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. 2014 Mar;388(1-2):11-23.
doi: 10.1007/s11010-013-1895-0. Epub 2013 Nov 16.

Participation of miR-200a in TGF-β1-mediated hepatic stellate cell activation

Xu Sun  1 , Yong He, Tao-Tao Ma, Cheng Huang, Lei Zhang, Jun Li
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Participation of miR-200a in TGF-β1-mediated hepatic stellate cell activation

Xu Sun et al. Mol Cell Biochem. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

Hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation is a pivotal event in the initiation and progression of hepatic fibrosis since it mediates transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1)-driven extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), small non-coding RNAs modulating messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein expression, have emerged as key factors to regulate cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. Although the function of miR-200a has been discussed in many cancers and fibrotic diseases, its role in hepatic fibrosis is still poorly understood. The aim of this study is to investigate whether miR-200a could attenuate hepatic fibrosis partly through Wnt/β-catenin and TGF-β-dependant mechanisms. Our study found that the expression of endogenous miR-200a was decreased in vitro in TGF-β1-induced HSC activation as well as in vivo in CCl4-induced rat liver fibrosis. Overexpression of miR-200a significantly inhibited α-SMA activity and further affected the proliferation of TGF-β1-dependent activation of HSC. In addition, we identified β-catenin and TGF-β2 as two functional downstream targets for miR-200a. Interestingly, miR-200a specifically suppressed β-catenin in the protein level, whereas miR-200a-mediated suppression of TGF-β2 was shown on both mRNA and protein levels. Our results revealed the critical regulatory role of miR-200a in HSC activation and implied miR-200a as a potential candidate for therapy by deregulation of Wnt/β-catenin and TGFβ signaling pathways, at least in part, via decreasing the expression of β-catenin and TGF-β2.

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