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. 2025 Apr 11;16:1553794. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2025.1553794

Table 4.

Mechanism of targeted regulation of PGRN in metabolic diseases.

Target molecule Molecular mechanism Result Disease Refs
miR-29b-3p Significantly inhibit the expression and release of PGRN, increase the expression of Bax, Caspase-3, MMP-1, MMP-13 and COL-X, reduce the transcription and secretion of col II, and inhibit the expression of Bcl-2. Recombinant PGRN can reduce the expression of Caspase-3 and Bax/Bcl-2 induced by miR-29b-3p. Inhibition of chondrocyte apoptosis. Cartilage and Bone homeostasis imbalance diseases
Cartilage
and Bone homeostasis imbalance diseases
(148)
miR-29b-3p Matrine can reduce the production of IL-6, IL-1β and TNF-α in chondrocytes, inhibit the expression of miR-29b-3p and increase the expression of PGRN. Improve the viability of chondrocytes, inhibit cell apoptosis, and reduce joint tissue damage. (149)
LncRNA OIP5-AS1 Inhibits the expression of miR-29b-3p, down regulates the expression of Bax, IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α, and up regulates the expression of PGRN by sponging miR-29b-3p. Promote the proliferation and migration of chondrocytes, inhibit the apoptosis and inflammation of chondrocytes, and improve the injury of chondrocytes. (154)
Atsttrin By relying on TNFR2, Atsttrin strongly activated Akt pathway, slightly activated ERK1/2 pathway, and significantly increased the expression of cartilage marker genes Sox9, COL-II and Aggrecan. Promote the anabolism of chondrocytes (158, 159)
Reduced the expression of inflammatory factors such as TNF-α, MMP-13, COX-2, iNOS and IL-17. Alleviates the inflammatory reaction mediated by TNF-α and prevents intervertebral disc degeneration (160)
By interacting with TNFR2, the expression of TNF-α, TNFR1, TNFR2, Bax, MMP-13 and Cathepsin K was decreased, and the expression of Bcl-2 was increased Intervertebral disc degeneration score was significantly improved, intervertebral disc space stenosis and NP signal and cartilage loss were weakened (161)
The transcription levels of ALP, COL1A1, OCN, OPN and Runx2 were up-regulated, and the formation and accumulation of TNF-α were decreased Promote bone formation (162)
Significantly decreased the expression of TNF-α, IL-6 and iNOS in BMSCs, and increased the expression of GAGs accumulation, calcium deposition, Col2a1, ACAN, Sox-9, Runx2, BMP-2, ALP, OCL, OCN, ALP and Col-I Alleviates the inflammatory cascade, restores the balance of pro-inflammatory mediators, and stimulates cartilage repair and bone formation (163)
By binding with TNFR1, Atsttrin down regulated the transcription levels of TNF-α, TRAP, CTSK and calcitonin receptor, and up-regulated the expressions of TNF-α, ALP, Runx2 and Col-I.
By binding with TNFR2, Atsttrin activates Akt and ERK1/2 pathways and further increases the transcriptional expression of bone morphogenetic proteins Runx2, ALP and Col-I.
Inhibited OC differentiation, promoted ob differentiation, and maintained OB-OC balance (164)