摘要
目的:探究微小RNA-23b-3p(mi R-23b-3p)对人心房肌成纤维细胞中纤维化相关基因表达的作用及其可能作用靶基因。方法:分离并体外培养房颤患者心耳中原代心房肌成纤维细胞,并用细胞免疫荧光染色实验鉴定;双萤光素酶报告基因实验检测mi R-23b-3p与潜在靶基因转化生长因子β受体3(TGFBR3) 3'端非翻译区(3'-UTR)的结合作用; CCK-8、Ed U染色及Transwell实验检测细胞活力、增殖及迁移能力,RT-qPCR和Western blot法检测TGFBR3及纤维化相关基因的m RNA和蛋白表达。结果:在人心房肌成纤维细胞中过表达mi R-23b-3p不影响细胞的活力、增殖及迁移能力,但可显著增强细胞中纤维化相关基因COL1A1、COL3A1和ACTA2的表达(P <0. 05或P <0. 01)。双萤光素酶报告基因实验显示mi R-23b-3p与TGFBR3 3'-UTR有结合作用。RT-qPCR和Western blot结果证实mi R-23b-3p可在转录水平抑制TGFBR3表达。过表达mi R-23b-3p和沉默TGFBR3均能显著促进人心房肌成纤维细胞中Smad3激活和纤维化相关基因表达(P <0. 05或P <0. 01)。结论:TGFBR3是mi R-23b-3p的作用靶基因,并介导mi R-23b-3p促进心房肌成纤维细胞中纤维化相关基因表达。
AIM: To investigate the role of micro RNA-23b-3p( mi R-23b-3p) in myocardial fibrosis and the potential target of mi R-23b-3p. METHODS: Human atrial fibroblasts( HAFs) were isolated and cultured in vitro for the cellular experimental study. HAFs were identified by ACTA2 immunofluorescence staining. Dual-luciferase reporter assay was performed to confirm the interaction between mi R-23b-3p and the 3'-UTR of transforming growth factor β receptor 3( TGFBR3). CCK-8,Ed U and Transwell assays were used to detect the viability,proliferation and migration of HAFs with mi R-23b-3p overexpression. The m RNA and protein expression levels of TGFBR3 and fibrosis-related genes were determined by RT-qPCR and Western blot,respectively. RESULTS: Immunofluorescence staining showed that the expression of ACTA2 was positive in the isolated HAFs. Overexpression of mi R-23b-3p significantly enhanced the expression of fibrosis-related genes genes COL1A1,COL3A1 and ACTA2( P < 0. 05 or P < 0. 01),with no effects on the viability,proliferation and migration of HAFs. Moreover,the dual-luciferase reporter assay revealed that mi R-23b-3p interacted with the 3'-UTR of TGFBR3. mi R-23b-3p was observed to inhibit TGFBR3 expression at the transcriptional level. Meanwhile,mi R-23b-3p mimic,in parallel to TGFBR3 si RNA,inhibited TGFBR3 expression,and markedly enhanced Smad3 activation and the expression of fibrosis-related genes in the HAFs( P < 0. 05 or P < 0. 01). CONCLUSION: TGFBR3 is a target gene of mi R-23b-3p,and mediates the pro-fibrotic effect of mi R-23b-3p in the HAFs.
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