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ArticleParasites & vectors2023

MiR-3976 regulates HCT-8 cell apoptosis and parasite burden by targeting BCL2A1 in response to Cryptosporidium parvum infection.

Juanfeng Li, Lulu Sun, Fujie Xie, Tianren Shao, Shanbo Wu, Xiaoying Li, Longxian Zhang, Rongjun Wang

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Juanfeng LiCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
Lulu SunCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
Fujie XieCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
Tianren ShaoCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
Shanbo WuCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
Xiaoying LiCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China. lixiaoying@henau.edu.cn.
Longxian ZhangCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
Rongjun WangCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China. wrj-1978@henau.edu.cn.
Henan Agricultural University · CN

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFD1800200National Natural Science Foundation of China U2004155Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Henan Province 222300420010
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCryptosporidium is second only to rotavirus as a cause of moderate-to-severe diarrhea in young children. There are currently no fully effective drug treatments or vaccines for cryptosporidiosis. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in regulating the innate immune response to Cryptosporidium parvum infection. In this study, we investigated the role and mechanism of miR-3976 in regulating HCT-8 cell apoptosis induced by C. parvum infection.

methodsExpression levels of miR-3976 and C. parvum burden were estimated using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry. The interaction between miR-3976 and B-cell lymphoma 2-related protein A1 (BCL2A1) was studied by luciferase reporter assay, RT-qPCR, and western blotting.

resultsExpression levels of miR-3976 were decreased at 8 and 12 h post-infection (hpi) but increased at 24 and 48 hpi. Upregulation of miR-3976 promoted cell apoptosis and inhibited the parasite burden in HCT-8 cells after C. parvum infection. Luciferase reporter assay indicated that BCL2A1 was a target gene of miR-3976. Co-transfection with miR-3976 and a BCL2A1 overexpression vector revealed that miR-3976 targeted BCL2A1 and suppressed cell apoptosis and promoted the parasite burden in HCT-8 cells.

conclusionsThe present data indicated that miR-3976 regulated cell apoptosis and parasite burden in HCT-8 cells by targeting BCL2A1 following C. parvum infection. Future study should determine the role of miR-3976 in hosts' anti-C. parvum immunity in vivo.

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CryptosporidiosisCryptosporidiumCryptosporidium parvumMicroRNAsParasitesAnimalsApoptosisChildChild, PreschoolHumansMinor Histocompatibility AntigensProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2BCL2-related protein A1MicroRNAsMinor Histocompatibility AntigensProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2ApoptosisBCL2A1Cryptosporidium parvummiR-3976Parasite burden

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