ArticleApoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death2023
MEG3 alleviates ankylosing spondylitis by suppressing osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells through regulating microRNA-125a-5p-mediated TNFAIP3.
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Abstract
Osteoblasts are important regulators of bone formation, but their roles in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) remain unclear. This study aims to explore the role of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) maternally expressed 3 (MEG3) MEG3 in AS. Serum from AS patients as well as AS mesenchymal stem cells (ASMSCs) and healthy donors mesenchymal stem cells (HDMSCs) was collected. Accordingly, poorly expressed MEG3 and TNF alpha induced protein 3 (TNFAIP3) as well as overexpressed microRNA-125a-5p (miR-125a-5p) were noted in the serum of AS patients and in ASMSCs during the osteogenic induction process. Meanwhile, the interaction among MEG3, miR-125a-5p, and TNFAIP3 was determined and their effect on osteoblast activity was examined in vitro and in vivo. Overexpression of MEG3 and TNFAIP3 or inhibition of miR-125a-5p was found to inactivate the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, thus suppressing osteogenic differentiation of MSCs. MEG3 competitively bound to miR-125a-5p to increase TNFAIP3 expression, thereby inactivating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway and repressing the osteogenic differentiation of MSCs. In proteoglycan (PG)-induced AS mouse models, MEG3 also reduced osteogenic activity of MSCs to inhibit AS progression through the miR-125a-5p/TNFAIP3/Wnt/β-catenin axis. Therefore, up-regulation of MEG3 or depletion of miR-125a-5p holds potential of alleviating AS, which sheds light on a new therapeutic strategy for AS treatment.
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