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Tudor K, Baranasic J, Knezevic J, Serer Vicevic M, Sutic M, Dembic Z, Jotanovic Z. Indirect influence of microRNA-146a on the association of IL-6 and TNF-α genetic polymorphisms with the increased risk of hip osteoarthritis. J Orthop Res 2024; 42:1482-1489. [PMID: 38341771 DOI: 10.1002/jor.25804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
Abstract
Primary osteoarthritis (POA) is a complex hereditary disease that involves the interplay between genetics and epigenetics. MicroRNA molecules play important roles in epigenetic mechanisms. MicroRNA-146a (miR-146a) is a negative regulator of the immune response in osteoarthritis (OA). So, variations in the miR-146a gene could affect OA risk. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the miR-146a, interleukin-6 (IL-6), Toll-like receptor 10 (TLR10), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFA) genes and the risk for development of advanced-stage primary hip osteoarthritis (PHOA) and primary knee osteoarthritis (PKOA) in the Croatian population. A total of 609 POA patients and 656 healthy donors were genotyped for SNPs in the miR-146a (rs2910164, G>C). Since we used same patients and controls as two studies before us, we already had information about IL-6 (rs1800795, C>G), TLR10 (rs11096957, C>T), and TNFA (rs1800629, C>T) genotypes of our subjects. None of the differences were statistically significant comparing either allelic or genotypic frequencies of miR-146a SNP rs2910164 (G>C) between the PHOA and PKOA patients and controls. However, we found a significant association with risk to PHOA for the combination of genotypes (stratified miR-146a genotype with the IL-6, and stratified miR-146a genotype with the TNFA). In a multifactorial disease such as POA, we have shown the indirect relevance of a second modifying factor (miR-146a), which apparently contributes to the overall risk of PHOA. There was no risk association with the PKOA, indicating that these two localities (hip and knee) might have different risk-modifying factors.
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- Karlo Tudor
- Department for Orthopaedics and Physical medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Orthopaedic Department, University Hospital for Orthopaedics and Traumatology Lovran, Lovran, Croatia
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- Department for Molecular Medicine, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department for Molecular Medicine, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, Clinical Institute for Transfusion Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia
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- Department for Molecular Medicine, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Institute of Oral Biology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department for Orthopaedics and Physical medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Orthopaedic Department, University Hospital for Orthopaedics and Traumatology Lovran, Lovran, Croatia
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Andersen C, Walters M, Bundgaard L, Berg LC, Vonk LA, Lundgren-Åkerlund E, Henriksen BL, Lindegaard C, Skovgaard K, Jacobsen S. Intraarticular treatment with integrin α10β1-selected mesenchymal stem cells affects microRNA expression in experimental post-traumatic osteoarthritis in horses. Front Vet Sci 2024; 11:1374681. [PMID: 38596460 PMCID: PMC11002141 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1374681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024] Open
Abstract
Osteoarthritis (OA) remains a major cause of lameness in horses, which leads to lost days of training and early retirement. Still, the underlying pathological processes are poorly understood. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that serve as regulators of many biological processes including OA. Analysis of miRNA expression in diseased joint tissues such as cartilage and synovial membrane may help to elucidate OA pathology. Since integrin α10β1-selected mesenchymal stem cell (integrin α10-MSC) have shown mitigating effect on equine OA we here investigated the effect of integrin α10-MSCs on miRNA expression. Cartilage and synovial membrane was harvested from the middle carpal joint of horses with experimentally induced, untreated OA, horses with experimentally induced OA treated with allogeneic adipose-derived MSCs selected for the marker integrin α10-MSCs, and from healthy control joints. miRNA expression in cartilage and synovial membrane was established by quantifying 70 pre-determined miRNAs by qPCR. Differential expression of the miRNAs was evaluated by comparing untreated OA and control, untreated OA and MSC-treated OA, and joints with high and low pathology score. A total of 60 miRNAs were successfully quantified in the cartilage samples and 55 miRNAs were quantified in the synovial membrane samples. In cartilage, miR-146a, miR-150 and miR-409 had significantly higher expression in untreated OA joints than in control joints. Expression of miR-125a-3p, miR-150, miR-200c, and miR-499-5p was significantly reduced in cartilage from MSC-treated OA joints compared to the untreated OA joints. Expression of miR-139-5p, miR-150, miR-182-5p, miR-200a, miR-378, miR-409-3p, and miR-7177b in articular cartilage reflected pathology score. Several of these miRNAs are known from research in human patients with OA and from murine OA models. Our study shows that these miRNAs are also differentially expressed in experimental equine OA, and that expression depends on OA severity. Moreover, MSC treatment, which resulted in less severe OA, also affected miRNA expression in cartilage.
