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Primary human chondrocytes respond to compression with phosphoproteomic signatures that include microtubule activation.

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Chondrocytes are responsible for maintaining the cartilage that helps joints bear load and move smoothly. These cells typically respond to physiological compression with pathways consistent with matrix synthesis, and chondrocyte… Click to show full abstract

Chondrocytes are responsible for maintaining the cartilage that helps joints bear load and move smoothly. These cells typically respond to physiological compression with pathways consistent with matrix synthesis, and chondrocyte mechanotransduction is essential for homeostasis. In osteoarthritis (OA), chondrocyte mechanotransduction appears to be dysregulated, yet the mechanisms remain poorly understood. The objective of this study is to document the phosphoproteomic responses of primary osteoarthritic chondrocytes to physiological sinusoidal compression. We show that OA chondrocytes respond to physiological compression by first activating proteins consistent with cytoskeletal remodeling and decreased transcription, and then later activating proteins for transcription. These results show that several microtubule-related proteins respond to compression. Our results demonstrate that compression is a relevant physiological stimulus for osteoarthritic chondrocytes. Future analyses may build on these results to find differences in compression-induced phosphoproteins between normal and OA cells that lead to druggable targets to restore homeostasis to diseased joints.

Keywords: compression phosphoproteomic; compression; chondrocytes respond; human chondrocytes; respond compression; primary human

Journal Title: Journal of biomechanics
Year Published: 2019

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