Effect of Long-Chain Non-Coding RNA GAS5 on Osteogenic/Adipogenic Differentiation of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Under Oxidative Stress Through Targeting MiR-365

Oxidative stress affects BMSCs. LncRNA GAS5 regulates cell proliferation and apoptosis. However, the effect of LncRNA GAS5 on osteogenesis/adipogenic differentiation of BMSCs under oxidative stress has not been reported. Rat BMSCs were cultured and randomly divided into 4 groups, normal control group; oxidative stress group; GAS5 siRNA group; GAS5 siRNA + miR-365 inhibitor group followed by analysis of LncRNA GAS5 expression by Real time PCR, cell proliferation by MIT assay, Caspase3 activity, GAS5 and miR-365 targeting relationship by luciferase reporter assay, ALP activity, expression of Runx2, OP and PPAR gamma 2 by Real time PCR, as well as ROS content and SOD activity. In oxidative stress group, GAS5 expression was significantly increased along with inhibited cell proliferation, increased Caspase3 activity, decreased ALP activity and the expression of Runx2 and OP, increased PPAR gamma 2 expression and ROS content, and decreased SOD activity compared to control group (P < 0.05). miR-365 was the target mIRNA of GAS5. GAS5 siRNA down-regulated GAS5 expression, significantly promoted cell proliferation, inhibited Caspase3 activity, increased ALP activity and Runx2 and OP expression, decreased PPAR gamma 2 expression and ROS content, and increased SOD activity. (P < 0.05). However, GAS5 siRNA + miR-365 inhibitor group reversed the effect of GAS5 siRNA. Oxidative stress promotes LncRNA GAS5 expression in BMSCs. LncRNA GAS5 regulates oxidative stress by targeting miR-365. Knockdown of GAS5 can promote BMSCs proliferation and osteogenic differentiation and inhibit adipogenic differentiation under oxidative stress.