Le Zhang1, Siyi He2, Shaodong Guo3, Wei Xie1, Rong Xin1, Hua Yu1, Fan Yang1, Jing Qiu1, Di Zhang1, Shiwen Zhou4, Kebin Zhang5. 1. Center of Medical Experiment & Technology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China. 2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China. 3. Division of Molecular Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, TX 76504, USA. 4. Clinical Drug Trials Agency, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China. Electronic address: zhouswxinqiao@163.com. 5. Center of Medical Experiment & Technology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China. Electronic address: zhangkebin12@163.com.
Abstract
AIMS: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a major diabetic complication characterized by mesangial proliferation and glomerular hypertrophy. MicroRNAs might play an important role in these pathological processes. The aim of this study is to examine the possible association of miR-34a as one of the microRNAs with DN and underlying mechanisms in vitro and in vivo. METHODS: According to previous results of microarray which compared the different microRNAs between diabetic and normal control mice, miR-34a was chosen and its expression was detected by qRT-PCR. Cell viability was then assessed using Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK8) and 5-ethynyl-20-deoxyuridine (EDU) incorporation. Antagomir was injected in db/db mice to down regulate miR-34a. Average diameter of glomeruli was analyzed by periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) stain of kidney. Luciferase gene report assay was then performed to identify the target gene of miR-34a. Additional immunoblotting and immunohistochemical analyses were implemented to verify the expression level of growth arrest-specific 1 (GAS1). RESULTS: MiR-34a expression level was increased under high glucose condition in vitro and in vivo. Down-regulation of miR-34a inhibits mice mesangial cells (MMCs) proliferation in vitro and alleviates glomerular hypertrophy in vivo. GAS1 was proved to be the target of miR-34a through luciferase report. Moreover, up-regulation of GAS1 expression was observed in the presence of miR-34a antagomir as compared with miR-34a antagomir-NC in high-glucose-treated MMCs and db/db mice, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: MiR-34a regulated mesangial proliferation and glomerular hypertrophy by directly inhibiting GAS1 in early DN.
AIMS: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a major diabetic complication characterized by mesangial proliferation and glomerular hypertrophy. MicroRNAs might play an important role in these pathological processes. The aim of this study is to examine the possible association of miR-34a as one of the microRNAs with DN and underlying mechanisms in vitro and in vivo. METHODS: According to previous results of microarray which compared the different microRNAs between diabetic and normal control mice, miR-34a was chosen and its expression was detected by qRT-PCR. Cell viability was then assessed using Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK8) and 5-ethynyl-20-deoxyuridine (EDU) incorporation. Antagomir was injected in db/db mice to down regulate miR-34a. Average diameter of glomeruli was analyzed by periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) stain of kidney. Luciferase gene report assay was then performed to identify the target gene of miR-34a. Additional immunoblotting and immunohistochemical analyses were implemented to verify the expression level of growth arrest-specific 1 (GAS1). RESULTS:MiR-34a expression level was increased under high glucose condition in vitro and in vivo. Down-regulation of miR-34a inhibits mice mesangial cells (MMCs) proliferation in vitro and alleviates glomerular hypertrophy in vivo. GAS1 was proved to be the target of miR-34a through luciferase report. Moreover, up-regulation of GAS1 expression was observed in the presence of miR-34a antagomir as compared with miR-34a antagomir-NC in high-glucose-treated MMCs and db/db mice, respectively. CONCLUSIONS:MiR-34a regulated mesangial proliferation and glomerular hypertrophy by directly inhibiting GAS1 in early DN.
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