Relationship of PDCD5 expression with apoptosis, inflammatory factors and MMPs/TIMPs expression in degenerated intervertebral disc tissue

摘要

Objective: To study the relationship of PDCD5 expression with apoptosis, inflammatory factors and MMPs/TIMPs expression in degenerated intervertebral disc tissue. Methods:Patients with lumbar disc herniation who were treated in the Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai between March 2015 and February 2017 were selected as the LDH group and patients with violent thoracolumbar vertebral fracture were selected as the control group. The intervertebral disc tissue was collected to determine the mRNA expression of PDCD5 as well as the protein levels of apoptosis molecules, inflammatory factors and MMPs/TIMPs molecules. Results: PDCD5 mRNA expression in intervertebral disc tissue of LDH group was significantly higher than that of control group; Caspase-3, Caspase-8, Fas, Caspase-9, Bax, SDF-1, CXCR-4, TNF-α, PGE2, MMP1, MMP2, MMP8 and MMP9 protein levels in intervertebral disc tissue of LDH group were significantly higher than those of control group and positively correlated with PDCD5 mRNA expression while TIMP1 and TIMP2 protein levels were significantly lower than those of control group and negatively correlated with PDCD5 mRNA expression. Conclusion: The high expression of PDCD5 in degenerated intervertebral disc tissue can activate apoptosis and inflammatory response and cause MMPs/TIMPs imbalance.