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ArticleActa pharmacologica Sinica2021

MicroRNA-17-3p suppresses NF-κB-mediated endothelial inflammation by targeting NIK and IKKβ binding protein.

Yin Cai, Yu Zhang, Hui Chen, Xing-Hui Sun, Peng Zhang, Lu Zhang, Meng-Yang Liao, Fang Zhang, Zheng-Yuan Xia, Ricky Ying-Keung Man and 2 more

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Article in Acta pharmacologica Sinica, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Yin Cai *Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Yu Zhang *Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Hui ChenDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Xing-Hui SunDepartment of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Peng ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Lu ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Meng-Yang LiaoDepartment of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Fang ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266021, China.
Zheng-Yuan XiaDepartment of Anaesthesiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Ricky Ying-Keung ManDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Mark W FeinbergDepartment of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Susan Wai-Sum LeungDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. swsleung@hku.hk.
University of Hong Kong · HKBrigham and Women's Hospital · USQingdao University · CNUnion Hospital · CN

Funding

MiR-181b, endothelial cells, and vascular inflammationR01HL115141 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI FEINBERG, MARK W · 2012 to 2024
$6.8M
MicroRNA-181b and SepsisR01GM115605 · NIGMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI BARON, REBECCA M, FEINBERG, MARK W · 2015 to 2018
$1.8M
KLF10, CD4+ T cells, and transplant arteriopathyR01HL134849 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI FEINBERG, MARK W · 2017 to 2020
$1.7M
MiR-26a, endothelial cells, and neovascularizationR01HL117994 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI FEINBERG, MARK W · 2013 to 2016
$1.6M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL115141NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL117994NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL134849NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM115605
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) activation contributes to many vascular inflammatory diseases. The present study tested the hypothesis that microRNA-17-3p (miR-17-3p) suppresses the pro-inflammatory responses via NF-κB signaling in vascular endothelium. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), transfected with or without miR-17-3p agomir/antagomir, were exposed to lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and the inflammatory responses were determined. The cellular target of miR-17-3p was examined with dual-luciferase reporter assay. Mice were treated with miR-17-3p agomir and the degree of LPS-induced inflammation was determined. In HUVECs, LPS caused upregulation of miR-17-3p. Overexpression of miR-17-3p in HUVECs inhibited NIK and IKKβ binding protein (NIBP) protein expression and suppressed LPS-induced phosphorylation of inhibitor of kappa Bα (IκBα) and NF-κB-p65. The reduced NF-κB activity was paralleled by decreased protein levels of NF-κB-target gene products including pro-inflammatory cytokine [interleukin 6], chemokines [interleukin 8 and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1] and adhesion molecules [vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and E-selectin]. Immunostaining revealed that overexpression of miR-17-3p reduced monocyte adhesion to LPS-stimulated endothelial cells. Inhibition of miR-17-3p with antagomir has the opposite effect on LPS-induced inflammatory responses in HUVECs. The anti-inflammatory effect of miR-17-3p was mimicked by NIBP knockdown. In mice treated with LPS, miR-17-3p expression was significantly increased. Systemic administration of miR-17-3p for 3 days suppressed LPS-induced NF-κB activation and monocyte adhesion to endothelium in lung tissues of the mice. In conclusion, miR-17-3p inhibits LPS-induced NF-κB activation in HUVECs by targeting NIBP. The findings therefore suggest that miR-17-3p is a potential therapeutic target/agent in the management of vascular inflammatory diseases.

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AnimalsAntagomirsCell Adhesion MoleculesCytokinesEndothelium, VascularHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsI-kappa B KinaseInflammationLipopolysaccharidesMaleMiceMicroRNAsNF-kappaB-Inducing KinaseNF-KappaB Inhibitor alphaProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesAntagomirsCell Adhesion MoleculesCytokinesI-kappa B KinaseIkbkb protein, mouseLipopolysaccharidesMicroRNAsMIRN17 microRNA, humanNF-kappaB-Inducing KinaseNF-KappaB Inhibitor alphaProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRela protein, mouseTranscription Factor RelAendothelial cellsinflammationmiR-17-3pNIK and IKKβ binding proteinnuclear factor kappa B

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PMID33623121
PMCPMC8633290
OpenAlexW3129785707

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