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CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 42, 期 4, 页码 1540-1549出版社
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000479271
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Atherosclerosis; Endothelial cell apoptosis; ApoE (-/-); High fat diet (HFD); ox-LDL; Bcl-Xl; miR-876
Background/Aims: The injury and apoptotic cell death of endothelial cells hallmark the development of atherosclerosis (AS), characterized by dysregulation of lipid homeostasis, immune responses, and formation of coronary plaques. However, the mechanisms underlying the initiation of endothelial cell apoptosis remain ill-defined. Recent evidence suggests a role of microRNAs in the processes of AS-associated endothelial cell apoptosis. Thus, we studied this question in the current study. Methods: AS was developed in ApoE (-/-) mice suppled with high-fat diet (HFD), compared to ApoE (-/-) mice suppled with normal diet (ND). Mouse endothelial cells were isolated from the aortic arch using flow cytometry based on their expression of Pecam-1. Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) were used to treat human aortic endothelial cells (HAECs) as an in vitro model for AS. Gene expression was quantified by RT-qPCR and protein levels were analyzed by Western blotting. Apoptosis was evaluated by FITC Annexin V Apoptosis essay and by TUNEL staining. Prediction of the binding between miRNAs and 3'-UTR of mRNA from the target gene was performed by bioinformatics analyses and confirmed by a dual luciferase reporter assay. Results: HFD mice, but not ND mice, developed AS in 12 weeks. Significantly reduced endothelial cell marks and significantly increased mesenchymal cell marks were detected in the aortic arch of the HFD mice, compared to the ND mice. The endothelial cell apoptosis was significantly higher in HFD mice, seemingly due to functional suppression of protein translation of anti-apoptotic Bcl-Xl protein through upregulation of miR-876. Similar results were obtained from in vitro study. Inhibition of miR-876 abolished the effects of ox-LDL-induced apoptotic cell death of HAECs. Conclusion: AS-associated endothelial cell apoptosis may partially result from downregulation of Bcl-Xl, through upregulation of miR-876 that binds and suppresses translation of Bcl-Xl mRNA. (C) 2017 The Author(s) Published by S. Karger AG, Basel
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