LncRNA HOXC-AS3 prevents chondrocyte senescence and osteoarthritis progression through miR-615-3p sponging and RRBP1 interaction
This study establishes lncRNA HOXC-AS3 as a key regulator of chondrocyte homeostasis that mitigates OA progression via dual mechanisms-miR-615-3p sponging and RRBP1 interaction-both of which maintain CIT expression. These findings advance the understanding of the molecular networks underlying OA pathogenesis and underscore HOXC-AS3 and its downstream signaling axis as promising therapeutic targets for OA intervention.
Authors
- Changyan Ma
- Zhan Dong
- Lie Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9764-4299)
- Chan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6618-9908)
- Dengshun Miao
- Jun Zhou
Institutions
- Nanjing Children's Hospital (CN)
- Plastic Surgery Hospital (CN)
- Suizhou Central Hospital (CN)
- Jiangsu Vocational College of Medicine (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cell & Bioscience
- Published
- 2026-02-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13578-026-01541-y
- Primary Topic
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00