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Pang S, Xie B, Feng B, Xu G, Ye Q, Chen X, Ruan L, Chen H, Pan SL, Xue C, Li W. miR-542-5p targets GREM1 to affect the progression of renal fibrosis. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2024; 38:e23818. [PMID: 39180371 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.23818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2024] [Revised: 07/11/2024] [Accepted: 08/13/2024] [Indexed: 08/26/2024]
Abstract
Renal fibrosis (RF) is a typical pathological presentation of end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). However, the precise regulatory mechanisms governing this re-expression process remain unclear. Differentially expressed microRNAs (miRNAs) associated with RF were screened by microarray analysis using the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. The miRNAs upstream of the genes in question were predicted using the miRWalk database. The miRNAs involved in the two GEO data sets were intersected to identify key miRNAs; their regulatory pathways were investigated using Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis. Subsequently, the effects and the underlying mechanisms of target miRNA on RF were examined in a unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO)-induced mice renal fibrotic model and a transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1)-induced tubular epithelium (HK-2) fibrotic cell model. In total, 109 and 32 differentially expressed miRNAs were identified in the GSE133530 and GSE80247 data sets, respectively. GREM1 was identified as a hub gene, where its 2196 upstream miRNAs were predicted; miR-574-5p was found to be downregulated and closely related to fibrosis after data set intersection and enrichment analyses, thus was selected for further investigation. A differential expression heatmap (GSE162794) showed that miR-542-5p was downregulated. The expression of GREM1 mRNA was upregulated, whereas that of miR-542-5p was downregulated in UUO mice and fibrotic HK-2 cells as compared with the relevant controls. The binding site of miR-542-5p was predicted at the 3'UTR region of GREM1 and was confirmed by subsequent dual luciferase reporter gene assay. Western blot analysis showed that Gremlin-1 and Fibronectin were significantly upregulated after induction of TGF-β1; when miR-542-5p was overexpressed or GREM1 mRNA was interfered, the upregulations of Gremlin-1 and Fibronectin were significantly reduced. Our research demonstrates that miR-542-5p plays a critical role in the progression of RF, and thus may be a promising therapeutic target for CKD and ADPKD.
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- Shuting Pang
- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Preclinical Medicine, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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Gao J, Song J, Yan Y, Gokulnath P, Vulugundam G, Li G, Zhan Q, Jiang F, Lin Y, Xiao J. Exercise Training-Induced MicroRNA Alterations with Protective Effects in Cardiovascular Diseases. Rev Cardiovasc Med 2023; 24:251. [PMID: 39076378 PMCID: PMC11270073 DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2409251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2024] Open
Abstract
Exercise training (ET) is an important non-drug adjuvant therapy against many human diseases, including cardiovascular diseases. The appropriate ET intensity induces beneficial adaptions and improves physiological function and cardiopulmonary fitness. The mechanisms of exercise-induced cardioprotective effects are still not fully understood. However, mounting evidence suggest that microRNAs (miRNAs) play crucial role in this process and are essential in responding to exercise-stress and mediating exercise-protective effects. Thus, this review summarizes the biogenesis of miRNAs, the mechanism of miRNA action, and specifically the miRNAs involved in exercise-induced cardio-protection used as therapeutic targets for treating cardiovascular diseases.
