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ArticleAging2019

Downregulation of microRNA-218 is cardioprotective against cardiac fibrosis and cardiac function impairment in myocardial infarction by binding to MITF.

Linfeng Qian, Shaobo Pan, Liping Shi, Yongyi Zhou, Lai Sun, Zhedong Wan, Yufang Ding, Jia Qian

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Article in Aging, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Linfeng QianDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, PR. China.
Shaobo PanOperating Room, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, PR. China.
Liping ShiDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, PR. China.
Yongyi ZhouDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, PR. China.
Lai SunDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, PR. China.
Zhedong WanDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, PR. China.
Yufang DingOperating Room, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, PR. China.
Jia QianOperating Room, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, PR. China.
First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study is intended to figure out the function of microRNA-218 (miR-218) together with microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) on the cardiac fibrosis and cardiac function impairment in rat models of myocardial infarction (MI).

resultsThe rats with MI exhibited cardiac function impairment, cardiac fibrosis, oxidative stress, cardiomyocyte apoptosis, as well as inflammatory injury. Additionally, upregulated miR-218 and downregulated MITF were detected in cardiac tissues of MI rats. MI rats injected with miR-218 inhibitors or overexpressed MITF exhibited elevated MITF expression, improved cardiac function, and diminished pathological damages, infarct size, cardiomyocyte apoptosis, cardiac fibrosis, oxidative stress as well as inflammatory injury in cardiac tissues. Furthermore, downregulated miR-218 and MITF aggravated the conditions than downregulation of miR-218 alone in MI rats.

methodsMI models were performed in rats, and then the rats were injected with miR-218 inhibitors and/or MITF overexpression plasmid to elucidate the role of miR-218 and/or MITF on the cardiac function, pathological damage, cardiac fibrosis, angiogenesis, oxidative stress and inflammatory injury of cardiac tissues in MI rats by performing a series of assays.

conclusionCollectively, we found that the suppression of miR-218 alleviates cardiac fibrosis and cardiac function impairment, and stimulates angiogenesis in MI rats through inhibiting MITF.

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AnimalsCardiotonic AgentsDisease Models, AnimalDown-RegulationFibrosisHemodynamicsInflammationMicrophthalmia-Associated Transcription FactorMicroRNAsModels, CardiovascularMyocardial InfarctionMyocytes, CardiacNeovascularization, PhysiologicOxidative StressProtein BindingRatsCardiotonic AgentsMicrophthalmia-Associated Transcription FactorMicroRNAsMIRN218 microRNA, ratMitf protein, ratRNA, Messengercardiac fibrosiscardiomyocyte apoptosismicrophthalmia-associated transcription factormicroRNA-218myocardial infarction

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PMID31408435
PMCPMC6710048
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