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Insulin-like growth factor-1-mediated regulation of miR-193a expression promotes the migration and proliferation of c-kit-positive mouse cardiac stem cells.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:C-kit-positive cardiac stem cells (CSCs) have been shown to be a promising candidate treatment for myocardial infarction and heart failure. Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 is an anabolic growth hormone that regulates cellular proliferation, differentiation, senescence, and death in various tissues. Although IGF-1 promotes the migration and proliferation of c-kit-positive mouse CSCs, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. METHODS:Cells were isolated from adult mouse hearts, and c-kit-positive CSCs were separated using magnetic beads. The cells were cultured with or without IGF-1, and c-kit expression was measured by Western blotting. IGF-1 induced CSC proliferation and migration, as measured through Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) and Transwell assays, respectively. The miR-193a expression was measured by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assays. RESULTS:IGF-1 enhanced c-kit expression in c-kit-positive CSCs. The activities of the phosphoinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT signaling pathway and DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) were enhanced, and their respective inhibitors LY294002 and 5-azacytidine (5-AZA) blunted c-kit expression. Based on the results of quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assays, the expression of miR-193a, which is embedded in a CpG island, was down-regulated in the IGF-1-stimulated group and negatively correlated with c-kit expression, whereas c-kit-positive CSCs infected with lentivirus carrying micro-RNA193a displayed reduced c-kit expression, migration and proliferation. CONCLUSIONS:IGF-1 upregulated c-kit expression in c-kit-positive CSCs resulting in enhanced CSC proliferation and migration by activating the PI3K/AKT/DNMT signaling pathway to epigenetically silence miR-193a, which negatively modifies the c-kit expression level.

SUBMITTER: Sun Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5822561 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Insulin-like growth factor-1-mediated regulation of miR-193a expression promotes the migration and proliferation of c-kit-positive mouse cardiac stem cells.

Sun Yuning Y   Xu Rongfeng R   Huang Jia J   Yao Yuyu Y   Pan Xiaodong X   Chen Zhongpu Z   Ma Genshan G  

Stem cell research & therapy 20180221 1


<h4>Background</h4>C-kit-positive cardiac stem cells (CSCs) have been shown to be a promising candidate treatment for myocardial infarction and heart failure. Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 is an anabolic growth hormone that regulates cellular proliferation, differentiation, senescence, and death in various tissues. Although IGF-1 promotes the migration and proliferation of c-kit-positive mouse CSCs, the underlying mechanism remains unclear.<h4>Methods</h4>Cells were isolated from adult mous  ...[more]

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