中国组织工程研究 ›› 2022, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (32): 5155-5161.doi: 10.12307/2022.879

• 骨组织构建 bone tissue construction • 上一篇    下一篇

大黄素抑制miR-338-3p表达促进骨质疏松性骨折大鼠的愈合

李浩亮,李东方   

  1. 河南省中医院河南中医药大学第二附属医院创伤骨科,河南省郑州市   450000
  • 收稿日期:2021-07-22 接受日期:2021-11-29 出版日期:2022-11-18 发布日期:2022-05-12
  • 通讯作者: 李东方,硕士,主治医师,河南省中医院河南中医药大学第二附属医院创伤骨科,河南省郑州市 450000
  • 作者简介:李浩亮,男,1984年生,河南省驻马店人,汉族,硕士,主治医师,主要从事创伤骨科研究。

Emodin promotes fracture healing in osteoporotic fracture rats by inhibiting miR-338-3p expression

Li Haoliang, Li Dongfang   

  1. Department of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, Henan Province, China
  • Received:2021-07-22 Accepted:2021-11-29 Online:2022-11-18 Published:2022-05-12
  • Contact: Li Dongfang, Master, Attending physician, Department of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, Henan Province, China
  • About author:Li Haoliang, Master, Attending physician, Department of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, Henan Province, China

摘要:

文题释义:
miR-338-3p:以往的研究表明,miR-338-3p在多种组织和细胞分化过程中异常表达,在骨髓基质细胞成骨细胞分化过程中miR-338-3p表达显著下调,在去卵巢小鼠中miR-338-3p表达上调,其不仅参与干细胞的生长、增殖和分化,在神经系统、肿瘤侵袭和成骨分化过程中同样发挥调控作用。
骨形态发生蛋白2:是骨形成最重要的调节因子,也是目前公认的促进骨形成因子,具有诱导未分化间充质干细胞向成软骨细胞和成骨细胞定向分化与增殖的能力,促进骨组织再生。

背景:骨质疏松症的特征是低骨量和骨结构的退化,这些情况增加了骨折的风险。大黄素可调节骨代谢且具有强大的抗炎作用,但其具体的作用机制尚不清楚。
目的: 探讨大黄素对骨质疏松性骨折大鼠愈合的影响及相关作用机制。
方法: 取53只成年雌性SD大鼠,抽取5只不造模(假手术组),其余48只摘除卵巢建立骨质疏松模型,造模成功后横行切断右侧股骨,随机分6组处理:单纯骨折组、大黄素低剂量组、大黄素中剂量组、大黄素高剂量组、大黄素高剂量+NC mimic组和大黄素高剂量+miR-338-3p mimic组,每组8只。大黄素为灌胃给药(10,20,40 mg/kg,1次/d,连续8周),NC mimic与miR-338-3p mimic为骨痂注射给药(2 mg/kg,1次/d,连续7 d)。灌胃给药8周后,检测大鼠股骨中段及腰椎骨密度、股骨组织形态学、血清炎症因子(NO、肿瘤坏死因子α、白细胞介素1β)水平及骨痂组织中miR-338-3p mRNA表达、成骨相关蛋白及ERK/BMP/Smad信号通路相关蛋白的表达。
结果与结论:①与单纯骨折组相比,大黄素呈剂量依赖性地增加大鼠股骨中段及腰椎骨密度(P < 0.05);大黄素高剂量+miR-338-3p mimic组大鼠股骨中段和腰椎骨密度高于单纯骨折组(P < 0.05),低于大黄素高剂量组(P < 0.05);②苏木精-伊红染色显示,与单纯骨折组相比,大黄素呈剂量依赖性地提高股骨组织内的骨小梁面积(P < 0.05);大黄素高剂量+miR-338-3p mimic组骨小梁面积介于单纯骨折组与大黄素高剂量组之间;③与单纯骨折组相比,大黄素呈剂量依赖性地提高血清NO水平、降低血清肿瘤坏死因子α与白细胞介素1β水平(P < 0.05);大黄素高剂量+miR-338-3p mimic组炎症因子水平介于大黄素高剂量组与单纯骨折组之间;④与单纯骨折组相比,大黄素呈剂量依赖性地降低骨痂组织中miR-338-3p mRNA表达(P < 0.05);⑤与单纯骨折组相比,大黄素呈剂量依赖性地提高骨痂组织中碱性磷酸酶、骨钙蛋白、Runx2、骨形态发生蛋白2、p-Smad5的蛋白表达(P < 0.05),呈剂量依赖性地降低p-ERK1/2和p-JNK的蛋白表达;⑥结果表明,大黄素呈剂量依赖性地促进大鼠骨质疏松性骨折的愈合,可能与抑制miR-338-3p表达、激活ERK/JNK/BMP/Smad信号通路有关。

