Overexpression of microRNA-124 promotes the neuronal differentiation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells

microRNAs(miRNAs) play an important regulatory role in the self-renewal and differentiation of stem cells. In this study, we examined the effects of miRNA-124(miR-124) overexpression in bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. In particular, we focused on the effect of overexpression on the differentiation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells into neurons. First, we used GeneChip technology to analyze the expression of miRNAs in bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells, neural stem cells and neurons. miR-124 expression was substantially reduced in bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells compared with the other cell types. We constructed a lentiviral vector overexpressing miR-124 and transfected it into bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Intracellular expression levels of the neuronal early markers β-III tubulin and microtubule-associated protein-2 were significantly increased, and apoptosis induced by oxygen and glucose deprivation was reduced in transfected cells. After miR-124-transfected bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells were transplanted into the injured rat spinal cord, a large number of cells positive for the neuronal marker neurofilament-200 were observed in the transplanted region. The Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan locomotion scores showed that the motor function of the hind limb of rats with spinal cord injury was substantially improved. These results suggest that miR-124 plays an important role in the differentiation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells into neurons. Our findings should facilitate the development of novel strategies for enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell transplantation for spinal cord injury.     

雌二醇联合孕激素对卵巢癌细胞凋亡及microRNA-15a表达的影响

目的 探讨雌二醇（E2）联合孕激素（P4）对microRNA-15a （miR-15a）表达的影响。方法 采集手术中切除的卵巢癌组织标本进行细胞培养,分3个处理组：E2组,P4组和雌二醇联合孕激素（E2+P4）组。激素处理后,MTT法检测细胞存活率;流式细胞技术检测细胞凋亡与细胞周期;qRT-PCR法检测Bcl-2,Bax和miR-15a的相对表达量。结果 高浓度（浓度均为10^-4 mol·L^-1）的E2,P4,E2+P4能够降低卵巢癌细胞的存活率,并表现为时间依赖性;低浓度（≤ 10^-8 mol·L^-1） E2能够提高卵巢癌细胞的存活率。与对照组相比,高浓度E2,P4和E2+P4能够增加卵巢癌细胞的凋亡率（P<0.001）,并且E2+P4的作用最明显;低浓度E2能够抑制肿瘤细胞的凋亡（P<0.001）。E2,P4和E2+P4对细胞周期的影响没有统计学差异。高浓度的E2,P4和E2+P4能够下调Bcl-2的表达（P<0.05或P<0.001）,上调Bax的表达（P<0.001）;但是低浓度E2作用却相反。高浓度的E2+P4能够促进miR-15a的表达（P<0.001）。结论 高浓度的E2,P4和E2+P4能够降低细胞的存活率促进细胞凋亡,下调Bcl-2的表达,上调Bax的表达;低浓度E2的作用则相反;高浓度的E2+P4能够促进miR-15a的表达。     

Inhibition of microRNA-17-5p reduces the inflammation and lipid accumulation,and up-regulates ATP-binding cassette transporterA1 in atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the arterial wall. Macrophages are considered to be closely associated with the development and progression of AS. However, the precise mechanism of miR-17-5p in the macrophages under AS remains incompletely clarified. This study investigated the regulatory effect of miR-17-5p on the inflammation and lipid accumulation in mouse macrophages both in vivo and in vitro. It was found that miR-17-5p was highly expressed with lowered ATP-binding cassette transporterA1 (ABCA1) level in the peripheral blood leucocytes (PBLs) of AS patients. Moreover, the level of miR-17-5p was up-regulated in the macrophages of ApoE^?/? mice fed with a high-cholesterol diet. Furthermore, we injected miR-17-5p antagomir into AS mice or transfected miR-17-5p inhibitors into mouse macrophage RAW264.7 cells. Results showed that downregulation of miR-17-5p significantly reduced the production of inflammatory cytokines, inhibited the lipid accumulation and up-regulated ABCA1, and activated peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) γ/Liver X receptor (LXR) α signaling pathway. Additionally, ABCA1 was found to be a target of miR-17-5p by directly binding to 3′-untranslated region (3′-UTR) of its mRNA. Our study indicates a novel regulatory mechanism for miR-17-5p by interacting with ABCA1, which could be a therapy-target for the treatment of AS.     

