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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2026

miR-211-5p/FOXO3 axis accelerates osteogenic differentiation and fracture healing by mediating Wnt/β-catenin pathway.

Huifei Zhai, Mianlong Lin, Changchun Lu, Jixia Liang

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Huifei ZhaiCenter for Rehabilitation Medicine, Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Research Institute of Zhejiang Province, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310014, China.
Mianlong LinDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Shantou Central Hospital, Shantou, 515000, China.
Changchun LuDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital South Campus, Shanghai, 201499, China.
Jixia LiangCenter for Rehabilitation Medicine, Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Research Institute of Zhejiang Province, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310014, China. Liangjixia158hz@163.com.

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backgroundAs a disease closely related to aging, the prevalence and disability rate of osteoporotic fracture (OPF) are on the rise. MicroRNA (miRNA) expression abnormalities are closely linked to various skeletal disorders, yet the regulatory role of miR-211-5p in OPF remains unclear.

objectiveTo investigate the expression patterns of miR-211-5p in OPF and its molecular mechanisms in the osteogenic differentiation and Wnt/β-catenin pathway of BMSCs and MC3T3-E1 cells.

methodsBlood samples were collected from patients with osteoporosis (OP) and OPF who were treated in our hospital, as well as from healthy controls (HC). The levels of miR-211-5p and FOXO3 were quantified by RT-qPCR. The functional activity of the cells was evaluated using CCK-8 assay, flow cytometry, and Western blot techniques, respectively. The targeting relationship was verified by dual-luciferase activity reporter assay and RIP assay.

resultsSerum miR-211-5p was down-regulated in OPF patients, and holds diagnostic potential for identifying such patients. Following treatment, serum miR-211-5p levels increased over time in OPF patients, and osteogenic induction upregulated miR-211-5p level in BMSCs and MC3T3-E1 cells. miR-211-5p directly targeted FOXO3. Overexpression of FOXO3 partially reversed the activation of miR-211-5p mimic on cell viability, osteogenic markers and Wnt/β-catenin pathway effector markers.

conclusionmiR-211-5p promotes bone formation by targeting and inhibiting FOXO3 to activate the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, thereby accelerating fracture healing.

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Cell DifferentiationForkhead Box Protein O3Fracture HealingMicroRNAsOsteogenesisOsteoporotic FracturesWnt Signaling PathwayAgedAnimalsbeta CateninCells, CulturedFemaleHumansMaleMesenchymal Stem CellsMicebeta CateninForkhead Box Protein O3FOXO3 protein, humanMicroRNAsFOXO3miR-211-5pOsteogenic differentiationOsteoporotic fractureWnt/β-catenin pathway

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