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- Camilla Andersen
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark
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Liu H, Yan L, Li X, Li D, Wang G, Shen NN, Li JJ, Wang B. MicroRNA expression in osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis. Clin Exp Med 2023; 23:3737-3749. [PMID: 37027064 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-023-01063-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal diseases globally, leading to chronic disability and poor prognosis. One of the approaches for optimizing OA treatment is to find early effective diagnostic biomarkers. The contribution of microRNAs (miRNAs) in OA progression is now being increasingly recognized. This review provides a comprehensive summary on studies reporting the expression profiling of miRNAs in OA and associated signaling pathways. We performed a systematic search of the Embase, Web of Science, PubMed, and Cochrane library databases. This systematic review is reported according to the PRISMA checklist. Studies which identified miRNAs with aberrant expression compared to controls during OA progression were included, and a meta-analysis was performed. Results from the random effects model were provided as log10 odds ratios (logORs) and 95% confidence intervals. Sensitivity analysis was conducted to confirm the accuracy of the results. Subgroup analysis was conducted based on tissue source. The target genes of miRNAs identified in this study were extracted from the MiRWalk database, and these target genes were enriched in Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways. A total of 191 studies reporting 162 miRNAs were included in our meta-analysis. Among them, 36 miRNAs distributed across 96 studies were expressed in the same direction in at least two studies (13 up-regulated and 23 down-regulated). Subgroup analysis of tissue source revealed that the highest number of studies was conducted using articular cartilage, where the most up-regulated miRNAs were miR-146a-5p (logOR 7.355; P < 0.001) and miR-34a-5p (logOR 6.955; P < 0.001), and the most down-regulated miRNAs were miR-127-5p (logOR 6.586; P < 0.001) and miR-140-5p (logOR 6.373; P < 0.001). Enrichment analysis of 752 downstream target genes of all identified miRNAs was performed, and the regulatory relationships among them were displayed. Mesenchymal stem cells and transforming growth factor-β were found to be the most important downstream effectors regulated by miRNA in OA. This study highlighted the importance of miRNA signaling in OA progression and identified a number of prominent miRNAs including miR-146a-5p, miR-34a-5p, miR-127-5p, and miR-140-5p which might be considered as potential biomarkers for OA.
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- Huachen Liu
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Qingchun Road No. 79, Hangzhou, China
- Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Qingchun Road No. 79, Hangzhou, China
- Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Qingchun Road No. 79, Hangzhou, China
- Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing University, Shao Xing, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Qingchun Road No. 79, Hangzhou, China.
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Cheleschi S, Veronese N, Carta S, Collodel G, Bottaro M, Moretti E, Corsaro R, Barbarino M, Fioravanti A. MicroRNA as Possible Mediators of the Synergistic Effect of Celecoxib and Glucosamine Sulfate in Human Osteoarthritic Chondrocyte Exposed to IL-1β. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14994. [PMID: 37834442 PMCID: PMC10573984 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241914994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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This study investigated the role of a pattern of microRNA (miRNA) as possible mediators of celecoxib and prescription-grade glucosamine sulfate (GS) effects in human osteoarthritis (OA) chondrocytes. Chondrocytes were treated with celecoxib (1.85 µM) and GS (9 µM), alone or in combination, for 24 h, with or without interleukin (IL)-1β (10 ng/mL). Cell viability was determined using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, apoptosis and reactive oxygen species (ROS) by cytometry, nitric oxide (NO) by Griess method. Gene levels of miRNA, antioxidant enzymes, nuclear factor erythroid (NRF)2, and B-cell lymphoma (BCL)2 expressions were analyzed by quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (real time PCR). Protein expression of NRF2 and BCL2 was also detected at immunofluorescence and western blot. Celecoxib and GS, alone or in combination, significantly increased viability, reduced apoptosis, ROS and NO production and the gene expression of miR-34a, -146a, -181a, -210, in comparison to baseline and to IL-1β. The transfection with miRNA specific inhibitors significantly counteracted the IL-1β activity and potentiated the properties of celecoxib and GS on viability, apoptosis and oxidant system, through nuclear factor (NF)-κB regulation. The observed effects were enhanced when the drugs were tested in combination. Our data confirmed the synergistic anti-inflammatory and chondroprotective properties of celecoxib and GS, suggesting microRNA as possible mediators.
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- Sara Cheleschi
- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico Le Scotte, 53100 Siena, Italy;
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- Geriatric Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Viale Scaduto, 90100 Palermo, Italy
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- Section of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Policlinico Le Scotte, 53100 Siena, Italy;
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- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (G.C.); (E.M.); (R.C.)
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (M.B.); (M.B.)
- Center for Biotechnology, Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (G.C.); (E.M.); (R.C.)
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- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (G.C.); (E.M.); (R.C.)
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (M.B.); (M.B.)
