Open AccessCritical functions of microRNA‐30a‐5p‐E2F3 in cardiomyocyte apoptosis induced by hypoxia/reoxygenation
Author(s) -
Lv XiaoBing,
Niu QingHui,
Zhang Min,
Feng Li,
Feng Jia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the kaohsiung journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.439
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2410-8650
pISSN - 1607-551X
DOI - 10.1002/kjm2.12309
Subject(s) - downregulation and upregulation , apoptosis , gene silencing , microrna , hypoxia (environmental) , microbiology and biotechnology , transcription factor , e2f , cell growth , chemistry , cell cycle , cancer research , biology , gene , biochemistry , organic chemistry , oxygen
The high‐mortality rate of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is associated with the myocardial ischemia and reperfusion (I/R). Recent investigations have revealed that microRNAs (miRNAs) exert vital functions in the apoptosis of cardiomyocyte cell. Nevertheless, the potential role of miR‐30a‐5p in the regulation of cardiomyocyte cell apoptosis needs to be illuminated. In the current study, we observed that hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) remarkably raised the level of miR‐30a‐5p but reduced the expression of E2F transcription factor 3 (E2F3) in H9c2 cardiomyocytes. In vivo, miR‐30a‐5p was found to be significantly upregulated in the hearts of rats following I/R. Downregulation of miR‐30a‐5p using anti‐miR‐30a‐5p decreased H9c2 cardiomyocytes apoptosis caused by H/R and promoted the proliferation of H9c2 inhibited by H/R. Moreover, E2F3 was a possible target gene of miR‐30a‐5p and upregulation of miR‐30a‐5p reduced the expression level of E2F3 in H9c2 cardiomyocytes. We further identified that E2F3 silencing reversed the effect of anti‐miR‐30a‐5p on the proliferation and apoptosis in H/R treated H9c2 cells. These studies suggested that downregulation of miR‐30a‐5p attenuated the impact of H/R on H9c2 cardiomyocytes through targeting E2F3.