Expression of long non-coding RNA KLHL7-DT in human intervertebral disc and its effect on proliferation and apoptosis of nucleus pulposus cells and its related mechanism
Sun Zhongyi, Tian Jiwei
Department of Orthopedics, Nanjing Jiangbei Hospital , Nanjing 210048, China
Abstract:Objective This study aims to evaluate the effect of long non-coding RNA KLHL7-DT on the proliferation and apoptosis of degenerate nucleus pulposus cells and its related mechanism. Methods A total of 18 normal intervertebral disc specimens were selected from orthopedic spine fracture patients in Nanjing Jiangbei Hospital from January 2018 to October 2019, including 11 males and 7 females, with an average age of 22-46 (38.3±4.3) years old. There were 6 and 12 patients with Pfirrmann grades Ⅰ and Ⅱ, respectively. Nucleus pulposus cells were routinely isolated and cultured from normal intervertebral discs removed by the patient. Then, the degraded nucleus pulposus cells were obtained by treating them with 10 ng/mL IL-1β. The degenerated nucleus pulposus cells were divided into silencing control, KLHL7-DT silencing, overexpression control, and KLHL7-DT overexpression groups. The four groups of cells were corresponding to the transfected silenced control, siRNA-KLHL7-DT silenced, overexpressed control, and KLHL7-DT overexpressed sequences, respectively. Cell proliferation was detected by the 5-acetyne-2 'deoxyuracil nucleoside (EdU) method, cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry, and the expression of aggrecan and type Ⅱ collagen (Col Ⅱ) protein was detected by Western blot analysis. Results (1) The EdU staining positive cell/DAPI staining positive ratio in the KLHL7-DT overexpression group (0.147±0.002) was lower than that in the control group (0.203±0.007), and the EdU staining positive cell/DAPI staining positive ratio in the KLHL7-DT silencing group (0.428±0.050) was higher than that in the control group (0.240±0.032). The differences were statistically significant (t=14.02,-5.44, P<0.05). (2) The apoptosis rate of the KLHL7-DT overexpression group (19.01%±0.41%) was higher than that of the overexpression control group (14.38%±0.31%), and the apoptosis rate of the KLHL7-DT silenced group (16.08%±0.59%) was lower than that of the silenced control group (17.42%±0.36%). The differences were statistically significant (t=15.69, 3.36, P<0.05). (3) Western blot analysis results showed that the relative expression levels of aggrecan and Col Ⅱ in the KLHL7-DT overexpression group were 0.34±0.29 and 0.57±0.11, which were lower than 1.00±0.22 and 1.05±0.10 in the overexpression control group, respectively. The relative expression levels of aggrecan and Col Ⅱ in the KLHL7-DT silenced group were 1.77±0.14 and 1.63±0.12, respectively, which were higher than those in the KLHL7-DT silenced group (1.10±0.18 and 0.98±0.08). A statistical significance was observed between the two groups (all P values<0.05). Conclusion The upregulation of the KLHL7-DT expression can inhibit the proliferation and promote the apoptosis of degraded nucleus pulposus cells which may be involved in the development of intervertebral disc degeneration by regulating the synthesis of extracellular matrix aggrecan and Col Ⅱ proteins.
孙中仪, 田纪伟. 长链非编码RNA KLHL7-DT对人退变髓核细胞增殖和凋亡的影响及其相关机制[J]. 中华解剖与临床杂志, 2023, 28(4): 269-274.
Sun Zhongyi, Tian Jiwei. Expression of long non-coding RNA KLHL7-DT in human intervertebral disc and its effect on proliferation and apoptosis of nucleus pulposus cells and its related mechanism. Chinese Journal of Anatomy and Clinics, 2023, 28(4): 269-274.
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