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Friend or Foe: A Cancer Suppressor MicroRNA-34 Potentially Plays an Adverse Role in Vascular Diseases by Regulating Cell Apoptosis and Extracellular Matrix Degradation

BACKGROUND: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have emerged as central regulators of many processes. MiRNA-34 (miR-34) functions as a well-known tumor suppressor. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanisms underlying how miR-34 participates in vascular disorders. MATERIAL/METHODS: Three miR-34 family m...

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Autores principales: Wang, Haiqing, Wang, Fang, Wang, Xu, Wu, Xuejun, Xu, Fei, Wang, Kunpeng, Xiao, Mingjie, Jin, Xing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6434609/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30873956
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/MSM.915270
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author Wang, Haiqing
Wang, Fang
Wang, Xu
Wu, Xuejun
Xu, Fei
Wang, Kunpeng
Xiao, Mingjie
Jin, Xing
author_facet Wang, Haiqing
Wang, Fang
Wang, Xu
Wu, Xuejun
Xu, Fei
Wang, Kunpeng
Xiao, Mingjie
Jin, Xing
author_sort Wang, Haiqing
collection PubMed
description BACKGROUND: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have emerged as central regulators of many processes. MiRNA-34 (miR-34) functions as a well-known tumor suppressor. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanisms underlying how miR-34 participates in vascular disorders. MATERIAL/METHODS: Three miR-34 family members (miR-34a, miR-34b, and miR-34c) were overexpressed or silenced in human vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and umbilical vein endothelial cells (UVECs), respectively, before the proliferation and apoptosis of cells were detected by using Cell Counting Kit-8 assay and Annexin V- fluorescein isothiocyanate/propidium iodide flow cytometry. The protein expression of apoptosis biomarkers was detected by western blot. Dual-luciferase reporter assay was performed to determine the candidate target of miR-34, and enzyme-linked immune sorbent assay was used to evaluate the effect of miR-34 on the expression of the target gene. RESULTS: Overexpression of miR-34 family members repressed proliferation and promoted apoptosis of VSMCs and UVECs, whereas miR-34 knockdown led to the opposite results. In addition, miR-34a inhibited the expression of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT), a serine protease inhibitor that suppresses the degradation of extracellular matrix, through a miR-34-binding site within the 3′-UTR of AAT. CONCLUSIONS: MiR-34 promoted apoptosis of VSMC and UVEC cells by inhibiting AAT expression. This finding provides an update on the understanding of the clinical value of miR-34, which might assist to uncover novel and effective therapeutic strategies for the treatment of vascular diseases.
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spelling pubmed-64346092019-04-11 Friend or Foe: A Cancer Suppressor MicroRNA-34 Potentially Plays an Adverse Role in Vascular Diseases by Regulating Cell Apoptosis and Extracellular Matrix Degradation Wang, Haiqing Wang, Fang Wang, Xu Wu, Xuejun Xu, Fei Wang, Kunpeng Xiao, Mingjie Jin, Xing Med Sci Monit Lab/In Vitro Research BACKGROUND: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have emerged as central regulators of many processes. MiRNA-34 (miR-34) functions as a well-known tumor suppressor. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanisms underlying how miR-34 participates in vascular disorders. MATERIAL/METHODS: Three miR-34 family members (miR-34a, miR-34b, and miR-34c) were overexpressed or silenced in human vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and umbilical vein endothelial cells (UVECs), respectively, before the proliferation and apoptosis of cells were detected by using Cell Counting Kit-8 assay and Annexin V- fluorescein isothiocyanate/propidium iodide flow cytometry. The protein expression of apoptosis biomarkers was detected by western blot. Dual-luciferase reporter assay was performed to determine the candidate target of miR-34, and enzyme-linked immune sorbent assay was used to evaluate the effect of miR-34 on the expression of the target gene. RESULTS: Overexpression of miR-34 family members repressed proliferation and promoted apoptosis of VSMCs and UVECs, whereas miR-34 knockdown led to the opposite results. In addition, miR-34a inhibited the expression of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT), a serine protease inhibitor that suppresses the degradation of extracellular matrix, through a miR-34-binding site within the 3′-UTR of AAT. CONCLUSIONS: MiR-34 promoted apoptosis of VSMC and UVEC cells by inhibiting AAT expression. This finding provides an update on the understanding of the clinical value of miR-34, which might assist to uncover novel and effective therapeutic strategies for the treatment of vascular diseases. International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2019-03-15 /pmc/articles/PMC6434609/ /pubmed/30873956 http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/MSM.915270 Text en © Med Sci Monit, 2019 This work is licensed under Creative Common Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) )
spellingShingle Lab/In Vitro Research
Wang, Haiqing
Wang, Fang
Wang, Xu
Wu, Xuejun
Xu, Fei
Wang, Kunpeng
Xiao, Mingjie
Jin, Xing
Friend or Foe: A Cancer Suppressor MicroRNA-34 Potentially Plays an Adverse Role in Vascular Diseases by Regulating Cell Apoptosis and Extracellular Matrix Degradation
title Friend or Foe: A Cancer Suppressor MicroRNA-34 Potentially Plays an Adverse Role in Vascular Diseases by Regulating Cell Apoptosis and Extracellular Matrix Degradation
title_full Friend or Foe: A Cancer Suppressor MicroRNA-34 Potentially Plays an Adverse Role in Vascular Diseases by Regulating Cell Apoptosis and Extracellular Matrix Degradation
title_fullStr Friend or Foe: A Cancer Suppressor MicroRNA-34 Potentially Plays an Adverse Role in Vascular Diseases by Regulating Cell Apoptosis and Extracellular Matrix Degradation
title_full_unstemmed Friend or Foe: A Cancer Suppressor MicroRNA-34 Potentially Plays an Adverse Role in Vascular Diseases by Regulating Cell Apoptosis and Extracellular Matrix Degradation
title_short Friend or Foe: A Cancer Suppressor MicroRNA-34 Potentially Plays an Adverse Role in Vascular Diseases by Regulating Cell Apoptosis and Extracellular Matrix Degradation
title_sort friend or foe: a cancer suppressor microrna-34 potentially plays an adverse role in vascular diseases by regulating cell apoptosis and extracellular matrix degradation
topic Lab/In Vitro Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6434609/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30873956
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/MSM.915270
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