Abstract:
Objective: To investigate whether long non-coding RNA(LncRNA) PVT1 targeting miR-410-3p to regulate the expression of inflammatory and fibrotic components in high glucose-induced human renal tubular epithelial cells.
Methods: Human renal tubular epithelial cells HK-2 were divided into the blank control(NC) group,high glucose induced(HG) group,si-NC+HG group,si-LncRNA PVT1+HG group,miR-NC+HG group,miR-410-3p+HG group,anti-miR-NC+si-LncRNA PVT1+HG group and anti-miR-410-3p+si-LncRNA PVT1+HG group.The cell activity was detected by CCK-8 assay.The mRNA expression levels of LncRNA PVT1 and miR-410-3p in renal tubular epithelial cells HK-2 were detected by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction,the protein expression levels of fibrosis factor α-smooth muscle actin(α-SMA),fibronectin(Fn),collagen type Ⅰ α1 chain(COL1a1) were detected by Western blotting,and the contents of tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α) and interleukin-6(IL-6) were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.The interaction between LncRNA PVT1 and miR-410-3p was analyzed by dual luciferase activity assay.
Results: The expression level of LncRNA PVT1 in renal tubular epithelial cells HK-2 in the HG group was significantly higher than that in NC group(
P<0.01),the expression level of miR-410-3p and cell activity in the HG group were significantly lower than that in NC group(
P<0.01),and the protein expression levels of α-SMA,Fn,COL1a1,and contents of TNF-α,IL-6 in the HG group were significantly higher than those in the NC group(
P<0.05).After inhibiting the expression of LncRNA PVT1 or overexpressing miR-410-3p,the cell activity of in renal tubular epithelial cells HK-2 increased(
P<0.05),and the protein expression levels of α-SMA,Fn,COL1a1,and contents of TNF-α,IL-6 decreased(
P<0.05).The LncRNA PVT1 targetedly regulated the expression of miR-410-3p.Down-regulating the expression of miR-410-3p could attenuate the inhibitory effects of LncRNA PVT1 expression on α-SMA,Fn,COL1a1 protein expression,TNF-α and IL-6 content in human renal tubular epithelial cells HK-2(
P<0.01).
Conclusions: Inhibition of LncRNA PVT1 expression inhibits the expression of inflammatory and fibrotic components in high glucose-induced human renal tubular epithelial cells by targeting miR-410-3p.