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Published on: October 5, 2012
Enrichment of miR-126 enhances the effects of endothelial progenitor cell-derived microvesicles on modulating
Guanghua Chen1,2, Peng Li2, Zhijun Liu2
1a Department of Orthopedics, The First Clinical Medical College , Jinan University , Guangzhou , China.
Objective:
To evaluate whether EPC-MVs could promote bone regeneration by directly regulating osteoblast through miR-126. The underlying mechanisms were also explored.
Methods:
EPCs were isolated from bone marrow mononuclear cells. EPC-MVs were collected from EPCs cultured medium. The lentivirus was used to induce miR-126 over-expression in EPCs and EPC-MVs. miR-126 expression was detected by qRT-PCR. The proliferation, migration, apoptosis and differentiation abilities of osteoblast cells MC3T3-E1 were analysed in the presence or absence of EPC-MVs or miR-126 overexpressed EPC-MVs (EPC-MVs-miR126). The proteins of Erk1/2 and Bcl-2 were analysed by western blot. Erk1/2 inhibitor was used for pathway exploration.
Results:
EPC-MVs reduced apoptosis and promoted proliferation and migration of MC3T3-E1 cells, which could be enhanced by miR-126 enrichment (p< 0.05). Neither EPC-MVs nor EPC-MVs-miR126 had an effect on MC3T3-E1 cell osteogenic differentiation (p> 0.05). EPC-MVs-miR126 had better effects than EPC-MVs on upregulating the expressions of p-Erk1/2 and Bcl-2, which were abolished by Erk1/2 inhibitor. ERK1/2-Bcl-2 activity plays a crucial role in the regulation of EPC-MVs/EPC-MVs-miR126 on the effect of MC3T3-E1 cells.
Conclusion:
EPC-MVs promote proliferation and migration of MC3T3-E1 cell while reduced apoptosis via the miR-126/Erk1/2-Bcl-2 pathway. A combination of EPC-MVs and miR-126 might provide novel therapeutic targets for bone regeneration and fracture healing through regulating osteoblast.
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