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EXPERIMENTAL LUNG RESEARCH
Volume 44, Issue 2, Pages 89-97Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/01902148.2018.1439548
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microRNA-21; Autophagy; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Cigarette smoke extract
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81500033, 81770042]
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MicroRNAs and autophagy play important roles in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study was designed to explore the role of microRNA-21 (miR-21) induced autophagy in COPD. Using the C57BL/6, miR-21-/- mice and human bronchial epithelial (16HBE) cell line, we found that in the lung tissues of mice, the level of autophagy in the COPD model group was significantly higher than that in the control group. However, compared to the COPD model, the level of autophagy was significantly lower in the miR-21-/- CSE+CS group. In the COPD model, miR-21 was overexpressed. Moreover, in human bronchial epithelial (16HBE) cells exposed to cigarette smoke extract (CSE), miR-21 expression was upregulated and autophagy was notably increased. In addition, pretreatment of 16HBE cells with miR-21 inhibitor significantly inhibited autophagy activity and decreased apoptosis, indicating that miR-21 is involved in CSE-induced autophagy and apoptosis. The results showed that miR-21 could increase autophagy and promote the apoptosis of 16HBE cells in COPD. This information contributes to our further understanding of COPD.
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