- Center for Biotechnology, Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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Chen JM, Zhao SS, Tao DL, Li JY, Yang X, Fan YY, Song JK, Liu Q, Zhao GH. Temporal transcriptomic changes in microRNAs involved in the host immune response and metabolism during Neospora caninum infection. Parasit Vectors 2023; 16:28. [PMID: 36694228 PMCID: PMC9872418 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-05665-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Neospora caninum infection is a major cause of abortion in cattle, which results in serious economic losses to the cattle industry. However, there are no effective drugs or vaccines for the control of N. caninum infections. There is increasing evidence that microRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in many physiological and pathological processes, and dysregulated expression of host miRNAs and the biological implications of this have been reported for infections by various protozoan parasites. However, to our knowledge, there is presently no published information on host miRNA expression during N. caninum infection. METHODS The expression profiles of miRNAs were investigated by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) in caprine endometrial epithelial cells (EECs) infected with N. caninum at 24 h post infection (pi) and 48 hpi, and the functions of differentially expressed (DE) miRNAs were predicted by Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses. The transcriptome data were validated by using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. One of the upregulated DEmiRNAs, namely chi-miR-146a, was selected to study the effect of DEmiRNAs on the propagation of N. caninum tachyzoites in caprine EECs. RESULTS RNA-seq showed 18 (17 up- and one downregulated) and 79 (54 up- and 25 downregulated) DEmiRNAs at 24 hpi and 48 hpi, respectively. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis of 13 randomly selected DEmiRNAs (10 up- and three downregulated miRNAs) confirmed the validity of the RNA-seq data. A total of 7835 messenger RNAs were predicted to be potential targets for 66 DEmiRNAs, and GO and KEGG enrichment analysis of these predicted targets revealed that DEmiRNAs altered by N. caninum infection may be involved in host immune responses (e.g. Fc gamma R-mediated phagocytosis, Toll-like receptor signaling pathway, tumor necrosis factor signaling pathway, transforming growth factor-β signaling pathway, mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway) and metabolic pathways (e.g. lysine degradation, insulin signaling pathway, AMP-activated protein kinase signaling pathway, Rap1 signaling pathway, calcium signaling pathway). Upregulated chi-miR-146a was found to promote N. caninum propagation in caprine EECs. CONCLUSIONS This is, to our knowledge, the first report on the expression profiles of host miRNAs during infection with N. caninum, and shows that chi-miR-146a may promote N. caninum propagation in host cells. The novel findings of the present study should help to elucidate the interactions between host cells and N. caninum.
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- Jin-Ming Chen
- grid.144022.10000 0004 1760 4150Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100 China
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- grid.144022.10000 0004 1760 4150Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100 China
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- grid.144022.10000 0004 1760 4150Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100 China
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- grid.144022.10000 0004 1760 4150Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100 China
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- grid.144022.10000 0004 1760 4150Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100 China
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- grid.144022.10000 0004 1760 4150Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100 China
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- grid.144022.10000 0004 1760 4150Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100 China
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- grid.22935.3f0000 0004 0530 8290National Animal Protozoa Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China
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- grid.144022.10000 0004 1760 4150Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100 China
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Cheleschi S, Tenti S, Lorenzini S, Seccafico I, Barbagli S, Frati E, Fioravanti A. Synovial Fluid Regulates the Gene Expression of a Pattern of microRNA via the NF-κB Pathway: An In Vitro Study on Human Osteoarthritic Chondrocytes. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23158334. [PMID: 35955467 PMCID: PMC9369022 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Synovial fluid (SF) represents the primary source of nutrients of articular cartilage and is implicated in maintaining cartilage metabolism. We investigated the effects of SF, from patients with osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and controls, on a pattern of microRNA (miRNA) in human OA chondrocytes. Cells were stimulated with 50% or 100% SF for 24 h and 48 h. Apoptosis and superoxide anion production were detected by cytometry; miRNA (34a, 146a, 155, 181a), cytokines, metalloproteinases (MMPs), type II collagen (Col2a1), antioxidant enzymes, B-cell lymphoma (BCL)2, and nuclear factor (NF)-κB by real-time PCR. The implication of the NF-κB pathway was assessed by the use of NF-κB inhibitor (BAY-11-7082). RA and OA SF up-regulated miR-34a, -146a, -155, -181a, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, MMP-1, MMP-13, and ADAMTs-5 gene expression, while it down-regulated Col2a1. Pathological SF also induced apoptosis, reduced viability, and decreased BCL2 mRNA, whereas it increased superoxide anions, the expression of antioxidant enzymes, p65 and p50 NF-κB. Opposite and positive results were obtained with 100% control SF. Pre-incubation with BAY-11-7082 counteracted SF effects on miRNA. We highlight the role of the SF microenvironment in regulating some miRNA involved in inflammation and cartilage degradation during OA and RA, via the NF-κB pathway.
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