MicroRNA-582-3p regulates osteoporosis through regulating homeobox A10 and osteoblast differentiation

Recent studies have demonstrated that micro RNAs (miRNAs) are involved in bone formation and bone cell differentiation, but the role of miR-582-3p in osteoporosis is unclear. We want to study the mechanism of miR-582-3p on osteogenic differentiation.

The expression of miR-582-3p and homeobox (Hox) A10 were analyzed by quantitative RT-PCR. The expression levels of HOXA10 protein were determined by Western blot. The target of HOXA10 was identified by bioinformatics and luciferase reporter gene assay.

The results showed that miR-582-3p was up-regulated in OP tissues and down-regulated in osteogenic differentiated C2C12 cells compared with that in the control group. Overexpression of miR-582-3p resulted in reduced expression levels of osteocalcin (OC), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and collagen, type I, α1 (COL1A1). miR-582-3p had a potential binding site with HOXA10. Moreover, miR-582-3p inhibited the expression of HOXA10, and overexpression of HOXA10 reduced the effect of miR-582-3p on osteoblast markers. HOXA10 was the target gene of miR-582-3p, which could inhibit the expression of HOXA10. Furthermore, HOXA10 reduced the role of miR-582-3p in osteoblast markers. miR-582-3p inhibited the development of osteoporosis by regulating HOXA10 and osteoblast differentiation.

miR-582-3p may be a therapeutic target of osteoporosis treatment.