Siyang Ding, Yunfei Ma, Jiashu Yang, Yuting Tang, Yucui Jin, Lingyun Li, Changyan Ma
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Abstract
Osteoporosis is a complicated multifactorial disorder characterized by low bone mass and deteriorated bone microarchitecture with an elevated fracture risk. MicroRNAs play important roles in osteoblastic differentiation. In the present study, we found that miR-224-5p was markedly downregulated during the osteogenic differentiation of C2C12 cells. Overexpression of miR-224-5p in C2C12 cells inhibited osteoblast activity, as indicated by reduced ALP activity, matrix mineralization and the expression of osteogenic marker genes. Moreover, we demonstrated that Runx2 and Sp7 were direct targets of miR-224-5p. Furthermore, the specific inhibition of miR-224-5p by femoral bone marrow cavity injection with miR-224-5p antagomir prevented ovariectomy-induced bone loss. Finally, we found that the levels of miR-224-5p were markedly elevated in the sera of patients with osteoporosis. Collectively, this study revealed that miR-224-5p negatively regulates osteogenic differentiation by targeting Runx2 and Sp7. It also highlights the potential use of miR-224-5p as a therapeutic target and diagnostic biomarker for osteoporosis.
Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10616-023-00593-z.
期刊介绍:
The scope of the Journal includes:
1. The derivation, genetic modification and characterization of cell lines, genetic and phenotypic regulation, control of cellular metabolism, cell physiology and biochemistry related to cell function, performance and expression of cell products.
2. Cell culture techniques, substrates, environmental requirements and optimization, cloning, hybridization and molecular biology, including genomic and proteomic tools.
3. Cell culture systems, processes, reactors, scale-up, and industrial production. Descriptions of the design or construction of equipment, media or quality control procedures, that are ancillary to cellular research.
4. The application of animal/human cells in research in the field of stem cell research including maintenance of stemness, differentiation, genetics, and senescence, cancer research, research in immunology, as well as applications in tissue engineering and gene therapy.
5. The use of cell cultures as a substrate for bioassays, biomedical applications and in particular as a replacement for animal models.