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Li P, Chen Z, Meng K, Chen Y, Xu J, Xiang X, Wu X, Huang Z, Lai R, Li P, Lai Z, Ao X, Liu Z, Yang K, Bai X, Zhang Z. Discovery of Taurocholic Acid Sodium Hydrate as a Novel Repurposing Drug for Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Targeting MAPK3. Orthop Surg 2024; 16:183-195. [PMID: 37933407 PMCID: PMC10782270 DOI: 10.1111/os.13909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Nowadays, more than 90% of people over 50 years suffer from intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD), but there are exist no ideal drugs. The aim of this study is to identify a new drug for IDD. METHODS An approved small molecular drug library including 2040 small molecular compounds was used here. We found that taurocholic acid sodium hydrate (NAT) could induce chondrogenesis and osteogenesis in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Then, an in vivo mouse model of IDD was established and the coccygeal discs transcriptome analysis and surface plasmon resonance analysis (SPR) integrated with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry assay (LC-MS) were performed in this study to study the therapy effect and target proteins of NAT for IDD. Micro-CT was used to evaluate the cancellous bone. The expression of osteogenic (OCN, RNX2), chondrogenic (COL2A1, SOX9), and the target related (ERK1/2, p-ERK1/2) proteins were detected. The alkaline phosphatase staining was performed to estimate osteogenic differentiation. Blood routine and blood biochemistry indexes were analyzed for the safety of NAT. RESULTS The results showed that NAT could induce chondrogenesis and osteogenesis in MSCs. Further experiments confirmed NAT could ameliorate the secondary osteoporosis and delay the development of IDD in mice. Transcriptome analysis identified 128 common genes and eight Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways for NAT. SPR-LC-MS assay detected 57 target proteins for NAT, including MAPK3 (mitogen-activated protein kinase 3), also known as ERK1 (extracellular regulated protein kinase 1). Further verification experiment confirmed that NAT significantly reduced the expression of ERK1/2 phosphorylation. CONCLUSION NAT would induce chondrogenesis and osteogenesis of MSCs, ameliorate the secondary osteoporosis and delay the progression of IDD in mice by targeting MAPK3.Furthermore, MAPK3, especially the phosphorylation of MAPK3, would be a potential therapeutic target for IDD treatment.
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- Ping Li
- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Joint Degeneration Diseases, Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Joint Degeneration Diseases, Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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Identifying Candidate Genes Associated with Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis via Integrative Analysis of Transcriptome-Wide Association Study and Messenger RNA Expression Profile. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2023; 43:327-338. [PMID: 35038056 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-021-01186-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fatal neurodegeneration disease affecting motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, is difficult to diagnose and treat. The objective of this study is to identify novel candidate genes related to ALS. Transcriptome-wide association study of ALS was conducted by integrating the genome-wide association study summary data (including 1234 ALS patients and 2850 controls) and pre-computed gene expression weights of different tissues. The ALS-associated genes identified by TWAS were further compared with the differentially expressed genes detected by the mRNA expression profiles of the sporadic ALS. Functional enrichment and annotation analysis of identified genes were performed by an R package and the functional mapping and annotation software. TWAS identified 761 significant genes (PTWAS < 0.05), 627 Gene ontology terms, and 8 Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways for ALS, such as C9orf72, with three expression quantitative trait loci were found significantly: rs2453554 (PTWAS CBRS = 4.68 × 10-10, PTWAS CBRS = 2.54 × 10-9), rs10967976 (PTWAS CBRS = 7.85 × 10-10, PTWAS CBRS = 8.91 × 10-9, PTWAS CBRS = 1.49 × 10-7, PTWAS CBRS = 5.59 × 10-7), rs3849946 (PTWAS CBRS = 7.69 × 10-4, PTWAS YBL = 4.02 × 10-2), Mitochondrion (Padj = 4.22 × 10-16), and Cell cycle (Padj = 2.04 × 10-3). Moreover, 107 common genes, 4 KEGG pathways and 41 GO terms were detected by integrating mRNA expression profiles of sALS, such as CPVL (FC = 2.06, PmRNA = 6.99 × 10-6, PTWAS CBR = 2.88 × 10-2, PTWAS CBR = 4.37 × 10-2), Pyrimidine Metabolism (Padj = 2.43 × 10-2), and Cell Activation (Padj = 5.54 × 10-3). Multiple candidate genes and pathways were detected for ALS. Our findings may provide novel clues for understanding the genetic mechanism of ALS.
