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MicroRNA-942 mediates hepatic stellate cell activation by regulating BAMBI expression in human liver fibrosis.


ABSTRACT: MicroRNA (miRNA)-mediated gene regulation contributes to liver pathophysiology, including hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation and fibrosis progression. Here, we investigated the role of miR-942 in human liver fibrosis. The expression of miR-942, HSC activation markers, transforming growth factor-beta pseudoreceptor BMP and activin membrane-bound inhibitor (BAMBI), as well as collagen deposition, were investigated in 100 liver specimens from patients with varying degree of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related fibrosis. Human primary HSCs and the immortalized cell line (LX2 cells) were used for functional studies. We found that miR-942 expression was upregulated in activated HSCs and correlated inversely with BAMBI expression in liver fibrosis progression. Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-?) and lipopolyssacharide (LPS), two major drivers of liver fibrosis and inflammation, induce miR-942 expression in HSCs via Smad2/3 respective NF-?B/p50 binding to the miR-942 promoter. Mechanistically, the induced miR-942 degrades BAMBI mRNA in HSCs, thereby sensitizing the cells for fibrogenic TGF-? signaling and also partly mediates LPS-induced proinflammatory HSC fate. In conclusion, the TGF-? and LPS-induced miR-942 mediates HSC activation through downregulation of BAMBI in human liver fibrosis. Our study provides new insights on the molecular mechanism of HSC activation and fibrosis.

SUBMITTER: Tao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6590087 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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MicroRNA-942 mediates hepatic stellate cell activation by regulating BAMBI expression in human liver fibrosis.

Tao Le L   Xue Dongying D   Shen Dongxiao D   Ma Wenting W   Zhang Jie J   Wang Xuefei X   Zhang Wei W   Wu Liu L   Pan Kai K   Yang Yanqin Y   Nwosu Zeribe C ZC   Dooley Steven S   Seki Ekihiro E   Liu Cheng C  

Archives of toxicology 20180810 9


MicroRNA (miRNA)-mediated gene regulation contributes to liver pathophysiology, including hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation and fibrosis progression. Here, we investigated the role of miR-942 in human liver fibrosis. The expression of miR-942, HSC activation markers, transforming growth factor-beta pseudoreceptor BMP and activin membrane-bound inhibitor (BAMBI), as well as collagen deposition, were investigated in 100 liver specimens from patients with varying degree of hepatitis B virus (H  ...[more]

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