Sun Ying, Lu Chun-Mei, Song Zhen, Xu Ke-Ke, Wu Shu-Bin, Li Zhi-Jian
Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China; Department of Ophthalmology, Second Hospital of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Department of Physiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Int J Ophthalmol. 2016 Dec 18;9(12):1719-1724. doi: 10.18240/ijo.2016.12.03. eCollection 2016.
To determine the role of microRNA (miRNA)-29a and miRNA-29c in the regulation of apoptosis in early rat diabetic cataract formation.
Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were used in the study. The expression level of miRNA-29a, miRNA-29c, and BCL2-modifying factor (BMF) in lens epithelial cells (LECs) samples were measured using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Prediction algorithms of miRanda, TargetScan 6.2, and mirRDB to perform a miRNA gene network analysis were used for the potential miRNA-29a and miRNA-29c targets.
The miRNA-29a and miRNA-29c expression levels were all significantly lower in the control group compared to the 2 and 4wk diabetic samples (<0.01). The network analysis indicated that one miRNA-29a and miRNA-29c targets was BMF. There was significantly higher expression of BMF mRNA compared to the normal controls (<0.01).
Apoptosis occurs in rat LECs following high blood glucose exposure. It is likely that apoptosis during diabetic cataract formation involves the decreased expression of miRNA-29a and miRNA-29c and the increased expression of BMF.
确定微小RNA(miRNA)-29a和miRNA-29c在大鼠早期糖尿病性白内障形成过程中对细胞凋亡调控的作用。
本研究采用链脲佐菌素(STZ)诱导的糖尿病Sprague-Dawley(SD)大鼠。使用定量实时聚合酶链反应测量晶状体上皮细胞(LECs)样本中miRNA-29a、miRNA-29c和BCL2修饰因子(BMF)的表达水平。利用miRanda、TargetScan 6.2和mirRDB预测算法进行miRNA基因网络分析,以确定潜在的miRNA-29a和miRNA-29c靶标。
与2周和4周糖尿病样本相比,对照组中miRNA-29a和miRNA-29c的表达水平均显著降低(<0.01)。网络分析表明,BMF是miRNA-29a和miRNA-29c的一个靶标。与正常对照组相比,BMF mRNA的表达显著更高(<0.01)。
高血糖暴露后大鼠晶状体上皮细胞发生凋亡。糖尿病性白内障形成过程中的细胞凋亡可能涉及miRNA-29a和miRNA-29c表达降低以及BMF表达增加。