2020
Acid‐sensing ion channel 1a mediates acid‐induced pyroptosis through calpain‐2/calcineurin pathway in rat articular chondrocytes
Zu S, Feng Y, Zhu C, Wu X, Zhou R, Li G, Dai B, Wang Z, Xie Y, Li Y, Ge J, Chen F. Acid‐sensing ion channel 1a mediates acid‐induced pyroptosis through calpain‐2/calcineurin pathway in rat articular chondrocytes. Cell Biology International 2020, 44: 2140-2152. PMID: 32678496, DOI: 10.1002/cbin.11422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcid-sensing ion channel 1aAcid-sensing ion channelsRat articular chondrocytesIon channel 1aChondrocyte pyroptosisTime-dependent mannerCalpain-2Activation of ASICsChannel 1aExtracellular acidosisInhibition of ASIC1aProtein expressionInterleukin-1β levelsArticular chondrocytesSystemic autoimmune diseasePrimary rat articular chondrocytesApoptosis-associated speck-like proteinNLRP3 inflammasome proteinsCalcineurin pathwaySpeck-like proteinCation channel familyRheumatoid arthritisAutoimmune diseasesDegenerative articular cartilageInflammasome proteins
2018
The role of Ca2+ in acid-sensing ion channel 1a-mediated chondrocyte pyroptosis in rat adjuvant arthritis
Wu X, Ren G, Zhou R, Ge J, Chen F. The role of Ca2+ in acid-sensing ion channel 1a-mediated chondrocyte pyroptosis in rat adjuvant arthritis. Laboratory Investigation 2018, 99: 499-513. PMID: 30487596, DOI: 10.1038/s41374-018-0135-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcid-sensitive ion channelsChondrocyte pyroptosisCaspase-1Rheumatoid arthritisIL-18Role of Ca2Autoimmune diseasesIL-1βAdjuvant arthritis rat modelExpression of ASIC1aMain pathogenic featureRat adjuvant arthritisJoints of ratsArthritis rat modelApoptosis-associated speck-like proteinProinflammatory cytokines interleukinExpression of COL2ASpeck-like proteinASIC-1asAdjuvant arthritisPoor prognosisCytokines interleukinNLRP3 inflammasomeAA ratsRat model