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Expression of MicroRNA-146a in osteoarthritis cartilage.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19333945     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: A role of microRNA, which are approximately 22-nucleotide noncoding RNAs, has recently been recognized in human diseases. The objective of this study was to identify the expression pattern of microRNA-146a (miR-146a) in cartilage from patients with osteoarthritis (OA).
METHODS: The expression of miR-146a in cartilage from 15 patients with OA was analyzed by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and by in situ hybridization. Induction of the expression of miR-146a by cultures of normal human articular chondrocytes following stimulation with interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) was examined by quantitative RT-PCR.
RESULTS: All cartilage samples were divided into 3 groups according to a modification of the Mankin score (grade I = mild OA scored 0-5, grade II = moderate OA scored 6-10, and grade III = severe OA scored 11-14). In grade I OA cartilage samples, the expression of miR-146a and COL2A1 was significantly higher than that in the other groups (P < 0.05). In grades II and III OA cartilage, the expression of miR-146a and COL2A1 was decreased, whereas the expression of matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP-13) was elevated in grade II OA cartilage. These data showed that miR-146a is expressed intensely in cartilage with a low Mankin grade and that miR-146a expression decreases in parallel with the level of MMP-13 expression. Tissue section in situ hybridization of primary miR-146a (pri-miR-146a) revealed that pri-miR-146a was expressed in chondrocytes residing in all tissue layers, especially in the superficial layer, where it was intensely expressed. The expression of miR-146 was markedly elevated by IL-1beta stimulation in human chondrocytes in vitro.
CONCLUSION: This study shows that miR-146 is intensely expressed in low-grade OA cartilage and that its expression is induced by stimulation of IL-1beta. Thus, miR-146 might play a role in OA cartilage pathogenesis.
Authors:
Keiichiro Yamasaki; Tomoyuki Nakasa; Shigeru Miyaki; Masakazu Ishikawa; Masataka Deie; Nobuo Adachi; Yuji Yasunaga; Hiroshi Asahara; Mitsuo Ochi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Arthritis and rheumatism     Volume:  60     ISSN:  0004-3591     ISO Abbreviation:  Arthritis Rheum.     Publication Date:  2009 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-04-07     Completed Date:  2009-06-22     Revised Date:  2013-06-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370605     Medline TA:  Arthritis Rheum     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1035-41     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Aged
Cartilage, Articular / cytology,  physiology*
Cells, Cultured
Chondrocytes / cytology,  drug effects,  physiology
Collagen Type II / genetics
Female
Gene Expression Regulation / physiology
Humans
Interleukin-1beta / pharmacology
Male
Matrix Metalloproteinase 13 / genetics
MicroRNAs / genetics*
Middle Aged
Osteoarthritis / genetics*,  pathology,  physiopathology*
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
AR-50631/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS; AR-56120/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS; R01 AR050631-05/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS; R21 AR056120-01A2/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS; R56 AR050631-06/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/COL2A1 protein, human; 0/Collagen Type II; 0/Interleukin-1beta; 0/MIRN146 microRNA, human; 0/MicroRNAs; EC 3.4.24.-/Matrix Metalloproteinase 13
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