Abstract
Humanin (HN), a mitochondrial derived peptide, plays cyto-protective role under various stress. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of HNGF6A, an analogue of HN, on osteoblast apoptosis and differentiation and the underlying mechanisms. Cell proliferation of murine osteoblastic cell line MC3TC-E1 was examined by CCK8 assay and Edu staining. Cell apoptosis was detected by Annexin V assay under H2O2 treatment. The differentiation of osteoblast was determined by Alizarin red S staining. We also tested the expression of osteoblast phenotype related protein by real-time PCR and Western blot. The interaction between Circ_0001843 and miR-214, miR-214 and TAFA5 was examined by luciferase report assay. Circ_0001843 was inhibited by siRNA and miR-214 was suppressed by miR-214 inhibitor to determine the effects of Circ_0001843 and miR-214 on cell proliferation, apoptosis, and differentiation. HNGF6A, an analogue of HN, exerted cyto-protection and osteogenesis-promotion in MC3T3-E1 cells. The expression of osteoblast phenotype related protein was significantly induced by HNGF6A. Additionally, HNGF6A treatment decreased Circ_0001843 and increased miR-214 levels, as well as inhibited the phosphorylation of p38 and JNK. We further found that Circ_0001843 directly bound with miR-214, which in turn inhibited the phosphorylation of p38 and JNK. Furthermore, both Circ_0001843 overexpression and miR-214 knockdown significantly decreased the cyto-protection and osteogenic promotion of HNGF6A. In summary, our data showed that HNGF6A protected osteoblasts from oxidative stress-induced apoptosis and osteoblast phenotype inhibition by targeting Circ_0001843/miR-214 pathway and the downstream kinases, p38 and JNK.
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Abbreviations
- HN:
-
Humanin
- MAPK:
-
Mitogen-activated protein kinase
- JNK:
-
C-Jun N-terminal kinase
- RT-PCR:
-
Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
- CCK-8:
-
Cell counting Kit-8
- EdU:
-
5-Ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine
- ALP:
-
Alkaline phosphatase
- OCN:
-
Osteocalcin
- BMP-2:
-
Bone morphogenetic protein 2
- RUNX2:
-
Runt-related transcription factor 2
- GSH:
-
Glutathione
- ROS:
-
Reactive oxygen species
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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81400849), The Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (China, No. 2014A030310490), The Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province (China, No. 2017A020215189), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Joint Degeneration Disease, Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation (China, No. 2017JJ2154), Scientific Research Project of Hunan Health Commission Grant (China, No. B2019067), International Training Plan for Outstanding Young Scientific Research Talents in Universities of Guangdong Province and The Science and Technology Planning Project of Tianhe District (Guangdong, China, No. 2013kw004).
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Supplementary file1 (TIF 4930 kb) Supplementary figure 1. Effects of HNGF6A and Circ_0001843 on oxidation in MC3T3-E1 cells. MC3T3-E1 cells were transfected with Circ_0001843 and exposed to H2O2 (400 μM) for 4 h. Then the cells were exposed to control or HNGF6A for 3 days and collected to determine the levels of GSH (A) and ROS (B). *, p<0.05, **, p<0.01.
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Supplementary file2 (TIF 915 kb) Supplementary figure 2. Effects of miR-214, p38 and JNK on the cyto-protection of HNGF6A. MC3T3-E1 cells were transfected with miR-214 and exposed to H2O2 (400 μM) for 4 h. Cells were exposed to HNGF6A alone or in combination with SB203580 (10 μΜ) or SP600125 (10 μΜ). After treatment, the cells were collected to determine the expression of TAFA5 by RT-PCR (A) and western blot (B). *p<0.05, **p<0.01 as compared with the parent MC3T3-E1 cells treated with NC or control.
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Zhu, X., Zhao, Z., Zeng, C. et al. HNGF6A Inhibits Oxidative Stress-Induced MC3T3-E1 Cell Apoptosis and Osteoblast Phenotype Inhibition by Targeting Circ_0001843/miR-214 Pathway. Calcif Tissue Int 106, 518–532 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-020-00660-z
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