1,25(OH)2D3干预糖尿病肾病模型大鼠肾脏组织MicroRNA-130b及转化生长因子β1的变化

文题释义： 1,25(OH)₂D3：维生素D3是胆固醇的衍生物,其活性形式有25-羟维生素D3[25(OH)D3]和1,25-二羟维生素D3[1,25(OH)₂D3]两种,其中1,25-二羟维生素D3活性更高。体内的维生素D3无生物活性,它首先在肝脏被25-羟化酶催化为具有一定生物活性的25(OH)D3,然后在肾近端小管1α-羟化酶的催化下生成活性更高的1,25(OH)₂D3,1,25(OH)₂D3在肾脏具有促进肾小管对钙、磷的重吸收,尿钙、磷排出量减少等方面作用。MicroRNA-130b：microRNA(miRNA)是一种内源性小分子RNA,由21-25个核苷酸组成,可通过与靶基因mRNA的3’UTR或者CDS序列配对,促进mRNA的降解或抑制其翻译,从而抑制靶基因的表达,其中MicroRNA-130b与多脏器的多种病变有关,在糖尿病的进程中MicroRNA-130b与早期肾脏损伤具有一定的关系,可能成为糖尿病患者早期肾脏损害以及肾脏损害严重程度的新的生物学标志。 背景：1,25(OH)₂D3在糖尿病肾病的发展过程中发挥着重要调节作用。 目的：探索1,25(OH)₂D3对糖尿病肾病大鼠肾脏组织MicroRNA-130b及转化生长因子β1表达的影响作用。 方法：实验方案经新疆医科大学动物实验中心动物实验伦理委员会批准。将25只清洁级SD大鼠随机分为正常对照组、糖尿病肾病+1,25(OH)₂D3组、糖尿病肾病+花生油组,后2组分别给予骨化三醇(即1,25(OH)₂D3,活性维生素D3) 0.03 μg/(kg • d)治疗、花生油对照处理。37 d后采集标本,以实时聚合酶链式反应(RT-PCR)、Western blot及免疫组织化学方法检测大鼠肾脏组织转化生长因子β1的表达;RT-PCR检测MicroRNA-130b的表达;采用苏木精-伊红及Masson染色对大鼠肾脏形态结构及纤维化程度进行分析。 结果与结论：①RT-PCR结果显示,糖尿病肾病+1,25(OH)₂D3组及糖尿病肾病+花生油组MicroRNA-130b的表达明显低于正常对照组(P < 0.01),糖尿病肾病+1,25(OH)₂D3组明显高于糖尿病肾病+花生油组(P < 0.01);②RT-PCR、Western blot、免疫组织化学及病理结果显示,糖尿病肾病+1,25(OH)₂D3组及糖尿病肾病+花生油组转化生长因子β1 mRNA和蛋白的表达、大鼠肾脏组织结构紊乱及纤维化程度明显高于正常对照组(P < 0.01),糖尿病肾病+1,25(OH)₂D3组明显低于糖尿病肾病+花生油组(P < 0.01);③结果说明,糖尿病肾病大鼠肾脏MicroRNA-130b表达水平下降,转化生长因子β1 mRNA及蛋白表达水平升高,肾脏组织结构紊乱及纤维化程度严重;1,25(OH)₂D3可上调糖尿病肾病大鼠肾脏MicroRNA-130b的表达水平,同时还可下调糖尿病肾病大鼠肾脏转化生长因子β1的表达水平,改善肾脏组织结构紊乱及纤维化程度。ORCID: 0000-0002-5676-5016(刘玥彤) 中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点：组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松;组织工程     

丹参诱导骨髓基质细胞神经元样细胞分化的microRNA-128路径

目的　研究microRNA-128在丹参制剂诱导大鼠骨髓基质细胞(bone marrow strowal cells,BMSCs)向神经元样细胞分化过程中的调控作用。  方法　培养鉴定大鼠BMSCs,应用反义寡居核苷酸转染技术（Lipofectamin 2000）转染microRNA-128 inhibitors于BMSCs;取转染和未转染的BMSCs,待细胞增殖到60%~70%融合时进行预诱导分化,预诱导24 h后,进行诱导分化;根据处理方式不同分为4组：未诱导组（A组）,丹参制剂诱导组（B组）,转染未诱导组（C组）,转染诱导组（D组）。流式细胞术鉴定BMSCs;qPCR检测microRNA-128及神经元特异性烯醇化酶（NSE）、巢蛋白（Nestin）、微管蛋白（β3-tubulin）的mRNA表达;Western blot检测NSE、Nestin和β3-tubulin的蛋白表达。  结果    BMSCs流式细胞检测CD29和CD90双阳性率达99.17%,CD11b和CD45双阴性率达99.21%;丹参制剂诱导及microRNA-128 inhibitors转染后,细胞microRNA-128表达量显著降低（P<0.05）;诱导与未诱导组,转染与未转染组比较,NSE、Nestin和β3-tubulin的mRNA和蛋白表达均显著升高（P<0.05）。  结论　丹参制剂能够抑制BMSCs的microRNA-128表达,进而影响BMSCs神经分化相关蛋白的表达,促进BMSCs向神经元样细胞分化。     

血清miR-155联合组织PTEN检测对子宫内膜癌的诊断价值

目的 探讨血清微小RNA-155(miR-155)联合组织人第10号染色体缺失的磷酸酶及张力蛋白同源的基因(PTEN)检测对子宫内膜癌的诊断价值。方法 选取2015年9月至2018年6月邯郸市第一医院妇产科收治的子宫内膜癌51例、良性病变患者52例,采用荧光实时定量聚合酶链反应(Q-PCR)法检测研究对象血清中miR-155表达,免疫组织化学法检测各组子宫内膜组织中PTEN水平,并通过受试者工作特征(ROC)曲线评价miR-155、PTEN及二者联合对子宫内膜癌的诊断价值。结果 与良性病变组相比,子宫内膜癌组血清miR-155表达水平显著升高,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);与良性病变组相比,子宫内膜癌组PTEN蛋白表达量显著降低,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);ROC曲线显示,血清miR-155水平预测患者子宫内膜癌发生的曲线下面积为0.876,灵敏度为96.3%,特异度为94.2%;子宫内组织PTEN水平预测患者子宫内膜癌发生的曲线下面积为0.952,灵敏度为94.1%,特异性度为92.3%;二者联合检测诊断子宫内膜癌曲线下面积为0.991,灵敏度为99.2%,特异度为92.5%。结论 血清miR-155联合组织PTEN检测可作为子宫内膜癌的诊断指标。     

miR-499 rs3746444多态性抑制宫颈癌细胞的增殖作用及分子机制

目的 探讨miR-499 rs3746444多态性与宫颈癌临床特征相关性及对宫颈癌细胞增殖的影响作用与机制.方法 应用病例对照研究方法,选取2012年6月至2018年12月于内蒙古自治区人民医院就诊的宫颈癌病人857例作为实验组,同期873例健康志愿者作为对照组,两组年龄均在23～62岁,采用TaqMan探针法对rs3...