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- Title
MicroRNA-125b Prevents Cardiac Dysfunction in Polymicrobial Sepsis by Targeting TRAF6-Mediated Nuclear Factor κB Activation and p53-Mediated Apoptotic Signaling.
- Authors
Ma, He; Wang, Xiaohui; Ha, Tuanzhu; Gao, Ming; Liu, Li; Wang, Ruitao; Yu, Kaijiang; Kalbfleisch, John H; Kao, Race L; Williams, David L; Li, Chuanfu
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold> This study examined the effect of microRNA-125b (miR-125b) on sepsis-induced cardiac dysfunction.<bold>Methods: </bold> Mouse hearts were transfected with lentivirus expressing miR-125b (LmiR-125b) 7 days before cecal ligation and puncture (CLP)-induced sepsis. Cardiac function was examined by echocardiography before and 6 hours after CLP (n = 6/group). Survival was monitored following CLP-induced sepsis (n = 12/group).<bold>Results: </bold> LmiR-125b transfection significantly attenuated cardiac dysfunction due to CLP-induced sepsis. Fractional shortening and ejection fraction values were significantly (P < .05) higher in the LmiR-125b-treated CLP group than in the untreated CLP group. Survival outcome in LmiR-125b-transfected septic mice was markedly improved, compared with mice with CLP-induced sepsis. Transfection of LmiR-125b into the heart significantly suppressed the expression of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1, decreased the accumulation of macrophages and neutrophils in the myocardium, and decreased serum levels of tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin 1β by targeting tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6)-mediated nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) activation. In addition, sepsis-induced myocardial apoptosis was markedly attenuated by LmiR-125b transfection through suppression of p53, Bax, and Bak1 expression. In vitro transfection of endothelial cells with miR-125b mimics attenuate LPS-induced ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 expression by suppressing TRAF6 and NF-κB activation.<bold>Conclusions: </bold> Increased myocardial miR-125b expression attenuates sepsis-induced cardiac dysfunction and improves survival. miR-125b may be a target for septic cardiomyopathy.
- Subjects
MICRORNA; SEPSIS; NF-kappa B; HEART diseases; NEUTROPHILS
- Publication
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016, Vol 214, Issue 11, p1773
- ISSN
0022-1899
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/infdis/jiw449