PMID- 35942891 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220914 IS - 2046-3758 (Print) IS - 2046-3758 (Electronic) IS - 2046-3758 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 8 DP - 2022 Aug TI - Long noncoding RNA H19 alleviates inflammation in osteoarthritis through interactions between TP53, IL-38, and IL-36 receptor. PG - 594-607 LID - 10.1302/2046-3758.118.BJR-2021-0188.R1 [doi] AB - AIMS: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative joint disease characterized by chronic inflammatory articular cartilage degradation. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been previously indicated to play an important role in inflammation-related diseases. Herein, the current study set out to explore the involvement of lncRNA H19 in OA. METHODS: Firstly, OA mouse models and interleukin (IL)-1beta-induced mouse chondrocytes were established. Expression patterns of IL-38 were determined in the synovial fluid and cartilage tissues from OA patients. Furthermore, the targeting relationship between lncRNA H19, tumour protein p53 (TP53), and IL-38 was determined by means of dual-luciferase reporter gene, chromatin immunoprecipitation, and RNA immunoprecipitation assays. Subsequent to gain- and loss-of-function assays, the levels of cartilage damage and proinflammatory factors were further detected using safranin O-fast green staining and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in vivo, respectively, while chondrocyte apoptosis was measured using Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP Nick-End Labeling (TUNEL) in vitro. RESULTS: IL-38 was highly expressed in lentivirus vector-mediated OA mice. Meanwhile, injection of exogenous IL-38 to OA mice alleviated the cartilage damage, and reduced the levels of proinflammatory factors and chondrocyte apoptosis. TP53 was responsible for lncRNA H19-mediated upregulation of IL-38. Furthermore, it was found that the anti-inflammatory effects of IL-38 were achieved by its binding with the IL-36 receptor (IL-36R). Overexpression of H19 reduced the expression of inflammatory factors and chondrocyte apoptosis, which was abrogated by knockdown of IL-38 or TP53. CONCLUSION: Collectively, our findings evidenced that upregulation of lncRNA H19 attenuates inflammation and ameliorates cartilage damage and chondrocyte apoptosis in OA by upregulating TP53, IL-38, and by activating IL-36R.Cite this article: Bone Joint Res 2022;11(8):594-607. FAU - Zhou, Yeli AU - Zhou Y AD - Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. FAU - Li, Jing AU - Li J AD - Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. FAU - Xu, Feng AU - Xu F AD - Surgical Department, Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital, Wuhan, China. FAU - Ji, Encheng AU - Ji E AD - Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. FAU - Wang, Chenglong AU - Wang C AD - Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. FAU - Pan, Zheer AU - Pan Z AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1279-9609 AD - Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Bone Joint Res JT - Bone & joint research JID - 101586057 PMC - PMC9396924 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Inflammatory response OT - Interleukin-36 receptor OT - Interleukin-38 OT - Long noncoding RNA H19 OT - Osteoarthritis OT - Tumour protein p53 EDAT- 2022/08/10 06:00 MHDA- 2022/08/10 06:01 PMCR- 2022/08/17 CRDT- 2022/08/09 05:13 PHST- 2022/08/09 05:13 [entrez] PHST- 2022/08/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/08/10 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/08/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - BJR-11-594 [pii] AID - 10.1302/2046-3758.118.BJR-2021-0188.R1 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Bone Joint Res. 2022 Aug;11(8):594-607. doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.118.BJR-2021-0188.R1.