Astragaloside IV suppresses inflammatory mediator production in synoviocytes and collagen‑induced arthritic rats

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    • Hao Xu
    • Chang‑Yao Wang
    • Hai‑Ning Zhang
    • Cheng‑Yu Lv
    • Ying‑Zhen Wang
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  • Published online on: February 22, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.4923
  • Pages: 3289-3296
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Abstract

The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of Astragaloside‑IV (AS‑IV) on inflammatory mediators in synoviocytes and collagen‑induced arthritic rats. Synoviocytes were stimulated with lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and Sprague‑Dawley rats were injected with type II collagen. AS‑IV was administered to the LPS‑stimulated synoviocytes and collagen‑induced arthritis (CIA) rats. The inflammation of LPS‑stimulated synoviocytes and CIA rats was assessed using enzyme‑linked immunosorbent assays and western blotting. Using Cell Counting Kit‑8 analysis, it was demonstrated that AS‑IV (5, 20 and 50 mg/ml) inhibited the LPS‑stimulated synoviocytes proliferation in a dose‑dependent manner. AS‑IV significantly inhibited the LPS‑stimulated inflammatory response, as indicated by the expression levels of TNF‑α, IL‑1β, IL‑6 and IL‑8. In addition, treatment with AS‑IV significantly reduced the LPS‑stimulated cyclooxygenase (COX)‑1, COX‑2, high mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1) and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 overexpression, and intranuclear nuclear factor (NF)‑κBp65 subunit accumulation and activation of c‑Jun N‑terminal kinase (JNK)1/2 and p38. Similar to the protective effects of AS‑IV on LPS‑stimulated synoviocytes, AS‑IV treatment significantly reduced the expression levels of tumor necrosis factor α, interleukin (IL)‑1β, IL‑6 and IL‑8 expression levels, and attenuated intranuclear NF‑κBp65 subunit accumulation and overexpression of COX‑2 and inducible nitric oxide synthase in CIA rats. In conclusion, the results of the present study demonstrated for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, that AS‑IV protects synoviocytes against LPS‑ and collagen‑induced inflammatory responses through inhibition of the HMGB1‑dependent JNK1/2‑ and p38‑activated NF‑κB/COX‑2 pathway.

Introduction

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic auto-immune inflammatory disease resulting in an inflammatory response in the synovium and injuries in cartilage and bone (1,2). Nuclear factor (NF)-κB, a transcription factor, is a crucial regulator of inflammation in RA (3). NF-κB controls the expression levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin 1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), which are observed at a high expression level in the peripheral blood and synovial membrane (4). IL-1β and TNF-α cytokines are associated with the pathology of RA and induce the activation of NF-κB, suggesting that the expression levels of IL-1β and TNF-α are regulated by NF-κB (5). Furthermore, NF-κB activation is necessary for the production of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), which catalyze the synthesis of prostanoids and nitric oxide metabolites (6).

Astragalus membranaceus Bge is a traditional Chinese tonic herb, widely used as a single herb or a collection of herbs in a complex prescription (7). Astragaloside IV (AS-IV), an active component purified from Astragalus membranaceus Bge (8,9), serves a role in the regulation of numerous biological behaviors as a modulator of the immune system, and has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for many years to treat numerous diseases, such as Parkinson's disease, myocardial ischemia and RA (1013). AS-IV suppresses joint inflammation in rat adjuvant-induced arthritis (AIA) via the inhibition of IL-1β, TNF-α and iNOS production (1416). However, the mechanism of this anti-inflammatory activity remains to be fully elucidated. Therefore, the mechanisms of AS-IV in the treatment of RA require further investigation in vivo or in vitro.

Collagen induced arthritis (CIA) is a chronic immune-inflammatory model used to elucidate the mechanism of RA pathogenicity and to evaluate anti-arthritic drugs (17,18). A previous in vivo study demonstrated the effect of AS-IV on the splenocytes proliferation in AIA rats (16). Thus, in the present study, the cell proliferation Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and western blot assays were utilized to investigate whether or not AS-IV exerts an anti-inflammatory effect in the lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-stimulated synoviocytes and CIA rats.

Materials and methods

Animals

All animal care and experimental procedures in the current study complied with the protocol approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee at Qingdao University (Shandong, China). A total of 30 male Sprague-Dawley rats (weight, 150–180 g; age, 8 weeks) were purchased from the Shanghai BK Experimental Animal Center (Shanghai, China). Rats were separated into cages (n=5) and were fed laboratory feed and water, and were kept under a 12 h light/dark cycle at a constant temperature of 25°C.

