Journal
JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
Volume 17, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12967-019-2015-z
Keywords
miR-21; Endothelial progenitor cells; Proliferation; Angiogenesis; Venous thrombosis; Prognosis
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30972941, 81770483]
- Graduate Research and Innovation Program in Colleges and Universities of Jiangsu Province [KYCX17_1997]
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Background Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of lower extremities is a common thrombotic disease, occurring either in isolation or as a complication of other diseases or procedures. MiR-21 is one of important microRNAs which play critical role in various cellular function. This study aim to determine the effect of miR-21 on endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and its role in predicting prognosis of DVT. Methods EPCs was isolated from DVT models and control subjects. miR-21 expression was confirmed by RT-PCR. Potential target mRNA was predicted by bioinformatics analysis. EPCs biological functions were examined by CCK-8 and tube formation assay. Besides, miR-21 expression was determined in DVT patients to investigate the correlation between miR-21 expression and prognosis of DVT. Cox proportional hazard regression analyses were also performed to reveal the risk factors associated with prognosis. Results Here, we found miR-21 was downregulated in EPCs of DVT model rats. Increased miR-21 expression promoted proliferation and angiogenesis of EPCs. Moreover, we demonstrated that FASLG was a target of miR-21 and revealed that FASLG knockdown inhibited function of EPCs. Upregulation of miR-21 led to thrombus resolution in a rat model of venous thrombosis. In addition, lower expression level of miR-21 in DVT patients was associated with an increase of recurrent DVT and post thrombotic syndrome (PTS). Furthermore, Cox proportional hazard regression analyses demonstrated miR-21 expression level as an independent predictor of recurrence of DVT. Conclusions Our data revealed a role of miR-21 in regulating biological function of EPCs and could be a predictor for recurrent DVT or PTS.
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