Publication: Expression of long-chain noncoding RNA
GAS5 in osteoarthritis and its effect on apoptosis
and autophagy of osteoarthritis chondrocytes
Authors
Ji, Qinghui ; Qiao, Xiaofeng ; Liu, Yongxiang ; Wang, Dawei
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Publisher
Universidad de Murcia, Departamento de Biologia Celular e Histiologia
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.14670/HH-18-312
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Abstract
Objective. To investigate the expression of
long-chain noncoding RNA GAS5 in osteoarthritis(OA)
and the effect of silencing GAS5 on autophagy of
osteoarthritis chondrocytes (OACs).
Methods. OA rat models were constructed by cutting
the anterior cruciate ligament, and the expressions of
GAS5 in rat cartilage tissues at 4 weeks (early OA) and
12 weeks (late OA) after modeling were detected. The
rat chondrocytes were isolated, cultured and transfected
with si-GAS5 to silencing GAS5. Then, the changes of
apoptosis and autophagy levels of OA chondrocytes
were detected by transfection of GFP-LC3 and flow
cytometry. Bioinformatic tools were used to analyze the
miRNA binding to GAS5 and the downstream target
genes, then luciferase reporter assay and GDC-0349
(inhibitor of mTOR) were used to verify their
relationships.
Results. The expression of GAS5 in cartilage tissue
of OA rats was higher than control, which was higher in
late OA than that in early OA. After silencing the GAS5,
the autophagy ability of OACs was increased and the
apoptosis rate was decreased. GAS5 was able to bind to
miR-144 and regulate the expressin of mTOR. mTOR
inhibitor GDC-0349 could reverse the inhibition of
GAS5 on autophagy but could not reverse its effect on
apoptosis.
Conclusion. GAS5 expresses highly in OA cartilage
tissues and increases with the progression of OA. GAS5
inhibits autophagy and promotes the apoptosis of OACs,
and the inhibition of autophagy may be related to its
regulation of mTOR
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Citation
Histology and Histopathology Vol. 36, nº4 (2021)
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