ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2021
Long non-coding RNA HULC regulates TLR4 expression by acting as ceRNA to attract miR-663b in skin fibroblasts of pediatric burns.
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Abstract
objectiveThe study aims to elucidate the impact of LncRNA HULC in human skin fibroblasts (HSF) after burns in children. HULC might act as endogenous sponges for miR-663b to regulate the gene expression of TLR4.
methodsThis study included 46 children with deep second-degree burns. On the 5th day after the injury, eligible samples from all patients were collected. HSF cells were selected to establish a thermal-injured model. qRT-PCR was applied to detect the expression of HULC, miR-663b, and TLR4 mRNA in burn wound and normal skin tissue. The dual-luciferase reporter and RIP assay were performed to explore a targeted binding relationship between HULC and miR-663b, or miR-663b and TLR4. Cell proliferation and invasion were evaluated through the assay of CCK-8 and transwell assay. The expression levels of α-SMA, Collagen I, MMP-1, and TIMP-1, which are associated with extracellular matrix (ECM) production, were examinated by western blot.
resultsHULC and TLR4 mRNA expression were reduced on the 5th day after thermal injury in burn wounds, while miR-663b expression increased significantly (P<0.05), when compared to expression in the normal tissue. HULC and TLR4 mRNA concentration in HSF cells showed a transient increase after thermal injury, and a gradual decline with time was observed subsequently when compared to the control group. An inverse expression of miR-663b with the expression of HULC and TLR4 mRNA was observed simultaneously (P<0.05). A deficiency of HULC promotes the proliferation, invasion, and ECM synthesis of HSF cells with thermal injury; HULC functions as a ceRNA of miR-663b. Inhibitors of miR-663b partially rescued the effects on thermal-injured HSF cells induced by HULC deficiency (P<0.05). TLR4 is a target gene of miR-663b. The up-regulation of TLR4 also partially reversed the effect on the thermal-injury of HSF cells resulting from HULC deficiency (P<0.05).
conclusionLncRNA HULC may function as a molecular sponge to regulate the expression of the miR-663b/TLR4, and thereby inhibit the proliferation, invasion, and ECM synthesis of thermal-injured HSF cells. HULC knockdown might significantly promote wound healing in children after burns.
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