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Sulforaphane Enhanced Proliferation of Porcine Satellite Cells via Epigenetic Augmentation of SMAD7

Journal

ANIMALS
Volume 12, Issue 11, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ani12111365

Keywords

pig; sulforaphane; muscle growth; skeletal muscle stem cell; histone acetylation; microRNA

Funding

  1. German Research Foundation (DFG) project Drip [753]
  2. Special Project for Local Science and Technology Development with China Central Government Guidance [2020ZYD067]

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This study found that sulforaphane (SFN) can enhance the proliferation of porcine satellite cells (PSCs), alter the gene expression levels of myogenic regulatory factors, inhibit histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity, and increase the expression of Smad family member 7 (SMAD7) in PSCs. Furthermore, SFN was found to increase the acetylation level of histone H4 in the SMAD7 promoter and decrease the expression of certain microRNAs that target SMAD7 in PSCs.
Satellite cells take an indispensable place in skeletal muscle regeneration, maintenance, and growth. However, only limited works have investigated effects of dietary compounds on the proliferation of porcine satellite cells (PSCs) and related mechanisms. Sulforaphane (SFN) at multiple levels was applied to PSCs. The PSCs' viability and HDAC activity were measured with a WST-1 cell proliferation kit and Color-de-Lys (R) HDAC colorimetric activity assay kit. Gene expression and epigenetics modification were tested with qRT-PCR, Western blot, bisulfite sequencing, and ChIP-qPCR. This study found that SFN enhanced PSC proliferation and altered mRNA expression levels of myogenic regulatory factors. In addition, SFN inhibited histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity, disturbed mRNA levels of HDAC family members, and elevated acetylated histone H3 and H4 abundance in PSCs. Furthermore, both mRNA and protein levels of the Smad family member 7 (SMAD7) in PSCs were upregulated after SFN treatment. Finally, it was found that SFN increased the acetylation level of histone H4 in the SMAD7 promoter, decreased the expression of microRNAs, including ssc-miR-15a, ssc-miR-15b, ssc-miR-92a, ssc-miR-17-5p, ssc-miR-20a-5p, and ssc-miR-106a, targeting SMAD7, but did not impact on the SMAD7 promoter's methylation status in PSCs. In summary, SFN was found to boost PSC proliferation and epigenetically increase porcine SMAD7 expression, which indicates a potential application of SFN in modulation of skeletal muscle growth.

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