ArticleJournal of asthma and allergy2021
MiR-21-5p in Macrophage-Derived Exosomes Targets Smad7 to Promote Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition of Airway Epithelial Cells.
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- Adipose Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-Derived Exosomes Carrying MiR-122-5p Antagonize the Inhibitory Effect of Dihydrotestosterone on Hair Follicles by Targeting the TGF-β1/SMAD3 Signaling Pathway.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
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- Recent miRNA Research in Asthma.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2022Review
- Recent Advances in Nanomaterials for Asthma Treatment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundAsthma is usually associated with airway inflammation and airway remodeling. Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) often occurs in airway remodeling. The purpose of this study is to identify the effect of miR-21-5p and Smad7 signaling pathway in macrophage-derived exosomes on EMT of airway epithelial cells.
methodsHE staining and Masson staining were used to verify the successful establishment of the asthma model. The levels of epithelial cell adhesion factor and stromal cell markers were detected by Western blot. The levels of miR-21-5p were detected by qRT-PCR. The expression of miR-21-5p in lung tissue was further verified by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Exosome morphology was observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA). Luciferase reporter assay was applied to analyze the interaction of miR-21-5p with Smad7.
resultsThe expression of miR-21-5p was upregulated in macrophages of rats in vivo with OVA-induced asthma. In vitro cultured alveolar macrophages stimulated by LPS could secrete exosomes with high levels of miR-21-5p. The exosome-derived miR-21-5p promotes EMT in rat tracheal epithelial cells through TGFβ1/Smad signaling pathway by downregulating Smad7. This process can be blocked by miR-21-5p inhibitor.
conclusionRat alveolar macrophages produced high levels of miR-21-5p-containing exosomes, which transported miR-21-5p to tracheal epithelial cells, thus promoting EMT through TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway by targeting Smad7.
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