PMID- 28979671 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200930 IS - 1943-8141 (Print) IS - 1943-8141 (Electronic) IS - 1943-8141 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 9 DP - 2017 TI - Reduced beta 2 glycoprotein I prevents high glucose-induced cell death in HUVECs through miR-21/PTEN. PG - 3935-3949 AB - High serum beta 2 glycoprotein I (beta2GPI) is associated with complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), and especially microvascular disorders. In contrast, reduced beta2GPI (Rbeta2GPI) can prevent diabetic vascular injury. This study aimed to investigate the protective function of Rbeta2GPI in DM vascular disorders, and to assess the under lying mechanisms. High glucose-induced injury in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) was used to model hyperglycemia. Alow concentration of Rbeta2GPI (0.5 muM), but not beta2GPI, mitigated high glucose-induced cell injury. High glucose decreased miR-21 expression and Akt phosphorylation at 6 h, but facilitated their expression at 48 h. Moreover, high glucose decreased phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten(PTEN) expression at 6 h, but facilitatedits expression at 48 h. Importantly, by promoting miR-21 expression, Rbeta2GPI mitigated high glucose-induced PTEN expression, reduced Akt phosphorylation and nitric oxide synthase activity, and increased cyclooxygenase-2 activity and cell loss. Similar to Rbeta2GPI, an miR-21 mimic (1 pM) and PTEN inhibition (1 muM bpV, or PTEN silencing) exerted protective action, while an Akt signaling pathway inhibitor (LY294002, 1 muM) aborted the effect of Rbeta2GPI on high glucose-induced cell injury. Finally, Rbeta2GPI inhibited high glucose-induced apoptosis via a mitochondria-dependent pathway. These data reveal that Rbeta2GPI exerts protective action in high glucose-induced HUVEC injury. The mechanism is related to the miR-21-PTEN-Akt pathway and mitochondria-dependent apoptosis. This study provides in vitro data supporting the therapeutic effect of Rbeta2GPI in diabetic vascular injury. FAU - Zhang, Jing-Yun AU - Zhang JY AD - Key Laboratory of Hormones and Development (Ministry of Health), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Metabolic Diseases, Tianjin Metabolic Diseases Hospital & Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University300070 Tianjin, China. FAU - Ma, Jun AU - Ma J AD - Key Laboratory of Hormones and Development (Ministry of Health), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Metabolic Diseases, Tianjin Metabolic Diseases Hospital & Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University300070 Tianjin, China. FAU - Yu, Pei AU - Yu P AD - Key Laboratory of Hormones and Development (Ministry of Health), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Metabolic Diseases, Tianjin Metabolic Diseases Hospital & Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University300070 Tianjin, China. FAU - Tang, Guang-Jie AU - Tang GJ AD - Key Laboratory of Hormones and Development (Ministry of Health), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Metabolic Diseases, Tianjin Metabolic Diseases Hospital & Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University300070 Tianjin, China. FAU - Li, Chun-Jun AU - Li CJ AD - Key Laboratory of Hormones and Development (Ministry of Health), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Metabolic Diseases, Tianjin Metabolic Diseases Hospital & Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University300070 Tianjin, China. FAU - Yu, De-Min AU - Yu DM AD - Key Laboratory of Hormones and Development (Ministry of Health), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Metabolic Diseases, Tianjin Metabolic Diseases Hospital & Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University300070 Tianjin, China. FAU - Zhang, Qiu-Mei AU - Zhang QM AD - Key Laboratory of Hormones and Development (Ministry of Health), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Metabolic Diseases, Tianjin Metabolic Diseases Hospital & Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University300070 Tianjin, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170915 PL - United States TA - Am J Transl Res JT - American journal of translational research JID - 101493030 PMC - PMC5622240 OTO - NOTNLM OT - HUVECs OT - PTEN OT - Reduced beta 2 glycoprotein I OT - miR-21 OT - nitric oxide COIS- None. EDAT- 2017/10/06 06:00 MHDA- 2017/10/06 06:01 PMCR- 2017/09/15 CRDT- 2017/10/06 06:00 PHST- 2017/02/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/08/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/10/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/10/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/10/06 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/09/15 00:00 [pmc-release] PST - epublish SO - Am J Transl Res. 2017 Sep 15;9(9):3935-3949. eCollection 2017.