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- Juan Gao
- Institute of Geriatrics (Shanghai University), Affiliated Nantong Hospital
of Shanghai University (The Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong), School of
Medicine, Shanghai University, 226011 Nantong, Jiangsu, China
- Cardiac Regeneration and Ageing Lab, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences,
Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Life Science,
Shanghai University, 200444 Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Geriatrics (Shanghai University), Affiliated Nantong Hospital
of Shanghai University (The Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong), School of
Medicine, Shanghai University, 226011 Nantong, Jiangsu, China
- Cardiac Regeneration and Ageing Lab, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences,
Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Life Science,
Shanghai University, 200444 Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Geriatrics (Shanghai University), Affiliated Nantong Hospital
of Shanghai University (The Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong), School of
Medicine, Shanghai University, 226011 Nantong, Jiangsu, China
- Cardiac Regeneration and Ageing Lab, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences,
Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Life Science,
Shanghai University, 200444 Shanghai, China
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- Cardiovascular Division of the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard
Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division of the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard
Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Institute of Geriatrics (Shanghai University), Affiliated Nantong Hospital
of Shanghai University (The Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong), School of
Medicine, Shanghai University, 226011 Nantong, Jiangsu, China
- Cardiac Regeneration and Ageing Lab, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences,
Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Life Science,
Shanghai University, 200444 Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nursing, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University Union
Hospital, 350001 Fuzhou, Fujian, China
- Fujian Provincial Special Reserve Talents Laboratory, Fujian Medical
University Union Hospital, 350001 Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Nursing, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University Union
Hospital, 350001 Fuzhou, Fujian, China
- Fujian Provincial Special Reserve Talents Laboratory, Fujian Medical
University Union Hospital, 350001 Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Institute of Geriatrics (Shanghai University), Affiliated Nantong Hospital
of Shanghai University (The Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong), School of
Medicine, Shanghai University, 226011 Nantong, Jiangsu, China
- Cardiac Regeneration and Ageing Lab, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences,
Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Life Science,
Shanghai University, 200444 Shanghai, China
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Xiang K, Qin Z, Zhang H, Liu X. Energy Metabolism in Exercise-Induced Physiologic Cardiac Hypertrophy. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:1133. [PMID: 32848751 PMCID: PMC7403221 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.01133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Physiologic hypertrophy of the heart preserves or enhances systolic function without interstitial fibrosis or cell death. As a unique form of physiological stress, regular exercise training can trigger the adaptation of cardiac muscle to cause physiological hypertrophy, partly due to its ability to improve cardiac metabolism. In heart failure (HF), cardiac dysfunction is closely associated with early initiation of maladaptive metabolic remodeling. A large amount of clinical and experimental evidence shows that metabolic homeostasis plays an important role in exercise training, which is conducive to the treatment and recovery of cardiovascular diseases. Potential mechanistic targets for modulation of cardiac metabolism have become a hot topic at present. Thus, exploring the energy metabolism mechanism in exercise-induced physiologic cardiac hypertrophy may produce new therapeutic targets, which will be helpful to design novel effective strategies. In this review, we summarize the changes of myocardial metabolism (fatty acid metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, and mitochondrial adaptation), metabolically-related signaling molecules, and probable regulatory mechanism of energy metabolism during exercise-induced physiological cardiac hypertrophy.
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- Kefa Xiang
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Zhang Y, He N, Feng B, Ye H. Exercise Mediates Heart Protection via Non-coding RNAs. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:182. [PMID: 32266263 PMCID: PMC7098911 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have become the central matter of death worldwide and have emerged as a notable concern in the healthcare field. There is accumulating evidence that regular exercise training can be as a reliable and widely favorable approach to prevent the heart from cardiovascular events. Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) could act as innovative biomarkers and auspicious therapeutic targets to reduce the incidence of CVDs. In this review, we summarized the regulatory effects of ncRNAs in the cardiac-protection provided by exercise to assess potential therapies for CVDs and disease prevention.
