Downregulation of B-cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 by overexpressed microRNA 34a enhanced titanium dioxide nanoparticle-induced autophagy in BEAS-2B cells

Wenlin Bai,1,2,* Yujiao Chen,1,2,* Pengling Sun,1,2 Ai Gao1,2 1Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, 2Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China *These authors contribu...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a9b178ab36984be9aa94da034a9a08a82021-12-02T07:13:44ZDownregulation of B-cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 by overexpressed microRNA 34a enhanced titanium dioxide nanoparticle-induced autophagy in BEAS-2B cells1178-2013https://doaj.org/article/a9b178ab36984be9aa94da034a9a08a82016-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/downregulation-of-b-cell-lymphomaleukemia-2-by-overexpressed-microrna--peer-reviewed-article-IJNhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2013Wenlin Bai,1,2,* Yujiao Chen,1,2,* Pengling Sun,1,2 Ai Gao1,2 1Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, 2Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China *These authors contributed equally to this work Abstract: Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles (TNPs) are manufactured worldwide for a wide range of applications and the toxic effect of TNPs on biological systems is gaining attention. Autophagy is recognized as an emerging toxicity mechanism triggered by nanomaterials. MicroRNA 34a (miR34a) acts as a tumor suppressor gene by targeting many oncogenes, but how it affects autophagy induced by TNPs is not completely understood. Here, we observed the activation of TNP-induced autophagy through monodansylcadaverine staining and LC3-I/LC3-II conversion. Meanwhile, the transmission electron microscope ultrastructural analysis showed typical morphological characteristics in autophagy process. We detected the expression of miR34a and B-cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 (Bcl-2). In addition, the underlying mechanism of TNP-induced autophagy was performed using overexpression of miR34a by lentivirus vector transfection. Results showed that TNPs induced autophagy generation evidently. Typical morphological changes in the process of autophagy were observed by the transmission electron microscope ultrastructural analysis and LC3-I/LC3-II conversion increased significantly in TNP-treated cells. Meanwhile, TNPs induced the downregulation of miR34a and increased the expression of Bcl-2. Furthermore, overexpressed miR34a decreased the expression of Bcl-2 both in messenger RNA and protein level, following which the level of autophagy and cell death rate increased after the transfected cells were incubated with TNPs for 24 hours. These findings provide the first evidence that overexpressed miR34a enhanced TNP-induced autophagy and cell death through targeted downregulation of Bcl-2 in BEAS-2B cells. Keywords: titanium dioxide nanoparticles, autophagy, miR34a, Bcl-2, lentivirus, cell death, cytotoxicityBai WChen YSun PGao ADove Medical PressarticleTitanium dioxide nanoparticlesautophagymiR34aBcl-2Medicine (General)R5-920ENInternational Journal of Nanomedicine, Vol 2016, Iss default, Pp 1959-1971 (2016)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Titanium dioxide nanoparticles
autophagy
miR34a
Bcl-2
Medicine (General)
R5-920
spellingShingle Titanium dioxide nanoparticles
autophagy
miR34a
Bcl-2
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Bai W
Chen Y
Sun P
Gao A
Downregulation of B-cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 by overexpressed microRNA 34a enhanced titanium dioxide nanoparticle-induced autophagy in BEAS-2B cells
description Wenlin Bai,1,2,* Yujiao Chen,1,2,* Pengling Sun,1,2 Ai Gao1,2 1Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, 2Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China *These authors contributed equally to this work Abstract: Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles (TNPs) are manufactured worldwide for a wide range of applications and the toxic effect of TNPs on biological systems is gaining attention. Autophagy is recognized as an emerging toxicity mechanism triggered by nanomaterials. MicroRNA 34a (miR34a) acts as a tumor suppressor gene by targeting many oncogenes, but how it affects autophagy induced by TNPs is not completely understood. Here, we observed the activation of TNP-induced autophagy through monodansylcadaverine staining and LC3-I/LC3-II conversion. Meanwhile, the transmission electron microscope ultrastructural analysis showed typical morphological characteristics in autophagy process. We detected the expression of miR34a and B-cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 (Bcl-2). In addition, the underlying mechanism of TNP-induced autophagy was performed using overexpression of miR34a by lentivirus vector transfection. Results showed that TNPs induced autophagy generation evidently. Typical morphological changes in the process of autophagy were observed by the transmission electron microscope ultrastructural analysis and LC3-I/LC3-II conversion increased significantly in TNP-treated cells. Meanwhile, TNPs induced the downregulation of miR34a and increased the expression of Bcl-2. Furthermore, overexpressed miR34a decreased the expression of Bcl-2 both in messenger RNA and protein level, following which the level of autophagy and cell death rate increased after the transfected cells were incubated with TNPs for 24 hours. These findings provide the first evidence that overexpressed miR34a enhanced TNP-induced autophagy and cell death through targeted downregulation of Bcl-2 in BEAS-2B cells. Keywords: titanium dioxide nanoparticles, autophagy, miR34a, Bcl-2, lentivirus, cell death, cytotoxicity
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author Bai W
Chen Y
Sun P
Gao A
author_facet Bai W
Chen Y
Sun P
Gao A
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title Downregulation of B-cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 by overexpressed microRNA 34a enhanced titanium dioxide nanoparticle-induced autophagy in BEAS-2B cells
title_short Downregulation of B-cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 by overexpressed microRNA 34a enhanced titanium dioxide nanoparticle-induced autophagy in BEAS-2B cells
title_full Downregulation of B-cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 by overexpressed microRNA 34a enhanced titanium dioxide nanoparticle-induced autophagy in BEAS-2B cells
title_fullStr Downregulation of B-cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 by overexpressed microRNA 34a enhanced titanium dioxide nanoparticle-induced autophagy in BEAS-2B cells
title_full_unstemmed Downregulation of B-cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 by overexpressed microRNA 34a enhanced titanium dioxide nanoparticle-induced autophagy in BEAS-2B cells
title_sort downregulation of b-cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 by overexpressed microrna 34a enhanced titanium dioxide nanoparticle-induced autophagy in beas-2b cells
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2016
url https://doaj.org/article/a9b178ab36984be9aa94da034a9a08a8
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