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MicroRNA-25 Protects Smooth Muscle Cells against Corticosterone-Induced Apoptosis.

ABSTRACT: Background and Aims:Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are central components of atherosclerotic plaque. Loss of VSMCs through apoptotic cell death can cause fibrous cap thinning, necrotic core formation, and calcification that may destabilize plaque. Elevated glucocorticoid levels caused by psychological stress promote VSMC apoptosis and can exacerbate atherosclerosis in mice and humans. Changes in the levels of antiapoptosis microRNA-25 (miR-25) have been linked with heart disease, inflammation, VSMC phenotype, oxidative stress, and apoptosis. Here, we investigated the pathways and mechanisms of glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis of mouse VSMCs and the protective role of miR-25. Methods:Primary mouse VSMCs were cultured +/- corticosterone for 48?h. Apoptosis, ROS, apoptotic protein activities, miR-25, MOAP1, a miR-25 target, and p70S6 kinase were quantified at intervals. The roles of miR-25 were assessed by treating cells with lenti-pre-miR-25 and anti-miR-25. Results:VSMC apoptosis, caspase-3 activity, and Bax were increased by corticosterone, and cell death was paralleled by marked loss of miR-25. Protection was conferred by pre-miR-25 and exacerbated by anti-miR-25. Pre-miR-25 conferred reduced expression of the proapoptotic protein MOAP1, and the protective effects of pre-miR-25 were abrogated by overexpressing MOAP1. The antiapoptotic effects of miR-25 were paralleled by inhibition of the p70S6K pathway, a convergence target for the survival signaling pathways, and protection by pre-miR-25 was abrogated by the p70S6k inhibitor rapamycin. Conclusions:MicroRNA-25 blocks corticosterone-induced VSMC apoptosis by targeting MOAP1 and the p70S6k pathway. Therapeutic manipulation of miR-25 may reduce atherosclerosis and unstable plaque formation associated with chronic stress.

SUBMITTER: Zhang B

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6434288 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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MicroRNA-25 Protects Smooth Muscle Cells against Corticosterone-Induced Apoptosis.

Zhang Bin B Zhang Gaoxing G Wei Tianlu T Yang Zhen Z Tan Wenfeng W Mo Ziqing Z Liu Jinxue J Li Dong D Wei Yidong Y Zhang Lukun L Webster Keith A KA Wei Jianqin J

Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity 20190312

<h4>Background and aims</h4>Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are central components of atherosclerotic plaque. Loss of VSMCs through apoptotic cell death can cause fibrous cap thinning, necrotic core formation, and calcification that may destabilize plaque. Elevated glucocorticoid levels caused by psychological stress promote VSMC apoptosis and can exacerbate atherosclerosis in mice and humans. Changes in the levels of antiapoptosis microRNA-25 (miR-25) have been linked with heart disease, i ...[more]

PMID: 30992737

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MicroRNA-25 Protects Smooth Muscle Cells against Corticosterone-Induced Apoptosis.

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MicroRNA-25 Protects Smooth Muscle Cells against Corticosterone-Induced Apoptosis.

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