Pi Yan,Zhang Lili,Hu Zicheng,Li Binghu,Yin Yanwei,Gao Changyue,Li Jingcheng.Role of miR-145 expression in arterial intimal hyperplasia of hypertension in rats[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2013,35(08):707-711.
Pi Yan,Zhang Lili,Hu Zicheng,Li Binghu,Yin Yanwei,Gao Changyue,Li Jingcheng.Role of miR-145 expression in arterial intimal hyperplasia of hypertension in rats[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2013,35(08):707-711.DOI:
Role of miR-145 expression in arterial intimal hyperplasia of hypertension in rats
Objective To determine the effect of miR-145 on arterial intimal hyperplasia in hypertension. Methods Spontaneous hypertension rats (SHR) and Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats were used in this study. Aortic intimal hyperplasia was evaluated pathologically. The expression of miR-145 in aorta of SHR was detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The phenotypic modulation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) was assessed by detecting the expression of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and the capability of proliferation and migration in the presence of miR-145 precursor
premiR-145
or inhibitor 2’OMe-miR-145. Results SHR aortas exhibited obvious neo-intima formation which was composed primarily of VSMCs
with the ratios of intima/media significant higher than WKY rats (P=0.001). SHR-derived VSMCs exhibited marked phenotypic modulation
however
the expression of α-SMA was lower (P0.01). The expression of miR-145 in SHR aortas was declined at the 8th week (P=0.045 6) and reduced to 7.5% of that of WKY rats at the 18th week. Expression of α-SMA and proliferative and migratory capacities of VSMCs were respectively upregulated and downregulated by premiR-145 and 2’OMe-miR-145. Conclusion The expression of miR-145 decreases progressively during hypertension
which may at least partly contribute to the excessive VSMCs phenotypic modulation and thus arterial intimal hyperplasia.