scholarly journals Protective Effect of Quercetin against H2O2-Induced Oxidative Damage in PC-12 Cells: Comprehensive Analysis of a lncRNA-Associated ceRNA Network

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Zheyu Zhang ◽  
Pengji Yi ◽  
Min Yi ◽  
Xiaoliang Tong ◽  
Xin Cheng ◽  
...  

Quercetin is a bioflavonoid with potential antioxidant properties. However, the mechanisms underlying its effects remain unclear. Herein, we focused on integrating long noncoding RNA (lncRNA), microRNA (miRNA), and messenger RNA (mRNA) sequencing of PC-12 cells treated with quercetin. We treated PC-12 cells with hydrogen peroxide to generate a validated oxidative damage model. We evaluated the effects of quercetin on PC-12 cells and established the lncRNA, miRNA, and mRNA profiles of these cells. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analyses of these RNAs were conducted to identify the key pathways. Quercetin significantly protected PC-12 neuronal cells from hydrogen peroxide-induced death. We identified 297, 194, and 14 significantly dysregulated lncRNAs, miRNAs, and mRNAs, respectively, associated with the antioxidant effect of quercetin. Furthermore, the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B pathway was identified as the crucial signalling pathway. Finally, we constructed a lncRNA-associated competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network by utilizing oxidative damage mechanism-matched miRNA, lncRNA, and mRNA expression profiles and those changed by quercetin. In conclusion, quercetin exerted a protective effect against oxidative stress-induced damage in PC-12 cells. Our study provides novel insight into ceRNA-mediated gene regulation in the progression of oxidative damage and the action mechanisms of quercetin.

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. S27-S27
Author(s):  
Xueling Dai ◽  
Ping Chang ◽  
Ke Xu ◽  
Changjun Lin ◽  
Hanchang Huang ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia-qi Tan ◽  
Peng-cheng Li ◽  
Qian Li ◽  
Jin-tian Tang ◽  
Hong-kun Xue

Abstract The aim of this study is to assess the cytoprotection and potential molecular mechanisms of procyanidin B2 (PCB2) on hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced oxidative damage in MCF-7 cells. The 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay was performed to determine the viability of MCF-7 cell exposure to H2O2 or PCB2. We measured the antioxidant properties of PCB2 by determining the activities of SOD, GSH-Px, LDH and MDA levels, and evaluated apoptosis and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels. The related proteins expression levels were monitored by Western blot. MCF-7 cells induced with H2O2 had a remarkable decrease in cell viability that was suppressed when it was interfered with PCB2 (0.1–10.0 μM). PCB2 interference memorably and dose-dependently inhibited H2O2-induced LDH leakage, ROS and MDA overproduction, while PCB2 markedly increased H2O2-induced the activities of SOD and GSH-Px. Eventually, H2O2 prominently down-regulated the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax and the relative proteins expression levels of Nrf2, GCLC, NQO1 and HO-1, and up-regulated the relative proteins expression levels of cytochrome c, caspase-3 and Keap1. However, the relative expression levels of these proteins were reversed in PCB2-interfered MCF-7 cells. This study implied that protective effect of PCB2 on H2O2-induced oxidative damage in MCF-7 cells might be related to inhibition of mitochondria-dependent apoptosis, activation of Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway and improvement of the antioxidant enzymes activities.


Cryobiology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahid Naseer ◽  
Ejaz Ahmad ◽  
Melih Aksoy ◽  
Niyazi Küçük ◽  
İlker Serin ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Xuefeng Gu ◽  
Dongyang Jiang ◽  
Yue Yang ◽  
Peng Zhang ◽  
Guoqing Wan ◽  
...  

Background. Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a rare cerebrovascular disease characterized by chronic progressive stenosis or occlusion of the bilateral internal carotid artery (ICA), the anterior cerebral artery (ACA), and the middle cerebral artery (MCA). MMD is secondary to the formation of an abnormal vascular network at the base of the skull. However, the etiology and pathogenesis of MMD remain poorly understood. Methods. A competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network was constructed by analyzing sample-matched messenger RNA (mRNA), long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), and microRNA (miRNA) expression profiles from MMD patients and control samples. Then, a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed to identify crucial genes associated with MMD. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway (KEGG) enrichment analyses were employed with the DAVID database to investigate the underlying functions of differentially expressed mRNAs (DEmRNAs) involved in the ceRNA network. CMap was used to identify potential small drug molecules. Results. A total of 94 miRNAs, 3649 lncRNAs, and 2294 mRNAs were differentially expressed between MMD patients and control samples. A synergistic ceRNA lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA regulatory network was constructed. Core regulatory miRNAs (miR-107 and miR-423-5p) and key mRNAs (STAT5B, FOSL2, CEBPB, and CXCL16) involved in the ceRNA network were identified. GO and KEGG analyses indicated that the DEmRNAs were involved in the regulation of the immune system and inflammation in MMD. Finally, two potential small molecule drugs, CAY-10415 and indirubin, were identified by CMap as candidate drugs for treating MMD. Conclusions. The present study used bioinformatics analysis of candidate RNAs to identify a series of clearly altered miRNAs, lncRNAs, and mRNAs involved in MMD. Furthermore, a ceRNA lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA regulatory network was constructed, which provides insights into the novel molecular pathogenesis of MMD, thus giving promising clues for clinical therapy.


Life Sciences ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 75 (10) ◽  
pp. 1263-1276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juana Benedı́ ◽  
Rocio Arroyo ◽  
Carmen Romero ◽  
Sagrario Martı́n-Aragón ◽  
Angel M Villar

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xige He ◽  
Rihan Wu ◽  
Yueying Yun ◽  
Xia Qin ◽  
Lu Chen ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Sunite sheep are a fat-tailed sheep species with a low percentage of intramuscular fat and good quality lean meat, and their tail fat can be used as a source of dietary fat by humans. To understand the potential regulatory mechanism of different growth stages of tail fat in Sunite sheep, we performed high-throughput RNA sequencing to characterize the long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) and messenger RNA (mRNA) expression profiles of the sheep tail fat at the age of 6 months, 18 months, and 30 months.Results: A total of 223 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and 148 differentially expressed lncRNAs were found in the tail fat of 6-, 18-, and 30-month-old sheep (false discovery rate < 0.05, |Fold Change| ≥ 2). Based on the Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analysis, we found that fat-related DEGs were mainly expressed at 6 months of age, and gradually decreased at 18 and 30 months of age. The target gene prediction analysis shows that most of the lncRNAs target more than 20 mRNAs as their trans-regulators (53 mRNAs at most). Further, we obtained several fat-related differentially-expressed target genes; these target genes interact with different differentially expressed lncRNAs at various ages and play an important role in the development of tail fat. Based on the DEGs and differentially expressed lncRNAs, we established three co-expression networks for each comparison group. Conclusions: Finally, we conclude that the development of the sheep tail fat is more active during the early stage of growth and gradually decreases with the increase in age. The mutual regulation of lncRNAs and mRNAs may play a key role in this complex biological process, and our findings will provide some basic theoretical data for future studies on tail fat development of fat-tailed sheep.


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