1. MiR-155 expressed in bone marrow-derived lymphocytes promoted lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury through Ang-2-Tie-2 pathway.
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Yan, Yumeng, Lou, Yan, and Kong, Juan
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BONE marrow transplantation , *MICRORNA , *LUNG injuries , *LYMPHOCYTES , *LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES , *ANIMAL models in research - Abstract
Abstract Acute lung injury (ALI) is a type of diffuse lung inflammation with a high mortality rate. Studies show that miR-155 plays an important role in inflammation. Here, we investigated the role of miR-155 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ALI. The mice with bone marrow transplantation between MiR-155 knockout and wild-type were used as animal models of LPS-induced sepsis. In response to LPS injection, ALI was less severe in miR-155 knockout mice than in wild-type mice, and mainly manifested as reduced pulmonary vascular leakage, pulmonary edema, and neutrophil infiltration. The expression levels of Ang-2 and apoptosis-associated caspases-3 and -9, as well as myosin light chain (MLC) phosphorylation in the lungs were also decreased. A bone marrow transplantation experiment showed that miR-155 expressed in bone marrow-derived lymphocytes rather than lung parenchymal lymphocytes promoted inflammation. Findings suggest that miR-155 expressed in bone marrow-derived lymphocytes promoted LPS-induced ALI through the modulation of the Ang-2-Tie-2 pathway. Highlights • Deletion of miR-155 inhibited the Ang2-Tie2 signaling pathway. • MiR-155 knockout inhibited phosphorylation of MLCK and MLC. • MiR-155 expressed in bone marrow-derived lymphocytes promoted inflammation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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