Open Journal of Rheumatology and Autoimmune Diseases
 Vol.4 No.1(2014), Article ID:42343,7 pages DOI:10.4236/ojra.2014.41003

Matrix Metalloproteinase MMP-9 Promotes K/BxN Serum Induced Arthritis in Mice

Narendiran Rajasekaran1,2, Harald Illges1*

1Department of Natural Sciences, Immunology and Cell Biology, University of Applied Sciences, Rheinbach, Germany; 2Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, USA.

Email: *harald.illges@h.brs.de

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Received November 21st, 2013; revised December 21st, 2013; accepted December 30th, 2013

Keywords:MMP-9; Antibody Induced Arthritis; K/BxN; Gelatin Zymography

ABSTRACT

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are matrix-degrading enzymes that are over-expressed in joints of rheumato- id arthritis (RA) patients. However, the contribution of specific MMPs for the development of arthritic joints is unknown. This study is aimed at studying the role of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in mice, using the K/BxN serum-transfer model of RA. Arthritis was induced in Balb/c mice by injecting K/BxN serum. Development of arthritis was followed in these mice by measuring ankle thickness and clinical index score. MMP-9 expression in the joints of mice killed at various time points during the disease progression was determined by gelatin zymography using ankle lysates. We found that MMP-9 expression increased with the severity of arthritis. Importantly MMP-9 deficient mice injected with K/BxN serum showed a milder form of arthritis in comparison to the control C57BL/6 mice injected with K/BxN serum. We therefore conclude that MMP-9 promotes arthritis in mice.

1. Introduction

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease that primarily affects the synovial joints and leads to impairment of physical activity and quality of life in patients [1-3]. The inflamed joint in RA produces proteases responsible for the degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and distortion of the architecture and function of the joints [4]. Of the proteases, MMP-1, -8 and -13 are collagenases and are therefore involved in the breakdown of collagen. The cleaved collagen is further degraded by another class of MMPs, the gelatinases MMP-9 and MMP-2 [4]. The proteolytic activity of MMPs is tightly controlled by their interaction with endogenous tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMPs), which specifically inhibit the active form of MMPs [5-7]. The balance between MMPs and TIMPs plays an important role in maintaining tissue integrity [7]. For example, MMP-3 cleaves MMP-9 and activates it, however, when TIMP-1 binds to pro-MMP-9 it protects MMP-9 from MMP-3 cleavage [8].

In joints of rheumatoid arthritis patients, MMPs break down the matrix elements and allow inflammatory cells to migrate into the site of inflammation inducing longterm irreversible damage [9-11]. Among the MMPs, MMP-9 is important as it can degrade denatured collagen, gelatin as well as other ECM components [12,13]. Both the invading immune cells as well the resident cells of the synovial joints secrete MMP-9 and in combination with other MMPs degrade all the components of the extra cellular matrix [10,14-16]. There is now significant evidence for the over expression of MMP-9 in tissues derived from patients with arthritic disease [16-18]. Animal models of RA are useful in understanding the pathogenesis of RA. Therefore, studying MMP-9 expression during disease progression in animal models of RA will give a better understanding of the role of this protease in arthritis [19].

The K/BxN serum transfer arthritis model is one such model that shares features similar to human RA [20]. The K/BxN mice are a cross between the KRN mice and the NOD mice strain. The KRN mice carry the transgenic T cell receptor (TCR) on the CD4+ T cells that recognizes the glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI) peptide bound to the NOD MHC II I-Ag7 [21]. KRN x NOD F1 mice show severe distal joint inflammation which onsets at about 4 - 5 weeks of age. The severe symmetrical polyarthritis in these mice is dependent on the expression of the KRN TCR, and T cell help for B cells that make pathogenic anti-GPI antibodies [21,22]. Importantly, serum or purified antibodies from the K/BxN mice cause arthritis when transferred into various mouse strains [23,24]. The anti-GPI antibodies form immune complexes with GPI, triggering a joint-specific inflammatory response mediated by mast cells, neutrophils, macrophages, NK cells and Th17 cells [22,24-29]. The arthritis induced in mice by transfer of K/BxN serum is independent of the T and B cell mediated autoimmune phase and has a predictable onset, since the same quantity of antibodies is injected into the mice. These features distinguish the K/BxN serum transfer model from other models of arthritis. It is a valuable tool in investigating factors contributing to inflammation, bone and cartilage destruction during arthritis that develop independent of the autoimmune phase of the disease [20,30]. In this study we have used the K/BxN serum-transfer model to investigate the role of MMP-9 in arthritis progression in mice.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Experimental Animals

MMP-9−/− mice were a kind gift from Dr. Steven D Shapiro. C57BL/6 mice used as WT control for MMP-9−/− mice and Balb/c mice were maintained and bred at the animal facility of the University of Konstanz. Animal experimentation was according to the local laws and with permission of the ethical committee (Table 1).

