Affiliation:
1. Department of Orthopaedics Union Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430022 China
Abstract
AbstractIncreased tissue stiffness is associated with various pathological processes, such as fibrosis, inflammation, and aging. The matrix stiffness of the nucleus pulposus (NP) tissues increases gradually during intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD), while the mechanism through which NP cells sense and react to matrix stiffness remains unclear. In this study, the results indicate that ferroptosis is involved in stiff substrate‐induced NP cell death. The expression of acyl‐CoA synthetase long‐chain family member 4 (ACSL4) increases in NP cells of the stiff group, which mediates lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis in NP cells. In addition, stiff substrate activates the hippo signaling cascade and induces the nuclear translocation of yes‐associated protein (YAP). Interestingly, inhibition of YAP is efficient to reverse the increase of ACSL4 expression caused by matrix stiffness. Furthermore, stiff substrate suppresses the expression of N‐cadherin in NP cells. N‐cadherin overexpression can inhibit YAP nuclear translocation via the formation of the N‐cadherin/β‐catenin/YAP complex, and reverse matrix stiffness‐induced ferroptosis in NP cells. Finally, the effects of YAP inhibition and N‐cadherin overexpression on IDD progression are further illustrated in animal models. These findings reveal a new mechanism of mechanotransduction in NP cells, providing novel insights into the development of therapies for the treatment of IDD.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
Pharmaceutical Science,Biomedical Engineering,Biomaterials
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