Department of Basic Surgery, People's Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, 618000, China.
Cardiovascular Collaborative Innovation Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.
Cell Tissue Res. 2021 Mar;383(3):1155-1165. doi: 10.1007/s00441-020-03338-y. Epub 2020 Nov 27.
Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotypic switching is a hallmark of vascular remodeling that contributes to atherosclerotic diseases. MicroRNA 4463 (miR-4463) has been implicated in the development of arteriosclerosis obliterans, whereas the underlying mechanisms in VSMCs have not been fully addressed. In this study, we assessed whether miR-4463 is involved in the phenotypic switching process in VSMCs. Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL, 50 mg/L) was used to simulate the oxidative stress condition, and miR-4463 expression in VSMCs was detected by a quantitative polymerase chain reaction. To determine the effect of Ox-LDL-mediated regulation of miR-4463 on the phenotypic switching of VSMCs, cell counting kit-8, cell migration assays, and cytoskeleton test were performed. After using specific antagonists of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), the relationship between miR-4463 and its downstream signaling proteins was explored. Ox-LDL induced oxidative stress to promote VSMC transformation from contraction to secretion, which clearly decreased the level of miR-4463. Then, downregulated miR-4463 enhanced the migration and phenotypic transformation of VSMCs and activated the phosphorylation of JNK and ERK; these effects were increased after Ox-LDL induction. As expected, inhibiting the two signaling proteins blocked the effect of the miR-4463 inhibitor combined with Ox-LDL. In addition, inhibition of miR-4463 led to the upregulation of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) expression. The results of this study demonstrate that miR-4463 is a novel regulator of VSMC function in hypoxic conditions and modulates VSMC phenotypic switching via the JNK and ERK signaling pathways; bFGF may be the target gene of miR-4463.
血管平滑肌细胞(VSMC)表型转换是血管重构的标志,导致动脉粥样硬化疾病。微小 RNA 4463(miR-4463)已被牵涉到动脉硬化闭塞症的发展中,然而,VSMCs 中的潜在机制尚未完全解决。在这项研究中,我们评估了 miR-4463 是否参与 VSMCs 的表型转换过程。使用氧化低密度脂蛋白(Ox-LDL,50mg/L)模拟氧化应激条件,并通过定量聚合酶链反应检测 VSMCs 中的 miR-4463 表达。为了确定 Ox-LDL 介导的 miR-4463 调节对 VSMC 表型转换的影响,进行了细胞计数试剂盒-8、细胞迁移测定和细胞骨架测试。使用 c-Jun N 末端激酶(JNK)和细胞外信号调节激酶(ERK)的特异性拮抗剂后,探讨了 miR-4463 与其下游信号蛋白之间的关系。Ox-LDL 诱导氧化应激,促进 VSMC 从收缩到分泌的转化,明显降低 miR-4463 的水平。然后,下调的 miR-4463 增强了 VSMCs 的迁移和表型转化,并激活了 JNK 和 ERK 的磷酸化;这些作用在 Ox-LDL 诱导后增加。不出所料,抑制这两种信号蛋白阻断了 miR-4463 抑制剂与 Ox-LDL 联合的作用。此外,抑制 miR-4463 导致碱性成纤维细胞生长因子(bFGF)表达上调。这项研究的结果表明,miR-4463 是低氧条件下 VSMC 功能的新型调节剂,并通过 JNK 和 ERK 信号通路调节 VSMC 表型转换;bFGF 可能是 miR-4463 的靶基因。
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