2.2. Induction of Arthritis by K/BxN Serum Transfer and Assessment of Arthritis

As previously described, K/BxN mice were generated by crossing the KRN mice with the NOD mice [31,32]. Serum collected from the arthritic K/BxN mice was pooled and arthritis was induced in the recipient mice by an intraperitoneal injection of 200 ml of K/BxN serum. Increase in ankle thickening was monitored using a micrometer (Hann & Kolb-model no 33185). Ankle thickness was measured till day 14 post serum-transfer. Ankle thickness expressed in millimeters (mm) is the average measured in all four legs recorded on a particular day post serum-transfer. Clinical index score was measured in a scale varying from 0 to 4. The lowest score of 0 was given for a leg when it had no signs of swelling and a score of 1 additively for each leg when it has a developed swelling. The macroscopic score was expressed as the sum of scores of all the four legs.

2.3. Gelatin Zymography

Gelatin zymography was conducted using ankle homogenates from mice. Mice were sacrificed by cervical dislocation. Whole mouse ankles were removed and homogenized in 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, and 1% Nonidet P-40 and centrifuged at 15,000 rpm for 10 min. The protein concentration of the supernatant was determined and Novex precast gelatin gel (10% trisGlycine gel with 0.1% gelatin) was loaded with lysates of equal protein concentration. Electrophoresis was performed using Novex mini-cell electrophoresis system (Invitrogen, Germany) under constant voltage of 125 V for 2 hrs at 4˚C. After electophoresis, the gel was incubated in Novex zymogram renaturing buffer with gentle agitation for 30 min at room temperature. The zymogram renaturing buffer was then replaced with the zymogram developing buffer and incubated at room temperature for 30 min. In the next step the zymogram developing buffer was replaced with fresh buffer and incubated at 37˚C over night. The gel was then stained with Coomassie Blue R-250 at a concentration of 0.5% (w/v) for 30 min.

Table 1. List of mouse strains used.

The gel was subsequently destained with destaining solution. Still areas of protease activity appeared as clear bands. Prestained standard (6 to 206 kDa) protein marker (BioRAD, Germany) was used to determine the molecular weight of the gelatinases. Gels were laminated and scanned using BioRad Molecular Imager Fx. The intensity of bands in zymography was quantified using BioRad Quantity One software.

2.4. Statistical Analysis

The groups were compared using the two-tailed unpaired student t test. Prism software (version 5; GraphPad Software) was used for statistical analysis.

3. Results

3.1. Expression of MMP-9 Increases in Parallel to Progression of K/BxN Serum Induced Arthritis

To investigate the role of MMP-9, we analyzed the expression of MMP-9 in the ankle joints of mice following a single injection of K/BxN serum for 14 days in Balb/c mice. To evaluate the progress of arthritis we recorded the ankle thickness and clinical index score of Balb/c mice injected with K/BxN serum (Figures 1(a) and (b)). Arthritis manifested in the mice around day 2, and peaked around day 6 and subsequently resolved by day 14. Mice were sacrificed on days 0, 3, 6, 10, 14 and 19 after serum-transfer for analysis by zymography. Ankle joints were removed and lysates were prepared and examined for MMP-9 gelatinolytic activity by gelatin zymography (Figure 1(c)). The expression of MMP-9 at different time points was quantified by densitometry on the zymograms. Densitometric measurement revealed that the gelatinolytic activity of MMP-9 increased with the progress of the disease (Figure 1(d)). There was an increase in expression of MMP-9 on day 1 with a maximum expression being observed on day 6. Thereafter, the expression of MMP-9 decreased until day 14 in parallel with the resolving arthritis. Thus, there is an increase in MMP-9 expression in the joints of the mice with the progression of arthritis after K/BxN serum-transfer.

3.2. MMP-9−/− Mice Exhibit Reduced Arthritis

Now, that we found an increased expression of MMP-9 during antibody-induced arthritis in the joints, we investigated whether deficiency of MMP-9 could possibly reduce arthritis. We addressed this by inducing arthritis in the MMP-9 deficient mice (MMP-9−/−) and the wild type controls (C57BL/6), by injecting 200 ml of K/BxN serum. Ankle thickness and clinical index score were recorded as given in the materials and methods. A significant reduction in arthritis was observed in the MMP-9−/− mice when compared to C57BL/6 mice (Figures 2(a) and (b)). On day 7, the ankle thickness score was reduced over 50% in the MMP-9−/− mice when compared to the C57BL/6 mice (P > 0.0025) (Figure 2(a)). A decrease in the clinical index score was also observed, with a maximum of 1.8 ± 0.58 in the MMP-9−/− mice compared to a maximum of 3.6 ± 0.24 in the C57BL/6 on day 7 (Figure 2(b)). Thus, MMP-9−/− mice showed a milder arthritis than the C57BL/6 mice.

