• Molecules and Cells
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• 제40권12호
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• pp.916-924
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• 2017

MicroRNAs are widely involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases through regulating gene expression via translational inhibition or degradation of their target mRNAs. Recent studies have indicated a critical role of microRNA-206 in myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. However, the function of miR-206 in myocardial I/R injury is currently unclear. The present study was aimed to identify the specific role of miR-206 in myocardial I/R injury and explore the underlying molecular mechanism. Our results revealed that the expression level of miR-206 was significantly decreased both in rat I/R group and H9c2 cells subjected to hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) compared with the corresponding control. Overexpression of miR-206 observably decreased infarct size and inhibited the cardiomyocyte apoptosis induced by I/R injury. Furthermore, bioinformatics analysis, luciferase activity and western blot assay proved that $Gadd45{\beta}$ (growth arrest DNA damage-inducible gene $45{\beta}$) was a direct target gene of miR-206. In addition, the expression of pro-apoptotic-related genes, such as p53, Bax and cleaved caspase3, was decreased in association with the down-regulation of $Gadd45{\beta}$. In summary, this study demonstrates that miR-206 could protect against myocardial I/R injury by targeting $Gadd45{\beta}$.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.396-402
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• 2011

Introduction: Epidermal growth factor is a single-chain polypeptide consisting of 53 amino acids with potent mitogenic activity that stimulates the proliferation of a range of normal and neoplastic cells through an interaction with its specific receptor (epidermal growth factor receptor, EGFR). This interaction plays a key role in tumor progression including the induction of tumor cell proliferation. An increased EGFR copy number have been associated with a favorable response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors therapy. In contrast, K-ras mutations tend to predict a poor response to such therapy. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between the clinicopathological factors and the up-regulation of EGFR expression and Kras mutations in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Materials and Methods: This study examined the immunohistochemical staining of EGFR, K-ras mutation detection with peptide nucleic acid (PNA)-based real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) clamping in 20 specimens from 20 patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma. Results: 1. In the immunohistochemical study of poorly differentiated and invasive oral squamous cell carcinoma, a high level of EGFR staining was observed. The correlation between immunohistochemical EGFR expression and histological differentiation, as well as the tumor size of the specimens was significant (Pearson correlation analysis, significance [r] >0.5, P<0.05). 2. In PNA-based real-time PCR clamping analysis, a K-ras mutation was not detected in all specimens. Conclusion: These findings suggest that the up-regulation of the EGFR may play a role in the progression and invasion of oral squamous cell carcinoma that is, independent of a K-ras mutation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제39권10호
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• pp.739-748
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• 2006