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3150-1855 (李浩亮) 

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松;组织工程

关键词: 大黄素, 骨质疏松, miR-338-3p, 骨折, ERK/BMP/Smad5信号通路

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Osteoporosis is characterized by low bone mass and osseous degenerative changes. These conditions increase the risk of fractures. Emodin has potent anti-inflammatory effects and can affect bone metabolism, but its specific mechanism of action is unknown.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects and related mechanisms of emodin on the healing of osteoporotic fracture rats. 
METHODS: Fifty-three female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham (n=5) and osteoporotic (n=48) groups. An osteoporotic model was created by ovariectomy and then the right femur of each model rat was crosscut. The model rats in the osteoporotic group were further randomized into six groups: simple fracture group, low-, middle-, and high-dose emodin groups, high-dose emodin+NC mimic group, and high-dose emodin+miR-338-3p mimic group, with 8 rats in each group. Emodin was intragastrically administered at a dose of 10, 20, and 40 mg/kg, once daily for 8 weeks; NC mimic and miR-338-3p mimic were injected into the callus at a dose of 2 mg/kg, once a day, for 7 continuous days. After 8 weeks of intragastrical administration, the bone mineral density of the rat femur at the midshaft and lumbar vertebrae was analyzed. The levels of serum inflammatory factors including NO, tumor necrosis factor α, and interleukin 1β were detected using ELISA. Histomorphological examination was performed using hematoxylin-eosin staining. The level of miR-338-3p in the rat callus was determined with RT-qPCR. The effects of different doses of emodin on osteogenesis-related genes and proteins involved in the ERK/BMP/Smad5 signaling pathway in the rat callus were determined by western blot analysis. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with the simple fracture group, emodin increased the bone mineral density of the femoral midshaft and lumbar vertebrae in a dose-dependent manner (P < 0.05). The bone mineral density of the femoral midshaft and lumbar vertebrae in the high-dose emodin+miR-338-3p mimic group was significantly higher than that in the simple fracture group but lower than that in the high-dose emodin group (P < 0.05). Hematoxylin-eosin staining results showed that compared with the simple fracture group, emodin increased the trabecular bone area in the femoral tissue in a dose-dependent manner (P < 0.05). The trabecular bone area in the high-dose emodin+miR-338-3p mimic group was larger than that in the simple fracture group but lower than that in the high-dose emodin group. Compared with the simple fracture group, emodin increased serum nitric oxygen level and decreased serum tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin 1β levels in a dose-dependent manner (P < 0.05). The levels of serum inflammatory factors in the high-dose emodin+miR-338-3p mimic group were higher than those in the simple high-dose emodin group but lower than those in the fracture group. Compared with the simple fracture group, emodin decreased the expression of miR-338-3p mRNA in the callus in a dose-dependent manner (P < 0.05). Compared with the simple fracture group, emodin dose-dependently increased the protein expression of alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, Runx2, bone morphogenetic protein 2, and phosphorylated Smad5 (P < 0.05) and reduced the protein expression of phosphorylated ERK1/2 and phosphorylated JNK in the callus. To conclude, emodin could dose-dependently promote fracture healing in osteoporotic fracture rats, probably by suppressing the expression of miR-338-3p and activating the ERK/JNK/BMP/Smad signaling pathway. 

Key words: emodin, osteoporosis, miR-338-3p, fracture, ERK/BMP/Smad5 signaling pathway

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