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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2021

Clinical significance and mechanism of LncRNA GAS-5 in osteoarthritis.

Haijie Zhang, Yang Wu, Wenxia Li, Haihu Chen

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Haijie ZhangOrthopaedic Department of Guangrao County People's Hospital Dongying, China.
Yang WuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Dongchangfu District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Liaocheng, China.
Wenxia LiLiaocheng Third People's Hospital Nursing Department Liaocheng, China.
Haihu ChenDepartment of Orthopaedics, Shengli Hospital Dongying City, Shandong Province, China.
Liaocheng People's Hospital · CNShengli Oilfield Central Hospital · CNWenzhou Medical University · CN

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Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the clinical significance and mechanism of LncRNA GAS-5 in osteoarthritis.

methods67 patients with knee osteoarthritis (the case group) and 60 patients who underwent physical examination (the healthy group) were selected to evaluate the expression level of lncRNA GAS-5 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Cell experiments were conducted that took THP-1 cells carrying NC-shRNA (negative lentivirus) as the control group, and THP1 cells carrying GAS5-shRNA (lentivirus infection) as the study group; we evaluated the expression of lncRNA GAS-5 gene, and the expression of immune-related cytokines.

results(1) The expression of lncRNA GAS-5 in the case group was lower than in the healthy group (P<0.05). (2) The expression level of lncRNA GAS-5 in the case group versus control group, had an inhibition rate of 65.49% (P<0.05). The expression levels of 18 cytokines such as IL-1, IL-2, IL-6, IL-7, IL-17, G-CSF, M-CSF, and TGF-β1, in the study group were higher than in the control group (P<0.05), but the expression of IL-10 and IL-13 were significantly lower than in the control group (P<0.05).

conclusionThe expression of lncRNA GAS-5 is low in osteoarthritis patients. While the expression of lncRNA GAS-5 is inhibited, related immune and inflammatory factors are also affected, so lncRNA GAS-5 may affect the occurrence and progression of osteoarthritis through immune regulation. A low level of lncRNA GAS-5 may be a marker for the occurrence and progression of osteoarthritis.

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clinical significanceLncRNA GAS-5mechanismOsteoarthritis

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