatoid synoviocytes by 15-deoxy-Delta(12,14)-prostaglandin J2 |
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Authors: | Tsubouchi Y Kawahito Y Kohno M Inoue K Hla T Sano H |
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Affiliation: | First Department of Internal Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic polyarticular joint disease associated with massive synovial proliferation, inflammation, and angiogenesis. PPAR-gamma ligands, both 15-deoxy-Delta(12,14)-prostaglandin J2 (15d- PGJ2) and troglitazone (TRO), can inhibit the growth of RA synoviocytes in vitro, and suppress the chronic inflammation of adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats, but the potency of 15d-PGJ2 is higher than TRO. Prostaglandin (PG) E2 plays important roles in joint erosion and synovial inflammation. In the present study, 15d-PGJ2, but not TRO and other prostanoids, suppressed interleukin (IL)-1beta-induced PGE2 synthesis in rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts (RSFs) through the inhibition of cyclooxygenase (COX-2) and cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) expression. Furthermore, the inhibition was not affected by pretreatment with anti-PPAR-gamma antibody. It means that this anti-inflammatory effect of 15d-PGJ2 for PG synthesis may be independent of PPAR-gamma and 15d-PGJ2 is a key regulator of negative feedback of the arachidonate cascade on the COX pathway. These findings provide new insight into the feedback mechanism of the arachidonate cascade. |
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