MicroRNA-218, microRNA-191*, microRNA-3070a and microRNA-33 are responsive to mechanical strain exerted on osteoblastic cells

Guo,Yong; Wang,Yang; Liu,Yinqin; Liu,Yongming; Zeng,Qiangcheng; Zhao,Yumin; Zhang,Xinchang; Zhang,Xizheng

doi:10.3892/mmr.2015.3705

MicroRNA-218, microRNA-191*, microRNA-3070a and microRNA-33 are responsive to mechanical strain exerted on osteoblastic cells

Authors:
- Yong Guo
- Yang Wang
- Yinqin Liu
- Yongming Liu
- Qiangcheng Zeng
- Yumin Zhao
- Xinchang Zhang
- Xizheng Zhang
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Affiliations: Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Macromolecular Biophysics, Institute of Biophysics, Dezhou University, Dezhou, Shandong 253000, P.R. China, Lab of Biomechanics, Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Tianjin 300161, P.R. China
Published online on: April 30, 2015 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2015.3705
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Abstract

MicroRNA (miRNA) is an important regulator of cell differentiation and function. Mechanical strain is important in the growth and differentiation of osteoblasts. Therefore, mechanresponsive miRNA may be important in the response of osteoblasts to mechanical strain. The purpose of the present study was to select and identify the mechanoresponsive miRNAs of osteoblasts. Mouse osteoblastic MC3T3‑E1 cells were cultured in cell culture dishes and stimulated with a mechanical tensile strain of 2,50 µε at 0.5 Hz, and the activity of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), mRNA levels of ALP, osteocalcin (OCN), and collagen type I (Col I), and protein levels of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) inthe cell culture medium were assayed. Following miRNA microarray and reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction analyses, differentially expressed miRNAs in the mechanically strained cells and unstrained cells were selected and identified. Using bioinformatics analysis, the target genes of the miRNAs were then predicted. The results revealed that the mechanical strain of 2,500 µε increased the activity of ALP, the mRNA levels of ALP, OCN and Col I, and the protein levels of bone morphogenetic protein(BMP)‑2 and BMP‑4 Continuous mechanical stimulation for 8 h had the most marked stimulant effects. miR‑218, miR‑191*, miR‑3070a and miR‑33 were identified as differentially expressed miRNAs in the mechanically strained MC3T3‑E1 cells. Certain target genes of these four miRNAs were involved in osteoblastic differentiation. These findings indicated that a mechanical strain of 2,500 µε, particularly for a period of 8 h, promoted osteoblastic differentiation, and the four mechanoresponsive miRNAs identified may be a potential regulator of osteoblastic differentiation and their response to mechanical strain.

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