Department of Orthopedics, Dongying People's Hospital, Dongying, Shandong province, P. R. China.
Department of Orthopedics, Dongying District People's Hospital, Dongying, Shandong province, P. R. China.
J Int Med Res. 2020 Jul;48(7):300060520926353. doi: 10.1177/0300060520926353.
The underlying mechanism of micro (mi)RNA-211 in bone cell apoptosis after fracture remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the effect and function of miRNA-211 in bone cell apoptosis in fracture patients.
Serum samples were collected from patients with fractures and healthy controls. Serum miR-211 expression was detected by quantitative PCR. MC3T3-E1 cells were transfected with a transforming growth factor (TGF)-β inhibitor and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor. The viability of MC3T3-E1 cells was detected by the MTT assay, and apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry. Caspase-3/9 activity and the protein expression of TGF-β, PI3K, and p-Akt were detected by western blot and immunoprecipitation.
In the fracture group, miRNA-211 expression was significantly up-regulated compared with controls. We used miRNA-211 mimics to up-regulate miRNA-211 expression, and observed inhibited cell viability and induced apoptosis and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity. miRNA-211 up-regulation also suppressed the expression of TGF-β, PI3K, and p-Akt proteins. Conversely, miRNA-211 down-regulation increased cell viability and reduced apoptosis and LDH activity, as well as inducing the expression of TGF-β, PI3K, and p-Akt. Inhibiting TGF-β decreased the effect of anti-miRNA-211 on osteocyte apoptosis.
Our data indicate that miRNA-211 functions via the TGF-β/PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in patients with fractures.
微小 RNA-211(miRNA-211)在骨折后骨细胞凋亡中的作用机制尚不清楚。本研究旨在探讨 miRNA-211 在骨折患者骨细胞凋亡中的作用和功能。
收集骨折患者和健康对照者的血清样本。采用实时定量 PCR 检测血清 miR-211 表达。用转化生长因子(TGF)-β抑制剂和磷脂酰肌醇 3-激酶(PI3K)抑制剂转染 MC3T3-E1 细胞。MTT 法检测 MC3T3-E1 细胞活力,流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡。Western blot 和免疫沉淀法检测 caspase-3/9 活性及 TGF-β、PI3K、p-Akt 蛋白表达。
与对照组相比,骨折组中 miRNA-211 表达明显上调。我们用 miRNA-211 模拟物上调 miRNA-211 表达,观察到细胞活力受到抑制,细胞凋亡和乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)活性增加。miRNA-211 上调还抑制了 TGF-β、PI3K 和 p-Akt 蛋白的表达。相反,miRNA-211 下调增加了细胞活力,减少了细胞凋亡和 LDH 活性,同时诱导了 TGF-β、PI3K 和 p-Akt 的表达。抑制 TGF-β 降低了抗 miRNA-211 对成骨细胞凋亡的作用。
我们的数据表明,miRNA-211 通过 TGF-β/PI3K/Akt 信号通路在骨折患者中发挥作用。