PMID- 30664157 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190523 LR - 20200225 IS - 1791-3004 (Electronic) IS - 1791-2997 (Print) IS - 1791-2997 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 3 DP - 2019 Mar TI - MicroRNA‑31 promotes chondrocyte proliferation by targeting C‑X‑C motif chemokine ligand 12. PG - 2231-2237 LID - 10.3892/mmr.2019.9859 [doi] AB - The present study aimed to investigate the biological function and underlying molecular mechanisms of miR-31 in osteoarthritis (OA). Reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used to detect miR‑31 expression, and it was found that miR‑31 was downregulated in the cartilage tissues of OA patients. microRNA.org was used to predict the gene targets of miR‑31, and dual luciferase reporter assays were used to verify that C‑X‑C motif chemokine ligand 12 (CXCL12) was a direct target of miR‑31. The human chondrocyte cell line CHON‑001 was used to perform MTT and cell migration assays. Western blotting was used to measure the protein expression of CXCL12, type I collagen and aggrecan. The results suggested that CXCL12 was a target of miR‑31, and the expression of CXCL12 was negatively regulated by miR‑31 in CHON‑001 cells. miR‑31 increased CHON‑001 cell viability and migration, as well as the expression of type I collagen and aggrecan. Furthermore, the overexpression of CXCL12 eliminated the effects of miR‑31 mimics on CHON‑001 cells. In conclusion, the data indicated that miR‑31 promoted chondrocyte viability and migration by directly targeting CXCL12, which provided evidence for CXCL12 as a potential target in OA therapy. FAU - Dai, Yankun AU - Dai Y AD - Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University and The Second People's Hospital of Huai'an, Huai'an, Jiangsu 223200, P.R. China. FAU - Liu, Shanglun AU - Liu S AD - Department of Orthopedics, Huai'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Huai'an, Jiangsu 223200, P.R. China. FAU - Xie, Xueguan AU - Xie X AD - Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University and The Second People's Hospital of Huai'an, Huai'an, Jiangsu 223200, P.R. China. FAU - Ding, Mingsheng AU - Ding M AD - Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University and The Second People's Hospital of Huai'an, Huai'an, Jiangsu 223200, P.R. China. FAU - Zhou, Quan AU - Zhou Q AD - Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University and The Second People's Hospital of Huai'an, Huai'an, Jiangsu 223200, P.R. China. FAU - Zhou, Xiaoqing AU - Zhou X AD - Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University and The Second People's Hospital of Huai'an, Huai'an, Jiangsu 223200, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190115 PL - Greece TA - Mol Med Rep JT - Molecular medicine reports JID - 101475259 RN - 0 (CXCL12 protein, human) RN - 0 (Chemokine CXCL12) RN - 0 (MIRN31 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) SB - IM MH - Aged MH - Cartilage/growth & development/metabolism MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Movement/genetics MH - Cell Proliferation/*genetics MH - Cell Survival/genetics MH - Chemokine CXCL12/*genetics MH - Chondrocytes/metabolism/pathology MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - MicroRNAs/*genetics MH - Middle Aged MH - Osteoarthritis/*genetics/physiopathology PMC - PMC6390014 EDAT- 2019/01/22 06:00 MHDA- 2019/05/24 06:00 PMCR- 2019/01/15 CRDT- 2019/01/22 06:00 PHST- 2017/09/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/12/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/01/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/05/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/01/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/01/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - mmr-19-03-2231 [pii] AID - 10.3892/mmr.2019.9859 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Med Rep. 2019 Mar;19(3):2231-2237. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2019.9859. Epub 2019 Jan 15.