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The Role of miR-219a-5p in Bone Metabolism

miR-219a-5p 在骨代谢中的作用

基本信息

批准号：
10560488
负责人：
David G Monroe
金额：
$ 32.6万
依托单位：
MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2020-05-01 至 2025-01-31
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10560488
关键词：
3&apos Untranslated Regions Acceleration Adult Affect Age Aging Biological Biology Bone Formation Stimulation Bone remodeling Cell Lineage Cell physiology Cells Clinical Clinical Treatment Data Development Elderly Exhibits Fracture Genes Goals Health Homeostasis Impairment In Vitro Knowledge Mesenchymal Stem Cells MicroRNAs Molecular Mus Mutation Orphan Osteoblasts Osteocytes Osteogenesis Osteoporosis Osteoporotic Pathway Analysis Pathway interactions Patients Pattern Physiological Play Population Process Publications Receptor Down-Regulation Receptor Inhibition Regulation Retinoic Acid Receptor Risk Role Tissues Transfection Work antagonist bone bone cell bone fracture repair bone loss bone mass bone metabolism bone preservation clinical development combat dentin matrix protein 1 effective intervention experimental study fragility fracture improved in vivo inhibitor insight microRNA delivery mouse model novel novel strategies novel therapeutic intervention novel therapeutics osteoblast differentiation osteogenic prevent receptor receptor downregulation skeletal societal costs tool transcription factor

项目摘要

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Osteoporosis is a common clinical condition characterized by low bone mass that increases the risk of fragility fractures in the elderly population. Since bone formation is clearly impaired in osteoporotic patients, a more complete understanding of the fundamental molecular mechanisms that regulate bone metabolism is likely to lead to the development of novel therapies. Therefore, identification of novel molecular pathways which influence bone formation is crucial to the development of clinical treatments to combat osteoporosis. Our previous work has definitively established that the anti-osteogenic transcription factor, retinoic acid receptor- related orphan receptor-beta (Rorβ) plays an inhibitory role in osteoblast differentiation. Increasing expression levels of Rorβ during physiological aging contributes to bone loss, as mice lacking Rorβ exhibit higher bone mass through activation of the bone anabolic Wnt pathway. This leads to the notion that inhibition of Rorβ may represent a novel paradigm to increase bone mass throughout the aging process. We hypothesized that microRNAs (miRs) may control Rorβ levels, and found that a specific miR, miR-219a-5p (miR-219a), the top predicted Rorβ-regulatory miR, exhibits an inverse expression pattern to Rorβ, suggesting a potential Rorβ/miR-219a regulatory axis in bone. We demonstrate that miR-219a directly regulates Rorβ levels in osteoblasts, that delivery of miR-219a mimics enhances osteoblast differentiation, and that miR-219a antagonists suppress differentiation. We further show that miR-219a increases the activity of the bone anabolic Wnt pathway. Therefore, we propose that miR-219a is bone anabolic and may be used to preserve bone mass with age, possibly through increasing Wnt pathway activity. Using a novel mouse model where we can activate miR-219a expression in a tissue-specific manner, in Aim 1 we will determine the effects of miR-219a in Rorβ- expressing cells on adult bone mass or following a fracture, with the hypothesis that downregulation of Rorβ through miR-219a will increase bone mass and accelerate fracture healing. In Aim 2, we will explore the more general effects of miR-219a in bone homeostasis by activating miR-219a in various bone cell lineages, with the hypothesis that downregulation of Rorβ, and/or other miR-219a targets in these lineages, will increase bone mass with age. Finally, in Aim 3 we will perform in vitro experiments to explore the molecular mechanism of how miR-219a regulates the Wnt pathway and determine whether direct targeting of Rorβ by miR-219a affects Wnt activity and bone cell function. Completion of these pivotal studies will not only provide a more complete understanding of miR-219a function in bone, but if positive will also provide a strong justification for pursuing miR-219a mimics as a novel therapeutic strategy to stimulate bone formation in various clinical conditions.

项目总结/文摘