Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2019 Jan;23(2):441-448. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_201901_16853.
To investigate the regulatory mechanism of micro ribonucleic acid (miR)-146a in osteogenic differentiation and proliferation of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) in traumatic femoral head necrosis.
Femoral neck fracture patients undergoing surgery were divided into necrosis group and non-necrosis group. The expression level of miR-146a in BMSCs isolated from these patients was detected via quantitative Real Time-Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR). The clinical correlation of miR-146a with BMSCs in traumatic femoral head necrosis was explored. The regulatory effects of miR-146a on osteogenic differentiation and proliferation of BMSCs in traumatic femoral head necrosis were detected. Moreover, the cell proliferation was analyzed via cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay. The deposition of calcium on the cell surface was detected via alizarin red staining to evaluate the osteogenic differentiation. The messenger RNA (mRNA) expressions of osteogenesis-specific genes, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and osteocalcin (Ocn) in BMSCs undergoing osteogenic differentiation were detected via qRT-PCR.
Expression level of miR-146a in BMSCs of necrosis group was significantly lower than that in non-necrosis group, and the difference was statistically significant (p<0.01). CCK-8 assay revealed that the proliferation of BMSCs was significantly enhanced in miR-146a-mimic group compared with that in miR-NC group, while it significantly declined in miR-146a-inhibitor group compared with that in miR-NC group. The results of alizarin red staining showed that the deposition of calcium obviously increased in miR-146a-mimic group compared with that in miR-NC group, indicating that the osteogenic differentiation ability is significantly enhanced, while it markedly decreased in miR-146a-inhibitor group compared with that in miR-NC group. The detection of osteogenesis-specific genes via qRT-PCR manifested that the mRNA expressions of ALP and Ocn remarkably increased in miR-146a-mimic group compared with those in miR-NC group, and there were statistically significant differences (p<0.05). The mRNA expressions of ALP and Ocn remarkably decreased in miR-146a-inhibitor group compared with those in miR-NC group, and there were statistically significant differences (p<0.05), suggesting the inhibited osteogenic differentiation ability.
We showed that miR-146a regulates the osteogenic differentiation and proliferation of BMSCs in traumatic femoral head necrosis.
探讨微小核糖核酸-146a(miR-146a)在创伤性股骨头坏死骨髓基质细胞(BMSCs)成骨分化和增殖中的调控机制。
将接受手术的股骨颈骨折患者分为坏死组和非坏死组。通过实时定量聚合酶链反应(qRT-PCR)检测从这些患者中分离的 BMSCs 中 miR-146a 的表达水平。探讨 miR-146a 与创伤性股骨头坏死中 BMSCs 的临床相关性。检测 miR-146a 对创伤性股骨头坏死中 BMSCs 成骨分化和增殖的调控作用。此外,通过细胞计数试剂盒-8(CCK-8)检测细胞增殖。通过茜素红染色检测细胞表面钙沉积,评估成骨分化。通过 qRT-PCR 检测成骨分化过程中 BMSCs 中骨形成特异性基因碱性磷酸酶(ALP)和骨钙素(Ocn)的 mRNA 表达。
坏死组 BMSCs 中 miR-146a 的表达水平明显低于非坏死组,差异具有统计学意义(p<0.01)。CCK-8 检测显示,miR-146a 模拟物组 BMSCs 的增殖明显高于 miR-NC 组,而 miR-146a 抑制剂组 BMSCs 的增殖明显低于 miR-NC 组。茜素红染色结果表明,miR-146a 模拟物组钙沉积明显多于 miR-NC 组,表明成骨分化能力明显增强,而 miR-146a 抑制剂组则明显少于 miR-NC 组。通过 qRT-PCR 检测骨形成特异性基因发现,miR-146a 模拟物组 ALP 和 Ocn 的 mRNA 表达明显高于 miR-NC 组,差异具有统计学意义(p<0.05)。miR-146a 抑制剂组 ALP 和 Ocn 的 mRNA 表达明显低于 miR-NC 组,差异具有统计学意义(p<0.05),表明成骨分化能力受到抑制。
我们表明,miR-146a 调节创伤性股骨头坏死中 BMSCs 的成骨分化和增殖。