Adenovirus-mediated transfer of siRNA against Runx2/Cbfa1 inhibits the formation of heterotopic ossification in animal model |
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Authors: | Lin Lin Chen Lianxu Wang Haijun Wei Xuelei Fu Xin Zhang Jiying Ma Kangtao Zhou Chunyan Yu Changlong |
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Institution: | Institute of Sports Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, PR China. |
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Abstract: | The heterotopic ossification of muscles, tendons, and ligaments is a common problem faced by orthopaedic surgeons. Runx2/Cbfa1 plays an essential role during the osteoblast differentiation and is considered as a molecular switch in osteoblast biology. RNA interference technology is a powerful tool for silencing endogenous or exogenous genes in mammalian cells. In this study, we investigated the effect of Runx2/Cbfa1-specific siRNA on osteoblast differentiation and mineralization in osteoblastic cells, and then constructed adenovirus containing siRNA against Runx2/Cbfa1 (Ad-Runx2-siRNA) to inhibit the formation of heterotopic ossification induced by BMP4, demineralized bone matrix, and trauma in animal model. Our results showed that the Runx2/Cbfa1-specific siRNA could inhibit the expression of Runx2/Cbfa1 at the level of mRNA and protein. Analysis of the expression of osteoblast maturation genes including type I collagen, osteopontin, bone sialoprotein, and osteocalcin, alkaline phosphatase activity, and matrix mineralization (von kossa) revealed that osteoblast differentiation was inhibited in cultured primary mouse osteoblasts transduced with Ad-Runx2-siRNA. Furthermore, adenovirus-mediated transfer of siRNA against Runx2/Cbfa1 could inhibit the formation of heterotopic ossification induced by BMP4, demineralized bone matrix, and trauma in animal model. It is likely that the inhibition of Runx2/Cbfa1 by RNAi could be developed as a powerful approach to prevent or treat heterotopic ossification. |
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Keywords: | siRNA Runx2/Cbfa1 Osteoblast Gene therapy Heterotopic ossification Adenovirus |
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