Research on the mechanism of ELA/APJ inhibiting the apoptosis of cardiomyocyte under the condition of ischemia and hypoxia by up-regulating miR-133a
CHEN Xuxiang1 HOU Jingying1 LONG Huibao1 WU Hao1 WU Quanhua1 YANG Huan1 FU Jiaying1 WANG Tong2
1.Department of Emergency, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510120, China;
2.the 8th Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 518033, China
Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of ELABELA (ELA), which is a ligand of angiotensin receptor AT1 associated endogenous protein (APJ), on cardiomyocytes apoptosis under ischemia-hypoxia condition and to explore the regulatory mechanism of miR-133a. Methods The cardiomyocytes were cultured for 24 h under ischemia-hypoxia conditions (without serum, 1% O2) and divided into control group, ELA treatment group, ELA+siAPJ group, ELA+siAPJ NC group, ELA+miR-133a inhibitor group and ELA+miR-133a inhibitor NC group. The expression of myocardial α-actin (α-SA) and cardiac troponin T (cTnT) were observed by immunofluorescence. Flow cytometry was used to detect apoptosis. Western blot and qRT-PCR were used to detect the expression of APJ and miR-133a. Results ①Compared with the control group, the rate of early and late apoptosis in ELA treatment group was significantly decreased (P < 0.01); ②compared with corresponding NC group, the early and late apoptosis rate of ELA+siAPJ group and ELA+miR-133a inhibitor group were significantly increased (P < 0.01); ③the expression of APJ and miR-133a in ELA treatment group was significantly higher than that in control group after 24 h culture (P < 0.01); ④after blocking the expression of APJ and miR-133a by siRNA, compared with that in the corresponding NC group, the protein and mRNA expression level of APJ and mRNA expression level of miR-133a were significantly decreased in ELA+siAPJ group (P < 0.01). The protein and mRNA expression level of APJ did not change significantly in ELA+miR-133a inhibitor group (P > 0.05), but the mRNA expression level of miR-133a was significantly decreased (P < 0.01). Conclusion ELA could inhibit the apoptosis of cardiomyocytes in ischemic and hypoxic environment. This effect might be related to up-regulation of miR-133a after activation of APJ.
陈旭翔1 侯婧瑛1 龙会宝1 吴浩1 伍权华1 杨欢1 符佳颖1 王彤2. ELA/APJ通过上调miR-133a抑制心肌细胞在缺血缺氧条件下凋亡的机制研究[J]. 中国医药导报, 2019, 16(15): 12-17.
CHEN Xuxiang1 HOU Jingying1 LONG Huibao1 WU Hao1 WU Quanhua1 YANG Huan1 FU Jiaying1 WANG Tong2. Research on the mechanism of ELA/APJ inhibiting the apoptosis of cardiomyocyte under the condition of ischemia and hypoxia by up-regulating miR-133a. 中国医药导报, 2019, 16(15): 12-17.
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