Project description:Chronic inflammation is known to contribute to the development of hypertension, but while the role of lymphocytes is well-established, the myeloid lineage, particularly as a possible mediator of renin-mediated hypertension, has not been studied. Vitamin D deficiency has pro-inflammatory consequences in monocytes, and it is linked to renin-mediated hypertension in mice. This prompted us to test the hypothesis that conditional knockout of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) in macrophages (KODMAC) would promote renin-dependent hypertension. We found that lack of macrophage vdr signaling was sufficient to induce high blood pressure (BP) in mice. Recipients of bone marrow from KODMAC mice experienced increased BP via activation of the renal renin-angiotensin system. Conversely BM transplants from mice with intact vdr signaling reduced BP in KODMAC mice by decreasing plasma renin and increasing urinary Na excretion. Deletion of myeloid vdr promotes vascular macrophage infiltration, increasing ROS-mediated scavenging of NO and reducing renal perfusion, resulting in increased plasma renin. Interestingly, deletion of macrophage vdr promotes their infiltration into the JG cell apparatus, regulating JG cell renin production by an unexpected communication between macrophages and JG cells through miR-106b-5p. Induction of macrophage endoplasmic reticulum stress phospho-PERK and CHOP pathways increased miR-106b-5p secretion, the uptake of which into JG cells induced renin production and release by repression of E2f1 and Pde3b transcription factors, constituting a novel mechanism by which inflammation causes hypertension.
Project description:We generated myeloid cells lacking VDR (KODMAC) by crossing Vdrfl/fl mice with lysosome-M-promoter-driven Cre mice (Lyz2Cre) in the Ldlr-/-background (a model of diet-induced metabolic syndrome), as previously described13 and compared them to Vdrfl/flLdlr-/- littermates (control). Unbiased miRNA expression analyses using media from KODMAC or control peritoneal macrophages identified 361 differentially expressed miRNAs with p<0.05
Project description:Myeloid cells are known mediators of hypertension, but their role in initiating renin-induced hypertension has not been studied. Vitamin D deficiency causes pro-inflammatory macrophage infiltration in metabolic tissues and is linked to renin-mediated hypertension. We tested the hypothesis that impaired vitamin D signaling in macrophages causes hypertension using conditional knockout of the myeloid vitamin D receptor in mice (KODMAC). These mice develop renin-dependent hypertension due to macrophage infiltration of the vasculature and direct activation of renal juxtaglomerular (JG) cell renin production. Induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress in knockout macrophages increases miR-106b-5p secretion, which stimulates JG cell renin production via repression of transcription factors E2f1 and Pde3b. Moreover, in wild-type recipient mice of KODMAC/miR106b-/- bone marrow, knockout of miR-106b-5p prevents the hypertension and JG cell renin production induced by KODMAC macrophages, suggesting myeloid-specific, miR-106b-5p-dependent effects. These findings confirm macrophage miR-106b-5p secretion from impaired vitamin D receptor signaling causes inflammation-induced hypertension.
Project description:Adult beta cells in the pancreas are the sole source of insulin in our body. Beta cell loss or increased demand for insulin, impose metabolic challenges because adult beta cells are generally quiescent and infrequently re-enter the cell division cycle. miR-17-92/106b is a family of proto-oncogene microRNAs, that regulate proliferation in normal tissues and in cancer. Here, we employ mouse genetics to demonstrate a critical role for miR-17-92/106b in glucose homeostasis and in controlling insulin secretion. Mass spectrometry analysis was performed on miR-17-92LoxP/LoxP;106-25-/- MEF lysate, without or with CRE-Adenovirus. miR-17-92LoxP/LoxP;106-25+/+ MEFs with GFP-Adenovirus served as controls. We demonstrate that miR-17-92/106b regulate the adult beta cell mitotic checkpoint and that miR-17-92/106b deficiency results in reduction in beta cell mass in-vivo. Furthermore, protein kinase A (PKA) is a new relevant molecular pathway downstream of miR-17-92/106b in control of adult beta cell division and glucose homeostasis. Therefore, contributes to the understanding of proto-oncogene miRNAs in the normal, untransformed endocrine pancreas, and illustrates new genetic means for regulation of beta cell mitosis and function by non-coding RNAs.
Project description:Myocardial regeneration is restricted to early postnatal life, when mammalian cardiomyocytes still retain the ability to proliferate. The molecular cues that induce cell cycle arrest of neonatal cardiomyocytes towards terminally differentiated adult heart muscle cells remain obscure. We report that the miR-106b~25cluster is higher expressed in the early postnatal myocardium and decreases in expression towards adulthood, especially under conditions of overload, and orchestrates the transition of cardiomyocyte hyperplasia towards cell cycle arrest and hypertrophy by virtue of its targetome. To identify the relevant targets of individual miRNAs in the miR-106b~15 cluster and elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the proliferative effects of this microRNA cluster, we assessed the global transcriptomic changes by deep-sequencing total neonatal mouse cardiomyocyte RNA after exogeneous transfection with hsa-miR-106b-5p, hsa-miR-93-5p, hsa-miR-25-3p and compared the transcriptomic profiles to cardiomyocytes transfected with cel-miR-67, a control miRNA.
