DLX3 promotes bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell proliferation through H19/miR-675 axis

2017 ◽  
Vol 131 (22) ◽  
pp. 2721-2735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Na Zhao ◽  
Li Zeng ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Dong Han ◽  
Haochen Liu ◽  
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The underlying molecular mechanism of the increased bone mass phenotype in Tricho-dento-osseous (TDO) syndrome remains largely unknown. Our previous study has shown that the TDO point mutation c.533A>G, Q178R in DLX3 could increase bone density in a TDO patient and transgenic mice partially through delaying senescence in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). In the present study, we provided a new complementary explanation for TDO syndrome: the DLX3 (Q178R) mutation increased BMSCs proliferation through H19/miR-675 axis. We found that BMSCs derived from the TDO patient (TDO-BMSCs) had stronger proliferation ability than controls by clonogenic and CCK-8 assays. Next, experiments of overexpression and knockdown of wild-type DLX3 via lentiviruses in normal BMSCs confirmed the results by showing its negative role in cell proliferation. Through validated high-throughput data, we found that the DLX3 mutation reduced the expression of H19 and its coexpression product miR-675 in BMSCs. Function and rescue assays suggested that DLX3, long noncoding RNA H19, and miR-675 are negative factors in modulation of BMSCs proliferation as well as NOMO1 expression. The original higher proliferation rate and the expression of NOMO1 in TDO-BMSCs were suppressed after H19 restoration. Collectively, it indicates that DLX3 regulates BMSCs proliferation through H19/miR-675 axis. Moreover, the increased expression of NOMO1 and decreased H19/miR-675 expression in DLX3 (Q178R) transgenic mice, accompanying with accrual bone mass and density detected by micro-CT, further confirmed our hypothesis. In summary, we, for the first time, demonstrate that DLX3 mutation interferes with bone formation partially through H19/miR-675/NOMO1 axis in TDO syndrome.

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-278
Author(s):  
Daqing Jiang ◽  
Xianxin Xie ◽  
Cong Wang ◽  
Weijie Li ◽  
Jianjun He

Our study intends to assess the relationship between exosomes derived from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC-exo) and breast cancer. BMSC-exo were isolated and characterized by transmission electron microscopy. After transfection of BMSCs with miR-204 inhibitor, breast cancer cells were incubated with BMSC-exo followed by analysis of cell proliferation by CCK-8 assay, cell apoptosis by flow cytometry, and expression of apoptosis-related protein and NF-κB signaling by western blot. The co-culture of BMSC-exo with breast cancer cells enhanced miR-204 transcription, inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis. Further, BMSC-exo accelerated apoptosis as demonstrated by the increased level of Bax and casepase-3 and decreased Bcl-2 expression, as well as reduced NF-κB signaling activity. But knockdown of miR-204 abolished the effect of BMSC-exo on apoptosis and proliferation with NF-κB signaling activation. In conclusion, miR-204 from BMSC-exo restrains growth of breast cancer cell and might be a novel target for treating breast cancer.


2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 854-861
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Bo Xie ◽  
Hu Wang ◽  
Chengsong Chen ◽  
Chengwu Pan ◽  
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Certain progress has been made in the therapeutic method against gastric cancer such as surgical operation combined with chemotherapy and radiation therapy in recent years. But the therapeutic efficacy and prognosis on gastric cancer was still not satisfactory. The function of exosome of miR-328–3p secreted by bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) on restraining the gastric cancer was studied in the present study. The BMSCs with highly-expressed miR-328-3p was established. The exosome in cell supernatant was collected. The exosome of BMSCs and MSCs with highlyexpressed miR-328-3p was added into SGC-7901 cells followed by analysis of miR-328-3p level by Real-time PCR and TFF3 (Trefoil Factor 3) level in exosome by Western blot, cell proliferation, expression of E-cadherin, Vimentin and Caspase-3. miR-328-39 expression was reduced and TFF3 was elevated in gastric cancer tissue (P < 0.05). miR-328-3p was upregulated and TFF3 was downregulated after addition of BMSCs exosomes along with increased cell proliferation and reduced E-cadherin and Caspase3 expression (P < 0.05). In conclusion, exosome of BMSCs could be regulated by miR-328-3p and TFF3 expression is restrained so as to regulate the biological behaviors of gastric cancer cell.


