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Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) is a significant risk factor for various brain vascular diseases. Circular RNA (circRNA) is involved in the pathogenesis of brain vascular diseases. This study revealed the roles of circ_CHFR in ox-LDL-mediated cell proliferation, apoptosis, and endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndoMT). Our results showed that circ_CHFR and EGFR expressions were dramatically upregulated, while miR-15a-5p expression was downregulated in ox-LDL-induced human brain microvessel endothelial cells (HBMECs) relative to control groups. circ_CHFR knockdown hindered the effects of ox-LDL exposure on cell proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis, and EndoMT in HBMECs, whereas these impacts were abolished by miR-15a-5p inhibitor. In addition, circ_CHFR functioned as a sponge of miR-15a-5p and miR-15a-5p bound to EGFR. Thus, we concluded that circ_CHFR silencing hindered ox-LDL-mediated cell proliferation, apoptosis, and EndoMT by downregulating EGFR expression through sponging miR-15a-5p in HBMECs. Our findings provide a new mechanism for studying circRNA-directed therapy in ox-LDL-induced human brain vascular diseases.

circ_CHFR regulates ox-LDL-mediated cell proliferation, apoptosis, and EndoMT by miR-15a-5p/EGFR axis in human brain microvessel endothelial cells