PMID- 33028811 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210513 LR - 20211007 IS - 2041-4889 (Electronic) VI - 11 IP - 10 DP - 2020 Oct 7 TI - CircRNA_09505 aggravates inflammation and joint damage in collagen-induced arthritis mice via miR-6089/AKT1/NF-kappaB axis. PG - 833 LID - 10.1038/s41419-020-03038-z [doi] LID - 833 AB - A number of circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been implicated in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis; however, little is known about their function and hidden molecular mechanism in immune and inflammation regulation. We investigated the role and the underlying mechanism of circRNA_09505 in RA in this study. Real-time PCR and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) are adopted to estimate the quantitative expression and localization of circRNA_09505 in macrophages. The altering effect of circRNA_09505 on inflammation is investigated in vitro and in vivo by use of macrophage cell models and collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mice. Luciferase reporter assay and RNA-binding protein immunoprecipitation (RIP) are used to confirm the circRNA_09505/miR-6089 ceRNA network predicted by bioinformatics analysis. Compared with controls, the expression of circRNA_09505 is upregulated in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with RA. The proliferation and cell cycle are significantly promoted when circRNA_09505 is upregulated in macrophages, whereas knockdown of circRNA_09505 inhibits macrophage proliferation and cell- cycle progression. Besides, circRNA_09505 can act as a miRNA sponge for miR-6089 in macrophages, and promote the production of TNF-alpha, IL-6, and IL-12 through ceRNA mechanism. Moreover, AKT1 is a direct target of miR-6089. CircRNA_09505 can promote AKT1 expression by acting as a miR-6089 sponge via IkappaBalpha/NF-kappaB signaling pathway in macrophages. Most interestingly, knockdown of circRNA_09505 significantly alleviates arthritis and inflammation in vivo in CIA mice. These data support the hypothesis that circRNA_09505 can function as a miR-6089 sponge and regulate inflammation via miR-6089/AKT1/NF-kappaB axis in CIA mice. FAU - Yang, Jinghan AU - Yang J AD - Department of Rheumatology & Central Laboratory of the First Affiliated Hospital, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China. FAU - Cheng, Min AU - Cheng M AD - Department of Physiology, Clinical Medicine College, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China. FAU - Gu, Bingjie AU - Gu B AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210006, China. FAU - Wang, Jinghua AU - Wang J AD - Department of Rheumatology & Central Laboratory of the First Affiliated Hospital, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China. FAU - Yan, Shushan AU - Yan S AD - Department of Gastrointestinal and Anal Diseases Surgery of the Affiliated Hospital, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China. yanshushan@wfmc.edu.cn. FAU - Xu, Donghua AU - Xu D AD - Department of Rheumatology & Central Laboratory of the First Affiliated Hospital, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China. xudh@wfmc.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20201007 PL - England TA - Cell Death Dis JT - Cell death & disease JID - 101524092 RN - 0 (RNA, Circular) RN - 9007-34-5 (Collagen) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Arthritis, Experimental/chemically induced/*metabolism/pathology MH - Arthritis, Rheumatoid/chemically induced/*metabolism/pathology MH - Cell Proliferation/physiology MH - Collagen/pharmacology MH - Inflammation/*blood MH - Leukocytes, Mononuclear/metabolism MH - Macrophages/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism MH - RNA, Circular/*blood MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects PMC - PMC7542153 COIS- The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2020/10/09 06:00 MHDA- 2021/05/14 06:00 PMCR- 2020/10/07 CRDT- 2020/10/08 05:28 PHST- 2020/05/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/09/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/09/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/10/08 05:28 [entrez] PHST- 2020/10/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/05/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/10/07 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41419-020-03038-z [pii] AID - 3038 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41419-020-03038-z [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cell Death Dis. 2020 Oct 7;11(10):833. doi: 10.1038/s41419-020-03038-z.