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ArticleMolecular medicine reports2020

Antisense long non‑coding RNA WEE2‑AS1 regulates human vascular endothelial cell viability via cell cycle G2/M transition in arteriosclerosis obliterans.

Baohong Jiang, Rui Wang, Zefei Lin, Jieyi Ma, Jin Cui, Mian Wang, Ruiming Liu, Weibin Wu, Chunxiang Zhang, Wen Li and 1 more

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Baohong JiangDivision of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China.
Rui WangDivision of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China.
Zefei LinLaboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China.
Jieyi MaLaboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China.
Jin CuiDivision of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China.
Mian WangDivision of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China.
Ruiming LiuNational‑Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Vascular Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China.
Weibin WuDivision of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China.
Chunxiang ZhangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.
Wen LiNational‑Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Vascular Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China.
Shenming WangDivision of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNThe First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · CNUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · US

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Abstract

Long non‑coding RNAs (lncRNAs) affect atherosclerosis by regulating the physiological and pathological processes of endothelial cells; however, the role of lncRNA WEE2 antisense RNA 1 (WEE2‑AS1) in arteriosclerosis obliterans (ASO) is not completely understood. The present study aimed to explore the function of lncRNA WEE2‑AS1 in human vascular endothelial cells. The results indicated that lncRNA WEE2‑AS1 was significantly elevated in plasma and artery tissue samples of patients with ASO compared with healthy controls. The fluorescence in situ hybridization results suggested that lncRNA WEE2‑AS1 was expressed in the cytoplasm and nuclei of primary human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). The Cell Counting Kit‑8 assay results suggested that lncRNA WEE2‑AS1 knockdown significantly promoted HUVEC viability, whereas lncRNA WEE2‑AS1 overexpression inhibited HUVEC viability compared with the negative control groups. Furthermore, analysis of the cell cycle by flow cytometry indicated that lncRNA WEE2‑AS1 knockdown significantly decreased the proportion of cells in the G0/G1 phase and significantly increased the proportion of cells in the G2/M phase compared with the negative control group. However, lncRNA WEE2‑AS1 overexpression had no significant effect on cell cycle distribution compared with the negative control group. The western blotting results indicated that lncRNA WEE2‑AS1 knockdown significantly reduced the expression levels of phosphorylated cyclin dependent kinase 1, WEE1 homolog 2 and myelin transcription factor 1, but increased the expression level of cell division cycle 25B compared with the negative control group. lncRNA WEE2‑AS1 overexpression displayed the opposite effect on protein expression. Collectively, the present study suggested that lncRNA WEE2‑AS1 was significantly upregulated in ASO and may serve a role in regulating human vascular endothelial cell viability. Further investigation into lncRNA WEE2‑AS1 may broaden the current understanding of the molecular mechanism underlying ASO, and aid with the identification of specific probes and precise targeted drugs for the diagnosis and treatment of ASO.

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AgedArteriosclerosis ObliteransCDC2 Protein KinaseCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell ProliferationCell SurvivalEndothelial CellsFemaleG2 Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsMaleMicroRNAsMiddle AgedProtein-Tyrosine KinasesCDC2 Protein KinaseCell Cycle ProteinsMicroRNAsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesRNA, AntisenseRNA, Long NoncodingWee2 protein, human

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