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- Title
The Potential Effects of Curcumin on Pulmonary Fibroblasts of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)—Approaching with Next-Generation Sequencing and Bioinformatics.
- Authors
Chang, Wei-An; Chen, Chia-Min; Sheu, Chau-Chyun; Liao, Ssu-Hui; Hsu, Ya-Ling; Tsai, Ming-Ju; Kuo, Po-Lin
- Abstract
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and progressive interstitial lung disease. Currently, therapeutic options are limited for this fatal disease. Curcumin, with its pleiotropic effects, has been studied for its potential therapeutic utilities in various diseases, including pulmonary fibrosis. However, the detailed mechanisms have not been studied comprehensively. We conducted a next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics study to investigate changes in the profiles of mRNA and microRNA after curcumin treatment in IPF fibroblasts. We identified 23 downregulated and 8 upregulated protein-coding genes in curcumin-treated IPF fibroblasts. Using STRING and IPA, we identified that suppression of cell cycle progression was the main cellular function associated with these differentially expressed genes. We also identified 13 downregulated and 57 upregulated microRNAs in curcumin-treated IPF fibroblasts. Further analysis identified a potential microRNA-mediated gene expression alteration in curcumin-treated IPF fibroblasts, namely, downregulated hsa-miR-6724-5p and upregulated KLF10. Therefore, curcumin might decrease the level of hsa-miR-6724-5p, leading to increased KLF10 expression, resulting in cell cycle arrest in curcumin-treated IPF fibroblasts. In conclusion, our findings might support the potential role of curcumin in the treatment of IPF, but further in-depth study is warranted to confirm our findings.
- Subjects
IDIOPATHIC pulmonary fibrosis; NUCLEOTIDE sequencing; CURCUMIN; FIBROBLASTS; INTERSTITIAL lung diseases; CELL cycle regulation
- Publication
Molecules, 2020, Vol 25, Issue 22, p5458
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules25225458