Inhibition of miR-199b-5p reduces pathological alterations in osteoarthritis by potentially targeting Fzd6 and Gcnt2

Autor: Tong Feng, Qi Zhang, Si-Hui Li, Yan-ling Ping, Mu-qiu Tian, Shuan-hu Zhou, Xin Wang, Jun-Meng Wang, Fan-Rang Liang, Shu-Guang Yu, Qiao-Feng Wu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: eLife, Vol 12 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2050-084X
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.92645
Popis: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease with a high prevalence in the elderly population, but our understanding of its mechanisms remains incomplete. Analysis of serum exosomal small RNA sequencing data from clinical patients and gene expression data from OA patient serum and cartilage obtained from the GEO database revealed a common dysregulated miRNA, miR-199b-5p. In vitro cell experiments demonstrated that miR-199b-5p inhibits chondrocyte vitality and promotes extracellular matrix degradation. Conversely, inhibition of miR-199b-5p under inflammatory conditions exhibited protective effects against damage. Local viral injection of miR-199b-5p into mice induced a decrease in pain threshold and OA-like changes. In an OA model, inhibition of miR-199b-5p alleviated the pathological progression of OA. Furthermore, bioinformatics analysis and experimental validation identified Gcnt2 and Fzd6 as potential target genes of MiR-199b-5p. Thus, these results indicated that MiR-199b-5p/Gcnt2 and Fzd6 axis might be a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of OA.
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