Cell culture

The synovial membrane was dissected from the underlying adipose subintima, transferred to Invitrogen Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA) containing 10% (v/v) heat-inactivated fetal calf serum (Gibco; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.), 1% (v/v) penicillin (5,000 U/ml) and streptomycin (5,000 µg/ml) (Invitrogen; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.), and immediately subjected to enzymatic digestion for 3 h at 37°C. Newly released synoviocytes were seeded into 25 cm3 flasks. Subsequent to incubation for 48 h, the medium was changed, removing any cells not adhered to the culture flask. Flasks were maintained by changing the medium at 48 h intervals until cell replication was observed; at that time, synoviocytes were seeded into 24-well plates and grown to 80% confluence. Synoviocytes were incubated for 48 h, using the following treatment conditions: Unstimulated (medium only); and LPS-stimulated (50 mg/ml; Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA), LPS + AS-IV (5, 20 or 50 mg/ml; Yuanmu Biotech Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China).

CCK-8 cell proliferation assay

Cell proliferation was assessed using the CCK-8 assay (Dojindo Molecular Technologies, Inc., Rockville, MD, USA) as previously described (19). Cells were plated at a density of 2×104 cells/well onto a 96-well plate, treated with LPS in the presence or absence of AS-IV (5, 20, and 50 mg/ml) for 72 h and the cell proliferation was determined according to the manufacturer's instructions. Absorbance of the supernatant for each well was measured at 450 nm using the Multiskan EX plate reader (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.).

Collagen-induced arthritis

Sprague-Dawley rats were immunized with 500 mg/kg of bovine type II collagen emulsified with an equal volume of complete Freund's adjuvant (Chondrex, Inc., Redmond, WA, USA) as previously described (20). Following immunization, arthritic rats were randomly divided into five groups (n=6), control rats, no treatment; LPS treatment; LPS treatment in the presence of three different concentrations of AS-IV (5, 20 and 50 mg/ml). To examine the therapeutic effect of AS-IV, arthritic rats were injected with 5, 20 and 50 mg/kg AS-IV on days 27 and 30. On day 45, the rats were anesthetized with CO2 and then a cervical dislocation was performed. Synovial tissues were harvested from each animal for ELISA and western blot analysis.

ELISA assay

The experimental procedure was performed using an ELISA kit (R&D Systems, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA) according to the manufacturer's instructions. LPS-stimulated synoviocytes (2×105 cells per 60-mm dish per 2 ml of serum-free media) and collagen-induced arthritic rats were treated with AS-IV for 24 h. Cultured supernatants and serum were collected and subjected to ELISA for measurement of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, COX-1, COX-2, high mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1) and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1).

Western blot analysis

Western blotting was performed as previously described (21). LPS-stimulated synoviocytes and collagen-induced synovial tissues were serum-starved overnight and then treated with AS-IV for 24 h. Cells were subjected to sodium dodecyl 10% sulfate-polyacrylimide gel (Sigma-Aldrich) electrophoresis using a Bio-Rad miniature slab gel apparatus (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA, USA) and proteins were electrophoretically transferred onto a nitrocellulose membrane (EMD Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA). Membranes were incubated with primary antibodies rabbit pAb against iNOS (cat. no. ab3523; 1:1,000; Abcam, Cambridge, MA, USA), Rabbit mAb against COX2 (cat. no. 12282; 1:1,000), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK1/2; cat. no. 9252; 1:1,000), p38 (cat. no. 8690; 1:1,000), histone H3 (cat. no. 4499; 1:800), β-actin (cat. no. 4970; 1:1,000), and GAPDH (cat. no. 5174; 1:1,500), mouse mAb against p-JNK1/2 (cat. no. 9255; 1:1,000), p-p38 (cat. no. 9216; 1:800), and NF-κB p65 (cat. no. 6956; 1:1,000) overnight at 4°C, 9 antibodies purchased from Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. (Danvers, MA, USA). Membranes were washed and incubated with goat anti-rabbit and goat anti-mouse horseradish peroxidase-conjugated secondary antibodies (cat. nos. A0208 and A0216; 1:1,000; Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology, Haimen, China) for 1 h at 37°C, and visualized with enhanced chemiluminescence (Merck Millipore, Beijing, China) according to the manufacturer's protocol.

Statistical analysis

Statistical analysis was performed using GraphPad Prism software, version 5.0 (GraphPad Software, Inc., La Jolla, CA, USA). Differences among groups were analyzed using Student's two-tailed t-test, and all statistical analyses were two-sided. P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.

Results

AS-IV inhibited the proliferation of LPS-stimulated synoviocytes

The chemical structure of AS-IV is presented in Fig. 1A. To determine the effect of AS-IV on the proliferation of synoviocytes with or without LPS induction, cell proliferation was determined. As demonstrated in Fig. 1B, LPS treatment resulted in a significant increase in the proliferation of synoviocytes compared with that of the untreated control (P<0.01). In the presence of LPS, administration of AS-IV (5, 20 or 50 mg/ml) significantly inhibited synoviocyte proliferation in a dose- and time-dependent manner compared with the LPS-stimulated synoviocytes group (Fig. 1B; P<0.01).

