VEGF regulates FGF-2 and TGF-β1 expression in injury endothelial cells and mediates smooth muscle cells proliferation and migration

2009 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongmei Li ◽  
Cuili Zhang ◽  
F. Song ◽  
I. Lubenec ◽  
Ye Tian ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Zhengyu Zhu ◽  
Liya Zhang ◽  
Ting Jiang ◽  
Yan Qian ◽  
Yun Sun ◽  
...  

Asthma is considered as a general term for various chronic inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract. Growing evidences have supported that microRNAs were involved in mediating cell proliferation, migration, and other cellular functions. MiR-149 has been found to take part in the development of various cancers. However, whether miR-149 participated in the proliferation and migration of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1)-induced airway smooth muscle cells was still unknown. In this study, the expression level of miR-149 in human airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs) was decreased after TGF-β1 treatment in vitro. Additionally, the over-expression of miR-149 obviously suppressed proliferation and migration in human ASMCs. Besides, we found that overexpression of miR-149 could inhibit the expression of transient receptor potential melastatin 7 (TRPM7) both in protein and gene levels. Furthermore, we demonstrated that miR-149 could inhibit the cell proliferation and migration in human ASMCs by targeting TRPM7 through modulating mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) signaling pathway. Taken together, we strongly supported that miR-149 might be a key inhibitor of asthma by targeting TRMP7. Therefore, our finding suggests a promising biomarker for the development of further targeted therapies for asthma.


2010 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 507-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhigang Ma ◽  
Hao Wang ◽  
Liang Wu ◽  
Lei Zhu ◽  
Weihao Shi ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 315 (6) ◽  
pp. L965-L976 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhengjiang Qian ◽  
Yanjiao Li ◽  
Haiyang Yang ◽  
Jidong Chen ◽  
Xiang Li ◽  
...  

Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) can induce hyperproliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs), which is a key causative factor to the occurrence and progression of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We previously identified that miR-1181 is significantly downregulated by PDGFBB in human PASMCs. In this work, we further explore the function of miR-1181 and underlying regulatory mechanisms in PDGF-induced PASMCs. First, the expression pattern of miR-1181 was characterized under PDGFBB treatment, and PDGF receptor/PKCβ signaling was found to repress miR-1181 expression. Then, gain- and loss-of-function experiments were respectively conducted and revealed the prominent role of miR-1181 in inhibiting PASMC proliferation and migration. Flow cytometry analysis suggested that miR-1181 regulated the PASMC proliferation through influencing the cell cycle transition from G0/G1 to S phase. Moreover, we exhibited that miR-1181 targeting STAT3 formed a regulatory axis to modulate PASMC proliferation. Finally, serum miR-1181 expression was also observed to be reduced in adult and newborn patients with PAH. Overall, this study provides novel findings that the miR-1181/STAT3 axis mediated PDGFBB-induced dysfunction in human PASMCs, implying a potential use of miR-1181 as a therapeutic and diagnostic candidate for the vascular remodeling diseases.


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