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Overexpressing miR-122-5p Inhibits the Relaxation of Vaginal Smooth Muscle in Female Sexual Arousal Disorder by Targeting Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Receptor 1

INTRODUCTION: Female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) is a common issue causing physical and psychological pain, but it has no standard diagnostic criteria or treatment. So its pathogenesis desiderates to be explored. AIM: To investigate the specific function of miR-122-5p in FSAD. METHODS: 18 subject...

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Autores principales: Cong, Shengnan, Gui, Tao, Shi, Qinchuan, Zhang, Jingjing, Feng, Jingyi, Pan, Lianjun, Ma, Jiehua, Zhang, Aixia
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Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8360939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34246178
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.esxm.2021.100390
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author Cong, Shengnan
Gui, Tao
Shi, Qinchuan
Zhang, Jingjing
Feng, Jingyi
Pan, Lianjun
Ma, Jiehua
Zhang, Aixia
author_facet Cong, Shengnan
Gui, Tao
Shi, Qinchuan
Zhang, Jingjing
Feng, Jingyi
Pan, Lianjun
Ma, Jiehua
Zhang, Aixia
author_sort Cong, Shengnan
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description INTRODUCTION: Female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) is a common issue causing physical and psychological pain, but it has no standard diagnostic criteria or treatment. So its pathogenesis desiderates to be explored. AIM: To investigate the specific function of miR-122-5p in FSAD. METHODS: 18 subjects were grouped into FSAD and normal control groups according to the Chinese version of the Female Sexual Function Index, and the expression levels of miR-122-5p and vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor 1 (VIPR1) protein in their tissue were verified through real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and western blot (WB) analysis. Then in vitro experiment, miR-122-5p was overexpressed or inhibited in rat vaginal smooth muscle cells (SMCs). The relaxation of rat vaginal SMCs was reflected by the cell morphology, intracellular free cytosolic calcium ion (Ca(2+)) levels, cell proliferation and apoptosis, together with the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) concentration and protein kinase A (PKA) activities. Additionally, the expression levels of relaxation-related proteins, including VIPR1, stimulatory G protein (Gs), adenylate cyclase (AC), and PKA, were detected based on WB analysis. Furthermore, a rescue experiment that simultaneously overexpressed or silenced miR-122-5p and VIPR1 was conducted, and all the indicators were evaluated. MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURE: The expression level of VIPR1 and downstream proteins, cell morphology, cell proliferation and apoptosis, and intracellular free Ca(2+) levels were examined. RESULTS: We verified that women with FSAD had higher miR-122-5p and lower VIPR1 protein. Then overexpressing miR-122-5p decreased relaxation of rat vaginal SMCs, which was manifested as a contractile morphology of cells, an increased intracellular free Ca(2+) concentration, and lower cAMP concentration and PKA activity. Moreover, by rescue experiments, we inferred that VIPR1 was the target of miR-122-5p and affected the relaxation function of vaginal SMCs. CONCLUSION: miR-122-5p regulates the relaxation of vaginal SMCs in FSAD by targeting VIPR1, ulteriorly providing an underlying diagnostic and therapeutic target for FSAD. Cong S, Gui T, Shi Q, et al. Overexpressing miR-122-5p Inhibits the Relaxation of Vaginal Smooth Muscle in Female Sexual Arousal Disorder by Targeting Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Receptor 1. Sex Med 2021;9:100390.
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spelling pubmed-83609392021-08-17 Overexpressing miR-122-5p Inhibits the Relaxation of Vaginal Smooth Muscle in Female Sexual Arousal Disorder by Targeting Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Receptor 1 Cong, Shengnan Gui, Tao Shi, Qinchuan Zhang, Jingjing Feng, Jingyi Pan, Lianjun Ma, Jiehua Zhang, Aixia Sex Med Original Research INTRODUCTION: Female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) is a common issue causing physical and psychological pain, but it has no standard diagnostic criteria or treatment. So its pathogenesis desiderates to be explored. AIM: To investigate the specific function of miR-122-5p in FSAD. METHODS: 18 subjects were grouped into FSAD and normal control groups according to the Chinese version of the Female Sexual Function Index, and the expression levels of miR-122-5p and vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor 1 (VIPR1) protein in their tissue were verified through real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and western blot (WB) analysis. Then in vitro experiment, miR-122-5p was overexpressed or inhibited in rat vaginal smooth muscle cells (SMCs). The relaxation of rat vaginal SMCs was reflected by the cell morphology, intracellular free cytosolic calcium ion (Ca(2+)) levels, cell proliferation and apoptosis, together with the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) concentration and protein kinase A (PKA) activities. Additionally, the expression levels of relaxation-related proteins, including VIPR1, stimulatory G protein (Gs), adenylate cyclase (AC), and PKA, were detected based on WB analysis. Furthermore, a rescue experiment that simultaneously overexpressed or silenced miR-122-5p and VIPR1 was conducted, and all the indicators were evaluated. MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURE: The expression level of VIPR1 and downstream proteins, cell morphology, cell proliferation and apoptosis, and intracellular free Ca(2+) levels were examined. RESULTS: We verified that women with FSAD had higher miR-122-5p and lower VIPR1 protein. Then overexpressing miR-122-5p decreased relaxation of rat vaginal SMCs, which was manifested as a contractile morphology of cells, an increased intracellular free Ca(2+) concentration, and lower cAMP concentration and PKA activity. Moreover, by rescue experiments, we inferred that VIPR1 was the target of miR-122-5p and affected the relaxation function of vaginal SMCs. CONCLUSION: miR-122-5p regulates the relaxation of vaginal SMCs in FSAD by targeting VIPR1, ulteriorly providing an underlying diagnostic and therapeutic target for FSAD. Cong S, Gui T, Shi Q, et al. Overexpressing miR-122-5p Inhibits the Relaxation of Vaginal Smooth Muscle in Female Sexual Arousal Disorder by Targeting Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Receptor 1. Sex Med 2021;9:100390. Elsevier 2021-07-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8360939/ /pubmed/34246178 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.esxm.2021.100390 Text en Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of the International Society for Sexual Medicine. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
spellingShingle Original Research
Cong, Shengnan
Gui, Tao
Shi, Qinchuan
Zhang, Jingjing
Feng, Jingyi
Pan, Lianjun
Ma, Jiehua
Zhang, Aixia
Overexpressing miR-122-5p Inhibits the Relaxation of Vaginal Smooth Muscle in Female Sexual Arousal Disorder by Targeting Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Receptor 1
title Overexpressing miR-122-5p Inhibits the Relaxation of Vaginal Smooth Muscle in Female Sexual Arousal Disorder by Targeting Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Receptor 1
title_full Overexpressing miR-122-5p Inhibits the Relaxation of Vaginal Smooth Muscle in Female Sexual Arousal Disorder by Targeting Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Receptor 1
title_fullStr Overexpressing miR-122-5p Inhibits the Relaxation of Vaginal Smooth Muscle in Female Sexual Arousal Disorder by Targeting Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Receptor 1
title_full_unstemmed Overexpressing miR-122-5p Inhibits the Relaxation of Vaginal Smooth Muscle in Female Sexual Arousal Disorder by Targeting Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Receptor 1
title_short Overexpressing miR-122-5p Inhibits the Relaxation of Vaginal Smooth Muscle in Female Sexual Arousal Disorder by Targeting Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Receptor 1
title_sort overexpressing mir-122-5p inhibits the relaxation of vaginal smooth muscle in female sexual arousal disorder by targeting vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor 1
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8360939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34246178
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.esxm.2021.100390
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