| Literature DB >> 31143937 |
Jian Pan1, Xianglong Wang1, Dequan Li2, Jianmin Li3, Zipei Jiang1.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) on the angiogenesis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). MSCs were subconjunctival injected into rat corneal alkali burn models. Their impacts on the degree of corneal neovascularization (CNV) and corneal opacity were evaluated at 3, 6, 9 and 12 days after injection. An in vitro experiment of MSCs affecting HUVECs angiogenesis was performed and evaluated using the tube formation assay. The results showed that both CNV and corneal opacity were decreased in rats after MSCs injection. In HUVECs, angiogenesis of cells was inhibited by miR-211 overexpression. miR-211 negatively regulated Prox1 expression. Knockdown of miR-211 blocked the decrease of Prox1 expression induced by MSCs and the inhibitory effect of MSCs on the angiogenesis of HUVECs. The critical role of miR-211 in MSCs inhibition of corneal angiogenesis was confirmed in rat experiments. We concluded that MSCs inhibited the angiogenesis of HUVEC through miR-211 mediating the down-regulation of Prox1.Entities:
Keywords: HUVECs; MSCs; Prox1; corneal angiogenesis; miR-211
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31143937 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvz038
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biochem ISSN: 0021-924X Impact factor: 3.387