School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China.
Department of Orthopedics, Shanxi Bethune Hospital & Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Taiyuan 030032, China.
Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai). 2023 Feb 25;55(2):295-303. doi: 10.3724/abbs.2023009.
Vascular inflammation induced by angiotensin II-1 receptor autoantibody (AT1-AA) is involved in the occurrence and development of various cardiovascular diseases. miR-339-3p is closely related to the degree of vasodilation of aortic aneurysm and is also involved in the occurrence and development of acute pancreatitis. However, it is still unclear whether miR-339-3p influences AT1-AA-induced vascular inflammation. In this study, the role and mechanism of miR-339-3p in AT1-AA-induced vascular inflammation are studied. RT-PCR detection shows that the miR-339-3p levels in the thoracic aorta and serum exosomes of AT1-AA-positive rats are significantly increased. The miRwalk database predicts the mRNAs that miR-339-3p can bind to their 5'UTR. Subsequently, it is found that the number of genes contained in the T cell receptor pathway is high through KEGG analysis, and NFATc3 among them can promote the secretion of various inflammatory cytokines. AT1-AA-induced upregulation of miR-339-3p expression in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) can lead to a significant increase in NFATc3 protein level and promote vascular inflammation. Inhibition of miR-339-3p with antagomir-339-3p can significantly reverse AT1-AA-induced high expressions of IL-6, IL-1β and TNF-α proteins in rat thoracic aorta and VSMCs. That is, AT1-AA can upregulate the expression of miR-339-3p in VSMCs, and the increased miR-339-3p targets the 5'UTR of NFATc3 mRNA to increase the protein level of NFATc3, thereby aggravating the occurrence of vascular inflammation. These findings provide new experimental evidence for the involvement of miRNAs in regulating vascular inflammatory diseases.
血管紧张素 II-1 型受体自身抗体(AT1-AA)引起的血管炎症与各种心血管疾病的发生和发展有关。miR-339-3p 与主动脉瘤的血管舒张程度密切相关,也参与了急性胰腺炎的发生和发展。然而,miR-339-3p 是否影响 AT1-AA 诱导的血管炎症仍不清楚。本研究旨在研究 miR-339-3p 在 AT1-AA 诱导的血管炎症中的作用和机制。RT-PCR 检测显示,AT1-AA 阳性大鼠胸主动脉和血清外泌体中的 miR-339-3p 水平明显升高。miRwalk 数据库预测了 miR-339-3p 与其 5'UTR 结合的 mRNAs。随后,通过 KEGG 分析发现,T 细胞受体途径中包含的基因数量较高,其中 NFATc3 可以促进各种炎症细胞因子的分泌。AT1-AA 诱导血管平滑肌细胞(VSMCs)中 miR-339-3p 表达上调,可导致 NFATc3 蛋白水平显著升高,促进血管炎症。用 antagomir-339-3p 抑制 miR-339-3p 可显著逆转 AT1-AA 诱导的大鼠胸主动脉和 VSMCs 中 IL-6、IL-1β 和 TNF-α 蛋白的高表达。即 AT1-AA 可上调 VSMCs 中 miR-339-3p 的表达,而增加的 miR-339-3p 靶向 NFATc3 mRNA 的 5'UTR,增加 NFATc3 蛋白水平,从而加重血管炎症的发生。这些发现为 miRNA 参与调节血管炎症性疾病提供了新的实验证据。
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