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ArticleGenetics and molecular biology2021

miR-34a regulates phenotypic modulation of vascular smooth muscle cells in intracranial aneurysm by targeting CXCR3 and MMP-2.

Xuesong Yuan, Xiaoxing Bian, Wenfeng Wei, Qing Bao, Ping Liu, Wenqing Jiang

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Article in Genetics and molecular biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xuesong YuanThe Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Changzhou Wujin People's Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Changzhou, China.
Xiaoxing BianThe Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Changzhou Wujin People's Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Changzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0330-4221
Wenfeng WeiThe Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Changzhou Wujin People's Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Changzhou, China.
Qing BaoThe Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Changzhou Wujin People's Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Changzhou, China.
Ping LiuThe Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Changzhou Wujin People's Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Changzhou, China.
Wenqing JiangThe Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Changzhou Wujin People's Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Changzhou, China.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) dysregulation is tightly related to diseases including tumor, neuro disease and cardiovascular disease. In this study, we investigated the potential biological effects of miR-34a and its target CXCR3 in phenotypic modulation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) of intracranial aneurysms (IAs). MiR-34a was found to be down-regulated in IAs patients tested by Real-time PCR and decreased in GEO data. Meanwhile, our study also showed miR-34a inhibited matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and migration of VSMCs. Besides, CXCR3 is a direct target of miR-34a identified via luciferase assay. CXCR3 showed inhibitory effect on SM-MHC, SM22 while promoted MMPs expression, cell proliferation and migration in VSMCs. MiR-34a reversed the effect of CXCR3 in VSMCs. In addition, MMP-2 is a competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) of CXCR3 sharing common miR-34a target. CXCR3 increased MMP-2 level through competitive endogenous RNA regulation by sponging endogenous miR-34a. In conclusion, miR-34a is down-regulated in IAs while CXCR3 is the direct target of miR-34a that regulates phenotypic modulation of VSMCs. CXCR3 increased MMP-2 level through competitive endogenous RNA regulation by sharing common miR-34a targets.

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