CircPDE4D and miR-4306 were important regulators in regulating IL-1beta-induced HNC apoptosis and matrix degradation via regulating the key transcription factor SOX9, suggesting a novel circPDE4D/miR-4306/SOX9 ceRNA pathway in OA-related chondrocyte dysfunction.
Circular RNA from phosphodiesterase 4D can attenuate chondrocyte apoptosis and matrix degradation under OA milieu induced by IL-1beta via circPDE4D/miR-4306/SOX9 Cascade.