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ArticleBiochemical genetics2021

Aberrant Methylation of miR-34b and IL-12B mRNA Promoters Contributes to the Reduced Severity of Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Shan Meng, Shaoguang Fan, Yanmei Li, Donghua Xu, Xiufen Ma, Yuhua Su, Yajing Liu, Chunxiao Guan, Qiang Shu

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Article in Biochemical genetics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Shan MengDepartment of Rheumatology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, No. 107 Wenhua West Road, Lixia District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, China.
Shaoguang FanInstitute of Orthopedics, Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China.
Yanmei LiDepartment of Rheumatology, Yantai-Mountain Hospital, Yantai, China.
Donghua XuDepartment of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical College, Weifang, China.
Xiufen MaDepartment of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical College, Weifang, China.
Yuhua SuDepartment of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical College, Weifang, China.
Yajing LiuDepartment of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical College, Weifang, China.
Chunxiao GuanDepartment of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical College, Weifang, China.
Qiang ShuDepartment of Rheumatology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, No. 107 Wenhua West Road, Lixia District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, China. bonemedical@yeah.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6530-4855
Weifang Medical University · CNQilu Hospital of Shandong University · CNChinese People's Liberation Army · CNYantaishan Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA methylation of Interleukin-12B (IL-12B) and miR-34b was proved to affect the expression of IL-12B and miR-34b, which were found to be involved in the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the role of IL-12B and miR-34b in AS remain to be explored. AS patients were divided into four groups according to their status of DNA methylation of miR-34b and IL-12B by bisulfite sequencing: HYPER-miR-34b + HYPO-IL-12B, HYPER-miR-34b + HYPER-IL-12B, HYPO-miR-34b + HYPER-IL-12B and HYPO-miR-34b + HYPO-IL-12B groups. Functional indicators were examined for patients with different status of DNA methylation in their miR-34b and IL-12B promoters. QPCR was performed to examine the expression of miR-34b and IL-12B mRNA under different conditions. ELISA was used to measure the expression of IL-12B p40 in the peripheral blood. Western blot was used to analyze the expression of IL-12B proteins. Luciferase assay was carried out to explore the suppressive role of miR-34b in IL-12B expression. The level of Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score with C-reactive protein (ASDAS-CRP) was gradually increased in HYPER-miR-34b + HYPO-IL-12B,HYPER-miR-34b + HYPER-IL-12B,HYPO-miR-34b + HYPER-IL-12B and HYPO-miR-34b + HYPO-IL-12B groups, whereas the levels of Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI) and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI) were significantly elevated in the HYPO-miR-34b + HYPO-IL-12B group and diminished in the HYPER-miR-34b + HYPO-IL-12B group. The expression of miR-34b in the PBMCs and peripheral blood was remarkably higher in the HYPER-miR-34b + HYPO-IL-12B and HYPER-miR-34b + HYPER-IL-12B groups, whereas the expression of IL-12B was gradually decreased in the HYPER-miR-34b + HYPO-IL-12B, HYPER-miR-34b + HYPER-IL-12B, HYPO-miR-34b + HYPER-IL-12B and HYPO-miR-34b + HYPO-IL-12B groups. Luciferase assays with the transfection of miR-34b precursors suggested that miR-34b strongly suppressed the expression of IL-12B in THP-1 cells. In conclusion, our study demonstrated that hypermethylated miR-34b promoter led to evident upregulation of miR-34b, thus inhibiting the expression of IL-12B and alleviated the severity of ankylosing spondylitis by reducing the levels of factors including ASDAS-CRP, BASFI and BASMI.

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DNA MethylationPromoter Regions, GeneticAdultFemaleHumansInterleukin-12 Subunit p40MaleMicroRNAsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSeverity of Illness IndexSpondylitis, AnkylosingTHP-1 CellsIL12B protein, humanInterleukin-12 Subunit p40MicroRNAsMIRN34 microRNA, humanRNA, MessengerAnkylosing spondylitisIL-12BInflammationMethylationmiR-34bSeverity of ankylosing spondylitis

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PMID33512625
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