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A MicroRNA Derived From Schistosoma japonicum Promotes Schistosomiasis Hepatic Fibrosis by Targeting Host Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein 1.


ABSTRACT: Schistosomiasis remains a serious parasitic disease, which is characterized by granulomatous inflammation and hepatic fibrosis. MicroRNAs derived from parasites can regulate host genes and cell phenotype. Here, we showed that a miRNA derived from S. japonicum (Sja-miR-1) exists in the hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) of mice infected with the parasite and up-regulates the expression of collagens and ?-SMA by targeting secreted frizzled-related protein 1 (SFRP1). A vector-mediated delivery of Sja-miR-1 into naive mice led to hepatic fibrogenesis in the mice. Accordingly, inhibition of Sja-miR-1 in the infected mice led to reduction of the parasite-induced hepatic fibrosis. The mechanism behind the Sja-miR-1-mediated activation of HSC could be through targeting SFRP1 to regulate the Wnt/?-catenin pathway. These findings reveal that parasite-derived small non-coding RNAs are implicated in cross-species regulation of host pathological process and persistent inhibition of Sja-miR-1 may provide a therapeutic potential for the parasite diseases.

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7082693 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A MicroRNA Derived From <i>Schistosoma japonicum</i> Promotes Schistosomiasis Hepatic Fibrosis by Targeting Host Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein 1.

Wang Yange Y   Fan Xiaobin X   Lei Nanhang N   He Xing X   Wang Xiaoxi X   Luo Xufeng X   Zhang Dongmei D   Pan Weiqing W  

Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 20200313


Schistosomiasis remains a serious parasitic disease, which is characterized by granulomatous inflammation and hepatic fibrosis. MicroRNAs derived from parasites can regulate host genes and cell phenotype. Here, we showed that a miRNA derived from <i>S. japonicum</i> (Sja-miR-1) exists in the hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) of mice infected with the parasite and up-regulates the expression of collagens and α-SMA by targeting secreted frizzled-related protein 1 (SFRP1). A vector-mediated delivery of  ...[more]

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