Proinflammatory and bone protective role of calcitonin gene-related peptide alpha in collagen antibody-induced arthritis.

Rheumatology
Tazio MaleitzkeJohannes Keller

Abstract

Calcitonin gene-related peptide alpha (αCGRP) represents an immunomodulatory neuropeptide implicated in pain perception. αCGRP also functions as a critical regulator of bone formation and is overexpressed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the present study, we investigated the role of αCGRP in experimental RA regarding joint inflammation and bone remodelling. Collagen II-antibody-induced arthritis (CAIA) was induced in wild type (WT) and αCGRP-deficient (αCGRP-/-) mice. Animals were monitored over 10 and 48 days with daily assessments of the semiquantitative arthritis score and grip strength test. Joint inflammation, cartilage degradation and bone erosions were assessed by histology, gene expression analysis and µCT. CAIA was accompanied by an overexpression of αCGRP in WT joints. αCGRP-/- mice displayed reduced arthritic inflammation and cartilage degradation. Congruently, the expression of TNF-α, IL-1β, CD80 and MMP13 was induced in WT, but not αCGRP-/- animals. WT mice displayed an increased bone turnover during the acute inflammatory phase, which was not the case in αCGRP-/- mice. Interestingly, WT mice displayed a full recovery from the inflammatory bone disease, whereas αCGRP-/- mice exhibited substantial bon...Continue Reading

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