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miRNA-223 Suppresses Mouse Gallstone Formation by Targeting Key Transporters in Hepatobiliary Cholesterol Secretion Pathway

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
卷 17, 期 15, 页码 4459-4473

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IVYSPRING INT PUBL
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.65485

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miRNA-223; gallstone; ABCG5 and ABCG8

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [81570236, 81870360, 81702626]
  2. Liaoning Pandeng Scholar Program
  3. Liaoning Provincial Program for Top Discipline of Basic Medical Sciences

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miRNA-223 plays a critical role in hepatic cholesterol homeostasis and regulation of biliary cholesterol secretion and gallstone formation. The study demonstrated that miRNA-223 KO, Delta Hepa, and KD mice showed accelerated gallstone formation with elevated cholesterol levels in liver tissues and bile. Key biliary cholesterol transporters ABCG5 and ABCG8 were identified as direct targets of miRNA-223 in gallstone formation.
miRNA-223 has been previously reported to play an essential role in hepatic cholesterol homeostasis. However, its role in regulation of biliary cholesterol secretion and gallstone formation remains unknown. Hence, mice with conventional knockout (KO), hepatocyte-specific knockout (Delta Hepa) / knockdown (KD) or gain expression of miRNA-223 were included in the study and were subjected to lithogenic diet (LD) for various weeks. The gall bladders and liver tissues were harvested for cholesterol crystal imaging, gallstone mass measurement and molecular analysis. Levels of cholesterol, bile salt, phospholipids, and triglyceride were determined in serum, liver tissues, and bile by enzyme color reactive assays. A 3' UTR reporter gene assay was used to verify the direct target genes for miRNA-223. LD-induced gallstone formation was remarkably accelerated in miRNA-223 KO, Delta Hepa, and KD mice with concurrent enhancement in total cholesterol levels in liver tissues and bile. Key biliary cholesterol transporters ABCG5 and ABCG8 were identified as direct targets of miRNA-223. Reversely, AAV-mediated hepatocyte-specific miRNA-223 overexpression prevented gallstone progression with reduced targets expression. Therefore, the present study demonstrates a novel role of miRNA-223 in the gallstone formation by targeting ABCG5 and ABCG8 and elevating miRNA-223 would be a potentially novel approach to overcome the sternness of cholesterol gallstone disease.

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