Han Yong, Ma Jie, Wang Junping, Wang Liping
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Xi'an Honghui Hospital, Shaanxi, 710000, China.
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shaanxi Friendship Hospital, Shaanxi, 710000, China.
Mol Immunol. 2018 Jan;93:107-114. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2017.11.017. Epub 2017 Nov 22.
Atherosclerosis (AS) is the main cause of cardiovascular diseases (CADs). Lipid accumulation and inflammatory response in macrophages are two key factors in the pathogenesis of AS. In this study, we aimed to explore the regulating role of long non-coding RNA (LncRNA)-H19 in oxygenized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL)-treated Raw264.7 cells. Compared with the healthy control, a relatively higher level of H19 was detected in the blood samples from AS patients. Obviously up-regulated expression of TG (triglycerides)/TC (total cholesterol)/LDL-C (low density lipoprotein-cholesterol) and down-regulated level of HDL-C (high density lipoprotein-cholesterol) were detected in ox-LDL-treated Raw264.7 cells. Besides that, increased expression of H19 was detected in ox-LDL-treated Raw264.7 cells. To examine the function of H19, gene knockdown was performed using short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs). The expression of TG, TC, LDL-C and HDL-C was detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (Elisa) and the expression of lipolytic genes/lipogenic genes (PPARα, CPT-1/REBP-1c, ACS) was examined through western blot. In combination with the result of oil red O staining, we concluded that H19 shRNA effectively decreased lipid accumulation in ox-LDL-treated Raw264.7 cells. Besides that, H19 shRNA decreased the level of pro-inflammatory factors (TNF-α, IL-1β)/CD68+ cells and increased the level of anti-inflammatory factors (IL-4, IL-10)/CD163+ cells compared with the control group. Combined the bioinformatics analyses/luciferase assay with the promoting effect of H19 shRNA on the expression of miR-130b, we speculated that miR-130b was a target of H19 in ox-LDL-treated Raw264.7 cells. Moreover, the adding of LncRNA H19 abolished the facilitating effect of miR-130b inhibitor on adipogenesis and inflammation response by up-regulating the expression of miR-130b. Taken together, our research indicated a H19-miR130b pathway in regulating lipid metabolism and inflammation response in ox-LDL-treated Raw264.7 cells, providing new targets for AS treatment.
动脉粥样硬化(AS)是心血管疾病(CADs)的主要病因。巨噬细胞中的脂质积累和炎症反应是AS发病机制中的两个关键因素。在本研究中,我们旨在探讨长链非编码RNA(LncRNA)-H19在氧化型低密度脂蛋白(ox-LDL)处理的Raw264.7细胞中的调节作用。与健康对照组相比,在AS患者的血液样本中检测到相对较高水平的H19。在ox-LDL处理的Raw264.7细胞中检测到甘油三酯(TG)/总胆固醇(TC)/低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C)明显上调,高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C)水平下调。除此之外,在ox-LDL处理的Raw264.7细胞中检测到H19表达增加。为了检测H19的功能,使用短发夹RNA(shRNAs)进行基因敲低。通过酶联免疫吸附测定(Elisa)检测TG、TC、LDL-C和HDL-C的表达,并通过蛋白质印迹法检测脂解基因/脂肪生成基因(PPARα、CPT-1/REBP-1c、ACS)的表达。结合油红O染色结果,我们得出结论,H19 shRNA有效降低了ox-LDL处理的Raw264.7细胞中的脂质积累。除此之外,与对照组相比,H19 shRNA降低了促炎因子(TNF-α、IL-1β)/CD68+细胞的水平,增加了抗炎因子(IL-4、IL-10)/CD163+细胞的水平。结合生物信息学分析/荧光素酶测定以及H19 shRNA对miR-130b表达的促进作用,我们推测miR-130b是ox-LDL处理的Raw264.7细胞中H19的靶标。此外,添加LncRNA H19通过上调miR-130b的表达消除了miR-130b抑制剂对脂肪生成和炎症反应的促进作用。综上所述,我们的研究表明在ox-LDL处理的Raw264.7细胞中存在一条H19-miR130b途径来调节脂质代谢和炎症反应,为AS治疗提供了新的靶点。