Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi 563000, China.
Department of Cardiology, Shantou Glory Hospital, Shantou 515041, China.
Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2018 Aug 7;2018:4971261. doi: 10.1155/2018/4971261. eCollection 2018.
Cardiac stem cells (CSCs) have emerged as one of the most promising stem cells for cardiac protection. Recently, exosomes from bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) have been found to facilitate cell proliferation and survival by transporting various bioactive molecules, including microRNAs (miRs). In this study, we found that BMSC-derived exosomes (BMSC-exos) significantly decreased apoptosis rates and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in CSCs after oxidative stress injury. Moreover, a stronger effect was induced by exosomes collected from BMSCs cultured under hypoxic conditions (Hypoxic-exos) than those collected from BMSCs cultured under normal conditions (Nor-exos). We also observed greater miR-214 enrichment in Hypoxic-exos than in Nor-exos. In addition, a miR-214 inhibitor or mimics added to modulate miR-214 levels in BMSC-exos revealed that exosomes from miR-214-depleted BMSCs partially reversed the effects of hypoxia-induced exosomes on oxidative damage in CSCs. These data further confirmed that miR-214 is the main effector molecule in BMSC-exos that protects CSCs from oxidative damage. miR-214 mimic and inhibitor transfection assays verified that CaMKII is a target gene of miR-214 in CSCs, with exosome-pretreated CSCs exhibiting increased miR-214 levels but decreased CaMKII levels. Therefore, the miR-214/CaMKII axis regulates oxidative stress-related injury in CSCs, such as apoptosis, calcium homeostasis disequilibrium, and excessive ROS accumulation. Collectively, these findings suggest that BMSCs release miR-214-containing exosomes to suppress oxidative stress injury in CSCs through CaMKII silencing.
心肌干细胞 (CSCs) 已成为最有前途的心肌保护干细胞之一。最近,发现骨髓间充质干细胞 (BMSCs) 来源的外泌体通过转运多种生物活性分子,包括 microRNAs (miRs),促进细胞增殖和存活。在本研究中,我们发现 BMSC 来源的外泌体 (BMSC-exos) 可显著降低 CSCs 在氧化应激损伤后的细胞凋亡率和活性氧 (ROS) 生成。此外,与正常条件下培养的 BMSCs 收集的外泌体 (Nor-exos) 相比,缺氧条件下培养的 BMSCs 收集的外泌体 (Hypoxic-exos) 诱导的作用更强。我们还观察到 Hypoxic-exos 中 miR-214 的富集程度高于 Nor-exos。此外,添加 miR-214 抑制剂或模拟物来调节 BMSC-exos 中的 miR-214 水平,结果表明,miR-214 耗尽的 BMSCs 来源的外泌体部分逆转了缺氧诱导的外泌体对 CSCs 氧化损伤的影响。这些数据进一步证实 miR-214 是 BMSC-exos 中保护 CSCs 免受氧化损伤的主要效应分子。miR-214 模拟物和抑制剂转染实验验证了 CaMKII 是 CSCs 中 miR-214 的靶基因,外泌体预处理的 CSCs 表现出 miR-214 水平升高但 CaMKII 水平降低。因此,miR-214/CaMKII 轴调节 CSCs 中的氧化应激相关损伤,如细胞凋亡、钙稳态失衡和过量 ROS 积累。总之,这些发现表明,BMSCs 通过沉默 CaMKII 释放含有 miR-214 的外泌体来抑制 CSCs 的氧化应激损伤。