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ArticleApplied biochemistry and biotechnology2025

Knockdown of HOTAIR Alleviates High Glucose-Induced Apoptosis and Inflammation in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells.

Yanping Wu, Zenghui Liang, Kun Li, Junli Feng

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Yanping WuDepartment of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, No. 16, Xinhua West Street, Cangzhou, 061000, Hebei Province, China. wawjyp@126.com.
Zenghui LiangDepartment of Interventional Medicine, Cangzhou People's Hospital, Cangzhou, China.
Kun LiDepartment of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, No. 16, Xinhua West Street, Cangzhou, 061000, Hebei Province, China.
Junli FengDepartment of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, No. 16, Xinhua West Street, Cangzhou, 061000, Hebei Province, China.

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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most common microvascular complications in diabetes. Accumulating evidence demonstrated that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) played critical regulatory roles in DR. However, the role of lncRNA HOX Transcript Antisense Intergenic RNA (HOTAIR) in the high glucose (HG)-induced human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cell injury remains unclear. Herein, we found the expression of HOTAIR was increased in the retina of DR rats and HG-induced ARPE-19 cells. Knockdown of HOTAIR improved viability, inhibited apoptosis, increased Bcl-2 protein levels, and decreased Bax and cleaved caspase 3 protein levels in HG-treated ARPE-19 cells. Moreover, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay showed that HOTAIR silencing reduced interleukin 6 and tumor necrosis factor-α release of ARPE-19 cells under HG conditions. Mechanistically, luciferase reporter assay and RNA immunoprecipitation assay validated that HOTAIR could directly sponge miR-326 to upregulate transcription factor 4 (TCF4) expression. Furthermore, rescue experiments confirmed that HOTAIR promoted apoptosis and inflammation of HG-treated ARPE-19 cells by the miR-326/TCF4 axis. In summary, HOTAIR enhanced HG-induced retinal pigment epithelial cell injury by promoting apoptosis and inflammation, shedding light on the importance of HOTAIR as a novel potential target for DR treatment.

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ApoptosisGene Knockdown TechniquesGlucoseInflammationRetinal Pigment EpitheliumRNA, Long NoncodingAnimalsCell LineDiabetic RetinopathyEpithelial CellsHumansMaleMicroRNAsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyGlucoseHOTAIR long untranslated RNA, humanMicroRNAsRNA, Long NoncodingApoptosisDiabetic retinopathyHOTAIRInflammationMiR-326

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