Project description:microRNAs in the miR-106b family are overexpressed in multiple tumor types and are correlated with the expression of genes that regulate the cell cycle. Consistent with these observations, miR-106b family gain of function promotes cell cycle progression, whereas loss of function reverses this phenotype. Microarray profiling uncovers multiple targets of the family, including the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21/CDKN1A. We show that p21 is a direct target of miR-106b and that its silencing plays a key role in miR-106b-induced cell cycle phenotypes. We also show that miR-106b overrides a doxorubicin-induced DNA damage checkpoint. Thus, miR-106b family members contribute to tumor cell proliferation in part by regulating cell cycle progression and by modulating checkpoint functions. HCT116 Dicerex5 cells were transfected with microRNAs in six-well plates, and RNA was isolated 10 h after transfection. Transcripts containing the miR-106b family hexamers in their 3' UTRs were identified. By microarray analysis, 103 transcripts that contained miR-106b family complementary hexamers in their 3' UTRs were down-regulated by miR-106b, miR-106a, miR-20b, and miR-17-5p within 10 h of transfection.
Project description:The key exosomal miRNAs in adaptive response to drug-induced liver (DILI) and liver regeneration were investigated and proved. This study aimed to decipher the mechanism of restorative events in the adaptive response to DILI by investigating circulating exosomal miRNAs. Using toosendanin-induced liver injury model, exosomal miR-106b-5p was identified as a robust driver in the adaptive response of TILI.
Project description:Oxidative stress is thought to contribute to aging and age-related diseases, such as cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Here we report that the Poly-(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1), a DNA damage sensor protein involved in DNA repair and other cellular processes, is upregulated with hypertension in African American women. To further explore this mechanism, we identified two microRNAs, miR-103a-2-5p and miR-585-5p that are differentially-expressed with hypertension and were predicted to target PARP-1. Overexpression of these two miRNAs downregulated PARP-1 mRNA and protein levels in primary endothelial cells. Using heterologous luciferase reporter assays, we demonstrate that miR-103a-2-5p and miR-585-5p regulate PARP-1 through binding to sites in the coding region. Given the important role of PARP-1 in DNA repair, we assessed whether overexpression of miR-103a-2-5p or miR-585-5p affected DNA damage and cell survival. Overexpression of these miRNAs enhanced DNA damage and decreased both cell survival and colony formation. These findings highlight the role for PARP-1 in regulating oxidative DNA damage in hypertension and identify important new regulators of PARP-1 expression, miR-103a-2-5p and miR-585-5p. Additionally, these insights may provide additional avenues to understand hypertension health disparities
Project description:Rationale:Poor peri-implant osseointegration of dental implants in patients with type II diabetes has become a major clinical challenge in recent years. MSC (Mesenchymal stem cell)-derived exosomes may play an important role in peri-implant osseointegration, but the mechanism remains unclear. Enhancing the therapeutic effect of MSC-derived exosomes and exploring the potential mechanism can help provide a new therapeutic strategy to improve the clinical outcome of dental implant restorations in patients with type II diabetes. Methods:The exosomes derived from hypoxia (Hypo-exos) or normoxia (Nor-exos) preconditioned bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) were co-cultured with BMSCs and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). The effect of exosomes on BMSCs cell proliferation was detected by CCK-8 assay and EdU assay, and the effect on angiogenesis ability of HUVECs was detected by wound healing assay, transwell migration assay, tube formation assay, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and western blot. A diabetic rat dental implant model was also established and the effect of exosomes on implant osseointegration was evaluated through micro-CT scanning and histological analysis. The differentially expressed miRNAs between Hypo-exos and Nor-exos were identified by high-throughput miRNA sequencing. Subsequently, the target genes and their roles in regulating angiogenesis were predicted and analyzed by bioinformatics analysis and dual luciferase reporter assay. Results:In vitro experiments indicated that hypoxia preconditioning could elevate exosome production and promote cell proliferation of BMSCs and angiogenesis of HUVECs. Moreover, Hypo-exos promoted peri-implant osteogenesis in rats with diabetes. Further investigation revealed the vital involvement of the miR-106b-5p/HIF-1α axis in promoting peri-implant osseointegration. Conclusion: Exosomes derived from hypoxia-preconditioned BMSCs could improve the peri-implant osseointegration in rats with diabetes by promoting cell proliferation and angiogenesis, and the miR-106b-5p/ HIF-1α axis could be the underlying mechanism.
Project description:We and others previously reported that the miR-106b-25 microRNA cluster is a candidate oncogene in human prostate cancer. Here, we made the novel observation that miR-106b-25 expression is further up-regulated in distant metastasis. Moreover, increased tumor miR-106b expression was associated with early disease recurrence. To identify yet unknown oncogenic functions of the prognostic miR-106b, we overexpressed it in LNCaP human prostate cancer cells to examine miR-106b-induced global expression changes among protein-coding genes. The approach revealed that caspase-7 is a candidate direct target of miR-106b, which was confirmed by Western blot analysis and a 3’UTR reporter assay. Other analyses showed that caspase-7 is down-regulated in primary human prostate tumors and metastatic lesions across multiple datasets and is by itself associated with disease recurrence. Using bioinformatics, we also discovered that miR-106b-25 may specifically influence focal adhesion-related pathways. This observation was experimentally confirmed using miR-106b-25-transduced 22Rv1 human prostate cancer cells. After infection with a miR-106b-25 lentiviral expression construct, 22Rv1 cells showed increased adhesion to basement membrane- and bone matrix-related filaments and enhanced soft agar growth. In summary, miR-106b-25 was found to be associated with prostate cancer progression and metastasis and may do so by altering apoptosis- and focal adhesion-related pathways. To elucidate the effects miR-106b, we up-regulated miR-106b in LNCaP cells and examined gene expression alterations on a global scale with Affymetrix arrays.