Liu Q, Cai J, Gao Y, Yang J, Gong Y, Zhang Z.
miR-2954 Inhibits PI3K Signaling and Induces Autophagy and Apoptosis in Myocardium Selenium Deficiency.
Cell Physiol Biochem 2018;
51:778-792. [PMID:
30463056 DOI:
10.1159/000495332]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIMS
Selenium (Se) deficiency can lead to several cardiac diseases, including Keshan disease in humans, mulberry heart disease in pigs and cardiac injury in chickens. MicroRNAs have been a research focus in recent years and have been shown to participate in a new avenue of cell death-autophagy, which can play a significant role in several types of heart disease.
METHODS
MicroRNAome analysis showed that the expression of miR-2954 was increased in the myocardium of selenium-deficient chickens, and PI3K was predicted to be the target gene. The target relationship between miR-2954 and PI3K was verified with a double fluorescence enzyme assay and RNA Protein Interaction Prediction and molecular docking software. qRT-PCR and western blotting were used to detect the expression of PI3K and related pathway components in selenium-deficient chickens and miR-2954 knockout/overexpression cardiomyocytes.
RESULTS
In this study, we observed that miR-2954 overexpression led to inhibition of PI3K pathway in vivo and in vitroled to inhibition of the PI3K pathway in vivo and in vitro.
CONCLUSION
The expression of miR-2954 was increased in selenium-deficient myocardium, whereas overexpression of miR-2954 led to autophagy and apoptosis of myocardial cells during cardiac injury through regulation of the PI3K pathway; whether this phenomenon is a self-protection mechanism of the organism or damage caused by miR-2954 requires further study. Our findings provides new insight apoptosis in cardiomyocytes; additionally, we aim to provide a new direction for the diagnosis and targeted treatment of myocardial diseases.
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