Circular RNA PVT1 silencing prevents ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat by targeting microRNA-125b and microRNA-200a.

Abstract

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are essential regulators associated with many cardiac conditions, including myocardial infarction (MI). This study aimed to explore circRNA expression during MI development in an animal model and in hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R)-treated cardiomyocytes. Microarray and real-time quantitative PCR showed that the circRNA PVT1 (circPVT1) was expressed at high levels in MI tissues and H/R-triggered cardiomyocytes. Loss-of-function assays were utilized for examining the influence of circPVT1 on cardiac function and cardiomyocyte properties. Cardiac function was measured by echocardiography at 7 d after MI. Reduced circPVT1 expression significantly decreased MI-triggered myocardial infarct size by 60% and prevented MI-triggered reductions in fractional shortening (%FS) and ejection fraction (EF%). Results of LDH, CCK-8, EdU staining, colony formation assays, and flow cytometry showed that circPVT1 silencing restored cell viability and proliferation while decreased apoptosis. Mechanistic experiments indicated that microRNAs (miR)-125b and miR-200a associated with circPVT1. We demonstrated that circPVT1 functioned as a competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) to sponge both miR-125b and miR-200a. Gain-of-function assays showed that miR-125b and miR-200a upregulation partially eliminated the effects of circPVT1 on cardiomyocyte properties. In addition, we found that the previously reported p53/TRAF6, SIRT7, Keap1/Nrf2, and PDCD4 pathways were regulated by the circPVT1/miR-125b/miR-200a axis. In conclusion, our study suggests that circPVT1 protects the myocardium from MI and H/R injury by preventing miR-125b- and miR-200a-mediated apoptotic signaling.

• Authors: Cheng Luo, Guo-Xing Ling, Bin-Feng Lei, Xu Feng, Xiao-Yong Xie, Chen Fang, Yu-Gui Li, Xiong-Wei Cai, Bao-Shi Zheng
• Journal: Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology (J Mol Cell Cardiol) Vol. 159 Pg. 80-90 (10 2021) ISSN: 1095-8584 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 34097926 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• MicroRNAs
• Mirn125 microRNA, mouse
• Mirn200 microRNA, mouse
• PVT1 long-non-coding RNA, mouse
• RNA, Circular
• RNA, Long Noncoding

Topics

• Animals
• Apoptosis (genetics)
• Cell Proliferation (genetics)
• Cell Survival (genetics)
• Male
• Mice
• Mice, Inbred BALB C
• MicroRNAs (genetics)
• Myocardium (metabolism)
• Myocytes, Cardiac (metabolism)
• RNA Interference (physiology)
• RNA, Circular (genetics)
• RNA, Long Noncoding (genetics)
• Rats
• Reperfusion Injury (genetics)
• Signal Transduction (genetics)
• Up-Regulation (genetics)