PMID- 36278814 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221221 LR - 20221221 IS - 2410-8650 (Electronic) IS - 1607-551X (Linking) VI - 38 IP - 12 DP - 2022 Dec TI - circRNA-MSR regulates the expression of FBXO21 to inhibit chondrocyte autophagy by targeting miR-761 in osteoarthritis. PG - 1168-1177 LID - 10.1002/kjm2.12604 [doi] AB - Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative joint disease and is the most prevalent and disabling form of arthritis worldwide. Autophagy plays a vital role in OA. This study aimed to explore whether covalently closed circular RNA MSR (circRNA-MSR) could affect the F-box Only Protein 21 (FBXO21) expression by targeting microRNA-761 (miR-761), thereby affecting the autophagy in OA chondrocytes. Clinical OA tissues were collected, and circRNA-MSR, miR-761, and FBXO21 expressions were detected via quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). An in vitro OA model was constructed by treating C28/I2 cells with LPS and treating them with overexpression or knockdown vector of circRNA-MSR, miR-761, and FBXO21, and autophagy inhibitor 3-MA. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) determined the location of circRNA-MSR and miR-761. Dual-luciferase assay assessed circRNA-MSR and miR-761, along with the bindings of miR-761 and FBXO21. Cell viability was detected by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. LC3 II/I, p62 and beclin 1 expressions were detected via the western blot. circRNA-MSR and FBXO21 levels were elevated in OA, but miR-761 level was inhibited. Suppressing circRNA-MSR promoted the autophagy of LPS-treated cells. circRNA-MSR could bind to miR-761 and inhibit its expression. MiR-761 inhibition reversed the promoted autophagy caused by circRNA-MSR knockdown in LPS-treated C28/I2 cells. Moreover, miR-761 could target FBXO21 and inhibit its expression. FBXO21 overexpression reversed the increased autophagy caused by miR-761 overexpression in LPS-treated C28/I2 cells. circRNA-MSR could affect FBXO21 level via targeting miR-761, thereby repressing autophagy in OA chondrocytes, providing a new target and strategy for OA treatment. CI - (c) 2022 The Authors. The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Kaohsiung Medical University. FAU - Jia, Zhen AU - Jia Z AD - Joint Surgery and Sport Medicine Department, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. FAU - Liu, Jia AU - Liu J AD - Joint Surgery and Sport Medicine Department, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. FAU - Wang, Jing AU - Wang J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3458-9736 AD - Joint Surgery and Sport Medicine Department, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. LA - eng GR - 20200519/Key Project from Health Commission of Hunan Province, China/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20221024 PL - China (Republic : 1949- ) TA - Kaohsiung J Med Sci JT - The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences JID - 100960562 RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (microRNA761 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (RNA, Circular) RN - 0 (FBXO21 protein, human) RN - 0 (F-Box Proteins) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Apoptosis/genetics MH - Autophagy/genetics MH - Chondrocytes/metabolism MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Lipopolysaccharides MH - *MicroRNAs/genetics MH - *Osteoarthritis/genetics/drug therapy/metabolism MH - RNA, Circular/genetics MH - *F-Box Proteins/genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - FBXO21 OT - autophagy OT - circRNA-MSR OT - miR-761 OT - osteoarthritis EDAT- 2022/10/25 06:00 MHDA- 2022/12/16 06:00 CRDT- 2022/10/24 07:42 PHST- 2022/08/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/06/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/09/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/10/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/12/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/10/24 07:42 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/kjm2.12604 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 2022 Dec;38(12):1168-1177. doi: 10.1002/kjm2.12604. Epub 2022 Oct 24.