Review Article

Involvement of Noncoding RNAs in the Differentiation of Osteoclasts

Table 2

ncRNAs implicated in biological events in osteoclasts in in vivo studies.

ncRNASample resource(s)FunctionsEffect(s)References

LINC00311OVX mice injected with LINC00311 intraperitoneallyPositiveAccelerates osteoclast growth, increases osteoclast numbers, promotes osteoclast proliferation, and inhibits osteoclast apoptosis[101]
MAYAMAYA-knockdown mice (by shRNA or locked nucleic acid)PositiveReduces bone lesions and breast cancer bone tumor burden[136]
MALAT1Femur fracture mice treated with exosomes derived from EPCs transfected with MALAT1-targeting siRNAPositiveInhibits osteoclastogenesis and bone healing[82]
circRNA_28313circRNA_28313-knockdown OVX mice (Lsh-circRNA_28313-infected)PositiveExhibits increased BV/TV, Tb.N, Tb.Th, and Tb.Sp[29]
miR-21miR-21-knockout micePositiveExhibits inhibited bone resorption, osteoclast differentiation and activity, and increased bone mass[189, 198]
miR-214Osteoclastic miR-214 transgenic micePositiveExhibits increased osteoclast activity and bone resorption and reduced bone mineral density (BMD)[109, 192, 199]
mir-182(1) mir-182flox/floxLysMcre(+) mice
(2) mir-182+/+LysMcre(+) mice
PositiveCompared with (2), (1) exhibits increased bone mass, connectivity density, BV, BMD, and Tb.N and decreased trabecular bone spacing[88]
miR-148aSilencing of miR-148a with an antagomirPositiveInhibits bone resorption and increases bone mass[124]
miR-9718Silencing of miR-9718 with an antagomir in OVX mice and sham-operated control micePositiveExhibits inhibited bone resorption and increased bone mass in both OVX mice and sham-operated control mice[127]
miR-145-5pmiR-145-5p agomir-treated collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) micePositiveEnhances bone erosion[49]
miR-34a(1) miR-34a-knockout and heterozygous mice
(2) Osteoclastic miR-34a transgenic mice
Negative(1) Exhibits increased bone resorption and reduced bone mass
(2) Exhibits inhibited bone resorption and increased bone mass
[120]
miR-155miR-155-/- CIA miceNegativeExhibits reduced generation of osteoclasts and local bone destruction[200]
miR-124(1) Adjuvant-induced arthritis mice treated with pre-miR-124
(2) Nude mice transplanted with MDA-MB-231 cells (breast cancer cell line) expressing miR-124
Negative(1) Exhibits reduced osteoclast numbers and activity and inhibited osteoclast differentiation
(2) Inhibits bone metastasis of breast cancer cells and cancer cell-induced osteolysis and shows relieved bone lesion
[37, 201]
miR-146aCIA mice injected with miR-146aNegativeLess osteoclasts at the border of the pannus and bone[56]
miR-503(1) Silencing of miR-503 with and antagomir
(2) Overexpression of miR-503 with agomir
Negative(1) Increases RANK protein expression and bone resorption and reduces bone mass
(2) Inhibits bone resorption and bone loss
[38]
miR-145Bilateral OVX-operated mice treated with a miR-145 agomirNegativeAttenuates trabecular disconnection and separation and reverses the increase in the RANKL to OPG ratio[60]
miR-17~92miR-17~92 osteoclast conditional knockout miceNegativeExhibits decreased connectivity density, BV/TV, BMD, Tb.N, and Tb.Th and increased trabecular separation and bone resorption[155]
miR-141(1) Mice injected with pre-miR-141
(2) Nude mice inoculated with SCP28 cells via intracardiac injection and then injected with pre-miR-141
(3) Aged rhesus monkeys with miR-141 delivery into osteoclasts via a nucleic acid delivery system
Negative((1) and (2)) Exhibits decreased bone lesions, osteoclast numbers and activity, and breast cancer bone tumor burden
(3) Exhibits decreased bone erosion and osteoclast numbers and activity
[52, 55]
miR-219(1) Mice injected with pre-miR-219
(2) Nude mice inoculated with SCP28 cells via intracardiac injection and then injected with pre-miR-219
Negative((1) and (2)) Exhibits decreased bone lesions, osteoclast numbers and activity, and breast cancer bone tumor burden[55]
miR-190Mice injected with pre-miR-190NegativeReduces osteoclast activity[55]
miR-100-5pOVX mice treated with agomir-miR-100-5pNegativeDecreases osteoclast numbers and the expression of osteoclast-specific genes[50]
miR-27aOVX mice injected with miR-27a-carrying chitosanNegativeInhibits osteoclast differentiation and activity[84]
miR-223CIA mice injected with lentiviral vectors expressing a miR-223 target sequenceNegative/positiveExhibits decreased osteoclastogenesis, osteoclast numbers and bone erosion, and relatively intact bone[202]
miR-133aSpinal tuberculosis rabbit injected with notochordal cells containing miR-133a (1) mimic or (2) inhibitor
(3) Mice intravenously injected with pre-miRNA-133a
(4) miR-133a knockdown in OVX rats by injecting with antagomiR-133a
Negative/positive(1) Exhibits reduced osteoclast numbers
(2) Opposite to (1)
(3) Reduces osteoclast activity
(4) Decreases bone erosion and levels of osteoclastogenesis-related factors in serum and increases lumbar spine BMD
[55, 92, 197]
miR-106bCIA mice injected with (1) miR-106b mimics or (2) inhibitor
OVX mice injected with (3) agomiR-106b or (4) antagomiR-106b
((1) and (2)) Positive
((3) and (4)) Negative
(1) Similar to NC
(2) Suppresses bone destruction and reduces osteoclast numbers and the RANKL/OPG ratio
(3) Increases BMD and other bone parameters and decreases osteoclast formation and activity
(4) Opposite to (3)
[41, 43]