Abstract 13844: Microrna-126 and Microrna-132 Abrogates Deleterious Effects of Diabetes-induced Impaired Angiogenesis
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Abstract
Background: Diabetes-induced microvascular abnormalities are implicated in altering cardiac function and structure, a condition referred as diabetic microangiopathy in heart (DMAH). Endothelial-enriched microRNAs (angiomiRs) have been recently demonstrated to play a major role in regulating angiogenesis. However, their pathophysiological role in development of DMAH is elusive. Objective: To investigate the modulation of angiomiRs (miR-126, miR-132) with evolution of DMAH and demonstrate if restoration of angiomiRs can improve functional properties of high glucose treated endothelial cells. Methods & Results: Cardiac tissues were collected from type-2 diabetic mice (BKS.Cg-m+/+Leprdb/J) every 4Wks, from 8 to 32Wks of age. qPCR revealed significant downregulation of miR-126 and -132 starting at 12Wks and continued till 32Wks (miR-126: 0.30±0.03; miR-132: 0.22±0.05,p<0.001 vs. age matched non-diabetic). This was associated with concomitant dysfunction of cardiac functions (assessed through echocardiography). Western blotting analysis confirmed marked dysregulation of VEGF and p120RasGap (P<0.05 vs. non-diabetic), the target proteins for miR-126 and -132, respectively. Importantly, immunohistochemical analysis did not show any noticeable changes in capillary density and arterioles until 20Wks in diabetes. To determine if restoration of miR-126 and -132 could reduce the development of DMAH, high glucose (HG)-treated Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVECs) were transfected with either miR-126 or -132 mimics. Results showed that restoration of both the miRs markedly improved angiogenesis, assessed by tube formation assay (NG-Control- 8824±212; HG-Control: 3570±304; HG-126: 8970±184; HG-132: 7227±228), proliferation (CyQUANT cell proliferation assay) and reduced cell death (caspase-3/7 assay), p<0.05 for all the parameters. Of note, overexpression of miR-126 alone tends to restore the expression of miR-132 and vice versa in HG-treated HUVECs, suggesting an orchestrated role of miRs in regulating angiogenesis. Conclusion: Modulation of miRs occur much earlier before the development of DMAH and restoration of DMAH from early stages in HUVECs exposed to high glucose markedly improved their angiogenic potential.
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Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.004 | 0.001 |
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