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THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN RESPIRATORY DISEASE
Volume 15, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/17534666211028072
Keywords
bronchial epithelial cell apoptosis; CASC2; diagnosis; inflammatory; miR-18a-5p
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- Pudong New Area Health and Family Planning Commission Project [PW2020A-19]
- Shanghai Pudong New Area Gongli Hospital Youth Fund [2018YQNJJ-06]
- Shanghai Pudong New Area Gongli Hospital Youth Talent Program [GLRq2019-02]
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CASC2 is downregulated in COPD patients and may serve as a promising biomarker for disease diagnosis. The overexpression of CASC2 can inhibit bronchial epithelial cell apoptosis and inflammation by targeting the miR-18a-5p/IGF1 axis.
Aims: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a systemic disease. Several long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been identified to be aberrantly expressed in COPD patients. This study investigated the role of lncRNA cancer susceptibility candidate 2 (CASC2) in COPD, as well as its potential mechanism. Methods: Fifty smokers with COPD and another 50 smokers without COPD were recruited. Receiver operating characteristic curve was constructed to assess the diagnostic value of CASC2 in COPD patients. 16HBE cells were treated with cigarette smoke extract (CSE) to establish a cell model. qRT-PCR was used for the measurement of mRNA levels. The cell viability and apoptosis were detected by using Cell Counting Kit-8 and flow cytometry assay. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was performed to detect the levels of proinflammatory cytokines. Luciferase reporter assay was performed for the target gene analysis. Results: Serum CASC2 was dramatically decreased in COPD patients compared with smokers without COPD, and was positively associated with FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in one second). Serum CASC2 was overexpressed in severe COPD patients, and had the diagnostic accuracy to distinguish COPD patients from smokers. CASC2 overexpression alleviated CSE-induced apoptosis and inflammation in 16HBE cells. CASC2 functions as a ceRNA of miR-18a-5p. Upregulation of miR-18a-5p reversed the influence of CASC2 on cell apoptosis and inflammation in 16HBE cells. IGF1 was the target gene of miR-18a-5p. Conclusion: CASC2 was downregulated in COPD patients and it might be a promising biomarker for the disease diagnosis. Overexpression of CASC2 might inhibit the bronchial epithelial cell apoptosis and inflammation via targeting miR-18a-5p/IGF1 axis. The reviews of this paper are available via the supplemental material section.
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