Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42016025›Full record

ReviewInternational journal of molecular and cellular medicine2025

Regulation of Osteoblast Differentiation by miR-214 and miR-206 Through EphrinA2 Signaling: Emerging Therapeutic Insights in Orthodontic Tooth Movement.

Hossein Salehivaziri, Amir Ali Didar, Maryam Sobhani, Ali Narimani, Moslem Karimzadeh, Yasaman Bathaei

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in International journal of molecular and cellular medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Hossein SalehivaziriDepartment of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Amir Ali DidarDepartment of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Maryam SobhaniDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali NarimaniDepartment of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Moslem KarimzadehIslamic Azad University Tehran Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Yasaman BathaeiDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) is a complex biological process involving the precise remodeling of alveolar bone in response to mechanical forces. This remodeling is mediated by the coordinated activities of osteoblasts (responsible for bone formation) and osteoclasts (responsible for bone resorption) within the periodontal ligament (PDL). Mechanical stimuli are transduced into biochemical signals, which regulate cellular behavior through key signaling pathways such as RANKL/RANK/OPG and Wnt/β-catenin. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), as crucial post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression, play significant roles in skeletal development and bone homeostasis. They influence essential signaling cascades that govern the differentiation, function, and survival of osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Among them, miR-214 and miR-206 have emerged as potent negative regulators of osteoblast differentiation. This review focuses on how their common target, EphrinA2, plays a pivotal role in bone remodeling. EphrinA2 is a membrane-bound ligand critical for osteoclast-osteoblast communication. Upon binding to its receptor EphA2 on osteoblasts, EphrinA2 promotes osteoblast differentiation and bone formation. Dysregulation of the miR-214/miR-206-EphrinA2 axis impairs osteoblast function, disrupts bone remodeling, and can adversely affect the rate and stability of OTM. In conclusion, elucidating the regulatory functions of miR-214 and miR-206 and their modulation of EphrinA2 provides valuable insights into bone remodeling dynamics during OTM. Targeted manipulation of this pathway holds promise for developing novel molecular therapies that aim to enhance the efficacy, speed, and long-term stability of orthodontic treatments, while also addressing broader skeletal pathologies associated with disrupted bone remodeling.

Indexed as

bone remodelingEphrinA2microRNAmiR-206miR-214orthodontic tooth movementosteoblast

Identifiers

PMID42016025
PMCPMC13092831

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.