期刊
BIOENGINEERED
卷 13, 期 2, 页码 2746-2762出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2021.2016087
关键词
Intervertebral disc degeneration; miR-145-5p; foxo1
资金
- Social development project of Shaanxi Province [2021SF-406]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81502817]
This study examines the role of long noncoding RNA NR2F1-AS1 in intervertebral disc degeneration. The results show that NR2F1-AS1 interacts with miR-145-5p and upregulates the FOXO1 pathway, promoting the progression of intervertebral disc degeneration.
Emerging reports uncover that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) help regulate intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD). Here, we probe the function of lncRNA nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group F member 1 antisense RNA 1 (NR2F1-AS1) in IVDD. Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was applied to verify the expression of NR2F1-AS1 and miR-145-5p in nucleus pulposus (NP) tissues from IVDD patients or NP cells dealt with IL-1 beta or TNF-alpha. Flow cytometry or the TdT-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay was performed to validate the apoptosis of NP cells with selective regulation of NR2F1-AS1 and miR-145-5p. ECM-related genes, FOXO1, Bax, and Bcl2 were evaluated by qRT-PCR or Western blot (WB). The targeted relationships between NR2F1-AS1 and miR-145-5p, miR-145-5p and FOXO1 were testified by the dual-luciferase reporter assay and the RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assay. Our outcomes substantiated that NR2F1-AS1 was up-regulated, while miR-145-5p was down-regulated in intervertebral disc tissues of IVDD patients or NP cells treated with IL-1 beta or TNF-alpha. Besides, overexpressing NR2F1-AS1 intensified ECM degradation and NP cell apoptosis induced by IL-1 beta, while knocking down NR2F1-AS1 or up-regulating miR-145-5p reversed IL-1 beta-mediated effects in NP cells. Meanwhile, NR2F1-AS1 choked miR-145-5p and abated its effects in NP cells. This study confirms that NR2F1-AS1 modulates IVDD progression by up-regulating the FOXO1 pathway through the sponge of miR-145-5p as a competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA).
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