上调miR-181a抑制香烟提取物诱导的支气管上皮细胞致炎因子生成与collagen IV、fibronectin和α-SMA表达

目的:探讨微小RNA-181a(miR-181a)对香烟提取物(cigarette smoke extract,CSE)诱导的人支气管上皮细胞(human bronchial epithelial cells, HBECs)致炎因子生成与IV型胶原蛋白(collagen IV)、纤连蛋白(fibronectin)和α-平滑肌肌动蛋白(α-SMA)表达的影响,并分析其可能的机制。方法:RT-qPCR检测CSE诱导下HBECs中miR-181a的表达情况。转染miR-181a mimic后经ELISA检测肿瘤坏死因子α(tumor necrosis factor-α,TNF-α)、白细胞介素1β(interleukin-1β,IL-1β)、IL-6和转化生长因子β1(transforming growth factor-β1,TGF-β1)的水平;Western blot检测collagen IV、fibronectin和α-SMA的表达;并进一步评估NF-κB/TGF-β1/Smad3信号通路的活性。结果:CSE可显著增加HBECs中致炎症因子IL-1β、IL-6、TNF-α和TGF-β1的生成,显著上调collagen IV、fibronectin和α-SMA的表达,同时细胞内miR-181a的表达明显降低(P0.05);转染miR-181a mimic可显著抑制CSE诱导的HBECs致炎因子生成及collagen IV、fibronectin和α-SMA表达(P0.05)。此外,Western blot的结果显示转染miR-181a mimic可抑制CSE诱导的NF-κB/TGF-β1/Smad3信号活性(P0.05)。结论:上调miR-181a表达可部分逆转CSE诱导的HBECs致炎因子的释放及collagen IV、fibronectin和α-SMA表达,其作用机制可能与抑制NF-κB/TGF-β1/Smad3信号通路的活化有关。

Up-regulation of miR-181a attenuates releases of CSE-induced pro-inflammatory factors and expression of collagen IV,fibronectin and α-SMA in human bronchial epithelial cells

AIM: To investigate the effect and potential mechanism of microRNA-181a (miR-181a) on cigarette smoke extract (CSE)-induced the productions of pro-inflammatory factors and the expression of collagen IV, fibronectin and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) in human bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs). METHODS: CSE-induced miR-181a expression was detected by RT-qPCR in the HBECs. After tansfected with miR-181a mimic, the releases of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6 and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) were measured by ELISA, the protein expression of collagen IV, fibronectin and α-SMA was determined by Western blot. The activation of NF-κB/TGF-β1/Smad3 pathway was also evaluated by Western blot. RESULTS: CSE increased the levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 and TGF-β1 and the expression of collagen IV, fibronectin and α-SMA, and decreased the expression of miR-181a in the HBECs (P<0.05). However, transfected with miR-181a mimic partially prevented the releases of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 and TGF-β1, and inhibited the expression of collagen IV, fibronectin and α-SMA (P<0.05). Additionally, the activation of NF-κB/TGF-β1/Smad3 evoked by CSE was attenuated after transfected with miR-181a mimic. CONCLUSION: Up-regulation of miR-181a prevents the releases of CSE-induced pro-inflammatory factors and expression of collagen IV, fibronectin and α-SMA in the HBECs, and its mechanism may be related to the inhibition of NF-κB/TGF-β1/Smad3 pathway.