articular cartilage
C28/I2; 293T
other disease animal model
PI3K/AKT/mTOR (other); autophagy (other); cartilage degradation (other); IL-17 signaling (other); ceRNA regulation (other)
RT-qPCR; Transfection; Western Blot; ELISA; Bioinformatics Analysis; RNA-seq; In Vivo Animal Model; H&E Staining; IHC (Immunohistochemistry); IF (Immunofluorescence)
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This study investigates ciRS-7 as part of the ciRS-7/miR-7 axis in osteoarthritis, linking altered axis status to cartilage matrix degradation and impaired autophagy. The axis is connected mechanistically to IL-17A-associated PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway activation in IL-1beta-stimulated chondrocytes, with supportive in vivo findings in a DMM rat OA model (via miR-7 modulation).
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Down-regulated ciRS-7/up-regulated miR-7 axis aggravated cartilage degradation and autophagy defection by PI3K/AKT/mTOR activation mediated by IL-17A in osteoarthritis.
combined biological and clinical study