토끼의 25분간의 척수허혈 모델에서 cyclosporin A의 신경보호효과를 신경병리학적 연관성과 면역조직화학적분석을 통하여 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 몸무게가 3.0 kg 전후의 뉴질랜드산 토끼를 이용하였고 복부 대동맥을 25분간 차단하였다. 32마리의 토끼를 무작위로 4군으로 나누어 대조군인 12군(n=8)과 17군(n=8)은 복부 대동맥 차단만 시행한 후 12군은 2일째, 17군은 7일째 희생시켜 신경학적 평가와 조직학적 검사를 시행하였다. 실험군인 Cs2군(n=8)과 Cs7군(n=8)은 복부 대동맥을 차단 후 재관류 15분 후에 cyclosporin A (25 mg/kg)를 정맥 주입한 후 Cs2군은 2일째, Cs7군은 7일째 희생시켜 신경학적 평가와 조직학적 검사를 시행하였다. 결과: 모든 토끼가 술 후 생존하였으며 술 후 2일째 신경학적 평가에 있어서는 군들 간 차이가 얼었으나 술 후 7일째 시행한 평가에서 복부대동맥 허혈 후 cyclosporin A를 투여한 Cs7군의 Tarlov score가 평균 $2.75{\pm}0.89$로 투여하지 않은 17군의 $1.25{\pm}1.39$에 비해 의미 있게 높아 신경학적 평가상 덜 손상을 받았음을 알 수 있었다(p<0.05). 또한 대조군 17군에서는 신경학적 평가가 2일째보다 7일째 악화하는 경향이었으나 통계학적으로 의미 있는 차이는 없었고 실험군 Cs7군에 있어서는 신경학적 평가가 2일째 $1.87{\pm}0.83$에 비해 7일째 $2.75{\pm}0.89$로 의미 있게 호전되었다(p<0.05). 모든 군을 조직학적으로 손상의 정도에 따라 등급을 매겼으며 신경학적 평가와의 상관관계를 분석하였는데 상관계수 -0.44로 조직학적 손상정도와 신경학적 평가사이에 유의한 관계가 있었다(p=0.009). 병리조직학적 등급을 4군 간 비교하였을 때 2일째 희생시킨 대조군과 실험군 사이에는 유의한 차이가 없었으나 7일째 희생시킨 17군은 조직학적 등급이 $2.13{\pm}1.36$이었으나 Cs7군은 $1.0{\pm}0.53$으로 두 군 간 유의한 차이가 있어 병리학적으로도 cyclosporin A를 투여한 실험군 Cs7군이 대조군 17군에 비해 덜 손상을 받았음을 알 수 있었다(p=0.039). 12군과 Cs2군에서 TUNEL 염색에 양성반응을 보이는 신경세포의 수는 12군이 $17.5{\pm}22.6$개였고 Cs2군이 $12.5{\pm}11.1$개로 통계학적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다. Heat shock protein-70 (HSP70)과 neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS)에 대한 면역조직화학검사에서 실험군 Cs2군의 신경세포가 대조군 12군에 비해 HSP70과 nNOS의 과발현을 보였으며, 이는 통계학적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.05). nNOS와 HSP70의 발현은 강한 연관성을 보였고(상관계수 0.91, p=0.000), nNOS를 발현하는 세포가 동시에 HSP70도 발현함을 확인할 수 있었다. 결론: 우리는 cyclosporin A가 토끼의 25분간의 척수허혈에 대해 척수보호 효과가 있었으며 이는 HSP70의 과발현과 연관이 있으리라 생각한다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권9호
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• pp.1327-1339
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• 2022

Objective: Fat deposition in poultry is an important factor in production performance and meat quality research. miRNAs also play important roles in regulating adipocyte differentiation process. This study was to investigate the expression patterns of miRNAs in duck adipocytes after differentiation and explore the role of miR-214 in regulating carnitine palmitoyltransferases 2 (CPT2) gene expression during duck adipocyte differentiation. Methods: Successful systems for the isolation, culture, and induction of duck primary fat cells was developed in the experiment. Using Illumina next-generation sequencing, the miRNAs libraries of duck adipocytes were established. miRanda was used to predict differentially expressed (DE) miRNAs and their target genes. The expression patterns of miR-214 and CPT2 during the differentiation were verified by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blot. Luciferase reporter assays were used to explore the specific regions of CPT2 targeted by miR-214. We used a miR-214 over-expression strategy in vitro to further investigate its effect on differentiation process and CPT2 gene transcription. Results: There were 481 miRNAs identified in duck adipocytes, included 57 DE miRNA candidates. And the 1,046 targets genes of DE miRNAs were mainly involved in p53 signaling, FoxO signaling, and fatty acid metabolism pathways. miR-214 and CPT2 showed contrasting expression patterns before and after differentiation, and they were selected for further research. The expression of miR-214 was decreased during the first 3 days of duck adipocytes differentiation, and then increased, while the expression of CPT2 increased both in the transcriptional and protein level. The luciferase assay suggested that miR-214 targets the 3'untranslated region of CPT2. Overexpression of miR-214 not only promoted the formation of lipid droplets but also decreased the protein abundance of CPT2. Conclusion: Current study reports the expression profile of miRNAs in duck adipocytes differentiated for 4 days. And miR-214 has been proved to have the regulator potential for fat deposition in duck.