PMID- 28699703 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180711 LR - 20201209 IS - 1582-4934 (Electronic) IS - 1582-1838 (Print) IS - 1582-1838 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 12 DP - 2017 Dec TI - A positive feedback loop promotes HIF-1alpha stability through miR-210-mediated suppression of RUNX3 in paraquat-induced EMT. PG - 3529-3539 LID - 10.1111/jcmm.13264 [doi] AB - Irreversible pulmonary fibrosis induced by paraquat (PQ) poisoning is the major cause of death in patients with PQ poisoning. The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is postulated to be one of the main mechanisms of pulmonary fibrosis. Here, we investigated the role of miR-210 in PQ-induced EMT and its relationship with hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha). Western blotting, immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation and other methods were used in this study. We found that miR-210 expression was significantly increased after PQ poisoning, and it may be regulated by HIF-1alpha. Overexpression of miR-210 further increased the HIF-1alpha protein level and promoted EMT. Moreover, miR-210 knock-down reduced the HIF-1alpha protein level and decreased the degree of EMT. Runt-related transcription factor-3 (RUNX3), a direct target of miR-210, was inhibited by miR-210 in response to PQ poisoning. RUNX3 increased the hydroxylation ability of prolyl hydroxylase domain-containing protein 2 (PHD2), a key enzyme that promotes HIF-1alpha degradation. PHD2 immunoprecipitated with RUNX3 and its level changed similarly to that of RUNX3. The expression of the HIF-1alpha protein was significantly reduced when RUNX3 was overexpressed. HIF-1alpha protein levels were markedly increased when RUNX3 was silenced. Based on these results, a positive feedback loop may exist between miR-210 and HIF-1alpha. The mechanism may function through miR-210-mediated repression of RUNX3, which further decreases the hydroxylation activity of PHD2, enhances the stability of HIF-1alpha, and promotes PQ-induced EMT, aggravating the progression of pulmonary fibrosis. This study further elucidates the mechanism of PQ-induced pulmonary fibrosis and may provide a new perspective for the future development of therapies. CI - (c) 2017 The Authors. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd and Foundation for Cellular and Molecular Medicine. FAU - Zhu, Yong AU - Zhu Y AD - Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Wang, Jinfeng AU - Wang J AD - Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Meng, Xiaoxiao AU - Meng X AD - Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Xie, Hui AU - Xie H AD - Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Tan, Jiuting AU - Tan J AD - Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Guo, Xinkun AU - Guo X AD - Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Han, Peng AU - Han P AD - Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Wang, Ruilan AU - Wang R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9555-2649 AD - Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170712 PL - England TA - J Cell Mol Med JT - Journal of cellular and molecular medicine JID - 101083777 RN - 0 (Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit) RN - 0 (Hif1a protein, rat) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit) RN - 0 (MIRN210 microRNA, rat) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - EC 1.14.11.2 (Procollagen-Proline Dioxygenase) RN - EC 1.14.11.29 (Egln1 protein, rat) RN - EC 1.14.11.29 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-Proline Dioxygenases) RN - PLG39H7695 (Paraquat) SB - IM MH - A549 Cells MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit/antagonists & inhibitors/*genetics/metabolism MH - Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition/*drug effects MH - *Feedback, Physiological MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/*genetics/metabolism MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-Proline Dioxygenases MH - Male MH - MicroRNAs/*genetics/metabolism MH - Paraquat/*poisoning MH - Procollagen-Proline Dioxygenase/genetics/metabolism MH - Protein Stability MH - Proteolysis MH - Pulmonary Fibrosis/chemically induced/*genetics/metabolism/pathology MH - RNA, Small Interfering/genetics/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Signal Transduction PMC - PMC5706527 OTO - NOTNLM OT - MicroRNA-210 OT - epithelial-mesenchymal transition OT - hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha OT - paraquat poisoning OT - pulmonary fibrosis OT - runt-related transcription factor-3 EDAT- 2017/07/13 06:00 MHDA- 2018/07/12 06:00 PMCR- 2017/12/01 CRDT- 2017/07/13 06:00 PHST- 2017/01/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/04/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/07/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/07/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/07/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - JCMM13264 [pii] AID - 10.1111/jcmm.13264 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cell Mol Med. 2017 Dec;21(12):3529-3539. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.13264. Epub 2017 Jul 12.