Mechanism of Abnormal Chondrocyte Proliferation Induced by Piezo1-siRNA Exposed to Mechanical Stretch.
BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020;
2020:8538463. [PMID:
33204718 PMCID:
PMC7661139 DOI:
10.1155/2020/8538463]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
Abstract
Objective
To investigate the effect of small interfering RNA targeting mechanosensitive ion channel protein Piezo1 (Piezo1-siRNA) on abnormal chondrocyte proliferation exposed to mechanical stretch.
Methods
Construct and screen effective Piezo1-siRNA sequences and explore an appropriate method to transfect lentiviral vector into chondrocytes exposed to mechanical stretch. Western blot and RT-PCR were used to detect the mRNA and protein expression of Piezo1, Kif18A, and β-tubulin, respectively. Flow cytometry was used to measure the changes in the chondrocyte cycle. The proliferation of chondrocyte was evaluated by cell counting kit-8.
Results
According to the mRNA and protein expression of Piezo1, the effective siRNA sequence was successfully screened. Compared with the 0 h group, mechanical stretch upregulated the expression of Piezo1, Kif18A, and β-tubulin, resulting in chondrocyte cycle arrest and eventually inhibiting chondrocyte proliferation. Moreover, Piezo1-siRNA transfection effectively blocks this process and promotes the proliferation of chondrocyte.
Conclusion
Piezo1-siRNA can reduce the inhibition of chondrocyte proliferation induced by mechanical stretch via downregulating the expression of Kif18A and inhibiting the depolymerization of microtubules. Piezo1-siRNA plays a protective role in chondrocytes, which provides a potential method for the treatment of OA under abnormal mechanical stimulation.
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