Abstract
Chondrocyte is involved in the destruction of joints in osteoarthritis (OA) patients. The aim of this study was to explore the expression level of small nucleolar RNA host gene 5 (SNHG5) and evaluate its function in chondrocyte. In our current study, the expression levels of SNHG5, miR-26a, and SOX2 in 17 pairs of articular cartilage tissues and in the non-OA group were assessed by real-time quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. Results showed that the levels of SNHG5 and SOX2 were significantly downregulated in OA tissues, while the level of miR-26a was upregulated. MTT, colony formation and cell transwell assays were performed to assess the function of SNHG5 on the cell viability, growth ability, and migration capacity in CHON-001 cells. It was found that SNHG5 could promote chondrocyte cell proliferation and migration. The relationship between SNHG5 and miR-26a was confirmed by RIP and the luciferase reporter assays. SOX2 was identified as a target gene of miR-26a by the luciferase reporter assay. Rescue assay was applied to verify the relationship among SNHG5, miR-26a, and SOX2. Our current study demonstrated that SNHG5 is involved in the mechanism of OA through functioning as a ceRNA to competitively sponge miR-26a, therefore, regulating the expression of SOX2.http://ift.tt/2EZydtQ
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