Essential role for proteinase-activated receptor-2 in arthritis

Ferrell, William R. and Lockhart, John C. and Kelso, Elizabeth B. and Dunning, Lynette and Plevin, Robin and Meek, Stephen E. and Smith, Andrew J.H. and Hunter, Gary D. and McLean, John S. and McGarry, Frances and Ramage, Robert and Jiang, Lu and Kanke, Toru and Kawagoe, Junichi (2003) Essential role for proteinase-activated receptor-2 in arthritis. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 111 (1). pp. 35-41. ISSN 0021-9738 (https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI200316913)

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Abstract

Using physiological, pharmacological, and gene disruption approaches, we demonstrate that proteinase-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) plays a pivotal role in mediating chronic inflammation. Using an adjuvant monoarthritis model of chronic inflammation, joint swelling was substantially inhibited in PAR-2-deficient mice, being reduced by more than fourfold compared with wild-type mice, with virtually no histological evidence of joint damage. Mice heterozygous for PAR-2 gene disruption showed an intermediate phenotype. PAR-2 expression, normally limited to endothelial cells in small arterioles, was substantially upregulated 2 weeks after induction of inflammation, both in synovium and in other periarticular tissues. PAR-2 agonists showed potent proinflammatory effects as intra-articular injection of ASKH95, a novel synthetic PAR-2 agonist, induced prolonged joint swelling and synovial hyperemia. Given the absence of the chronic inflammatory response in the PAR-2-deficient mice, our findings demonstrate a key role for PAR-2 in mediating chronic inflammation, thereby identifying a novel and important therapeutic target for the management of chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.

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Ferrell, William R., Lockhart, John C., Kelso, Elizabeth B., Dunning, Lynette, Plevin, Robin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7849-1220, Meek, Stephen E., Smith, Andrew J.H., Hunter, Gary D., McLean, John S., McGarry, Frances, Ramage, Robert, Jiang, Lu, Kanke, Toru and Kawagoe, Junichi;
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