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Oxidative stress-induced miR-27a targets the redox gene nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 in diabetic embryopathy.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Maternal diabetes induces neural tube defects, and oxidative stress is a causal factor for maternal diabetes-induced neural tube defects. The redox gene nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 is the master regulator of the cellular antioxidant system. OBJECTIVE:In this study, we aimed to determine whether maternal diabetes inhibits nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 expression and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2-controlled antioxidant genes through the redox-sensitive miR-27a. STUDY DESIGN:We used a well-established type 1 diabetic embryopathy mouse model induced by streptozotocin for our in vivo studies. Embryos at embryonic day 8.5 were harvested for analysis of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2-controlled antioxidant genes, and miR-27a expression. To determine if mitigating oxidative stress inhibits the increase of miR-27a and the decrease of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 expression, we induced diabetic embryopathy in superoxide dismutase 2 (mitochondrial-associated antioxidant gene)-overexpressing mice. This model exhibits reduced mitochondria reactive oxygen species even in the presence of hyperglycemia. To investigate the causal relationship between miR-27a and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 in vitro, we examined C17.2 neural stem cells under normal and high-glucose conditions. RESULTS:We observed that the messenger RNA and protein levels of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 were significantly decreased in embryos on embryonic day 8.5 from diabetic dams compared to those from nondiabetic dams. High-glucose also significantly decreased nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 expression in a dose- and time-dependent manner in cultured neural stem cells. Our data revealed that miR-27a was up-regulated in embryos on embryonic day 8.5 exposed to diabetes, and that high glucose increased miR-27a levels in a dose- and time-dependent manner in cultured neural stem cells. In addition, we found that a miR-27a inhibitor abrogated the inhibitory effect of high glucose on nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 expression, and a miR-27a mimic suppressed nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 expression in cultured neural stem cells. Furthermore, our data indicated that the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2-controlled antioxidant enzymes glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit, glutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunit, and glutathione S-transferase A1 were down-regulated by maternal diabetes in embryos on embryonic day 8.5 and high glucose in cultured neural stem cells. Inhibiting miR-27a restored expression of glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit, glutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunit, and glutathione S-transferase A1. Overexpressing superoxide dismutase 2 reversed the maternal diabetes-induced increase of miR-27a and suppression of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2-controlled antioxidant enzymes. CONCLUSION:Our study demonstrates that maternal diabetes-induced oxidative stress increases miR-27a, which, in turn, suppresses nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 and its responsive antioxidant enzymes, resulting in diabetic embryopathy.

SUBMITTER: Zhao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5785788 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Oxidative stress-induced miR-27a targets the redox gene nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 in diabetic embryopathy.

Zhao Yang Y   Dong Daoyin D   Reece E Albert EA   Wang Ashley R AR   Yang Peixin P  

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 20171101 1


<h4>Background</h4>Maternal diabetes induces neural tube defects, and oxidative stress is a causal factor for maternal diabetes-induced neural tube defects. The redox gene nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 is the master regulator of the cellular antioxidant system.<h4>Objective</h4>In this study, we aimed to determine whether maternal diabetes inhibits nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 expression and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2-controlled antioxidant genes thr  ...[more]

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