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Wang W, Ou Z, Peng J, Zhou Y, Wang N. A transcriptome-wide association study provides new insights into the etiology of osteoarthritis. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2022; 10:1116. [PMID: 36388797 PMCID: PMC9652510 DOI: 10.21037/atm-22-4471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common clinical disease caused by a variety of factors, including genetic variants. Although genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been performed to elucidate the genetic basis of OA, some loci of risk located in noncoding regions of the genome have been neglected. Therefore, we integrated multiple data types to detect the genetic component of gene expression in OA patients through transcriptome-wide association studies (TWAS) and summary-data-based Mendelian randomization (SMR) analysis. Methods TWAS was performed by integrating the larger GWAS summary-data for OA (n=30,727 cases, n=297,191 controls) and 2 expression weight sets (muscle-skeletal tissue and whole blood). Colocalization analysis, conditional analysis, and fine-mapping analysis were also conducted. A broad description of the identified associations was obtained. In addition, a causal relationship between certain risk genes and OA was identified with SMR. Results New significant genome-wide associations were found, including on chromosome 1q36.12 (rs1555024, P=4.24E-07) near the ASAP3 and TCEA3 genes, on chromosome 17q24.2 (rs2521348, P=1.01E-06) near the ABCA9 gene, on chromosome 20q11.22 (rs224331, P=8.17E-09) near the UQCC1 and MYH7B genes, and on chromosome 21q21.3 (rs2832155, P=5.39E-08) near the RWDD2B gene. In addition, SMR results exhibited that upregulated UQCC1 and downregulated ASAP3 were associated with OA development and both had a significant causal relationship with OA. Conclusions We revealed some novel OA-associated genes and risk loci by integrating multiple data types and analysis methods, thus providing new clues for the study of genetic mechanisms of OA.
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- Weiwei Wang
- Department of Osteoarthritis and Sports Medicine, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China
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- Department of Osteoarthritis and Sports Medicine, Guilin Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guilin, China
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- Department of Osteoarthritis and Sports Medicine, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China
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- Department of Osteoarthritis and Sports Medicine, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China
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- Department of Massage, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China
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Tao Y, Zhou J, Wang Z, Tao H, Bai J, Ge G, Li W, Zhang W, Hao Y, Yang X, Geng D. Human bone mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosomal miRNA-361-5p alleviates osteoarthritis by downregulating DDX20 and inactivating the NF-κB signaling pathway. Bioorg Chem 2021; 113:104978. [PMID: 34052737 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic disease featured by joint hyperplasia, deterioration of articular cartilage, and progressive degeneration. Abnormal expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) has been found to be implicated in the pathological process of OA. In this study, the role of miR-361-5p transferred by exosomes derived from human bone mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs) in OA was investigated. The expression of Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp-box polypeptide 20 (DDX20) and miR-361-5p in interleukin-1β (IL-1β)-treated chondrocytes was determined by reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction. DDX20 was knocked down by transfection of short hairpin RNA targeting DDX20, and the effects of DDX20 downregulation on IL-1β-induced damage of chondrocytes were detected. The interaction between DDX20 and miR-361-5p was tested by luciferase report assay. hBMSCs-derived exosomes loaded with miR-361-5p were co-incubated with chondrocytes followed by detection of cell viability, proliferation and inflammatory response. An OA rat model was established to further explore the role of miR-361-5p in vivo. Western blot, luciferase reporter and immunofluorescence staining assays were used to evaluate the activation of the nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) signaling pathway. We found that DDX20 was upregulated, while miR-361-5p was underexpressed in IL-1β-treated chondrocytes. Downregulation of DDX20 inhibits levels of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and suppresses inflammation induced by IL-1β. Mechanistically, miR-361-5p was verified to directly target DDX20. In addition, hBMSC-derived exosomes-transferred miR-361-5p alleviates chondrocyte damage and inhibits the NF-κB signaling pathway via targeting DDX20. Inhibition of NF-κB signaling reverses the effect of overexpressed DDX20 on IL-1β-induced chondrocyte damage. Moreover, exosomal miR-361-5p alleviates OA damage in vivo. Overall, hBMSC-derived exosomal miR-361-5p alleviates OA damage by targeting DDX20 and inactivating the NF-κB signaling pathway.
