Kalani Anuradha, Kamat Pradip K, Familtseva Anastasia, Chaturvedi Pankaj, Muradashvili Nino, Narayanan Nithya, Tyagi Suresh C, Tyagi Neetu
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2014 Jul;34(7):1212-22. doi: 10.1038/jcbfm.2014.74. Epub 2014 May 7.
Although blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity is maintained by the cross-talk of endothelial cells, junction proteins, and neurogliovascular network, the epigenetic mechanisms behind BBB permeability are largely unknown. We are reporting for the first time miR29b-mediated regulation of BBB, which is a novel mechanism underlying BBB integrity. We hypothesize that miR29b regulates BBB dysfunction by regulating DNMT3b, which consequently regulates the levels of metalloproteinases, that can eat up the membrane and junction proteins leading to leaky vasculature. In addition, 5'-azacytidine (5'-aza) was used to test its efficacy on BBB permeability. Blood-brain barrier disruption model was created by using homocysteine, and in the models miR29b was identified to be most affected, by using microRNA RT(2)-qPCR array. MiR29b mimics and inhibitors also confirmed that miR29b regulates the levels DNMT3b and MMP9. In hyperhomocysteinemic cystathionine-β-synthase deficient (CBS(+/-)) mice with high brain vessel permeability, miR29b levels were also high as compared with wild-type (WT) mice. Interestingly, 5'-aza improved BBB permeability by decreasing the expression of miR29b. In conclusion, our data suggested miR29b-mediated regulation of BBB dysfunction through DNMT3b and MMP9. It also potentiates the use of microRNAs as candidates for future epigenetic therapies in the improvement of BBB integrity.
尽管血脑屏障(BBB)的完整性是由内皮细胞、连接蛋白和神经胶质血管网络的相互作用维持的,但血脑屏障通透性背后的表观遗传机制在很大程度上仍不清楚。我们首次报道了miR29b介导的血脑屏障调节,这是血脑屏障完整性的一种新机制。我们假设miR29b通过调节DNMT3b来调节血脑屏障功能障碍,而DNMT3b进而调节金属蛋白酶的水平,金属蛋白酶会破坏膜和连接蛋白,导致血管渗漏。此外,使用5'-氮杂胞苷(5'-aza)来测试其对血脑屏障通透性的作用。通过使用同型半胱氨酸建立血脑屏障破坏模型,并使用microRNA RT(2)-qPCR阵列在模型中确定miR29b受影响最大。miR29b模拟物和抑制剂也证实了miR29b调节DNMT3b和MMP9的水平。在具有高脑血管通透性的高同型半胱氨酸血症胱硫醚-β-合酶缺陷(CBS(+/-))小鼠中,与野生型(WT)小鼠相比,miR29b水平也较高。有趣的是,5'-aza通过降低miR29b的表达改善了血脑屏障通透性。总之,我们的数据表明miR29b通过DNMT3b和MMP9介导血脑屏障功能障碍的调节。它还增强了将微小RNA作为未来表观遗传疗法候选物以改善血脑屏障完整性的应用。