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Melatonin Alleviates Hyperglycemia-Induced Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis via Regulation of Long Non-Coding RNA H19/miR-29c/MAPK Axis in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy

Recent studies revealed that non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) play a crucial role in pathophysiological processes involved in diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) that contribute to heart failure. The present study was designed to further investigate the anti-apoptotic effect of melatonin on cardiomyocytes in diab...

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Autores principales: Tang, Haitao, Zhong, Hongli, Liu, Wanqing, Wang, Yi, Wang, Yuan, Wang, Liuqing, Tang, Songtao, Zhu, Huaqing
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9316647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35890121
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ph15070821
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author Tang, Haitao
Zhong, Hongli
Liu, Wanqing
Wang, Yi
Wang, Yuan
Wang, Liuqing
Tang, Songtao
Zhu, Huaqing
author_facet Tang, Haitao
Zhong, Hongli
Liu, Wanqing
Wang, Yi
Wang, Yuan
Wang, Liuqing
Tang, Songtao
Zhu, Huaqing
author_sort Tang, Haitao
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description Recent studies revealed that non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) play a crucial role in pathophysiological processes involved in diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) that contribute to heart failure. The present study was designed to further investigate the anti-apoptotic effect of melatonin on cardiomyocytes in diabetic conditions, and to elucidate the potential mechanisms associated with ncRNAs. In animal models, we induced diabetes in SD rats by single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ) solution (55 mg/kg) at 18:00 in the evening, after a week of adaptive feeding. Our results indicate that melatonin notably alleviated cardiac dysfunction and cardiomyocyte apoptosis. In the pathological situation, lncRNA H19 level increased, along with a concomitant decrease in miR-29c level. Meanwhile, melatonin significantly downregulated lncRNA H19 and upregulated miR-29c levels. In our in vitro experiments, we treated H9c2 cells with high-concentration glucose medium (33 mM) to simulate the state of diabetes. It was verified that positive modulation of miR-29c and inhibition of lncRNA H19, as well as mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways, distinctly attenuated apoptosis in high-glucose-treated H9c2 cells. A luciferase activity assay was conducted to evaluate the potential target sites of miR-29c on lncRNA H19 and MAPK13. LncRNA H19 silencing significantly downregulated the expression of miR-29c target gene MAPK13 by inducing miR-29c expression. Most importantly, our results show that melatonin alleviated apoptosis by inhibiting lncRNA H19/MAPK and increasing miR-29c level. Our results elucidate a novel protective mechanism of melatonin on diabetic cardiomyocyte apoptosis, which involved the regulation of lncRNA H19/miR-29c and MAPK pathways, providing a promising strategy for preventing DCM in diabetic patients.
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spelling pubmed-93166472022-07-27 Melatonin Alleviates Hyperglycemia-Induced Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis via Regulation of Long Non-Coding RNA H19/miR-29c/MAPK Axis in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy Tang, Haitao Zhong, Hongli Liu, Wanqing Wang, Yi Wang, Yuan Wang, Liuqing Tang, Songtao Zhu, Huaqing Pharmaceuticals (Basel) Article Recent studies revealed that non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) play a crucial role in pathophysiological processes involved in diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) that contribute to heart failure. The present study was designed to further investigate the anti-apoptotic effect of melatonin on cardiomyocytes in diabetic conditions, and to elucidate the potential mechanisms associated with ncRNAs. In animal models, we induced diabetes in SD rats by single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ) solution (55 mg/kg) at 18:00 in the evening, after a week of adaptive feeding. Our results indicate that melatonin notably alleviated cardiac dysfunction and cardiomyocyte apoptosis. In the pathological situation, lncRNA H19 level increased, along with a concomitant decrease in miR-29c level. Meanwhile, melatonin significantly downregulated lncRNA H19 and upregulated miR-29c levels. In our in vitro experiments, we treated H9c2 cells with high-concentration glucose medium (33 mM) to simulate the state of diabetes. It was verified that positive modulation of miR-29c and inhibition of lncRNA H19, as well as mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways, distinctly attenuated apoptosis in high-glucose-treated H9c2 cells. A luciferase activity assay was conducted to evaluate the potential target sites of miR-29c on lncRNA H19 and MAPK13. LncRNA H19 silencing significantly downregulated the expression of miR-29c target gene MAPK13 by inducing miR-29c expression. Most importantly, our results show that melatonin alleviated apoptosis by inhibiting lncRNA H19/MAPK and increasing miR-29c level. Our results elucidate a novel protective mechanism of melatonin on diabetic cardiomyocyte apoptosis, which involved the regulation of lncRNA H19/miR-29c and MAPK pathways, providing a promising strategy for preventing DCM in diabetic patients. MDPI 2022-07-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9316647/ /pubmed/35890121 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ph15070821 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Tang, Haitao
Zhong, Hongli
Liu, Wanqing
Wang, Yi
Wang, Yuan
Wang, Liuqing
Tang, Songtao
Zhu, Huaqing
Melatonin Alleviates Hyperglycemia-Induced Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis via Regulation of Long Non-Coding RNA H19/miR-29c/MAPK Axis in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
title Melatonin Alleviates Hyperglycemia-Induced Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis via Regulation of Long Non-Coding RNA H19/miR-29c/MAPK Axis in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
title_full Melatonin Alleviates Hyperglycemia-Induced Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis via Regulation of Long Non-Coding RNA H19/miR-29c/MAPK Axis in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
title_fullStr Melatonin Alleviates Hyperglycemia-Induced Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis via Regulation of Long Non-Coding RNA H19/miR-29c/MAPK Axis in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
title_full_unstemmed Melatonin Alleviates Hyperglycemia-Induced Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis via Regulation of Long Non-Coding RNA H19/miR-29c/MAPK Axis in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
title_short Melatonin Alleviates Hyperglycemia-Induced Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis via Regulation of Long Non-Coding RNA H19/miR-29c/MAPK Axis in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
title_sort melatonin alleviates hyperglycemia-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis via regulation of long non-coding rna h19/mir-29c/mapk axis in diabetic cardiomyopathy
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9316647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35890121
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ph15070821
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