MicroRNA-140-5p represses chondrocyte pyroptosis and relieves cartilage injury in osteoarthritis by inhibiting cathepsin B/Nod-like receptor protein 3

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease. Dysregulated microRNA (miRNA) expressions are implicated in OA progression. Consequently, the current study set out to investigate the mechanism of miR-140-5p in OA cartilage injury. Firstly, the murine and cell models of OA were established, and...

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Autores principales: Lei Zhang, Jianjun Qiu, Jixiang Shi, Shaoyang Liu, Hanlin Zou
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c9b37fd04d9b46ceb54de2896ce75b0f2021-12-01T14:41:00ZMicroRNA-140-5p represses chondrocyte pyroptosis and relieves cartilage injury in osteoarthritis by inhibiting cathepsin B/Nod-like receptor protein 32165-59792165-598710.1080/21655979.2021.1985342https://doaj.org/article/c9b37fd04d9b46ceb54de2896ce75b0f2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21655979.2021.1985342https://doaj.org/toc/2165-5979https://doaj.org/toc/2165-5987Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease. Dysregulated microRNA (miRNA) expressions are implicated in OA progression. Consequently, the current study set out to investigate the mechanism of miR-140-5p in OA cartilage injury. Firstly, the murine and cell models of OA were established, and cartilage tissues of OA mice were observed using hematoxylin and eosin staining and safranin O staining. Chondrocyte pyroptosis was further assessed using immunohistochemical and Calcein-AM/PI staining. The levels of gasdermin-D (GSDMD)-N, cleaved caspase-1, interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-18 in cartilage tissues and cells were determined using Western blot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. The targeting relationship between miR-140-5p and cathepsin B (CTSB) was verified using a dual-luciferase assay. Moreover, the binding of CTSB and Nod-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) was detected using co-immunoprecipitation assay. Lastly, the effects of NLRP3 activation and CTSB overexpression on chondrocyte pyroptosis were documented. It was found that OA induction aggravated cartilage tissue injury and enhanced chondrocyte pyroptosis. miR-140-5p was poorly-expressed in OA models, and miR-140-5p over-expression alleviated chondrocyte pyroptosis, as evidenced by decreased GSDMD-N, cleaved caspase-1, IL-1β, and IL-18 levels. miR-140-5p targeted the CTSB gene, whereas CTSB further bound to NLRP3 and activated the NLRP3 inflammasome. Additionally, CTSB over-expression or NLRP3 activation reversed the inhibitory effect of miR-140-5p on chondrocyte pyroptosis. Collectively, our findings revealed that miR-140-5p repressed chondrocyte pyroptosis and alleviated OA cartilage injury via inhibition of the CTSB/NLRP3. This study may confer a theoretical basis for the treatment of OA cartilage injury.Lei ZhangJianjun QiuJixiang ShiShaoyang LiuHanlin ZouTaylor & Francis Grouparticleosteoarthritiscartilage injurypyroptosismir-140-5pctsbnlrp3co-immunoprecipitationBiotechnologyTP248.13-248.65ENBioengineered, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 9949-9964 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic osteoarthritis
cartilage injury
pyroptosis
mir-140-5p
ctsb
nlrp3
co-immunoprecipitation
Biotechnology
TP248.13-248.65
spellingShingle osteoarthritis
cartilage injury
pyroptosis
mir-140-5p
ctsb
nlrp3
co-immunoprecipitation
Biotechnology
TP248.13-248.65
Lei Zhang
Jianjun Qiu
Jixiang Shi
Shaoyang Liu
Hanlin Zou
MicroRNA-140-5p represses chondrocyte pyroptosis and relieves cartilage injury in osteoarthritis by inhibiting cathepsin B/Nod-like receptor protein 3
description Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease. Dysregulated microRNA (miRNA) expressions are implicated in OA progression. Consequently, the current study set out to investigate the mechanism of miR-140-5p in OA cartilage injury. Firstly, the murine and cell models of OA were established, and cartilage tissues of OA mice were observed using hematoxylin and eosin staining and safranin O staining. Chondrocyte pyroptosis was further assessed using immunohistochemical and Calcein-AM/PI staining. The levels of gasdermin-D (GSDMD)-N, cleaved caspase-1, interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-18 in cartilage tissues and cells were determined using Western blot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. The targeting relationship between miR-140-5p and cathepsin B (CTSB) was verified using a dual-luciferase assay. Moreover, the binding of CTSB and Nod-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) was detected using co-immunoprecipitation assay. Lastly, the effects of NLRP3 activation and CTSB overexpression on chondrocyte pyroptosis were documented. It was found that OA induction aggravated cartilage tissue injury and enhanced chondrocyte pyroptosis. miR-140-5p was poorly-expressed in OA models, and miR-140-5p over-expression alleviated chondrocyte pyroptosis, as evidenced by decreased GSDMD-N, cleaved caspase-1, IL-1β, and IL-18 levels. miR-140-5p targeted the CTSB gene, whereas CTSB further bound to NLRP3 and activated the NLRP3 inflammasome. Additionally, CTSB over-expression or NLRP3 activation reversed the inhibitory effect of miR-140-5p on chondrocyte pyroptosis. Collectively, our findings revealed that miR-140-5p repressed chondrocyte pyroptosis and alleviated OA cartilage injury via inhibition of the CTSB/NLRP3. This study may confer a theoretical basis for the treatment of OA cartilage injury.
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author Lei Zhang
Jianjun Qiu
Jixiang Shi
Shaoyang Liu
Hanlin Zou
author_facet Lei Zhang
Jianjun Qiu
Jixiang Shi
Shaoyang Liu
Hanlin Zou
author_sort Lei Zhang
title MicroRNA-140-5p represses chondrocyte pyroptosis and relieves cartilage injury in osteoarthritis by inhibiting cathepsin B/Nod-like receptor protein 3
title_short MicroRNA-140-5p represses chondrocyte pyroptosis and relieves cartilage injury in osteoarthritis by inhibiting cathepsin B/Nod-like receptor protein 3
title_full MicroRNA-140-5p represses chondrocyte pyroptosis and relieves cartilage injury in osteoarthritis by inhibiting cathepsin B/Nod-like receptor protein 3
title_fullStr MicroRNA-140-5p represses chondrocyte pyroptosis and relieves cartilage injury in osteoarthritis by inhibiting cathepsin B/Nod-like receptor protein 3
title_full_unstemmed MicroRNA-140-5p represses chondrocyte pyroptosis and relieves cartilage injury in osteoarthritis by inhibiting cathepsin B/Nod-like receptor protein 3
title_sort microrna-140-5p represses chondrocyte pyroptosis and relieves cartilage injury in osteoarthritis by inhibiting cathepsin b/nod-like receptor protein 3
publisher Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/c9b37fd04d9b46ceb54de2896ce75b0f
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