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ArticleClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2025

hsa_circ_0095812 accelerates periodontitis progression by adsorbing miR-485-3p-mediated THBS1 expression.

XiaoTing Xie, RuiTing Li, FangLin Mi

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XiaoTing XieNorth Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province, PR China.
RuiTing LiNorth Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province, PR China.
FangLin MiNorth Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province, PR China. Electronic address: mflmifanglin764@outlook.com.

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Abstract

objectiveTo explore the role of hsa_circ_0095812 (circLRRC4C) in periodontitis and its mechanism with miR-485-3p and Thrombospondin-1 (THBS1).

methodsPeriodontal tissues were collected from periodontitis patients. Periodontal Ligament Cells (PDLCs) were stimulated with Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and transfected. Cell viability, inflammation, apoptosis, and pyroptosis were analyzed. A mouse model of periodontitis was constructed and injected with a lentiviral plasmid vector targeting circLRRC4C. Immunohistochemistry was performed on the periodontal tissue of model mice. The relevant expression level of genes was measured via real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction or Western blot. The relationship between circLRRC4C and THBS1 with miR-485-3p was analyzed.

resultsCircLRRC4C was highly expressed in periodontitis tissues of patients and LPS-treated PDLCs. Downregulating circLRRC4C attenuated LPS-induced PDLC inflammation, apoptosis and pyroptosis and recovered cellular viability. CircLRRC4C acted as a sponge for miR-485-3p. CircLRRC4C affected LPS-induced PDLC apoptosis, pyroptosis and inflammation by regulating miR-485-3p. THBS1 was the target gene of miR-485-3p. Inhibition of THBS1 effectively improved LPS-induced periodontitis. CircLRRC4C aggravated LPS-induced PDLC apoptosis, pyroptosis and inflammation by regulating the miR-485-3p/THBS1 axis. Suppressing circLRRC4C effectively improved periodontitis in mice.

conclusionCircLRRC4C induces periodontitis progression by adsorbing miR-485-3p-mediated THBS1 expression.

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MicroRNAsPeriodontitisRNA, CircularThrombospondin 1AnimalsApoptosisCell SurvivalDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryLipopolysaccharidesMaleMicePeriodontal LigamentLipopolysaccharidesMicroRNAsMIRN485 microRNA, humanRNA, CircularThrombospondin 1thrombospondin-1, humancircLRRC4CmiR-485-3pPeriodontal Ligament CellsPeriodontitisTHBS1

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PMCPMC12018572

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