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Mechanism of microRNA-146a-mediated IL-6/STAT3 signaling in lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration

  • Authors:
    • Tao Zhou
    • Hao Lin
    • Ziao Cheng
    • Chaochao Ji
    • Chao Zhang
    • Jiwei Tian
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  • Published online on: June 15, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4611
  • Pages: 1131-1135
  • Copyright: © Zhou et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The aim of the study was to investigate the mechanism of microRNA (miR)-146a-mediated activation of interleukin-6/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (IL-6/STAT3) in lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration. To obtain intervertebral tissue, we recruited 5 patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation (experimental group) and 5 patients with lumbar burst fracture (control group). Nucleus pulposus tissue was extracted by surgery and cultured. miR‑146a empty vector, mimic, and inhibitor were transfected into the two groups of cells for 24 h and the levels of IL-6, type Ⅱ collagen (Col Ⅱ), aggrecan, STAT3, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-3, and a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type Ⅰ motifs (ADAMTS) were detected. We found no differences in the levels of IL-6, Col Ⅱ, aggrecan, STAT3, MMP-3, and ADAMTS before and after treatment in the control group. However, the levels of miR-146a, IL-6, STAT3, MMP-3, and ADAMTS were significantly elevated, whereas Col Ⅱ and aggrecan levels were lower in the experimental group before treatment. The levels of IL-6, STAT3, MMP-3, and ADAMTS were elevated after treatment with miR-146a mimic when compared with the miR-146a empty vector in the experimental group, and Col Ⅱ and aggrecan levels were decreased. However, the cells treated with miR‑146a inhibitor had the opposite result. Thus, the IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway can be mediated by a high expression of miR-146a to regulate the occurrence of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration.
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Zhou T, Lin H, Cheng Z, Ji C, Zhang C and Tian J: Mechanism of microRNA-146a-mediated IL-6/STAT3 signaling in lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration. Exp Ther Med 14: 1131-1135, 2017
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Zhou, T., Lin, H., Cheng, Z., Ji, C., Zhang, C., & Tian, J. (2017). Mechanism of microRNA-146a-mediated IL-6/STAT3 signaling in lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 14, 1131-1135. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4611
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Zhou, T., Lin, H., Cheng, Z., Ji, C., Zhang, C., Tian, J."Mechanism of microRNA-146a-mediated IL-6/STAT3 signaling in lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 14.2 (2017): 1131-1135.
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Zhou, T., Lin, H., Cheng, Z., Ji, C., Zhang, C., Tian, J."Mechanism of microRNA-146a-mediated IL-6/STAT3 signaling in lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 14, no. 2 (2017): 1131-1135. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4611