期刊
IN VITRO CELLULAR & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY-ANIMAL
卷 52, 期 8, 页码 864-871出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11626-016-0045-x
关键词
MiR-181a; Heat stress; PBMCs; Apoptosis; Oxidative damage
资金
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [SBK201241530]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [KYZ201413]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2014M550295]
- Jiangsu Postdoctoral Research Grants Program [1302002B]
Heat stress can weaken the immune system and even increase livestock's susceptibility to disease. MicroRNA (miR) is short non-coding RNA that functions in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression and some phenotypes. Our recent study found that miR-181a is highly expressed in the serum of heat-stressed Holstein cows, but the potential function of miR-181a is still not clarified. In this study, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), isolated from Holstein cows' peripheral blood, were used to investigate the effects of miR-181a inhibitor on heat stress damage. Our results showed that significant apoptosis and oxidative damage were induced by heat stress in PBMCs. However, with apoptosis, the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and content of malondialdehyde (MDA) were reduced, while the content of glutathione (GSH) and the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) were increased even under heat stress conditions after transfecting miR-181a inhibitors to PBMCs. Meanwhile, mRNA expression of bax and caspase-3 was significantly decreased, but mRNA expression of bcl-2 was increased in transfected PBMCs. In conclusion, our results demonstrated that down-regulation of miR-181a can reduce heat stress damage in PBMCs of Holstein cows.
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