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Abstract Number: 1170

The Alarmins S100A8/A9 Induce Canonical Wnt Signaling in Naïve Joints and Experimental OA

Martijn H. van den Bosch1, Arjen Blom1, Rik Schelbergen2, Thomas Vogl3, Johannes Roth4, Wim van den Berg1, Peter van der Kraan1 and Peter van Lent1, 1Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 2Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 3Institute of Immunology, University of Muenster, Munster, Germany, 4Institute of Immunology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

Meeting: 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

Date of first publication: September 29, 2015

Keywords: cytokines, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP), osteoarthritis and synovium, WNT Signaling

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Date: Monday, November 9, 2015

Title: Cytokines, Mediators, Cell-cell Adhesion, Cell Trafficking and Angiogenesis Poster II

Session Type: ACR Poster Session B

Session Time: 9:00AM-11:00AM

Background/Purpose: Many osteoarthritis (OA) patients show synovial activation, which is thought to be involved in joint destruction. Previously, we found increased expression of both the alarmins S100A8/A9 and members of the Wnt signaling pathway in the joints during experimental OA. Active roles in the development of the OA pathology are attributed to both groups of proteins. In this study, we investigated whether S100A8/A9 induced canonical Wnt signaling and if S100 effects run via activation of Wnt signaling.

Methods: Gene expression was measured in the destabilization of the medial meniscus (DMM) and collagenase-induced OA (CIOA) experimental OA models. Selected Wnts were overexpressed and expression levels of S100A8/A9 were measured. Activation of canonical Wnt signaling was determined after intra-articular injection of S100A8 into naïve mouse knee joints and after induction of CIOA in S100A9-deficient mice. Expression of Wnts was tested in macrophages and fibroblasts after stimulation with S100A8. To determine if the effects of S100A8 injections run via activation of Wnt signaling, canonical Wnt signaling was inhibited in vivo by feeding inducible DKK-1 Tg mice a diet supplemented with doxycycline to induce overexpression of the DKK-1 transgene.

Results: qPCR analysis showed increased and coinciding expression of the alarmins S100A8/A9 and several members of the canonical Wnt signaling pathway in experimental OA models. This gave rise to the question if an interrelationship existed between these factors. Therefore, we overexpressed Wnt8a and Wnt16, two canonical Wnts, with the use of adenoviral vectors. However, this did not result in increased expression of S100A8 and S100A9, both on RNA and protein level. In contrast, we found that injection of S100A8 increased the expression of Wnt16 in the synovium and accumulation of β-catenin, a hallmark of canonical Wnt signaling, in both cartilage and synovium. In addition, the downstream mediator of canonical Wnt signaling WISP1, was increased. Furthermore, we found reduced β-catenin accumulation in the cartilage and synovium after induction of the CIOA model in S100A9 deficient mice. However, differences in inflammation as the result of divergent S100 levels could possibly explain the differences in canonical Wnt signaling. Therefore, we stimulated both murine and human macrophages and fibroblasts with S100A8 in vitro and found increased expression of Wnt16 and WISP1 in macrophages, but not in fibroblasts. Finally, we determined if  activation of canonical Wnt signaling was required for the effects of S100A8. Therefore, we injected S100A8 into knee joints of DKK-1 Tg mice that were fed a standard diet or a diet supplemented with doxycycline, which led to overexpression of DKK-1. Injection of S100A8 significantly induced the expression of MMP3, IL-6, MIP1α and KC. However injection of S100A8 in mice overexpressing DKK-1, therefore having reduced canonical Wnt signaling, did not result in significantly induced expression of MMP3, IL-6 KC but not MIP1α.

Conclusion: The alarmins S100A8/A9 induce canonical Wnt signaling in macrophages and murine knee joints. In addition, effects of S100A8/A9 partially run via activation of canonical Wnt signaling.


Disclosure: M. H. van den Bosch, None; A. Blom, None; R. Schelbergen, None; T. Vogl, None; J. Roth, None; W. van den Berg, None; P. van der Kraan, None; P. van Lent, None.

To cite this abstract in AMA style:

van den Bosch MH, Blom A, Schelbergen R, Vogl T, Roth J, van den Berg W, van der Kraan P, van Lent P. The Alarmins S100A8/A9 Induce Canonical Wnt Signaling in Naïve Joints and Experimental OA [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2015; 67 (suppl 10). https://acrabstracts.org/abstract/the-alarmins-s100a8a9-induce-canonical-wnt-signaling-in-naive-joints-and-experimental-oa/. Accessed .
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