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Hydrogen Sulfide Protects Cardiomyocytes against Apoptosis in Ischemia/Reperfusion through MiR-1-Regulated Histone Deacetylase 4 Pathway
Author(s) -
Bo Kang,
Wei Li,
Xi Wang,
YI Ying-hong,
Yundan Ciren,
Hua Shen,
Yufeng Zhang,
Huan Jiang,
Jian Xiao,
Zhig Wang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
cellular physiology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1421-9778
pISSN - 1015-8987
DOI - 10.1159/000455816
Subject(s) - apoptosis , hdac4 , chemistry , reperfusion injury , viability assay , histone deacetylase , transfection , downregulation and upregulation , signal transduction , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , ischemia , medicine , histone , biochemistry , gene
Background/Aims: Hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) is a powerful inhibitor of cardiomyocytes apoptosis following ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Our previous study showed that microRNA-1 (miR-1) was upregulated by 2.21 fold in the IR group compared with that in the H 2 S preconditioned group. MiR-206 affected the process of cardiomyocytes hypertrophy by regulating histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4). HDAC4 is also known to play an anti-apoptotic role in tumor cells, but its role in the myocardium has not been reported. The aim of this study was to test whether H 2 S could inhibit apoptosis of cardiomyocytes through HDAC4 regulation by miR-1 in IR. Methods: Cardiomyocytes of neonatal rats were subjected to hypoxia/reoxygenation (HR) injury with or without H 2 S pretreatment to simulate IR injury Cardiomyocytes were transfected with miR-1 mimic or HDAC4 siRNA to evaluate whether the miR-1-HDAC4 signaling pathway was involved in the protective effect of H 2 S. Results: HR increased cell apoptosis and caspase-3 cleavage, upregulated miR-1, and downregulated HDAC4. H 2 S preconditioning attenuated the apoptosis of cardiomyocytes, caspase-3 cleavage and LDH release, and enhanced cell viability In addition, H 2 S downregulated miR-1, and preserved HDAC4 expression. HDAC4 protein was down-regulated by miR-1 mimic. Transfection of cardiomyocytes with miR-1 mimic partially reduced the protective effect of H 2 S. Meanwhile, transfection of cardiomyocytes with siRNA to HDAC4 partially abrogated the protective effect of H 2 S. Conclusions: The miR-1-HDAC4 signaling pathway is involved in the protective effect of H 2 S against the apoptosis of cardiomyocytes during the IR injury process.

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