PMID- 31217870 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200929 IS - 1943-8141 (Print) IS - 1943-8141 (Electronic) IS - 1943-8141 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 5 DP - 2019 TI - MiR-21b-3p protects NS2OY cells against oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion-induced injury by down-regulating cyclooxygenase-2. PG - 3007-3017 AB - Recent studies have shown abnormal expression levels of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and miR-21b-3p in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) rat models. Decreased COX-2 expression could reduce brain injury and thus could be a target of miR-21b-3p according to the miRNA databases (miRDB) analysis. However, its functions and underlying mechanisms in I/R injury remain unclear. In our study, we have established an oxygen/glucose deprivation and reperfusion (OGD/R) model by using NS2OY cells. The expression of miR-21b-3p and COX-2 was determined by quantitative real-time PCR or Western blot, and the fluorescence intensities were detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) or immunofluorescence. After transfection and OGD/R treatments, the functions of miR-21b-3p and COX-2 on cell viability and apoptosis were detected using cell-counting kit 8, Edu staining, flow cytometry and Hoechst staining, respectively. Finally, dual-luciferase reporter assay was used to explore the relationship between miR-21-b-3p and COX-2. The results have showed that COX-2 mRNA and protein expression were significantly increased; however, the expression of miR-21b-3p was remarkably reduced in NS2OY cells after OGD/R treatment. The changes were most remarkable in OGD 2 h/R24 group. Function analysis has showed that when NS2OY cells were exposed to OGD/R injury, overexpressed miR-21b-3p significantly downregulated COX-2 expression, increased cell viability and decreased apoptosis. In addition, knocking down the expression of COX-2 could also increase cell viability and decrease apoptosis. Dual-luciferase reporter assays showed miR-21b-3p as the target of 3'-UTR of COX-2. Therefore, we concluded that OGD/R-induced injury by down-regulating COX-2. FAU - Wu, Xiaona AU - Wu X AD - Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. FAU - Peng, Kairun AU - Peng K AD - Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. FAU - Huang, Huai AU - Huang H AD - Department Two of Nerve Rehabilitation, Guangzhou General Hospital, Guangzhou Military Region Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. FAU - Li, Zhensheng AU - Li Z AD - Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. FAU - Xiang, Wei AU - Xiang W AD - Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. FAU - Deng, Wenting AU - Deng W AD - Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. FAU - Liu, Liu AU - Liu L AD - Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. FAU - Li, Wei AU - Li W AD - General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, PLA Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhang, Tao AU - Zhang T AD - Department of Orthopaedics, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190515 PL - United States TA - Am J Transl Res JT - American journal of translational research JID - 101493030 PMC - PMC6556624 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Oxygen/glucose deprivation and reperfusion OT - apoptosis OT - cell viability OT - cyclooxygenase-2 OT - miR-21b-3p COIS- None. EDAT- 2019/06/21 06:00 MHDA- 2019/06/21 06:01 PMCR- 2019/05/15 CRDT- 2019/06/21 06:00 PHST- 2018/07/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/12/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/06/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/06/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/06/21 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/05/15 00:00 [pmc-release] PST - epublish SO - Am J Transl Res. 2019 May 15;11(5):3007-3017. eCollection 2019.