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MicroRNA Let-7f-1-3p attenuates smoke-induced apoptosis in bronchial and alveolar epithelial cells in vitro by targeting FOXO1.

Abstract：

:Bronchial and alveolar epithelial cell apoptosis is a vital step in smoke-induced lung injury. We investigated whether and how microRNA (miRNA) Let-7f-1-3p would regulate smoke-induced apoptosis in bronchial and alveolar epithelial cells. Human small airway epithelial cells (HSAEC) and human pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells (HPAEpiC) were cultured using an air-liquid interface cell culture system. These cells were treated with Let-7f-1-3p agomir or antagomir for 24 h before smoke exposure or sham operation, after which the cells were rinsed and cultured for 24 h before cell viability, apoptosis, cytolysis, Caspase-9/8/3 activity assays, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blot. Bioinformatic and luciferase reporter assays were performed to predict or verify the target gene of Let-7f-1-3p. We found that smoke exposure significantly reduced Let-7f-1-3p expression level in HSAEC and HPAEpiC. Let-7f-1-3p agomir significantly attenuated cell apoptosis, cytolysis and Caspase-3, -8 and -9 activation while rescuing cell viability of smoke-exposed HSAEC and HPAEpiC. Let-7f-1-3p agomir downregulated tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), Fas ligand (FasL) and B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl2)-like protein 11 (Bim) protein level in HSAEC and HPAEpiC. Forkhead box-O1 (FOXO1) was verified as a putative regulatory target of Let-7f-1-3p. Smoke exposure increased FOXO1 mRNA and protein level in HSAEC and HPAEpiC, which was attenuated by Let-7f-1-3p agomir treatment. FOXO1 inhibition by small-molecule drug partially attenuated the increase in smoke-exposed HSAEC and HPAEpiC apoptosis, cytolysis and the decrease in cell viability caused by Let-7f-1-3p antagomir treatment. We concluded Let-7f-1-3p attenuated smoke-induced apoptosis in HSAEC and HPAEpiC by targeting FOXO1.

journal_name

Eur J Pharmacol

journal_title

European journal of pharmacology

authors

Han Z,Zhu Y,Cui Z,Guo P,Wei A,Meng Q

doi

10.1016/j.ejphar.2019.172531

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-11-05 00:00:00

pages

172531

eissn

0014-2999

issn

1879-0712

pii

S0014-2999(19)30483-2

journal_volume

862

pub_type

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MicroRNA Let-7f-1-3p attenuates smoke-induced apoptosis in bronchial and alveolar epithelial cells in vitro by targeting FOXO1.