SESN2 maintains cartilage homeostasis by SREBP1-mediated lipid metabolism during osteoarthritis progression
Summary: Chondrocytes experience adverse lipid metabolism disorders during the degeneration of cartilage in osteoarthritis (OA), while the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Sestrin2 (SESN2), a highly conserved stress-inducible protein, plays a crucial role in regulating lipid metabolis...
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| author | Zizheng Liu Huiming Jiang Zhaofeng Zhang Ruiyang Jiang Rongliang Wang Jiawei Li Weitong Li Guihua Tan Yuxiang Fei Zhongyang Lv Hu Guo Ziyin Sun Rui Wu Hongfei Shi Dongquan Shi |
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| description | Summary: Chondrocytes experience adverse lipid metabolism disorders during the degeneration of cartilage in osteoarthritis (OA), while the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Sestrin2 (SESN2), a highly conserved stress-inducible protein, plays a crucial role in regulating lipid metabolism. This study aimed to investigate the role of SESN2 in the regulation of fatty acid metabolism in chondrocytes and elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms in OA. The expression of SESN2 was significantly decreased in OA-affected human cartilage, and this decrease correlated with the upregulation of lipogenic enzymes. Sesn2 inhibited lipogenic enzyme expression in chondrocytes and improved cartilage homeostasis. Mechanistically, SESN2 inhibited the expression of sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 1 (SREBP1) and interacted with SREBP cleavage-activating protein (SCAP) to deactivate SREBP1-mediated transcription for lipogenesis. Finally, overexpression of Sesn2 in mice undergoing destabilization of medial meniscus (DMM) surgery ameliorated OA pathological manifestations and improved behavioral experiment performance through inhibiting fatty acid synthesis. Our findings revealed that SESN2 suppresses SREBP1-mediated transcription of lipogenic enzymes in chondrocytes and ameliorates OA progression. These results highlighted that targeting SESN2 may serve as a promising therapeutic strategy for OA. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e881210c23a6462eac35e3edb0fc54742025-08-20T04:02:23ZengElsevieriScience2589-00422025-08-0128811309710.1016/j.isci.2025.113097SESN2 maintains cartilage homeostasis by SREBP1-mediated lipid metabolism during osteoarthritis progressionZizheng Liu0Huiming Jiang1Zhaofeng Zhang2Ruiyang Jiang3Rongliang Wang4Jiawei Li5Weitong Li6Guihua Tan7Yuxiang Fei8Zhongyang Lv9Hu Guo10Ziyin Sun11Rui Wu12Hongfei Shi13Dongquan Shi14Division of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P.R. China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China; Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Nanjing, P.R. ChinaDivision of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P.R. ChinaDivision of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P.R. China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China; Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Nanjing, P.R. ChinaDivision of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P.R. ChinaDivision of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P.R. China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China; Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Nanjing, P.R. ChinaDivision Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325200, Zhejiang, P.R. ChinaDivision of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P.R. ChinaDivision of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P.R. China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China; Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Nanjing, P.R. ChinaDivision of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P.R. China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China; Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Nanjing, P.R. ChinaDepartment of Orthopedics, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210002, ChinaDivision of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P.R. China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China; Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Nanjing, P.R. ChinaDepartment of Orthopedics, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210002, ChinaDivision of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P.R. China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China; Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Nanjing, P.R. ChinaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P.R. China; Corresponding authorDivision of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P.R. China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China; Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Nanjing, P.R. China; Corresponding authorSummary: Chondrocytes experience adverse lipid metabolism disorders during the degeneration of cartilage in osteoarthritis (OA), while the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Sestrin2 (SESN2), a highly conserved stress-inducible protein, plays a crucial role in regulating lipid metabolism. This study aimed to investigate the role of SESN2 in the regulation of fatty acid metabolism in chondrocytes and elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms in OA. The expression of SESN2 was significantly decreased in OA-affected human cartilage, and this decrease correlated with the upregulation of lipogenic enzymes. Sesn2 inhibited lipogenic enzyme expression in chondrocytes and improved cartilage homeostasis. Mechanistically, SESN2 inhibited the expression of sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 1 (SREBP1) and interacted with SREBP cleavage-activating protein (SCAP) to deactivate SREBP1-mediated transcription for lipogenesis. Finally, overexpression of Sesn2 in mice undergoing destabilization of medial meniscus (DMM) surgery ameliorated OA pathological manifestations and improved behavioral experiment performance through inhibiting fatty acid synthesis. Our findings revealed that SESN2 suppresses SREBP1-mediated transcription of lipogenic enzymes in chondrocytes and ameliorates OA progression. These results highlighted that targeting SESN2 may serve as a promising therapeutic strategy for OA.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004225013586natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistryphysiologypathophysiology |
| spellingShingle | Zizheng Liu Huiming Jiang Zhaofeng Zhang Ruiyang Jiang Rongliang Wang Jiawei Li Weitong Li Guihua Tan Yuxiang Fei Zhongyang Lv Hu Guo Ziyin Sun Rui Wu Hongfei Shi Dongquan Shi SESN2 maintains cartilage homeostasis by SREBP1-mediated lipid metabolism during osteoarthritis progression iScience natural sciences biological sciences biochemistry physiology pathophysiology |
| title | SESN2 maintains cartilage homeostasis by SREBP1-mediated lipid metabolism during osteoarthritis progression |
| title_full | SESN2 maintains cartilage homeostasis by SREBP1-mediated lipid metabolism during osteoarthritis progression |
| title_fullStr | SESN2 maintains cartilage homeostasis by SREBP1-mediated lipid metabolism during osteoarthritis progression |
| title_full_unstemmed | SESN2 maintains cartilage homeostasis by SREBP1-mediated lipid metabolism during osteoarthritis progression |
| title_short | SESN2 maintains cartilage homeostasis by SREBP1-mediated lipid metabolism during osteoarthritis progression |
| title_sort | sesn2 maintains cartilage homeostasis by srebp1 mediated lipid metabolism during osteoarthritis progression |
| topic | natural sciences biological sciences biochemistry physiology pathophysiology |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004225013586 |
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