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MiR-539-5p alleviates sepsis-induced acute lung injury by targeting ROCK1

Li Meng1, Haohao Cao2, Chunhua Wan1, Lintao Jiang3
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Pubmed: 31825519
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Folia Histochem Cytobiol 2019;57(4):168-178.
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  1. Departement of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hubei Provincial Government, Wuhan, China
  2. Departement of Critical Care Medicine, Wuhan Forth Hospital, Wuhan,Hubei Province, 430000, China
  3. Departement of Emergency, Central Hospital of Wuhan, Wuhan,Hubei Province,430000,China

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Vol 57, No 4 (2019)
ORIGINAL PAPERS
Submitted: 2019-09-27
Accepted: 2019-11-14
Published online: 2019-12-11

Abstract

Introduction. Sepsis-induced acute lung injury (ALI) is an inflammatory process involved with simultaneous production of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. In this study, we investigated the regulatory role of miR-539-5p in sepsis-induced ALI using a mouse model of cecal ligation puncture (CLP) and an in vitro model of primary murine pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (MPVECs).


Material and methods. Adult male C57BL/6 mice were intravenously injected with or without miR-539-5p agomir or scrambled control one week before CLP operation. MPVECs were transfected with miR-539-5p mimics or control mimics, followed by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation. ROCK1 was predicted and confirmed as a direct target of miR-539-5p using dual-luciferase reporter assay. In rescue experiment, MPVECs were co-transfected with lentiviral vector expressing ROCK1 (or empty vector) and miR-539-5p mimics 24 h before LPS treatment. The transcriptional activity of caspase-3, the apoptosis ratio, the levels of miR-539-5p, interleukin-1b (IL-1b), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and ROCK1 were assessed.


Results. Compared to sham group, mice following CLP showed pulmonary morphological abnormalities, elevated production of IL-1b and IL-6, and increased caspase-3 activity and apoptosis ratio in the lung. In MPVECs, LPS stimulation resulted in a significant induction of inflammatory cytokine levels and apoptosis compared to untreated cells. The overexpression of miR-539-5p in septic mice alleviated sepsis-induced pulmonary injury, apoptosis, and inflammation. MiR-539-5p also demonstrated anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory effect in LPS-treated MPVECs. The upregulation of ROCK1 in MPVECs recovered miR-539-5p-suppressed caspase-3 activity and proinflammatory cytokine production.


Conclusion. In conclusion, miR-539-5p alleviated sepsis-induced ALI via suppressing its downstream target ROCK1, suggesting a therapeutic potential of miR-539-5p for the management of sepsis-induced ALI.

Abstract

Introduction. Sepsis-induced acute lung injury (ALI) is an inflammatory process involved with simultaneous production of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. In this study, we investigated the regulatory role of miR-539-5p in sepsis-induced ALI using a mouse model of cecal ligation puncture (CLP) and an in vitro model of primary murine pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (MPVECs).


Material and methods. Adult male C57BL/6 mice were intravenously injected with or without miR-539-5p agomir or scrambled control one week before CLP operation. MPVECs were transfected with miR-539-5p mimics or control mimics, followed by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation. ROCK1 was predicted and confirmed as a direct target of miR-539-5p using dual-luciferase reporter assay. In rescue experiment, MPVECs were co-transfected with lentiviral vector expressing ROCK1 (or empty vector) and miR-539-5p mimics 24 h before LPS treatment. The transcriptional activity of caspase-3, the apoptosis ratio, the levels of miR-539-5p, interleukin-1b (IL-1b), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and ROCK1 were assessed.


Results. Compared to sham group, mice following CLP showed pulmonary morphological abnormalities, elevated production of IL-1b and IL-6, and increased caspase-3 activity and apoptosis ratio in the lung. In MPVECs, LPS stimulation resulted in a significant induction of inflammatory cytokine levels and apoptosis compared to untreated cells. The overexpression of miR-539-5p in septic mice alleviated sepsis-induced pulmonary injury, apoptosis, and inflammation. MiR-539-5p also demonstrated anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory effect in LPS-treated MPVECs. The upregulation of ROCK1 in MPVECs recovered miR-539-5p-suppressed caspase-3 activity and proinflammatory cytokine production.


Conclusion. In conclusion, miR-539-5p alleviated sepsis-induced ALI via suppressing its downstream target ROCK1, suggesting a therapeutic potential of miR-539-5p for the management of sepsis-induced ALI.

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mouse; acute lung injury; sepsis; inflammation; MPVEC cells; miRNA; ROCK1; caspase-3; cytokines

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MiR-539-5p alleviates sepsis-induced acute lung injury by targeting ROCK1

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Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

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Vol 57, No 4 (2019)

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Original paper

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168-178

Published online

2019-12-11

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DOI

10.5603/FHC.a2019.0019

Pubmed

31825519

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Folia Histochem Cytobiol 2019;57(4):168-178.

Keywords

mouse
acute lung injury
sepsis
inflammation
MPVEC cells
miRNA
ROCK1
caspase-3
cytokines

Authors

Li Meng
Haohao Cao
Chunhua Wan
Lintao Jiang

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