非编码RNA调控骨质疏松症骨重建机制及补肾壮骨类中医药治疗机制研究进展

    Research Progress on the Mechanism of Non-coding RNA Regulation of Bone Reconstruction in Osteoporosis and the Therapeutic Mechanism of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Tonifying Kidney and Strengthening Bone

    • 摘要: 非编码RNA (non-coding RNAs,ncRNAs)是一种缺乏蛋白编码功能但可以影响染色体结构、基因转录及参与表观遗传调控的特殊RNA,主要包括长链非编码RNA、微小RNA等。近年来研究发现,这些ncRNAs主要通过影响骨质疏松(osteoporosis,OP)的骨吸收与骨形成来维持其骨重建。明确ncRNAs在OP发生发展中的调控机制可能是未来治疗OP药物药效筛选的关键靶点。由于中医将OP归属于“骨痹”范畴,根据中医的“肾主骨生髓”理论,临床主要采用补肾壮骨类方药来治疗OP,且疗效显著。已有研究发现,补肾壮骨类方药可通过上调或下调ncRNA的表达来增强成骨细胞增殖或抑制破骨细胞分化,最终维持了OP骨稳态,从而发挥疗效,但其具体分子机制仍处于探索阶段。故本文通过总结近年来补肾壮骨类方药通过调控ncRNAs治疗OP的分子机制,以期为治疗OP药物药效关键靶点的筛选和中医药防治OP提供新思路。

       

      Abstract: Non-coding RNAs(ncRNAs) are special RNAs that they don't have protein coding function, but they can affect chromosome structure, gene transcription and participate in the processes of epigenetic modifications. ncRNAs include long non-coding RNAs, microRNA, etc. In recent years, it has been found that these ncRNAs can maintain bone remodeling by adjusting bone resorption and formation in osteoporosis(OP). In the future, it may be a key target of the drug action screening which is clarifying the regulatory mechanism of ncRNAs in the occurrence and development of OP. OP belongs to bone rheumatism category in traditional Chinese medicine, according to the theory of “the kidney generating marrow and dominating bone” in traditional Chinese medicine, kidney tonifying and bone strengthening formulas are used to treat the OP in clinic, and the curative effect is remarkable. It has been found that kidney tonifying and bone strengthening prescriptions can enhance the proliferation of osteoblasts or inhibit the differentiation of osteoclasts by up-regulating or down-regulating the expression of ncRNA, and finally maintain OP bone homeostasis, thus exerting therapeutic effect. However, the specific molecular mechanism is still in its exploratory stage. Therefore, this paper summarized the molecular mechanism of kidney tonifying and bone strengthening prescriptions regulating ncRNAs in the treatment of OP in recent years, in order to provide the new ideas for the screening of the key therapeutic targets of OP drugs and the prevention and treatment of OP with traditional Chinese medicine.

       

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