Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Liuzhou People's Hospital, Liuzhou, China.
Department of Respiratory Medicine, People's Hospital of Longgang District, Shenzhen, China.
Autoimmunity. 2023 Dec;56(1):2193678. doi: 10.1080/08916934.2023.2193678.
Increased proliferation and migration of abnormal airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs) are significantly associated with asthma. Recently, the function of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in ASMCs has been identified. Our research attempted to resolve the function of the lncRNA DGCR5 in ASMCs and focus on its in-depth mechanisms of proliferation and migration. Quantitative real-time PCR and western blotting were used to evaluate the expressions of RNA and proteins, respectively. The CCK-8 assay was used to detect cell proliferation. Transwell assays were used to assess migration. Luciferase and RNA pull-down assays were used to verify the targeting between miR-204-5p and lncRNA DGCR5 or SRSF7. LncRNA DGCR5 was upregulated in ASMCs stimulated with PDGF-BB. Knockdown of DGCR5 reversed the effect of platelet-derived growth factor BB (PDGF-BB) on the proliferation and migration of ASMCs. The results of this study showed that lncRNA DGCR5 binds to miR-204-5p, and SRSF7 is the target of miR-204-5p. Rescue experiments verified the interaction between miR-204-5p and DGCR5, as well as that between miR-204-5p and SRSF7. Overall, this study revealed that the lncRNA DGCR5/miR-204-5p/SRSF7 signalling axis has key regulatory effects on the proliferation and migration of ASMCs.
异常气道平滑肌细胞(ASMCs)的增殖和迁移增加与哮喘显著相关。最近,长链非编码 RNA(lncRNA)在 ASMCs 中的功能已被确定。我们的研究试图解决 lncRNA DGCR5 在 ASMCs 中的功能,并专注于其增殖和迁移的深入机制。定量实时 PCR 和 Western blot 分别用于评估 RNA 和蛋白质的表达。CCK-8 测定用于检测细胞增殖。Transwell 测定用于评估迁移。荧光素酶和 RNA 下拉测定用于验证 miR-204-5p 和 lncRNA DGCR5 或 SRSF7 之间的靶向关系。PDGF-BB 刺激的 ASMCs 中上调了 lncRNA DGCR5。DGCR5 的敲低逆转了血小板衍生生长因子 BB(PDGF-BB)对 ASMCs 增殖和迁移的影响。这项研究的结果表明,lncRNA DGCR5 与 miR-204-5p 结合,而 SRSF7 是 miR-204-5p 的靶标。挽救实验验证了 miR-204-5p 与 DGCR5 之间以及 miR-204-5p 与 SRSF7 之间的相互作用。总体而言,这项研究揭示了 lncRNA DGCR5/miR-204-5p/SRSF7 信号轴对 ASMCs 的增殖和迁移具有关键的调节作用。