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  • Title: The protective role of microRNA-140-5p in synovial injury of rats with knee osteoarthritis via inactivating the TLR4/Myd88/NF-κB signaling pathway.
    Author: Huang X, Qiao F, Xue P.
    Journal: Cell Cycle; 2019 Sep; 18(18):2344-2358. PubMed ID: 31345099.
    Abstract:
    Objective: Recently, many studies have revealed the effect of microRNAs (miRNAs) in knee osteoarthritis (KOA). This study aims to explore the role of miR-140-5p in protective effects and mechanisms of synovial injury of rats with KOA via regulating the TLR4/Myd88/NF-κB signaling pathway. Methods: The models of KOA Wistar rats were established by operation of anterior cruciate ligament transection. Rats were injected with agomir NC or miR-140-5p agomir. MiR-140-5p expression in KOA synovial tissues and synoviocytes was evaluated by reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). The synoviocytes were transfected with mimics NC sequence and miR-140-5p mimics sequence. The expression of TLR4/Myd88/NF-κB signaling pathway-related proteins was measured by RT-qPCR and western blot analysis. The proliferation and apoptosis of synoviocytes in rats with KOA were evaluated by a string of experiments. The expression levels of inflammatory factors in KOA synovial tissues and synoviocytes were detected. Results: MiR-140-5p was down-regulated in KOA synovial tissues and synoviocytes. Upregulation of miR-140-5p could inhibit the inflammation reaction and the apoptosis of synoviocytes as well as promote proliferation of synoviocytes of rats with KOA. Furthermore, upregulated miR-140-5p could inactivate the TLR4/Myd88/NF-κB signaling pathway in rats with KOA. Conclusion: This study suggests that upregulated miR-140-5p could protect synovial injury by restraining inflammation reaction and apoptosis of synoviocytes in KOA rats via TLR4/Myd88/NF-κB signaling pathway inactivation.
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