Sheng Z, Lu W, Zuo Z, Wang D, Zuo P, Yao Y, Ma G. MicroRNA-7b attenuates ischemia/reperfusion-induced H9C2 cardiomyocyte apoptosis via the hypoxia inducible factor-1/p-p38 pathway.
J Cell Biochem 2018;
120:9947-9955. [PMID:
30548297 DOI:
10.1002/jcb.28277]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been shown to play crucial roles in the occurrence, development, and treatment of many cardiovascular diseases. Coronary heart disease (CAD)-related miRNAs are still a growing research area. miR-7b was reported to be downregulated in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) myocardium tissues. However, it remains largely unknown whether miR-7b is involved in the pathogenesis and progression of the AMI ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury.
METHODS
Male C57BL/6 J mice and H9C2 cells were used as models in this study. Masson staining, real-time polymerase chain reaction, Western blot analysis, and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end-labeling immunofluorescence staining assays were performed to detect the related indicators in the study. SPSS 17.0 software was used to calculate the experimental data.
RESULTS
The results showed that miR-7b expression is downregulated after I/R in mice, and miR-7b could inhibit apoptosis in I/R-induced H9C2 cells via upregulating hypoxia-inducible factor 1a (HIF1a). The inhibitory effect of miR-7b on I/R-induced apoptosis in H9C2 cells was blocked by HIF1a silencing. In addition, our data suggested that the p-P38 pathway may be involved in the role of miR-7 in I/R-induced H9C2 cell apoptosis.
CONCLUSION
We confirmed that the overexpression of miR-7b inhibits I/R-induced apoptosis in H9C2 cells by targeting the HIF1a/p-P38 pathway. Our findings not only demonstrate the potential role of miR-7b in attenuating I/R-induced apoptosis but also provide a new insight into the better prevention of the I/R injury by mediating HIF-1 and p-P38.
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