PMID- 31997826 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201124 LR - 20210203 IS - 1643-3750 (Electronic) IS - 1234-1010 (Print) IS - 1234-1010 (Linking) VI - 26 DP - 2020 Jan 30 TI - MicroRNA-668-3p Protects Against Oxygen-Glucose Deprivation in a Rat H9c2 Cardiomyocyte Model of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Targeting the Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1 (SDF-1)/CXCR4 Signaling Pathway. PG - e919601 LID - 10.12659/MSM.919601 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) results from the restoration of blood supply to ischemic organs, including the heart. Expression of microRNA-668-3p (miR-668-3p) is known to protect the kidney from IRI. This study aimed to investigate the role of miR-668-3p in oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) in a rat H9c2 cardiomyocyte model of IRI. MATERIAL AND METHODS Rat H9c2 cardiomyocytes were cultured in glucose-free Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) under anaerobic conditions, followed by oxygenation, to create the OGD model of IRI. The luciferase reporter assay evaluated the interaction between stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1), or CXC motif chemokine 12 (CXCL12), and miR-668-3p. Protein and mRNA levels of SDF-1, CXCR4, Bcl2, Bax, cleaved caspase-3, endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), and phosphorylated endothelial nitric oxide synthase (p-eNOS) were analyzed by Western blot and quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), and apoptosis were assessed by flow cytometry. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) measured reactive oxygen species (ROS), including malondialdehyde (MDA), nitric oxide (NO), p-eNOS, and the inflammatory cytokines, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1ss (IL-1ss), IL-6, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in H9c2 cell supernatants. RESULTS In the OGD rat H9c2 cardiomyocyte model of IRI, miR-668-3p levels were reduced. Overexpression of miR-668-3p inhibited SDF-1, CXCR4, the expression of inflammatory cytokines, markers of oxidative stress, and p-eNOS. The overexpression of SDF-1 reversed these findings. Overexpression of SDF-1 promoted cell apoptosis, which was reduced by miR-668-3p. CONCLUSIONS In the OGD rat H9c2 cardiomyocyte model of IRI, miR-668-3p suppressed mediators of inflammation and oxidative stress and enhanced cell viability through the SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling pathway. FAU - Gao, Zhan AU - Gao Z AD - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (mainland). FAU - Gao, Qiang AU - Gao Q AD - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (mainland). FAU - Lv, Xiaodong AU - Lv X AD - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (mainland). LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200130 PL - United States TA - Med Sci Monit JT - Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research JID - 9609063 RN - 0 (Chemokine CXCL12) RN - 0 (Cxcr4 protein, rat) RN - 0 (MIRN668 microRNA, rat) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (Receptors, CXCR4) RN - 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide) RN - EC 1.14.13.39 (Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) RN - S88TT14065 (Oxygen) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/genetics MH - Base Sequence MH - Cell Line MH - Chemokine CXCL12/*metabolism MH - Glucose/*deficiency MH - MicroRNAs/genetics/*metabolism MH - *Models, Biological MH - Myocytes, Cardiac/*metabolism/pathology MH - Nitric Oxide/metabolism MH - Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III/metabolism MH - Oxidative Stress/genetics MH - Oxygen/*metabolism MH - Rats MH - Receptors, CXCR4/*metabolism MH - Reperfusion Injury/*genetics/pathology MH - Signal Transduction PMC - PMC7003666 COIS- Conflicts of interest None. EDAT- 2020/01/31 06:00 MHDA- 2020/11/25 06:00 PMCR- 2020/01/30 CRDT- 2020/01/31 06:00 PHST- 2020/01/31 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/01/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/11/25 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/01/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 919601 [pii] AID - 10.12659/MSM.919601 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Med Sci Monit. 2020 Jan 30;26:e919601. doi: 10.12659/MSM.919601.