期刊
PEERJ
卷 9, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PEERJ INC
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12686
关键词
MiR-15a-5p; Myocardial fibrosis; Smad7; TGF-beta 1; Atrial fibrillation
资金
- Jiangsu Provincial Medical Innovation Team [CXTDB2017015]
- Jiangsu Commission of Health, China [H201665]
- Six Talent Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China [WSN-20]
The study found that miR-15a-5p, TGF-beta 1, and collagen I were up-regulated while Smad7 was down-regulated in AF tissues and LPS-stimulated cells. MiR-15a-5p can regulate Smad7 expression and affect fibrosis and cell proliferation. These findings suggest that the miR-15a-5p/Smad7 pathway could be a potential target for AF therapy.
Background. At present, there is no effective treatment for myocardial fibrosis in atrial fibrillation (AF). It is reported that miR-15a-5p is abnormally expressed in AF patients but its specific role remains unclear. This study aims to investigate the effect of miR-15a-5p in myocardial fibrosis. Methods. Left atrial appendage (LAA) tissues were collected from AF and non-AF patients. In lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated H9C2 cells, miR-15a-5p mimic, inhibitor, pcDNA3.1-Smad7 and small interfering RNA-Smad7 (siRNA-Smad7) were respectively transfected to up-regulate or down-regulate the intracellular expression levels of miR-15a-5p and Smad7. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and western blot (WB) were used to determine the expression levels of miR15a-5p, Smad7, transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) and collagen I. Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) and ethylene deoxyuridine (EdU) were used to determine cell viability and proliferation capacity, respectively. Dual-luciferase was used to detect whether miR-15a-5p interacted with Smad7, hydroxyproline (HYP) and Hematoxylin-Eosin (HE) staining were used to detect tissue fibrosis. Results. The expression levels of miR-15a-5p, TGF-beta 1 and collagen I were up-regulated, while Smad7 was down-regulated in AF tissues and LPS-stimulated cells. MiR-15a-5p mimic can inhibit the expression of Smad7, and the dual-luciferase experiment confirmed their interaction. MiR-15a-5p inhibitor or pcDNA3.1-Smad7 can inhibit LPS-induced fibrosis and cell proliferation, while siRNA-Smad7 can reverse the changes caused by miR-15a-5p inhibitor. Conclusion. We combined clinical studies with LPS-stimulated H9C2 cell model to validate the role of miR-15a-5p in the regulation of Smad7 and fibrosis. Taken together, the miR-15a-5p/Smad7 pathway might be a potential target for AF therapy.
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