4. Discussion

The data presented here, demonstrate a significant role for MMP-9 in the K/BxN serum-induced arthritis. We found that MMP-9 is over expressed upon induction of arthritis by serum-transfer. The increase in MMP-9 expression occurs on day 1 even before any clinical manifestation of arthritis implying that the secretion of MMP-9 in the synovial joints may be required for the initiation of arthritis. In these mice the expression of MMP-9 then increases with the progression of arthritis and reaches maximum levels around day 6 which coincides with the appearance of maximal ankle thickness. We have shown here that in K/BxN serum induced arthritis the expression of MMP-9 simultaneously increases along with ankle thickness during disease progression.

The requirement of MMP-9 for arthritis was further demonstrated by the reduced severity of arthritis in the MMP-9−/− mice injected with K/BxN serum. The MMP-9−/− mice showed more than 50% reduction in ankle thickness when compared to the C57BL/6 mice. The lack of complete protection against arthritis indicates a role for other MMP-s like MMP-13 [33] or MMP-2 that could compensate for the absence of MMP-9 in these mice. A similar role for MMP-9 in promoting arthritis was demonstrated in the collagen antibody induced model of arthritis [34]. Here, the authors demonstrated that there is an increased expression of MMP-9 during collagen antibody induced arthritis and MMP-9−/− mice showed reduced levels of antibody induced arthritis indicating that MMP-9 is required for the development of antibody induced arthritis in this model too.

Arthritis in the K/BxN serum-transfer model is mediated by immunecomplexes that localize in the joints within few hours following injection of K/BxN serum [35]. This rapid accumulation of immune complexes is due to an increased vascular permeability of the joints that is mediated by cytokines like TNF-a secreted by activated neutrophils in the blood [36,37]. Neutrophils and other cell types like macrophages, mast cells and NK cells in the joint are further activated by GPI antibodies bound to the GPI on the articular cartilage surface [36] through Fc receptors [23]. This results in the production of proinflammatory cytokines like TNF-a, IL-1 [38] and chemokines like macrophage inflammatory protein-

Figure 1. Increased expression of MMP-9 is observed during the development of K/BxN serum induced arthritis. Average ankle thickness measurements (a) and clinical index scores (b) of Balb/c mice (n = 5; ± SEM) injected with 200 ml of K/BxN serum. Data are a representative of >3 experiments. (c) MMP-9 expression in the ankles of mice injected with K/BxN serum. Lysates of the ankles of mice sacrificed on day 0 (before serum transfer), and on days 1, 3, 6, 10, 14, and 19 days post K/BxN serum injection were analyzed by gelatin zymography. (d) The expression of MMP-9 in the zymogram was quantified by densitometry. Bars in the graph represent the fold difference of the density of the MMP-9 band over the background of the gel given an arbitrary unit of 1. Data is in c & d representative of two experiments.

Figure 2. MMP-9−/− mice are partially protected from K/BxN serum induced arthritis. Average ankle thickness measurements ±SEM (a) and clinical index scores ± SEM (b) of MMP-9−/− mice (n = 5) and C57BL/6 mice (n = 5) injected with 200µl of K/BxN serum; **P < 0.0025. Data are a representative of two experiments.

1a [39] that trigger a strong inflammatory response in the joints. Neutrophils thus play a predominant role in initiation and progression of K/BxN serum-transfer arthritis [26]. Apart from inflammatory cytokines, activated neutrophils have been shown to secrete MMP-9 as well, implicating them as the possible source of MMP-9 [10,14,40]. Other than neutrophils, MMP-9 is secreted by other cell types like the synovial fibroblasts, macrophages and endothelial cells [10,41]. MMP-9 promotes arthritis by degrading the extracellular matrix surrounding the joints, degrading anti-inflammatory factors or activating inflammatory factors [42]. MMP-9 has been found to be required for osteoclasts migration in vitro [43] and for osteolcast mediated angiogenesis during bone remodeling [44]. Future investigations using the K/BxN serum transfer model need to be performed to define the cell type specific effect of MMP-9 deficiency and the mechanisms of MMP-9 activity in arthritic mice. Such studies will lead to identifying novel inhibitors of MMP- 9 as therapeutic agents in the treatment of RA.

Thus, in this study we demonstrate that MMP-9 is required for the development of K/BxN serum-induced arthritis. The K/BxN serum-transfer model could be further used to investigate the mechanisms by which MMP- 9 promotes inflammation in RA and to test inhibitors of MMP-9 like TIMP-1 as therapeutic options in the treatment of RA.

Acknowledgements

We thank Dr. Steven D Shapiro, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, UPMC, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and Dr. Rudolph Lucas, Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Georgia health sciences institute for kindly providing us the MMP-9−/− mice.

Conflicts of Interest

Authors have no conflicting interests.

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Abbreviations

RA: rheumatoid arthritis ECM: extracellular matrix MMP: matrix metalloproteinase TIMP: tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinase NOD: non-obese diabetic

NOTES

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