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- Title
GLI1 facilitates collagen-induced arthritis in mice by collaborative regulation of DNA methyltransferases.
- Authors
Gaoran Ge; Qianping Guo; Ying Zhou; Wenming Li; Wei Zhang; Jiaxiang Bai; Qing Wang; Huaqiang Tao; Wei Wang; Zhen Wang; Minfeng Gan; Yaozeng Xu; Huilin Yang; Bin Li; Dechun Geng
- Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by joint synovitis and bone destruction, the etiology of which remains to be explored. Many types of cells are involved in the progression of RA joint inflammation, among which the overactivation of M1 macrophages and osteoclasts has been thought to be an essential cause of joint inflammation and bone destruction. Glioma-associated oncogene homolog 1 (GLI1) has been revealed to be closely linked to bone metabolism. In this study, GLI1 expression in the synovial tissue of RA patients was positively correlated with RA-related scores and was highly expressed in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mouse articular macrophage-like cells. The decreased expression and inhibition of nuclear transfer of GLI1 downregulated macrophage M1 polarization and osteoclast activation, the effect of which was achieved by modulation of DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) via transcriptional regulation and protein interactions. By pharmacological inhibition of GLI1, the proportion of proinflammatory macrophages and the number of osteoclasts were significantly reduced, and the joint inflammatory response and bone destruction in CIA mice were alleviated. This study clarified the mechanism of GLI1 in macrophage phenotypic changes and activation of osteoclasts, suggesting potential applications of GLI1 inhibitors in the clinical treatment of RA.
- Subjects
DNA methyltransferases; COLLAGEN-induced arthritis; GENETIC transcription regulation; RHEUMATOID arthritis; PHENOTYPIC plasticity
- Publication
eLife, 2023, p1
- ISSN
2050-084X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7554/eLife.92142