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14-11-2023 | Research

Differential expression of circular RNAs in interleukin 6-promoted osteogenic differentiation of human stem cells from apical papilla

Authors: Guang Hu, Laidi Wu, Kaiyang Xue, Hao Han, Yuhui Sun, Kang Gan, Juanfang Zhu, Qi Shi, Tianfeng Du

Published in: Clinical Oral Investigations | Issue 12/2023

Abstract

Introduction

Studies have shown that interleukin 6 (IL-6) can regulate stem cell osteogenic differentiation; however, the exact mechanism is not clear. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are closed circular non-coding RNAs that are involved in the process of stem cell osteogenic differentiation. Therefore, the purpose of this present study was to investigate the effect of IL-6 treatment on osteogenic differentiation of human apical tooth papillae stem cells (hSCAPs), and to detect the difference in circRNA expression using gene microarray technology.

Methods

After extraction and identification of hSCAPs, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, alizarin red staining, and calcium ion quantitative assay were used to determine the changes of ALP enzyme, mineralized nodules, and matrix calcium levels before and after IL-6 treatment of hSCAPs gene microarray technology was used to analyze the changes in circRNA expression levels before and after IL-6 induction of mineralization. The four selected circRNAs were validated by qRT-PCR. Moreover, gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) were used to predict the potential functions and biological signaling pathways of circRNAs. Finally, these data are integrated and analyzed to construct circRNA-microRNA-mRNA networks.

Results

Alp and Alizarin red staining confirmed that IL-6 promoted the osteogenic differentiation of hSCAPs. The gene microarray results identified 132 differentially expressed circRNAs, of which 117 were upregulated and 15 were downregulated. Bioinformatic analysis predicted that the circRNA-406620/miR-103a-3p/FAT atypical cadherin 4 (FAT4) pathway might be involved in regulating IL-6 to promote osteogenic differentiation of hSCAPs.

Conclusion

Differentially expressed circRNAs might be closely involved in regulating IL-6 to promote osteogenic differentiation of hSCAPs.

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Title: Differential expression of circular RNAs in interleukin 6-promoted osteogenic differentiation of human stem cells from apical papilla
Authors: Guang Hu
Laidi Wu
Kaiyang Xue
Hao Han
Yuhui Sun
Kang Gan
Juanfang Zhu
Qi Shi
Tianfeng Du
Publication date: 14-11-2023
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Clinical Oral Investigations / Issue 12/2023
Print ISSN: 1432-6981
Electronic ISSN: 1436-3771
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-023-05366-8

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Differential expression of circular RNAs in interleukin 6-promoted osteogenic differentiation of human stem cells from apical papilla

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Conclusion

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