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ArticleFrontiers in genetics2021

Circ_0040039 May Aggravate Intervertebral Disk Degeneration by Regulating the MiR-874-3p-ESR1 Pathway.

Yongjin Li, Xuke Wang, Haiwei Xu, Guowang Li, Zhenxin Huo, Lilong Du, Kaihui Zhang, Li Shen, Hao Li, Baoshan Xu

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Article in Frontiers in genetics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Circ_0005918 Sponges miR-622 to Aggravate Intervertebral Disc Degeneration.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022
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  10. The Role of Oxidative Stress in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022
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  11. miR-874: An Important Regulator in Human Diseases.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yongjin LiDepartment of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Xuke WangGraduate School, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Haiwei XuGraduate School, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Guowang LiDepartment of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Zhenxin HuoDepartment of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Lilong DuDepartment of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Kaihui ZhangDepartment of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Li ShenDepartment of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Hao LiDepartment of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Baoshan XuDepartment of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Tianjin Hospital · CNTianjin Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The functional alteration of nucleus pulposus cells (NPCs) exerts a crucial role in the occurrence and progression of intervertebral disk degeneration (IDD). Circular RNAs and microRNAs (miRs) are critical regulators of NPC metabolic processes such as growth and apoptosis. In this study, bioinformatics tools, encompassing Gene Ontology pathway and Venn diagrams analysis, and protein-protein interaction (PPI) network construction were used to identify functional molecules related to IDD. PPI network unveiled that ESR1 was one of the most critical genes in IDD. Then, a key IDD-related circ_0040039-miR-874-3p-ESR1 interaction network was predicted and constructed. Circ_0040039 promoted miR-874-3p and repressed ESR1 expression, and miR-874-3p repressed ESR1 expression in NPCs, suggesting ESR1 might be a direct target of miR-874-3p. Functionally, circ_0040039 could enhance NPC apoptosis and inhibit NPC growth, revealing that circ_0040039 might aggravate IDD by stabilizing miR-874-3p and further upregulating the miR-874-3p-ESR1 pathway. This signaling pathway might provide a novel therapeutic strategy and targets for the diagnosis and therapy of IDD-related diseases.

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apoptosiscircular RNAESR1intervertebral disk degenerationmiR-874-3p

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PMID34178027
PMCPMC8226233
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