MicroRNA-30 inhibits neointimal hyperplasia by targeting Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II? (CaMKII?).
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ABSTRACT: The multifunctional Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II ?-isoform (CaMKII?) promotes vascular smooth muscle (VSM) proliferation, migration, and injury-induced vascular wall neointima formation. The objective of this study was to test if microRNA-30 (miR-30) family members are endogenous regulators of CaMKII? expression following vascular injury and whether ectopic expression of miR-30 can inhibit CaMKII?-dependent VSM cell function and neointimal VSM hyperplasia induced by vascular injury. The CaMKII? 3'UTR contains a consensus miR-30 binding sequence that is highly conserved across species. A significant decrease in miR-30 family members and increase in CaMKII?2 protein expression, with no change in CaMKII? mRNA expression, was observed in medial layers of VSM 7 days post-injury. In vitro, overexpression of miR-30c or miR-30e inhibited CaMKII?2 protein expression by ~50% in cultured rat aortic VSM cells, and inhibited VSM cell proliferation and migration. In vivo, lenti-viral delivery of miR-30c into injured rat carotid arteries prevented the injury-induced increase in CaMKII?2. Furthermore, neointima formation was dramatically inhibited by lenti-viral delivery of miR-30c in the injured medial smooth muscle. These studies define a novel mechanism for regulating CaMKII? expression in VSM and provide a new potential therapeutic strategy to reduce progression of vascular proliferative diseases, including atherosclerosis and restenosis.
SUBMITTER: Liu YF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4873751 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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