MicroRNA-663 activates the canonical Wnt signaling through the adenomatous polyposis coli suppression.
Immunol Lett
; 166(1): 45-54, 2015 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-26028359
ABSTRACT
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a symmetrical polyarticular autoimmune disease of unknown etiology. In this present study, we observed that the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) expression is down-regulated and the expression of microRNA (miR)-663 increased significantly in synovium from RA patients compared with control. Target gene prediction for miR-663 revealed that the mRNA of APC gene, which is a member of the canonical Wnt signaling pathway, has a miR-663 binding site in its 3'-untranslated region (3'UTR). The result showed that increased miR-663 suppressed the APC expression significantly, and this down-regulation of APC expression triggered the activation of canonical Wnt signaling through accumulation of ß-catenin in fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS). In addition, increased miR-663 induced the FLS proliferation and the expression MMP3 and fibronectin during disease development. Therefore, miR-663 can be considered as a critical regulator of RA pathogenesis and can be utilized for developing miRNA-based therapeutic agents for RA patients.
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
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Synovial Membrane
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Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein
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MicroRNAs
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Wnt Signaling Pathway
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Immunol Lett
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
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Publication country:
HOLANDA
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HOLLAND
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NETHERLANDS
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NL
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PAISES BAJOS
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THE NETHERLANDS