Abstract Objective To investigate the expression miR-140 in different stage of osteoarthritis and its function after transfecting ds-miR-140 mimic/inhibitor into chondrocytes. Methods Cartilage was classified into three groups,normal group,mid-staged group and advanced-staged group,according to the Kellgren and Lawrence criterion.6-8 cases of normal or OA cartilage were collected and chondrocytes were isolated.The second generation of chondrocytes were used to test.The levels of miR-140,COL2A1 and COL10A1 mRNA were measured with real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR.The ds-miR-140 mimic/inhibitorwere transfected into the mid-staged group,and the expression of COL2A1,COL10A1 and SOX9 were measured.Results Compared with the normal group,miR-140 expression in the mid- and advanced-staged group was decreased by 34.1% and 49.3% respectively,and its expression in advanced-staged group was decreased by 73.9%.Beside,SOX9 expression in the mid- and advanced-staged group was decreased by 75% and 82.7%respectively,COL2A1 expression decreased by 36.7% and 78.7% respectively,while COL10A1 expression increased to 1.66 times and 2.10 times respectively.After transfecting ds-miR-140 mimic/inhibitor into the mid-staged group,SOX9 expression was increased by 1.95 times or decreased by 59.1%,COL2A1 expression was increased by 1.87 times or decreased by 68.8%,and COL10A1 expression was decreased by 73.0% or increased by 1.96 times.Conclusion The expression level of miR-140 decreased in osteoarthritic chondrocytes and was negatively related to the severity of OA.Overexpression its level by transfecting ds-miR-140 mimic into chondrocytes could up-regulate SOX9 and COL-2A1 expression while down-regulate COL10A1 expression.
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