1. The miR-623/CXCL12 axis inhibits LPS-induced nucleus pulposus cell apoptosis and senescence.
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Zhong H, Zhou Z, Guo L, Liu F, Zheng B, Bi S, and Tian C
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- Case-Control Studies, Cells, Cultured, Chemokine CXCL12 genetics, Databases, Genetic, Extracellular Matrix drug effects, Extracellular Matrix metabolism, Extracellular Matrix pathology, Humans, Intervertebral Disc Degeneration genetics, Intervertebral Disc Degeneration pathology, MicroRNAs genetics, Nucleus Pulposus metabolism, Nucleus Pulposus pathology, Signal Transduction, Transcription Factor RelA metabolism, Apoptosis drug effects, Cell Proliferation drug effects, Cellular Senescence drug effects, Chemokine CXCL12 metabolism, Intervertebral Disc Degeneration metabolism, Lipopolysaccharides pharmacology, MicroRNAs metabolism, Nucleus Pulposus drug effects
- Abstract
Nucleus pulposus cell (NPC) is the major cell type maintaining the physiological function of intervertebral discs by producing extracellular matrix (ECM). NPC apoptosis and senescence together contribute to NPC loss, finally leading to intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). Herein, miR-623 showed to be downregulated within IDD tissue samples according to both bioinformatics and experimental analyses. In LPS-injured NPCs, miR-623 overexpression promoted LPS-suppressed cell proliferation; moreover, miR-623 overexpression inhibited cell apoptosis and senescence, increased ECM secretion, and reduced levels of inflammatory factors. In contrast to miR-623, CXCL12 expression was significantly upregulated in IDD tissues; miR-623 directly bound CXCL12 to inhibit its expression. In LPS-stimulated NPCs, CXCL12 silencing also LPS-induced changes in cell proliferation, cell senescence, ECM secretion, and inflammatory factor levels. More importantly, CXCL12 overexpression aggravated LPS-induced changes and significantly reversed the protective effects of miR-623 overexpression. In conclusion, the miR-623/CXCL12 axis could affect NPC apoptosis and senescence, ECM deposition, and inflammatory factor levels under LPS stimulation in vitro. The p65 signaling might be involved., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2021
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