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Long non-coding RNA MEG3 inhibits adipogenesis and promotes osteogenesis of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells via miR-140-5p.

Li Z., Jin C., Chen S., Zheng Y., Huang Y., Jia L.

Laboratory Study, published in Mol Cell Biochem (2017) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Laboratory Study
Journal
Mol Cell Biochem (2017)
Country
Netherlands
Reported sample size
—
Source database
PubMed
PMID
28382492
DOI
10.1007/s11010-017-3015-z
Citations
100

Abstract (original English)

lncRNAs are an emerging class of regulators involved in multiple biological processes. MEG3, an lncRNA, acts as a tumor suppressor, has been reported to be linked with osteogenic differentiation of MSCs. However, limited knowledge is available concerning the roles of MEG3 in the multilineage differentiation of hASCs. The current study demonstrated that MEG3 was downregulated during adipogenesis and upregulated during osteogenesis of hASCs. Further functional analysis showed that knockdown of MEG3 promoted adipogenic differentiation, whereas inhibited osteogenic differentiation of hASCs. Mechanically, MEG3 may execute its role via regulating miR-140-5p. Moreover, miR-140-5p was upregulated during adipogenesis and downregulated during osteogenesis in hASCs, which was negatively correlated with MEG3. In conclusion, MEG3 participated in the balance of adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation of hASCs, and the mechanism may be through regulating miR-140-5p.

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • This is preclinical work; animal or laboratory results cannot be applied to humans.

Evidence level

Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

How we grade evidence
AdipogenesisAdipose TissueCell DifferentiationHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsMicroRNAsOsteogenesisRNA, Long Noncoding

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