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- Yuelin Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, HwaMei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China.,Ningbo Institute of Life and Health Industry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China
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- Ningbo Institute of Life and Health Industry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China.,Department of Experimental Medical Science, HwaMei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Cardiology, HwaMei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China.,Ningbo Institute of Life and Health Industry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Cardiology, HwaMei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China.,Ningbo Institute of Life and Health Industry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China
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Domańska-Senderowska D, Jastrzębski Z, Kiszałkiewicz J, Brzeziański M, Pastuszak-Lewandoska D, Radzimińki Ł, Brzeziańska-Lasota E, Jegier A. Expression analysis of selected classes of circulating exosomal miRNAs in soccer players as an indicator of adaptation to physical activity. Biol Sport 2017; 34:331-338. [PMID: 29472735 PMCID: PMC5819468 DOI: 10.5114/biolsport.2017.69820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2017] [Revised: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Recently studies have shown that, depending on the type of training and its duration, the expression levels of selected circulating myomiRNAs (c-miR-27a,b, c-miR-29a,b,c, c-miR-133a) differ and correlate with the physiological indicators of adaptation to physical activity. To analyse the expression of selected classes of miRNAs in soccer players during different periods of their training cycle. The study involved 22 soccer players aged 17-18 years. The multi-stage 20-m shuttle run test was used to estimate VO2 max among the soccer players. Samples serum were collected at baseline (time point I), after one week (time point II), and after 2 months of training (time point III). The analysis of the relative quantification (RQ) level of three exosomal myomiRNAs, c-miRNA-27b, c-miR-29a, and c-miR-133, was performed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) at three time points - before the training, after 1 week of training and after the completion of two months of competition season training. The expression analysis showed low expression levels (according to references) of all evaluated myomiRNAs before the training cycle. Analysis performed after a week of the training cycle and after completion of the entire training cycle showed elevated expression of all tested myomiRNAs. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences between the first and the second time point in soccer players for c-miR-27b and c-miR-29a; between the first and the third time point for c-miR-27b and c-miR-29a; and between the second and the third time point for c-miR-27b. Statistical analysis showed a positive correlation between the levels of c-miR-29a and VO2 max. Two months of training affected the expression of c-miR-27b and miR-29a in soccer players. The increased expression of c-miR-27b and c-miR-29 with training could indicate their probable role in the adaptation process that takes place in the muscular system. Possibly, the expression of c-miR-29a will be found to be involved in cardiorespiratory fitness in future research.
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- Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, Poland (Department of Tourism and Recreation)
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- Department of Molecular Bases of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz
- Department of Sports Medicine, Medical University of Lodz
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- Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, Poland (Department of Tourism and Recreation)
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Medical University of Lodz
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MiR-126 reverses drug resistance to TRAIL through inhibiting the expression of c-FLIP in cervical cancer. Gene 2017; 627:420-427. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2017.06.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Revised: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Ceccarelli G, Benedetti L, Arcari ML, Carubbi C, Galli D. Muscle Stem Cell and Physical Activity: What Point is the Debate at? Open Med (Wars) 2017; 12:144-156. [PMID: 28765836 PMCID: PMC5529938 DOI: 10.1515/med-2017-0022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
In the last 15 years, it emerged that the practice of regular physical activity reduces the risks of many diseases (cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, etc.) and it is fundamental in weight control and energy consuming to contrast obesity. Different groups proposed many molecular mechanisms as responsible for the positive effects of physical activity in healthy life. However, many points remain to be clarified. In this mini-review we reported the latest observations on the effects of physical exercise on healthy skeletal and cardiac muscle focusing on muscle stem cells. The last ones represent the fundamental elements for muscle regeneration post injury, but also for healthy muscle homeostasis. Interestingly, in both muscle tissues the morphological consequence of physical activity is a physiological hypertrophy that depends on different phenomena both in differentiated cells and stem cells. The signaling pathways for physical exercise effects present common elements in skeletal and cardiac muscle, like activation of specific transcription factors, proliferative pathways, and cytokines. More recently, post translational (miRNAs) or epigenetic (DNA methylation) modifications have been demonstrated. However, several points remain unresolved thus requiring new research on the effect of exercise on muscle stem cells.
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- Gabriele Ceccarelli
- Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensic, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,Center of Health Technologies (CHT), University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensic, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,Center of Health Technologies (CHT), University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, S.Bi.Bi.T. Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, S.Bi.Bi.T. Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, S.Bi.Bi.T. Unit and Sport and Exercise Medicine Center (SEM)., University of Parma c/o Ospedale Maggiore, Via Gramsci, 14, 43126, Tel: +39-0521-036306, , Parma, Italy.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, S.Bi.Bi.T. Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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