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Expression data in primary osteoblasts (OBs) obtained from women with osteoporotic fracture or severe osteoarthritis.

ABSTRACT: Osteoporosis and bone fragility fracture are multifactorial pathologies whose genetic component is still poorly characterized. The present experiment aims to identify genes differentially expressed in the bone-forming cell; the osteoblast. To do this, we obtain primary osteoblasts from bone explants of women undergoing hip replacement to later obtain RNA. The cases are women with a fragility bone fracture of the hip. The controls are women with severe osteoarthritis.Microarray analysis yielded 2542 differentially expressed transcripts belonging to 1798 annotated genes, of which 45.6% (819) were overexpressed, and 54.4% (979) underexpressed (fold-change between -7.45 and 4.0). Among the most represented pathways indicated by transcriptome analysis were chondrocyte development, positive regulation of bone mineralization, BMP signaling pathway, skeletal system development and Wnt signaling pathway. Then, we selected SNPs in genes related to epigenetic mechanisms to study their association with bone mass in a cohort of 1028 Spanish women. We used microarrays to compare the overall gene expression between primary osteoblasts from women with fragility fracture with that of control women undergoing hip replacement due to severe osteoatritis.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE156508 | GEO | 2020/10/01

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of gene expression, with documented roles in bone metabolism and osteoporosis, suggesting potential therapeutic targets. Our aim was to identify miRNAs differentially expressed in fractured vs nonfractured bones. Additionally, we performed a miRNA profiling of primary osteoblasts to assess the origin of these differentially expressed miRNAs. Total RNA was extracted from (a) fresh femoral neck trabecular bone from women undergoing hip replacement due to either osteoporotic fracture (OP group, n=6) or osteoarthritis in the absence of osteoporosis (Control group, n=6), matching the two groups by age and body mass index, and (b) primary osteoblasts obtained from knee replacement due to osteoarthritis (n=4). Samples were hybridized to a microRNA array containing more than 1900 miRNAs. Principal component analysis (PCA) plots and heat map hierarchical clustering were performed. For comparison of expression levels, the threshold was set at log fold change > 1.5 and a p-value < 0.05 (corrected for multiple testing). Both PCA and heat map analyses showed that the samples clustered according to the presence or absence of fracture. Overall, 790 and 315 different miRNAs were detected in fresh bone samples and in primary osteoblasts, respectively, 293 of which were common to both groups. A subset of 82 miRNAs was differentially expressed (p < 0.05) between osteoporotic and non-osteoporotic samples. The eight miRNAs with the lowest p-values (and for which a validated miRNA qPCR assay was available) were assayed, and two were confirmed: miR-320a and miR-483-5p. Both were over-expressed in the osteoporotic samples and expressed in primary osteoblasts. miR-320a is known to target CTNNB1 and predicted to regulate RUNX2, while miR-483-5p down-regulates IGF2. We observed a reduction trend for this target gene in the osteoporotic bone.In conclusion, we identified two osteoblast miRNAs over-expressed in osteoporotic fractures, which opens novel prospects for research and therapy.

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Expression data in primary osteoblasts (OBs) obtained from women with osteoporotic fracture or severe osteoarthritis.

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