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赵轶男,袁 志,毕 龙,郝 赋,牛志霞,孙 强.LncRNA MEG3通过抑制Wnt/β-catenin信号通路对骨关节炎软骨细胞增殖和凋亡的影响[J].现代生物医学进展英文版,2019,19(24):4617-4623.
LncRNA MEG3通过抑制Wnt/β-catenin信号通路对骨关节炎软骨细胞增殖和凋亡的影响
LncRNA MEG3 Regulates the Osteoarthritis Chondrocyte Proliferation and Apoptosis through Inhibiting Wnt/β-catenin Signaling Pathway
Received:June 05, 2019  Revised:June 29, 2019
DOI:10.13241/j.cnki.pmb.2019.24.004
中文关键词: lncRNA MEG3  骨关节炎  Wnt/β-catenin  增殖  凋亡
英文关键词: LncRNA MEG3  Osteoarthritis  Wnt/β-catenin  Proliferation  Apoptosis
基金项目:国家自然科学基金项目(2016YFC1100304)
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ZHAO Yi-nan Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710000, China fujindexinxiang@126.com 
YUAN Zhi Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710000, China  
BI Long Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710000, China  
HAO Fu Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710000, China  
NIU Zhi-xia Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710000, China  
SUN Qiang Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710000, China  
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中文摘要:
      摘要 目的:探讨长链非编码RNA(Long non-coding RNA,LncRNA)人母系表达基因(Maternally expressed gene 3,MEG3)对骨关节炎(osteoarthritis,OA)软骨细胞增殖和凋亡的影响及作用机制。方法:选取我院住院的OA患者和半月板损伤患者各40例,采用RT-PCR检测两组患者软骨组织和细胞中MEG3的表达。在OA软骨细胞中,转染siRNA- MEG3(si- MEG3)或过表达MEG3的慢病毒载体(LV- MEG3),采用CCK8法检测细胞增殖情况,流式细胞仪检测细胞周期和凋亡情况,RT-PCR和western blot检测PCNA、Dvl2、GSK-3β、cyclinD1和β-catenin mRNA和蛋白表达。结果:OA患者膝关节软骨组织中MEG3的表达水平明显低于半月板损伤患者软骨组织(P<0.05),同时OA软骨细胞中MEG3的表达水平明显低于正常软骨细胞(P<0.05)。OA软骨细胞转染si- MEG3后,细胞增殖能力和PCNA表达明显下降(P均<0.05),G0/G1期细胞比例明显升高(P<0.05),S期细胞比例明显下降(P<0.05),细胞凋亡率明显增加(P均<0.05)。低表达MEG3能够显著降低Dvl2、GSK-3β、cyclinD1和β-catenin mRNA和蛋白表达水平(P均<0.05),增加GSK-3β mRNA和蛋白表达水平(P均<0.05)。在OA软骨细胞转染LV- MEG3后,细胞增殖能力和PCNA表达明显升高(P均<0.05),G0/G1期细胞比例明显下降(P<0.05),S期细胞比例明显增加(P<0.05),细胞凋亡率明显减少(P均<0.05)。高表达MEG3能够显著增加OA软骨细胞中Dvl2、GSK-3β、cyclinD1和β-catenin mRNA和蛋白表达水平(P均<0.05),降低GSK-3β mRNA和蛋白表达(P均<0.05)。同时,采用XAV939阻滞Wnt/β-catenin信号通路能够显著逆转过表达MEG3对OA软骨细胞增殖和凋亡的影响。结论:MEG3在OA患者和软骨细胞中均显著低表达,并能够通过阻滞Wnt/β-catenin信号通路激活影响OA软骨细胞增殖和凋亡。MEG3可能成为OA治疗的重要靶分子。
英文摘要:
      ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the effects of Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) Maternally expressed gene 3 (MEG3) on osteoarthritis (OA) chondrocyte proliferation and apoptosis, and the underlying mechanisms. Methods: 40 patients with OA and 40 patients with meniscus injury in our hospital were selected. MEG3 expression in OA cartilage tissues and cells were analyzed by real-time polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR). After transfecting OA chondrocytes with si- MEG3 or LV- MEG3, cell proliferation was detected by the cell counting kit-8(CCK8) assay, cell cycle distribution and apoptosis were measured by flow cytometry analysis, and PCNA, Dvl2, GSK-3β, cyclinD1 and β-catenin were detected by RT-PCR and western blotting. Results: The expression level of MEG3 in OA cartilage tissues was lower than that in patients with meniscus injury(P<0.05) and the expression level MEG3 in OA chondrocytes was lower than that in normal chondrocytes(P<0.05). Cell proliferation, and PCNA expression decreased significantly (P<0.05), the percentage of OA chondrocytes in G0/G1 significantly increased(P<0.05), the percentage of OA chondrocytes in the S phase significantly decreased(P<0.05), and apoptosis significantly increased(P<0.05) in OA chondrocytes transfected with si- MEG3 compared to those in the si-NC group. Down regulation of MEG3 decreased DVL2, cyclin D1, and β-catenin expression(P<0.05) and increased GSK-3β expression(P<0.05). Cell proliferation, and PCNA expression increased significantly(P<0.05), the percentage of OA chondrocytes in G0/G1 significantly decreased(P<0.05), the percentage of OA chondrocytes in the S phase significantly increased(P<0.05), and apoptosis significantly decreased(P<0.05) in OA chondrocytes transfected with LV- MEG3 compared to those in the LV-NC group. Up-regulation of MEG3 increased DVL2, cyclin D1, and β-catenin expression(P<0.05) and decreased GSK-3β expression(P<0.05). Meanwhile, the effects of overexpression MEG3 on OA chondrocyte proliferation and apoptosis were reversed by inhibition of the Wnt/β-catenin signal pathway by XAV939. Conclusion: MEG3 expression was down-regulated in both OA patients and chondrocytes, which could affect the proliferation and apoptosis in OA chondrocytes by blocking the activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. MEG3 may become an important target molecule for OA treatment.
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