Department of Pediatrics, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210004, P.R. China.
Mol Med Rep. 2021 Dec;24(6). doi: 10.3892/mmr.2021.12501. Epub 2021 Oct 19.
Previously it was found that hsa_circ_105039 was underexpressed in the heart tissue of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). However, the function and mechanism of hsa_circ_105039 in CHD are unclear. In the present study, induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells were differentiated into cardiomyocytes using 1% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). Cell differentiation, viability, migration and apoptosis were measured before and following hsa_circ_105039 knockdown or overexpression. The results indicated that hsa_circ_105039 overexpression promoted cell differentiation, viability and migration; whereas apoptosis was simultaneously repressed. A luciferase reporter assay verified that hsa_circ_105039 acted as a sponge for microRNA (miR)‑17 and that cyclinD2 was a direct target of miR‑17. Furthermore, differentiation‑related genes and proteins were analyzed by reverse transcription‑quantitative PCR and western blotting, respectively. The results showed that hsa_circ_105039 could also upregulate the expression of differentiation‑related genes and proteins, including natriuretic peptide A, cardiac troponin I, GATA‑binding protein 4 and homobox transcription factor, in iPS cells. The results suggested that hsa_circ_105039 exerted a protective effect by promoting miR‑17/cyclinD2 in DMSO‑induced iPS cardiomyocytes, which indicated that hsa_circ_105039 is a potential key molecule for the diagnosis of CHD.
先前发现 hsa_circ_105039 在先天性心脏病 (CHD) 患者的心脏组织中表达下调。然而,hsa_circ_105039 在 CHD 中的功能和机制尚不清楚。在本研究中,使用 1%二甲基亚砜 (DMSO) 将诱导多能干细胞 (iPS) 分化为心肌细胞。在 hsa_circ_105039 敲低或过表达前后测量细胞分化、活力、迁移和凋亡。结果表明,hsa_circ_105039 过表达促进细胞分化、活力和迁移,同时抑制凋亡。荧光素酶报告基因检测证实 hsa_circ_105039 作为 microRNA (miR)‑17 的海绵,cyclinD2 是 miR‑17 的直接靶标。此外,通过逆转录-定量 PCR 和 Western blot 分别分析分化相关基因和蛋白。结果表明,hsa_circ_105039 还可以上调 iPS 细胞中分化相关基因和蛋白的表达,包括脑钠肽 A、心肌肌钙蛋白 I、GATA 结合蛋白 4 和同源盒转录因子。结果表明,hsa_circ_105039 通过促进 DMSO 诱导的 iPS 心肌细胞中的 miR-17/cyclinD2 发挥保护作用,表明 hsa_circ_105039 是 CHD 诊断的潜在关键分子。