2019 ◽  
Vol 216 (8) ◽  
pp. 1944-1964 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mi Yang ◽  
Qi Guo ◽  
Hui Peng ◽  
Yu-Zhong Xiao ◽  
Ye Xiao ◽  
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High bone mass (HBM) is usually caused by gene mutations, and its mechanism remains unclear. In the present study, we identified a novel mutation in the long noncoding RNA Reg1cp that is associated with HBM. Subsequent analysis in 1,465 Chinese subjects revealed that heterozygous Reg1cp individuals had higher bone density compared with subjects with WT Reg1cp. Mutant Reg1cp increased the formation of the CD31hiEmcnhi endothelium in the bone marrow, which stimulated angiogenesis during osteogenesis. Mechanistically, mutant Reg1cp directly binds to Krüppel-like factor 3 (KLF3) to inhibit its activity. Mice depleted of Klf3 in endothelial cells showed a high abundance of CD31hiEmcnhi vessels and increased bone mass. Notably, we identified a natural compound, Ophiopogonin D, which functions as a KLF3 inhibitor. Administration of Ophiopogonin D increased the abundance of CD31hiEmcnhi vessels and bone formation. Our findings revealed a specific mutation in lncRNA Reg1cp that is involved in the pathogenesis of HBM and provides a new target to treat osteoporosis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 205873922093456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoqiang Ren ◽  
Jingwei Cai ◽  
Yongheng Wang ◽  
Xingren Zhu ◽  
Jun Qian ◽  
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Introduction: Long noncoding RNA ADAMTS9-AS2 (lncRNA ADAMTS9-AS2) has critical function in tumor growth and drug resistance of various cancers. However, the role and mechanism of lncRNA ADAMTS9-AS2 in osteosarcoma (OS) is still unclear. Methods: The expression of lncRNA ADAMTS9-AS2 and MicroRNAs-130a-5p (miR-130a-5p) was detected by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) experiment. In addition, we used the plasmids transfection to construct the lncRNA ADAMTS9-AS2 overexpressed OS cell lines. Subsequently, the cell proliferation ability and the sensitivity to paclitaxel (PTX) in OS cells upon up-regulating lncRNA ADAMTS9-AS2 expression were analyzed via CCK-8 assay, while Western blotting experiment was performed to detect the regulatory mechanism. Results: We found that lncRNA ADAMTS9-AS2 was down-regulated in OS tissues, and the OS patients with lncRNA ADAMTS9-AS2 downexprssion were usually accompanied with a poor prognosis. Subsequently, we discovered that up-regulation of lncRNA ADAMTS9-AS2 inhibited cell proliferation and increased the sensitivity to PTX in OS cells. Interestingly, the Western blot results showed that overexpression of lncRNA ADAMTS9-AS2 could lead to PTEN expression increased, with PI3K and p-AKT expression decreased, indicating that lncRNA ADAMTS9-AS2 could increase the OS cell sensitivity to PTX via regulating PTEN-PI3K/AKT pathway. Furthermore, we identified MicroRNAs-130a-5p (miR-130a-5p) as the downstream target gene of lncRNA ADAMTS9-AS2, which was further confirmed by the luciferase reporter assay. More importantly, our data revealed that miR-130a-5p mimics could partly reverse the influence on cell proliferation and drug sensitivity induced by lncRNA ADAMTS9-AS2 overexpression. Conclusion: LncRNA ADAMTS9-AS2 exerts its anti-carcinogenesis function by sponging miR-130a-5p, which might be a new therapeutic target for OS treatment.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 868-873
Author(s):  
Shengxiang Huang ◽  
Haibo Mei ◽  
Rongguo He ◽  
Kun Liu ◽  
Jin Tang ◽  
...  

The α-calcitonin gene-related peptide (α-CGRP) regulates bone metabolism and has potential applications in enhancing bone remodeling in vivo. However, α-CGRP's role in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) osteogenic differentiation remain unclear. Rat BMSCs were separated into control group, α-CGRP group and α-CGRP siRNA group, in which BMSCs were transfected with α-CGRP plasmid and α-CGRP siRNA respectively followed by analysis of α-CGRP level by real time PCR and ELISA, cell proliferation by MTT assay, Caspase 3 activity, ALP activity, formation of calcified nodules by alizarin red staining, Smad1 and Smad7 level by Western blot and Runx2 by real time PCR. αCGRP transfection into BMSCs significantly up-regulated CGRP, which could promote cell proliferation, inhibit Caspase 3 activity, promote ALP activity, increase calcified nodules formation and upregulate Smad1, Smad7 and Runx2 compared to control (P < 0.05); transfection of αCGRP siRNA significantly down-regulated CGRP in BMSCs, inhibited cell proliferation, promoted Caspase 3 activity, inhibited ALP activity, inhibited calcified nodules formation and downregulate Smad1, Smad7 and Runx2 (P < 0.05). αCGRP overexpression promotes the Smad/Runx2 signaling, which in turn promotes BMSCs proliferation and osteogenesis. Decreased αCGRP level inhibits Smad/Runx2 signaling, promotes BMSCs apoptosis, inhibits proliferation and osteogenic differentiation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1429-1434
Author(s):  
Qing Yang ◽  
Cheng Li ◽  
Manli Yan ◽  
Chunhua Fang

Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) can be differentiated into different types of cells. SOX9 involves in the development and progression of various diseases. Our study aims to assess SOX9's effect on osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs and its related regulatory mechanisms. Rat BMSCs were isolated and randomly divided into control group, SOX9 group and SOX9 siRNA group, which was transfected with pcDNA-SOX9 plasmid or SOX9 siRNA respectively followed by analysis of SOX9 expression by Real time PCR, cell proliferation by MTT assay, Caspase3 and ALP activity, GSK-3β expression and Wntβ/Catenin Signaling pathway protein expression by Western blot, and expression of osteogenic genes Runx2 and BMP-2 by Real time PCR. Transfection of pcDNA-SOX9 plasmid into BMSCs significantly inhibited cell proliferation, promoted Caspase3 activity, decreased ALP activity and downregulated Runx2 and BMP-2, increased GSK-3β expression and decreased Wntβ/Catenin expression protein expression (P< 0.05). SOX9 siRNA transfection significantly promoted cell proliferation, inhibited Caspase3 activity, increased ALP activity and upregulated Runx2 and BMP-2, downregulated GSK-3β and increased Wntβ/Catenin expression. SOX9 regulates BMSCs proliferation and osteogenic differentiation through Wntβ/Catenin signaling pathway.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 252-258
Author(s):  
HeTong Yu ◽  
Yanjun Li ◽  
Xiaowei Ren ◽  
Huanhuan Zhao ◽  
Chong Nan ◽  
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Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) can be used to treat bone defects. The neuropeptide substance P (SP) plays an important role in a variety of life activities. However, the effect of SP on BMSCs differentiation in high glucose environment remains unclear. Rat BMSCs were isolated and divided into control group; high glucose group; and SP group. The secretion of SP was detected by ELISA; cell proliferation was detected by MTT assay; apoptosis activity was detected by Cas-pase3 activity kit. Real time PCR was performed to measure Bax and Bcl-2 expression. Alizarin red staining was to detect calcified nodule formation. Western blot was done to measure AMPK/mTOR signaling protein expression. In high glucose environment, SP secretion was significantly decreased, along with increased cell proliferation, Caspase3 activity and Bax expression. Meanwhile, Bcl-2 expression, ALP activity and calcified nodules formation was significantly decreased with reduced AMPK phosphorylation and increased mTOR expression (P < 0.05). SP addition in high glucose environment significantly promoted SP secretion and cell proliferation, decreased Caspase3 activity and Bax expression, increased Bcl-2 expression, ALP activity and calcification nodules formation with increased AMPK phosphorylation and decreased mTOR expression (P < 0.05). In high glucose environment, SP secretion is decreased in BMSCs. Up-regulation of SP in BMSCs cells in high glucose environment inhibit the apoptosis of BMSCs and promote cell proliferation and osteogenesis by regulating AMPK/mTOR signaling pathway.


2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (6) ◽  
pp. 628-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Wang ◽  
Guang Bai ◽  
Fei Chen

Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) have considerable therapeutic potential for the treatment of end-stage liver disease. Previous studies have demonstrated that BMSCs secrete growth factors and cytokines that inactivate hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), which inhibited the progression of hepatic fibrosis. The aim of this study was to determine the mechanism by which BMSCs suppress the function of HSCs in fibrosis. Our results showed that co-culture of BMSCs and HSCs induced cell cycle arrest at the G10/G1 phase and cell apoptosis of HSCs, which finally inhibited the cell proliferation of HSCs. Consistent with the cell cycle arrest, co-culture of BMSCs and HSCs increased the abundance of the cell cycle protein p27. Mechanistically, we further uncovered that following the co-culture with BMSCs, the expression level of the E3 ligase S-phase kinase-associated protein 2 (SKP2) that is responsible for the ubiquitination of p27 was decreased, which attenuated the ubiquitination of p27 and increased the stability of p27 in HSCs. Collectively, our results indicated the potential involvement of the SKP2–p27 axis for the inhibitory effect of BSMCs on the cell proliferation of HSCs.


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