Circ_0114428 promotes proliferation, fibrosis and EMT process of high glucose-induced glomerular mesangial cells through regulating the miR-185-5p/SMAD3 axis.
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Abstract
Circular RNA (circRNA) has been confirmed to be the key regulators of diabetic nephropathy (DN) progression. However, the role of circ_0114428 in the DN progression remains unclear. Glomerular mesangial cells (GMCs) were treated with high glucose (HG) to mimic DN cell models in vitro. The expression levels of circ_0114428, microRNA (miR)-185-5p, and SMAD3 mRNA were examined by quantitative real-time PCR. Cell proliferation ability was detected by MTT assay, EdU staining and flow cytometry. The protein levels of proliferation marker, fibrosis markers, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers and SMAD3 were measured by western blot assay. The interaction between miR-185-5p and circ_0114428 or SMAD3 was confirmed via dual-luciferase reporter assay, RIP assay and RNA pull-down assay. Our data showed that circ_0114428 was upregulated in HG-induced GMCs. Circ_0114428 overexpression could aggravate the promotion effect of HG on the proliferation, fibrosis and EMT process of GMCs, while its knockdown had an opposite effect. In the terms of mechanisms, circ_0114428 could sponge miR-185-5p to regulate SMAD3. MiR-185-5p inhibitor could reverse the suppressive effect of circ_0114428 knockdown on the proliferation, fibrosis and EMT process in HG-induced GMCs. Also, SMAD3 overexpression abolished the inhibition of miR-185-5p on the proliferation, fibrosis and EMT process in HG-induced GMCs. Taken together, our data suggested that circ_0114428 might promote DN progression by regulating the miR-185-5p/SMAD3 axis.
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Autoimmunity is an international, peer reviewed journal that publishes articles on cell and molecular immunology, immunogenetics, molecular biology and autoimmunity. Current understanding of immunity and autoimmunity is being furthered by the progress in new molecular sciences that has recently been little short of spectacular. In addition to the basic elements and mechanisms of the immune system, Autoimmunity is interested in the cellular and molecular processes associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren syndrome, type I diabetes, multiple sclerosis and other systemic and organ-specific autoimmune disorders. The journal reflects the immunology areas where scientific progress is most rapid. It is a valuable tool to basic and translational researchers in cell biology, genetics and molecular biology of immunity and autoimmunity.