1. Effect of Radiation on the Expression of CVD-related miRNAs, Inflammation and Endothelial Dysfunction of HUVECs
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Montserrat Bellés, Meritxell Arenas, Noemí Serra, Victoria Linares, Roser Esplugas, Victor Hernandez, and Joan-Carles Vallvé
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Cancer Research ,DNA, Complementary ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 ,Inflammation ,Umbilical vein ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,microRNA ,Cell Adhesion ,Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells ,Humans ,Medicine ,Interleukin 8 ,Endothelial dysfunction ,business.industry ,Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,MicroRNAs ,Cytokine ,Oncology ,Cardiovascular Diseases ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Cancer research ,Cytokines ,Endothelium, Vascular ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Intracellular ,Soluble Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 - Abstract
Background/aim Radiotherapy (RT) can lead to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Evidence suggests that radiation modulates miRNA levels. Our purpose was to assess the acute response to radiation-induced modulation of the expression of miRNA-146a, miRNA-155, miRNA-221, and miRNA-222, inflammatory response and endothelial dysfunction on endothelial cells. Materials and methods Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were exposed to 2 Gy RT, and intracellular levels of selected miRNAs were measured by real-time polymerase chain reaction at 2 and 24 h. Cytokine and adhesion molecule release were also assessed. Results Results showed that 2 Gy significantly increased the expression of miRNA-221 and miRNA-222, and reduced the level of miRNA-155 after 2 h; whereas miRNA-146a and miRNA-155 were significantly overexpressed and miRNA-222 was significantly down-regulated at 24 h. Interleukin-8 and soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 levels were not affected by the studied RT. Conclusion RT at 2 Gy modulated expression of selected miRNAs by endothelial cells after 2 and 24 h, which might be related to CVD development in patients who receive RT.
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- 2019