中国组织工程研究 ›› 2023, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (11): 1750-1757.doi: 10.12307/2023.125

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piRNA-5938可调控心肌细胞凋亡和线粒体分裂

武霄雷,韩  瑜,李佳蕾,王  霜,曹济民,孙  腾   

  1. 山西医科大学细胞生理学教育部重点实验室,山西省细胞生理学重点实验室,山西医科大学生理学系,山西省太原市  030001
  • 收稿日期:2022-02-10 接受日期:2022-04-24 出版日期:2023-04-18 发布日期:2022-09-27
  • 通讯作者: 孙腾,博士,副教授,硕士生导师,山西医科大学细胞生理学教育部重点实验室,山西省细胞生理学重点实验室,山西医科大学生理学系,山西省太原市 030001 曹济民,博士,教授,博士生导师,国家杰出青年,山西医科大学细胞生理学教育部重点实验室,山西省细胞生理学重点实验室,山西医科大学生理学系,山西省太原市 030001
  • 作者简介:武霄雷,男,1995年生,山西省汾阳市人,汉族,山西医科大学在读硕士,主要从事心肌损伤的表观遗传学调控机制研究。
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(82170294,81800268),项目负责人:孙腾;国家自然科学基金(82170523),项目负责人:曹济民;山西省“1331工程”基础医学重点学科建设计划(XK201708),项目负责人:曹济民,项目参与人:孙腾

piRNA-5938 can regulate cardiomyocyte apoptosis and mitochondrial fission

Wu Xiaolei, Han Yu, Li Jialei, Wang Shuang, Cao Jimin, Sun Teng   

  1. Key Laboratory of Cell Physiology of Ministry of Education, Shanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Physiology, Department of Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China
  • Received:2022-02-10 Accepted:2022-04-24 Online:2023-04-18 Published:2022-09-27
  • Contact: Sun Teng, MD, Associate professor, Master’s supervisor, Key Laboratory of Cell Physiology of Ministry of Education, Shanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Physiology, Department of Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China Cao Jimin, MD, Professor, Doctoral supervisor, Key Laboratory of Cell Physiology of Ministry of Education, Shanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Physiology, Department of Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China
  • About author:Wu Xiaolei, Master candidate, Key Laboratory of Cell Physiology of Ministry of Education, Shanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Physiology, Department of Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Nos. 82170294 and 81800268 (to ST) and 82170523 (to CJM); Shanxi Province “1331 Project” for Basic Medical Key Discipline Construction, No. XK201708 (to CJM and ST [project participant])

摘要:

文题释义:
piRNA:即PIWI相互作用RNA,是一类新发现的长度26-31 nt的单链非编码小RNA,序列5’端具有尿嘧啶偏向性,通过“乒乓机制”产生并成熟。已被证明同时存在于生殖细胞和体细胞中,在生殖系完整性、肿瘤、神经退行性疾病和干细胞发育中发挥作用,最新报道参与了心脏病理过程调控。
线粒体分裂:线粒体不断进行着分裂和融合形成动态网状结构,这不仅对于维持线粒体的保真性必不可少,也在细胞凋亡中起到关键调控作用。

背景:心肌细胞凋亡在心肌缺血再灌注损伤中扮演了重要角色。最新研究表明生殖系统调控分子PIWI相互作用RNA (PIWI-Interacting RNA,piRNA)参与了心脏病理过程调控,然而在心肌细胞凋亡中的作用尚未阐明,尤其涉及线粒体途径的机制尚不清楚。
目的:探究piRNA-5938对心肌细胞凋亡和线粒体分裂的调节作用及分子机制。
方法:深度测序检测正常和缺血再灌注模型小鼠及大鼠心脏中piRNA的表达丰度,实时荧光定量PCR法验证结果。分别用双氧水和缺氧再复氧条件构建心肌细胞凋亡模型,实时荧光定量PCR法检测piRNA-5938的表达水平。合成piPNA-5938特异性拮抗剂转染心肌细胞,再用双氧水处理,TUNEL法检测细胞凋亡情况,MitoTracker法检测线粒体分裂情况。RNAhybrid软件预测与piRNA-5938相互作用的microRNA。
结果与结论:①与假手术组比,缺血再灌注小鼠心脏中422种piRNA 表达水平改变,其中289条上调,133条下调;piRNA-5938的表达显著增加(P < 0.01);②双氧水诱导心肌细胞凋亡后piRNA-5938的表达水平显著上调,且呈浓度依赖性(P < 0.05);③缺氧再复氧诱导心肌细胞凋亡后piRNA-5938表达显著增加(P < 0.01);④与阴性对照组比,敲低piRNA-5938后,双氧水诱导的心肌细胞凋亡率明显降低(P < 0.05);⑤敲低piRNA-5938后,双氧水诱导的心肌细胞线粒体分裂明显得到改善(P < 0.05);⑥piRNA-5938与线粒体分裂调控分子miR-324和miR-668序列能很好地互补配对,且具有高度保守性;⑦提示piRNA-5938调控了心肌细胞凋亡和线粒体分裂,并且可能通过miR-324或miR-668发挥作用。

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1459-8838(武霄雷)

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松;组织工程

关键词: piRNA-5938, 缺血再灌注损伤, 心肌细胞凋亡, 线粒体分裂, miR-324, miR-668, 双氧水, 缺氧再复氧

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Cardiomyocyte apoptosis plays a critical role in ischemia/reperfusion injury. Recent studies have shown that PIWI-Interacting RNA (piRNA), a reproductive system regulator, participates in the pathogenesis of cardiac disorder. However, the role of piRNA in cardiomyocyte apoptosis has not been clarified; especially the mitochondria-dependent pathway involved is poorly understood.
OBJECTIVE: To study the role and molecular mechanism of piRNA-5938 in cardiomyocyte apoptosis and mitochondrial fission.
METHODS: The abundance of piRNA in normal and ischemic/reperfusion hearts of mice and rats was detected by deep sequencing, and the results were verified by real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR. Cardiac apoptosis was induced by hydrogen peroxide or anoxia/reoxygenation, in which the expression level of piRNA-5938 was detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR. piRNA-5938 antagomir was synthesized and transfected into cardiomyocytes and then the cells were treated with hydrogen peroxide. Apoptosis was detected by TUNEL and mitochondrial division was evaluated by MitoTracker. RNAhybrid software was used to predict microRNAs that interact with piRNA-5938.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with the sham group, the expression levels of 422 piRNAs were changed in the mouse ischemic/reperfusion heart, of which 289 were up-regulated and 133 were down-regulated, and piRNA-5938 expression increased significantly (P < 0.01). The expression level of piRNA-5938 was significantly up-regulated after cardiomyocyte apoptosis induced by H2O2 in a concentration-dependent manner (P < 0.05). piRNA-5938 was significantly increased after anoxia/reoxygenation-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis (P < 0.01). Compared with the negative control group, knockdown of piRNA-5938 significantly reduced the apoptosis rate of cardiomyocytes induced by hydrogen peroxide (P < 0.05). The mitochondrial fission induced by hydrogen peroxide was significantly inhibited by the knockdown of piRNA-5938 (P < 0.05). piRNA-5938 was highly conserved in complementation with mitochondrial fission regulators mir-324 and Mir-668. To conclude, piRNA-5938 regulates cardiomyocyte apoptosis and mitochondrial fission, which probably functions through targeting mir-324 or mir-668.

Key words: piRNA-5938, ischemia/reperfusion injury, cardiomyocyte apoptosis, mitochondrial fission, miR-324, miR-668, hydrogen peroxide, anoxia/reoxygenation

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