AS-IV inhibited inflammatory mediator production by LPS-stimulated synoviocytes

IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-8 expression levels in response to AS-IV and LPS were determined. Following stimulation of the synoviocytes with LPS, the expression levels of IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-8 were significantly increased compared with the control group (Fig. 2; P<0.01). Further administration of AS-IV (5, 20 or 50 mg/ml) significantly inhibited the expression levels of IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-8 compared with the LPS-stimulated synoviocytes (Fig. 2; P<0.01). These results indicate that AS-IV possesses an anti-inflammatory effect in LPS-stimulated synoviocytes.

Downregulation of COX-1/COX-2/HMGB1/ICAM-1 overexpression contributed to the cytoprotection of AS-IV in LPS-stimulated synoviocytes

Following stimulation of the synoviocytes with LPS, the ELISA assay demonstrated that the expression levels of COX-1, COX-2, HMGB1 and ICAM-1 were significantly increased compared with the control group (Fig. 3; P<0.01). Further treatment with AS-IV (5, 20 or 50 mg/ml) significantly attenuated the overexpression of COX-1, COX-2, HMGB1 and ICAM-1 compared with the LPS-stimulated synoviocytes (Fig. 3; P<0.01). These results demonstrate that COX-1, COX-2, HMGB1 and ICAM-1 mediate LPS-stimulated cytotoxicity and inflammatory responses, and that the inhibition of the LPS-stimulated COX-1, COX-2, HMGB1 and ICAM-1 overexpression is involved in the AS-IV-mediated protective effect in synoviocytes.

Inhibition of NF-κB, JNK1/2 and p38 activation was implicated in the cytoprotection of AS-IV in LPS-stimulated synoviocytes

To further clarify the mechanism underlying the in vitro protective effect of AS-IV, the NF-κB signaling pathway was investigated in nuclear and cytoplasmic extracts, and the activity of JNK1/2 and p38 was also measured. Treatment of synoviocytes with LPS significantly enhanced the expression of the intranuclear NF-κBp65 subunit, an important step in NF-κB activation, compared with the control group (Fig. 4A; P<0.0). Furthermore, a significant reduction in the expression levels of the cytoplasmic NF-κBp65 subunit expression compared with that of the untreated control synoviocytes was demonstrated (Fig. 4A; P<0.01), indicating that LPS stimulation may evoke NF-κB activation. Treatment of synoviocytes with AS-IV (5, 20 and 50 mg/ml) significantly inhibited intranuclear NF-κBp65 subunit expression and enhanced the cytoplasmic NF-κBp65 subunit expression compared with the LPS-stimulated synoviocytes (Fig. 4A; P<0.01). In addition, treatment with AS-IV significantly reduced the LPS-stimulated COX-2 and iNOS overexpression compared with the LPS-stimulated synoviocytes (Fig. 4B, P<0.01).

The results from the ELISA assay demonstrated a significant overexpression of HMGB1 in the LPS-stimulated synoviocytes, thus the JNK1/2 and p38 signaling pathways activated by HMGB1 were investigated in the LPS-stimulated synoviocytes in the presence or absence of AS-IV. As demonstrated in Fig. 4C, the phosphorylation of JNK1/2 (p-JNK1/2) and p38 (p-p38) was significantly increased in the LPS-stimulated synoviocytes compared with the control group (P<0.01). Further treatment with AS-IV (5, 20 or 50 mg/ml) significantly inhibited the activation of JNK1/2 and p38 compared with the LPS-stimulated synoviocytes (Fig. 4C, P<0.01). The results suggest that the protection of AS-IV against inflammation and cytotoxicity resulted by LPS is partially associated with the inhibition of NF-κB, JNK1/2 and p38 activation in synoviocytes.

Suppression of inflammatory mediator production and NF-κB activation involved in the pathophysiology of CIA by treatment with AS-IV

It is well known that inflammatory mediators serve key roles in the pathogenesis of RA (22). Therefore, the expression levels of inflammatory mediators obtained from the serum of rats on day 45 were assessed with the ELISA assay. Compared with the CIA rats, a significant reduction in IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-8 expression levels was observed in the serum of AS-IV-treated rats (Fig. 5).