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- Yunxia Tao
- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, China
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- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Center, Suzhou Municipal Hospital (North District), Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Suzhou Hospital, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Suzhou Kowloon Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, China
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- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Center, Suzhou Municipal Hospital (North District), Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Suzhou Hospital, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, China.
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- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Center, Suzhou Municipal Hospital (North District), Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Suzhou Hospital, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, China.
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Ratneswaran A, Kapoor M. Osteoarthritis year in review: genetics, genomics, epigenetics. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2021; 29:151-160. [PMID: 33227439 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2020.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In this review, we have highlighted advances in genetics, genomics and epigenetics in the field of osteoarthritis (OA) over the past year. METHODS A literature search was performed using PubMed and the criteria: "osteoarthritis" and one of the following terms "genetic(s), genomic(s), epigenetic(s), epigenomic(s), noncoding RNA, microRNA, long noncoding RNA, lncRNA, circular RNA, RNA sequencing, single cell sequencing, or DNA methylation between April 1, 2019 and April 30, 2020. RESULTS We identified 653 unique publications, many studies spanned multiple search terms. We summarized advances relating to evolutionary genetics, pain, ethnicity specific risk factors, functional studies of gene variants, and interactions between coding and non-coding RNAs in OA pathogenesis. CONCLUSIONS Studies have identified variants contributing to OA susceptibility, candidate biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis, as well as promising therapeutic candidates. Validation in multiple cohorts, multi-omics strategies, and machine learning aided computational analyses have all contributed to the strength of published literature. Open access data-sets, greater sample sizes to capture broader populations and understanding disease mechanisms by investigating the interactions between multiple tissue types will further aid in progress towards understanding and curing OA.
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- A Ratneswaran
- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Rego-Pérez I, Durán-Sotuela A, Ramos-Louro P, Blanco FJ. Mitochondrial Genetics and Epigenetics in Osteoarthritis. Front Genet 2020; 10:1335. [PMID: 32010192 PMCID: PMC6978735 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.01335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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During recent years, the significant influence of mitochondria on osteoarthritis (OA), the most common joint disease, has been consistently demonstrated. Not only mitochondrial dysfunction but also mitochondrial genetic polymorphisms, specifically the mitochondrial DNA haplogroups, have been shown to have an important influence on different OA-related features, including the prevalence, severity, incidence, and progression of the disease. This influence could probably be mediated by the role of mitochondria in the regulation of different processes involved in the pathogenesis of OA, such as energy production, the generation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, apoptosis, and inflammation. The regulation of these processes is at least partially controlled by the bi-directional communication between the nucleus and mitochondria, which permits the regulation of adaptation to a wide range of stressors and the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. This bi-directional communication consists of an “anterograde regulation” by which the nucleus regulates mitochondrial biogenesis and activity and a “retrograde regulation” by which both mitochondria and mitochondrial genetic variation exert a regulatory signaling control over the nuclear epigenome, which leads to the modulation of nuclear genes. Throughout this mini review, we will describe the evidence that demonstrates the profound influence of the mitochondrial genetic background in the pathogenesis of OA, as well as its influence on the nuclear DNA methylome of the only cell type present in the articular cartilage, the chondrocyte. This evidence leads to serious consideration of the mitochondrion as an important therapeutic target in OA.
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- Ignacio Rego-Pérez
- Grupo de Investigación en Reumatología. Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas, Universidade da Coruña (UDC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación en Reumatología. Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas, Universidade da Coruña (UDC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación en Reumatología. Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas, Universidade da Coruña (UDC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación en Reumatología. Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas, Universidade da Coruña (UDC), A Coruña, Spain
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