Objective: To study the effect of miR-155 on the oxidative stress injury of retinal vascular endothelial cells (HRECs), and to further explore its mechanism. Methods: HRECs were cultured in vitro. The survival rate of HRECs was determined by CCK-8 assay after 48 h or 72 h treatment of different concentrations of D-glucose. HRECs were divided into normal group (cultured in a medium containing 5.5 mmol·L-1 D-glucose), hypertonic group (cultured in medium containing 50 mmol·L-1 mannitol), high glucose (HG) group (cultured in medium containing 30 mmol·L-1 D-glucose), HG+miNC group (transfected with miR-155 mimics inhibitor and cultured in medium containing 30 mmol·L-1 D-glucose), HG+miR-155-i group (transfected with miR-155 inhibitor and cultured in medium containing 30 mmol·L-1 D-glucose), HG+miR-155-i+siNC group (transfected with miR-155 inhibitor+siRNA vector and culture in medium containing 30 mmol·L-1 D-glucose) and HG+miR-155-i+siNrf2 group (transfected with miR-155 inhibitor+Nrf2 siRNA and culture in medium containing 30 mmol·L-1 D-glucose). RT-qPCR was used to detect the relative expression of miR-155 and Nrf2 mRNA. FCM methods were used to detect cell apoptosis and the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The protein expressions of Nrf2 in nuclear or cytoplasm protein and HO-1 were detected by Western blotting. Moreover, the relationship between miR-155 and Nrf2 mRNA was verified by the dual-luciferase reporter gene assay. Results: Compared with D-gluocse (0 mmol·L-1) group, the relative expression of miR-155 in HRECs under the condition of 30 mmol·L-1 D-gluocse for 48 h was significantly up-regulated (P<0.05) and the survival rate of HRECs was<70%, which could be used in the follow-up experiment. Compared with normal group, in HG group the apoptosis rate increased, SOD and GSH-Px levels in the supernatant of cell culture decreased, MDA and ROS (MFI) contents increased, Nrf2 and HO-1 protein expressions decreased (P<0.05). Compared with HG group, the apoptosis rate in the HG+miR-155-i group decreased, SOD and GSH-Px levels in the supernatant of cell culture increased, MDA and ROS contents decreased, and the expressions of Nrf2 and HO-1 protein increased (P<0.05). However, the above indexes were reversed in HG+miR-155-i+siNrf2 group (P<0.05). Co-transfection of miR-155 mimics and Nrf2-3'UTR-WT reduced luciferase activity (P<0.05) by dual-luciferase reporter gene assay. Conclusion: High glucose can induce up-regulation of miR-155 expression in HRECs, and down-regulation of miR-155 can protect HRECs from apoptosis and oxidative stress induced by high glucose, which may be related to the activation of Nrf2/HO-1 pathway. |
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