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ArticlePloS one2017

The Impact of MicroRNA-223-3p on IL-17 Receptor D Expression in Synovial Cells.

Nozomu Moriya, Seiji Shibasaki, Miki Karasaki, Tsuyoshi Iwasaki

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nozomu MoriyaDepartment of Biopharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Hyogo University of Health Sciences, 1-3-6 Minatojima, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Seiji ShibasakiGeneral Education Center, Hyogo University of Health Sciences, 1-3-6 Minatojima, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Miki KarasakiGeneral Education Center, Hyogo University of Health Sciences, 1-3-6 Minatojima, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Tsuyoshi IwasakiDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
Hyogo University of Health Sciences · JPHyogo Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune inflammatory disease affecting joints. Elevated plasma levels of microRNA-223-3p (miR-223-3p) in patients with RA are implicated in the pathogenesis of the disease. This study aimed to analyze the functional role of miR-223-3p in the pathogenesis of RA by overexpressing miR-223-3p in synovial cell lines.

methodsArthritis was induced in the RA model of SKG mice by injection of ß-glucan. The histopathologic features of joints were examined using hematoxylin and eosin and immunohistochemical staining. Plasma levels of miRNA were determined by panel real-time PCR analysis. Target genes of the differentially expressed miRNAs in SKG mice were analyzed using miRNA target prediction algorithms. The dual-luciferase reporter system was used to evaluate the relationship between miR-223-3p and IL-17 receptor D (IL-17RD). The activity of miR-223-3p was analyzed by transfection of plasmid vectors overexpressing miR-223-3p into IL-17RD-expressing NIH3T3 and MH7A cell lines. Il6 and Il17rd mRNA expression was analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR. IL-17RD protein expression was analyzed by western blot analysis.

resultsWe identified 17 upregulated miRNAs (fold change > 2.0) in plasma of SKG mice injected with ß-glucan relative to untreated SKG mice. Il17rd was identified as the candidate target gene of miR-223-3p using five miRNA target prediction algorithms. The transfection of plasmid vectors overexpressing miR-223-3p into NIH3T3 and MH7A cells resulted in the downregulation of Il17rd expression and upregulation of Il6 expression. Expression of miR-223-3p and Il6 mRNA in MH7A cells was upregulated; however, that of Il17rd mRNA was downregulated following TNF-α stimulation. IL-17RD expression in synovial tissues from SKG mice and RA patients was inversely correlated with the severity of arthritis.

conclusionThis study is the first to demonstrate that miR-223-3p downregulates IL-17RD in both mouse and human cells; miR-223-3p may contribute to the pathogenesis of RA by downregulating the expression of IL-17RD and upregulating that of IL-6 in synovial cells.

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AnimalsArthritis, Rheumatoidbeta-GlucansBlotting, WesternFemaleHumansInterleukin-6MiceMicroRNAsNIH 3T3 CellsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, Interleukin-17Synovial MembraneTumor Necrosis Factor-alphabeta-GlucansInterleukin-6MicroRNAsMIRN223 microRNA, mouseReceptors, Interleukin-17Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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