Author: Li, Xiaobo; Chu, Qian; Wang, Huaqi
Title: MicroRNA-16 regulates lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory factor expression by targeting TLR4 in normal human bronchial epithelial cells Cord-id: anma11e7 Document date: 2021_7_12
ID: anma11e7
Snippet: Acute lung injury (ALI) is mainly caused by inflammation and is associated with high mortality rates. Emerging evidence has suggested that microRNAs (miRNAs or miRs) serve a significant function in ALI. However, the fundamental mechanism underlying ALI remain to be fully elucidated. Although miR-16 has been reported to be involved in the occurrence and development of a number of diseases its association with ALI has not been previously investigated. Therefore, the present study aimed to explore
Document: Acute lung injury (ALI) is mainly caused by inflammation and is associated with high mortality rates. Emerging evidence has suggested that microRNAs (miRNAs or miRs) serve a significant function in ALI. However, the fundamental mechanism underlying ALI remain to be fully elucidated. Although miR-16 has been reported to be involved in the occurrence and development of a number of diseases its association with ALI has not been previously investigated. Therefore, the present study aimed to explore the role of miR-16 in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ALI model. The expression levels of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6 were measured by ELISA in the blood samples of rats with ALI and in the normal human bronchial epithelial (NHBE) cell line. The role of miR-16 in inflammation was evaluated using gene overexpression and silencing experiments in NHBE cells by reverse transcription-quantitative PCR. In addition, the expression levels of inflammatory factors TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 were also determined using ELISA. The potential interaction between miR-16 and TLR4 was assessed using bioinformatics analysis by the TargetScan database and then verified in 293T cells using luciferase reporter assay. The expression of miR-16 was notably decreased in the lung tissues of rats with LPS-induced ALI compared with the PBS treated-group. Additionally, the levels of the proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 were reduced following transfection of NHBE cells with miR-16 mimics compared with those in the miR-negative control group. Western blot analysis revealed that miR-16 overexpression could downregulate TLR4 expression in NHBE cells compared with that in the miR-NC group. Luciferase reporter assay confirmed that TLR4 may be directly targeted by miR-16. The effect of miR-16 on TLR4 was rescued in NHBE cells following treatment with LPS. Overall, these aforementioned findings suggest that miR-16 may serve a protective role against LPS-mediated inflammatory responses in NHBE cells by regulating TLR4, where this mechanism may be considered to be a novel approach for treating ALI in the future.
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