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A Lab-On-A-Chip Platform for Stimulating Osteocyte Mechanotransduction and Analyzing Functional Outcomes of Bone Remodeling
Published on: May 21, 2020
In silico engineering and simulation of RNA interferences nanoplatforms for osteoporosis treating and bone healing
Aylar Imanpour1, Hanieh Kolahi Azar1,2, Dorna Makarem3
1Regenerative Medicine Group (REMED), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:
Osteoporosis is a bone condition characterized by reduced bone mineral density (BMD), poor bone microarchitecture/mineralization, and/or diminished bone strength. This asymptomatic disorder typically goes untreated until it presents as a low-trauma fracture of the hip, spine, proximal humerus, pelvis, and/or wrist, requiring surgery. Utilizing RNA interference (RNAi) may be accomplished in a number of ways, one of which is by the use of very tiny RNA molecules called microRNAs (miRNAs) and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs). Several kinds of antagomirs and siRNAs are now being developed to prevent the detrimental effects of miRNAs. The goal of this study is to find new antagonists for miRNAs and siRNAs that target multiple genes in order to reduce osteoporosis and promote bone repair. Also, choosing the optimum nanocarriers to deliver these RNAis appropriately to the body could lighten up the research road. In this context, we employed gene ontology analysis to search across multiple datasets. Following data analysis, a systems biology approach was used to process it. A molecular dynamics (MD) simulation was used to explore the possibility of incorporating the suggested siRNAs and miRNA antagonists into polymeric bioresponsive nanocarriers for delivery purposes. Among the three nanocarriers tested [polyethylene glycol (PEG), polyethylenimine (PEI), and PEG-PEI copolymer], MD simulations show that the integration of PEG-PEI with has-mIR-146a-5p is the most stable (total energy = -372.84 kJ/mol, Gyration radius = 2.1084 nm), whereas PEI is an appropriate delivery carrier for has-mIR-7155. The findings of the systems biology and MD simulations indicate that the proposed RNAis might be given through bioresponsive nanocarriers to accelerate bone repair and osteoporosis treatment.
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