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  • Title: Down-regulated microRNA-141 facilitates osteoblast activity and inhibits osteoclast activity to ameliorate osteonecrosis of the femoral head via up-regulating TGF-β2.
    Author: Tian L, Sun S, Li W, Yuan L, Wang X.
    Journal: Cell Cycle; 2020 Apr; 19(7):772-786. PubMed ID: 32089067.
    Abstract:
    Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is a pathological process that initially occurs in the weight-bearing field of the femoral head. Due to the unknown pathogenesis, this study was for the investigation of the effect of microRNA-141 (miR-141) targeting transforming growth factor-β2 (TGF-β2) on regulating osteoblast activity and osteoclast activity in steroid-induced ONFH.Tissues of ONFH and normal femoral head were collected for detecting the expression of miR-141 and TGF-β2. A rat model of ONFH was constructed by injection of hormones, and transfected with miR-141 inhibitors and overexpressed TGF-β2. The apoptosis of bone cells was detected by TUNEL staining. The expression of osteoprotegerin (OPG), osteoprotegerin ligand (OPGL), Bcl-2, Bax, Runx2, BMP2 and RANK were detected.Highly expressed miR-141 and lowly expressed TGF-β2 existed in femoral head tissues in ONFH. Inhibited miR-141 resulted in elevated TGF-β2 in femoral head tissues in ONFH of rats. Depressed miR-141 or overexpressed TGF-β2 inhibited the apoptosis of bone cells of rats with ONFH and induced elevated OPG, Bcl-2, BMP2, Runx2 and declined OPGL, Bax and RANK expression in the femoral head tissues of rats with ONFH.Altogether, we find that down-regulated miR-141 promotes osteoblast activity and inhibits osteoclast activity to ameliorate ONFH via up-regulated TGF-β2 expression.
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