To further clarify the mechanism underlying the in vivo protective effect of AS-IV, the NF-κB signaling pathway was investigated in nuclear and cytoplasmic extracts. Treatment of rats with collagen significantly enhanced the intranuclear NF-κBp65 subunit expression and suppressed cytoplasmic NF-κBp65 subunit expression, compared with that of the untreated control rats (Fig. 6A; P<0.01), indicating that collagen induction may evoke NF-κB activation. However, treatment of CIA rats with AS-IV (5, 20 or 50 mg/ml) significantly inhibited intranuclear NF-κBp65 subunit expression and enhanced cytoplasmic NF-κBp65 subunit expression (Fig. 6A; P<0.01). Furthermore, treatment with AS-IV (5, 20 and 50 mg/ml) significantly reduced the collagen-induced COX-2 and iNOS overexpression compared with the collagen-induced arthritic rats (Fig. 6B; P0<0.01). These observations suggest that AS-IV induced a protective effect in rats with CIA through downregulating the synthesis of numerous inflammatory mediators and suppression of NF-κB activation.

Discussion

Anti-rheumatic drugs including methotrexate, celecoxib and TNF inhibitors have been used to reduce systemic inflammation. However, the efficacies of these agents are limited due to the side effects, such as vomiting and liver damage (23,24). Thus, novel therapeutic agents with high efficiency and limited side effects are required for RA therapy.

The balance between pro-inflammatory mediators and anti-inflammatory mediators contributes to the development and progression of joint damage in RA (25). The present study investigated whether AS-IV exerts anti-inflammatory effects in synoviocytes. The cells were stimulated with LPS in the absence and presence of AS-IV, demonstrating that AS-IV inhibited the proliferation of synoviocytes in the presence of LPS in a dose- and time-dependent manner. The synoviocytes from patient with RA are pathological inflammatory cells independent of LPS treatment, thus the inhibitory effects of AS-IV on the inflammatory responses may not result from the cytotoxicity of AS-IV alone. In addition, administration of AS-IV significantly reduced the LPS-induced production of inflammatory mediators inducing IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-8 in a dose-dependent manner.

COX-2, a pro-inflammatory mediator, promotes a number of inflammatory factors in numerous cells and tissues (26). Tsutakawa et al (27) demonstrated upregulation of COX-2 mRNA expression in rat skin undergoing ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) lesions, and that NS-398, an inhibitor of COX-2, abrogates nicotine induced-skin necrosis and apoptosis resulting from I/R. The present study indicated that AS-IV reduced the protein expression levels of COX-1, COX-2, HMGB1 and ICAM-1, suggesting inhibitory effects of AS-IV on the production of inflammatory mediators and molecules. Furthermore, in RA rat models induced by collagen, a daily dose of 500 mg/kg of type II collagen significantly increased IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-8 production, and the protein expression of COX-2 and iNOS, whereas treatment of AS-IV had a negative effect on the productions of these inflammatory mediators and genes.

NF-κB has an important role in regulating the expression of numerous genes involved in inflammatory responses, including the cytokines IL-1β and TNF-α, and the chemokines CXCL5, CCL5, matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) and MMP-3, which are associated with the development and progression of RA (28,29). The production of these mediators contributes to the enhancement of inflammatory reactions leading to further activation of NF-κB. This continuous NF-κB activation has been observed in human and animal models of RA (30). In the present study, the western blot assays demonstrated that AS-IV suppressed NF-κB activation in the LPS-stimulated synoviocytes and RA rat models in a dose-dependent manner.

The transcriptional activity of NF-κB is regulated in the nucleus by three mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways, including p42/p44 MAPK, p38 MAPK and JNK, all of which has been reported to be activated by HMGB1 (31). Concomitant with activation of the NF-κB pathway, HMGB1 results in phosphorylation of extracellular signal-related kinase and MMP expression (32). HMGB1 promotes protein kinase B phosphorylation via IL-1β, a signaling pathway associated with fibroblast survival and proliferation in the RA synovium (33). Therefore, a foundation is provided to communicate with other signaling pathways via an additional level of regulation. Based on this, the present study investigated whether AS-IV had an effect on the MAPK pathways in addition to the activation of NF-κB. The results of the current study demonstrated that HMGB1-stimulated p38 and JNK1/2 activation were attenuated by AS-IV treatment. Thus, p38 and JNK1/2 pathways may have mediated the suppressive effects of AS-IV.

Various targets are investigated for the development of novel agents for RA therapy, including pro-inflammatory mediators, MMPs and osteoclastogenesis. The NF-κB pathway regulates numerous target molecules and acts as an effective therapeutic target. The results of the present study demonstrated that AS-IV significantly reduced the severity of inflammation in the LPS-stimulated synoviocytes and in the collagen-induced RA rats via inhibition of the HMGB1-dependent JNK1/2- and p38-activated NF-κB/COX-2 pathway. In conclusion, the current study suggests that AS-IV may be used as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of inflammatory responses in arthritis.

Acknowledgments

The current study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. NSFC 81272056).

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