CircRNA circ-NNT mediates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury through activating pyroptosis by sponging miR-33a-5p and regulating USP46 expression

Abstract Pyroptosis has been implicated in the pathophysiology of myocardial infarction (MI) in rodents, but its contribution to reperfusion injury in MI patients is unclear. Here, we evaluated pyroptosis in MI patients in vitro and in vivo models of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. We...

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Autores principales: Xiaomiao Ye, Yanwen Hang, Yi Lu, Dandan Li, Fangfang Shen, Ping Guan, Jian Dong, Ludong Shi, Wei Hu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:6e22a074b41846aa96124c03e64ac87a2021-12-05T12:08:26ZCircRNA circ-NNT mediates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury through activating pyroptosis by sponging miR-33a-5p and regulating USP46 expression10.1038/s41420-021-00706-72058-7716https://doaj.org/article/6e22a074b41846aa96124c03e64ac87a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41420-021-00706-7https://doaj.org/toc/2058-7716Abstract Pyroptosis has been implicated in the pathophysiology of myocardial infarction (MI) in rodents, but its contribution to reperfusion injury in MI patients is unclear. Here, we evaluated pyroptosis in MI patients in vitro and in vivo models of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. We also investigated the molecular mechanisms that regulate pyroptosis and myocardial I/R injury in these in vitro and in vivo models. The study showed that MI patients exhibited elevated serum concentrations of the pyroptosis-related pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-18. Increased levels of IL-1β and IL-18 as well as the pyroptosis-related inflammatory caspases (caspase-1 and 11) were detected in cultured cardiomyocytes after anoxia/reoxygenation (A/R) and in cardiac tissues after I/R. Circ-NNT and USP46 were upregulated while miR-33a-5p was downregulated in MI patients, as well as in cultured cardiomyocytes after A/R and cardiac tissues after I/R. Circ-NNT or USP46 knockdown or miR-33a-5p overexpression inhibited the expression of pro-caspase-1, cleaved caspase-1, pro-caspase-11, cleaved caspase-11, IL-1β, and IL-18 in A/R cardiomyocytes and attenuated myocardial infarction in I/R mice. The results from luciferase reporter assays and gene overexpression/knockdown studies indicated that miR-33a-5p directly targets USP46, and circ-NNT regulates USP46 by acting as a miR-33a-5p sponge. Direct association between circ-NNT and miR-33a-5p in cardiomyocytes was confirmed by pull-down assays. In summary, pyroptosis is activated during myocardial I/R and contributes to reperfusion injury. Circ-NNT promotes pyroptosis and myocardial I/R injury by acting as a miR-33a-5p sponge to regulate USP46. This circ-NNT→miR-33a-5p→USP46 signaling axis may serve as a potential target for the development of cardio-protective agents to improve the clinical outcome of reperfusion therapy.Xiaomiao YeYanwen HangYi LuDandan LiFangfang ShenPing GuanJian DongLudong ShiWei HuNature Publishing GrouparticleNeoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensRC254-282CytologyQH573-671ENCell Death Discovery, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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topic Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
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Cytology
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spellingShingle Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
Cytology
QH573-671
Xiaomiao Ye
Yanwen Hang
Yi Lu
Dandan Li
Fangfang Shen
Ping Guan
Jian Dong
Ludong Shi
Wei Hu
CircRNA circ-NNT mediates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury through activating pyroptosis by sponging miR-33a-5p and regulating USP46 expression
description Abstract Pyroptosis has been implicated in the pathophysiology of myocardial infarction (MI) in rodents, but its contribution to reperfusion injury in MI patients is unclear. Here, we evaluated pyroptosis in MI patients in vitro and in vivo models of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. We also investigated the molecular mechanisms that regulate pyroptosis and myocardial I/R injury in these in vitro and in vivo models. The study showed that MI patients exhibited elevated serum concentrations of the pyroptosis-related pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-18. Increased levels of IL-1β and IL-18 as well as the pyroptosis-related inflammatory caspases (caspase-1 and 11) were detected in cultured cardiomyocytes after anoxia/reoxygenation (A/R) and in cardiac tissues after I/R. Circ-NNT and USP46 were upregulated while miR-33a-5p was downregulated in MI patients, as well as in cultured cardiomyocytes after A/R and cardiac tissues after I/R. Circ-NNT or USP46 knockdown or miR-33a-5p overexpression inhibited the expression of pro-caspase-1, cleaved caspase-1, pro-caspase-11, cleaved caspase-11, IL-1β, and IL-18 in A/R cardiomyocytes and attenuated myocardial infarction in I/R mice. The results from luciferase reporter assays and gene overexpression/knockdown studies indicated that miR-33a-5p directly targets USP46, and circ-NNT regulates USP46 by acting as a miR-33a-5p sponge. Direct association between circ-NNT and miR-33a-5p in cardiomyocytes was confirmed by pull-down assays. In summary, pyroptosis is activated during myocardial I/R and contributes to reperfusion injury. Circ-NNT promotes pyroptosis and myocardial I/R injury by acting as a miR-33a-5p sponge to regulate USP46. This circ-NNT→miR-33a-5p→USP46 signaling axis may serve as a potential target for the development of cardio-protective agents to improve the clinical outcome of reperfusion therapy.
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author Xiaomiao Ye
Yanwen Hang
Yi Lu
Dandan Li
Fangfang Shen
Ping Guan
Jian Dong
Ludong Shi
Wei Hu
author_facet Xiaomiao Ye
Yanwen Hang
Yi Lu
Dandan Li
Fangfang Shen
Ping Guan
Jian Dong
Ludong Shi
Wei Hu
author_sort Xiaomiao Ye
title CircRNA circ-NNT mediates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury through activating pyroptosis by sponging miR-33a-5p and regulating USP46 expression
title_short CircRNA circ-NNT mediates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury through activating pyroptosis by sponging miR-33a-5p and regulating USP46 expression
title_full CircRNA circ-NNT mediates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury through activating pyroptosis by sponging miR-33a-5p and regulating USP46 expression
title_fullStr CircRNA circ-NNT mediates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury through activating pyroptosis by sponging miR-33a-5p and regulating USP46 expression
title_full_unstemmed CircRNA circ-NNT mediates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury through activating pyroptosis by sponging miR-33a-5p and regulating USP46 expression
title_sort circrna circ-nnt mediates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury through activating pyroptosis by sponging mir-33a-5p and regulating usp46 expression
publisher Nature Publishing Group
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/6e22a074b41846aa96124c03e64ac87a
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