Circular RNA MELK Promotes Chondrocyte Apoptosis and Inhibits Autophagy in Osteoarthritis by Regulating MYD88/NF- B Signaling Axis through MicroRNA-497-5p

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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a rheumatic disease and its pathogenesis involves the dysregulation of noncoding RNAs. Therefore, the regulatory mechanism of circular RNA MELK (circMELK) was specified in this work. OA human cartilage tissue was collected, and circMELK, miR-497-5p, and myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MYD88) expression were examined. Human chondrocytes were stimulated with interleukin- (IL-) 1β and interfered with vectors altering circMELK, miR-497-5p, and MyD88 expression to observe their effects on cell viability, cell cycle and apoptosis, autophagy, and inflammation. The binding relationship between RNAs was verified. The data presented that OA cartilage tissues presented raised circMELK and MYD88 and inhibited miR-497-5p expression. IL-1β suppressed cell viability, prevented cell cycle, and induced apoptosis, autophagy, and inflammation of chondrocytes. Functionally, IL-1β-induced changes of chondrocytes could be attenuated by suppressing circMELK or overexpressing miR-497-5p. circMELK acted as a sponge of miR-497-5p while miR-497-5p was a regulator of MYD88. MYD88 restricted the effect of overexpressing miR-497-5p on IL-1β-stimulated chondrocytes. MYD88 triggered nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-B) pathway activation. Shortly, CircMELK promotes chondrocyte apoptosis and inhibits autophagy in OA by regulating MYD88/NF-B signaling axis through miR-497-5p. Our study proposes a new molecular mechanism for the development of OA.

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Zhang, Y., Lu, R., Huang, X., Yin, E., Yang, Y., Yi, C., … Yuan, X. (2022). Circular RNA MELK Promotes Chondrocyte Apoptosis and Inhibits Autophagy in Osteoarthritis by Regulating MYD88/NF- B Signaling Axis through MicroRNA-497-5p. Contrast Media and Molecular Imaging, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/7614497

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