Abstract
Chronic inflammation, synovial hyperplasia, and local hypoxia lead to synovial cell activation causing severe joint damage in chronic-inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The proinflammatory and joint-destructive property of the increased release of extracellular nucleic acids has been demonstrated for extracellular mitochondrial DNA and oxidized DNA using an arthritis model. Microparticles derived from different cells are able to transport nucleic acids to distant cells and promote cellular activation in RA. In addition, extracellular RNA (eRNA) is present in the RA synovial lining layer, whereas eDNA could be detected in various areas of synovial tissue when compared to controls. The main source of eDNA is the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) due to increased amounts of activated neutrophils in the synovial fluid in RA. A central cell type of joint destruction is the activated RA synovial fibroblast (RASF) characterized by increased production of proinflammatory factors, matrix-degrading enzymes, enhanced matrix adhesion, and cell migration. eRNA was shown to be released by RASF under hypoxia and RNase activity was increased in RA synovial fluid. In vitro, RNase-mediated reduction of eRNA decreased RASF adhesion to cartilage but not proliferation or adhesion to endothelial cells. In vivo, RNase1 treatment reduced RASF invasion into cartilage. Therefore, extracellular nucleic acids induced by (auto)immune responses in RA appear to promote inflammation and local joint destruction.
Keywords: Extracellular RNA, extracellular DNA, toll-like receptors, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammation, autoimmunity, fibroblasts, cytokines.
Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Title:The Role of Extracellular Nucleic Acids in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Volume: 19 Issue: 15
Author(s): Elena Neumann*, Rebecca Hasseli, Uwe Lange and Ulf Müller-Ladner
Affiliation:
- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Campus Kerckhoff, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany, Benekestr, 2-8, 61231 Bad Nauheim,Germany
Keywords: Extracellular RNA, extracellular DNA, toll-like receptors, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammation, autoimmunity, fibroblasts, cytokines.
Abstract: Chronic inflammation, synovial hyperplasia, and local hypoxia lead to synovial cell activation causing severe joint damage in chronic-inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The proinflammatory and joint-destructive property of the increased release of extracellular nucleic acids has been demonstrated for extracellular mitochondrial DNA and oxidized DNA using an arthritis model. Microparticles derived from different cells are able to transport nucleic acids to distant cells and promote cellular activation in RA. In addition, extracellular RNA (eRNA) is present in the RA synovial lining layer, whereas eDNA could be detected in various areas of synovial tissue when compared to controls. The main source of eDNA is the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) due to increased amounts of activated neutrophils in the synovial fluid in RA. A central cell type of joint destruction is the activated RA synovial fibroblast (RASF) characterized by increased production of proinflammatory factors, matrix-degrading enzymes, enhanced matrix adhesion, and cell migration. eRNA was shown to be released by RASF under hypoxia and RNase activity was increased in RA synovial fluid. In vitro, RNase-mediated reduction of eRNA decreased RASF adhesion to cartilage but not proliferation or adhesion to endothelial cells. In vivo, RNase1 treatment reduced RASF invasion into cartilage. Therefore, extracellular nucleic acids induced by (auto)immune responses in RA appear to promote inflammation and local joint destruction.
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Neumann Elena *, Hasseli Rebecca , Lange Uwe and Müller-Ladner Ulf , The Role of Extracellular Nucleic Acids in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 2018; 19 (15) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389201020666190102150216
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389201020666190102150216 |
Print ISSN 1389-2010 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4316 |
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