Loss of microRNA‐147 function alleviates synovial inflammation through ZNF148 in rheumatoid and experimental arthritis
Abstract
MicroRNA‐147 (miR‐147) had been previously found induced in synoviocytes by inflammatory stimuli derived from T cells in experimental arthritis. This study was designed to verify whether loss of its function might alleviate inflammatory events in joints of experimental and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Dark Agouti (DA) rats were injected intradermally with pristane to induce arthritis, and rno‐miR‐147 antagomir was locally administrated into individual ankle compared with negative control or rno‐miR‐155‐5p antagomir (potential positive control). Arthritis onset, macroscopic severity, and pathological changes were monitored. While in vitro, gain or loss function of hsa‐miR‐147b‐3p/hsa‐miR‐155‐5p and ZNF148 was achieved in human synovial fibroblast cell line SW982 and RA synovial fibroblasts (RASF). The expression of miRNAs and mRNAs was detected by using RT‐quantitative PCR, and protein expression was detected by using Western blotting. Anti‐miR‐147 therapy could alleviate the severity, especially for the synovitis and joint destruction in experimental arthritis. Gain of hsa‐miR‐147b‐3p/hsa‐miR‐155‐5p function in TNF‐α stimulated SW982 and RASF cells could upregulate, in contrast, loss of hsa‐miR‐147b‐3p/hsa‐miR‐155‐5p function could downregulate the gene expression of TNF‐α, IL‐6, MMP3, and MMP13. Hence, such alteration could participate in synovial inflammation and joint destruction. RNAi of ZNF148, a miR‐147's target, increased gene expression of TNF‐α, IL‐6, MMP3, and MMP13…
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