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INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
Volume 75, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2019.105794
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miR-150; AKT3; LPS; ALI; ARDS
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Acute lung injury (ALI) and its severe manifestation of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in human lung are induced by inflammatory cytokines and endogenous factors such as miRNAs. However, the role of miR-150 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ALI is not clear. Here, we found miR-150 expression was significantly reduced in the serum of patients with ARDS, and negatively associated with the disease severity and 28-day survival of ARDS. In vivo, miR-150 decreased total cell and neutrophil counts, and production of inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) as well as levels of total protein, albumin and IgM in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid in LPS-induced ALI mice. Meanwhile, miR-150 improved the 72 h survival rate of LPS-induced ALI mice. In-vitro assays demonstrated that miR-150 alleviated LPS-induced A549 cell apoptosis, autophagy, and release of inflammatory cytokines. Further, AKT3 was a direct target of miR-150. Silencing of AKT3 partially reversed LPS-induced A549 cell injury, and enhanced the protective effects of miR-150. In addition, miR-150 or si-AKT3 effectively inhibited the phosphorylation levels of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) (p65 and I kappa B alpha). In conclusion, miR-150 alleviated LPS-induced acute lung injury via directly targeting AKT3 expression or regulating JNK and NF-kappa B pathways, which may be a promising therapeutic strategy to treat ALI/ARDS.
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