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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2020

miR-145 inhibits the proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells by regulating autophagy.

Weirong Wang, Lifang Chen, Chenxu Shang, Zhen Jin, Feng Yao, Liang Bai, Rong Wang, Sihai Zhao, Enqi Liu

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Weirong WangDepartment of Medical Laboratory Animal Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9972-0168
Lifang ChenDepartment of Medical Laboratory Animal Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China.
Chenxu ShangDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China.
Zhen JinDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China.
Feng YaoDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China.
Liang BaiDepartment of Medical Laboratory Animal Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China.
Rong WangDepartment of Medical Laboratory Animal Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China.
Sihai ZhaoDepartment of Medical Laboratory Animal Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China.
Enqi LiuDepartment of Medical Laboratory Animal Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China.
Xi'an Jiaotong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

miR-145, the most abundant miRNA in the vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), regulates VSMC function in intimal hyperplasia. It has been reported that autophagy participates in the regulation of proliferation and migration of VSMCs. However, the effect of miR-145 on autophagy and related mechanism in the proliferation and migration of VSMCs remains unclear. Therefore, we aimed to determine the effect of miR-145 on autophagy and the mechanism in VSMCs. Cell autophagy was determined by transmission electron microscope, mRFP-GFP-LC3 assay and Western blotting. A recombinant lentivirus containing miR-145 was used to construct VSMCs with miR-145 overexpression. We found that miR-145 expression was decreased, and autophagy was increased in the carotid arteries of C57BL/6J mice with intimal hyperplasia and TGF-β1-stimulated VSMCs. Furthermore, miR-145 overexpression inhibited cell autophagy, whereas miR-145 inhibition promoted autophagy in TGF-β1-stimulated VSMCs. Meanwhile, miR-145 inhibited the proliferation and migration of VSMCs. More importantly, our study showed that autophagy inhibition augmented the inhibitory effect of miR-145 on the proliferation and migration of VSMCs. In addition, we found that the sirtuins are not direct targets of miR-145 in the proliferation and migration of VSMCs. These results suggest that miR-145 inhibits the proliferation and migration of VSMCs by suppressing the activation of autophagy.

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AutophagyCell MovementAnimalsCarotid ArteriesCell ProliferationHyperplasiaLuciferasesMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMicroRNAsMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleRats, Sprague-DawleySirtuinsTransforming Growth Factor beta1Tunica IntimaLuciferasesMicroRNAsMIRN145a microRNA, mouseSirtuinsTransforming Growth Factor beta1autophagymigrationmiR-145proliferationVSMCs

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PMID32337837
PMCPMC7299691
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