PMID- 32510153 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210106 LR - 20210106 IS - 1745-7270 (Electronic) IS - 1672-9145 (Linking) VI - 52 IP - 9 DP - 2020 Sep 8 TI - miR-20b-5p attenuates hypoxia-induced apoptosis in cardiomyocytes via the HIF-1alpha/NF-kappaB pathway. PG - 927-934 LID - 10.1093/abbs/gmaa056 [doi] AB - Chronic hypoxia is a common inducer of end-stage cardiovascular disease. In cells under hypoxia, the hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) plays a vital role in regulating downstream target genes. However, the mechanism of hypoxia in cardiomyocytes is still unclear. In this study, we aimed to identify novel downstream epigenetic targets of HIF-1alpha in cardiomyocytes under hypoxia. H9c2 cells were exposed to hypoxia condition, and quantitative real-time PCR analysis was performed to evaluate the expression of miR-20b-5p. The results indicated that the expression of miR-20b-5p was down-regulated in H9c2 cells under low oxygen condition. Meanwhile, HIF-1alpha overexpression further down-regulated the miR-20b-5p expression in H9c2 cells transfected with HIF-1alpha plasmids. In addition, Annexin-V-FITC/PI flow cytometry analysis suggested that overexpression of miR-20b-5p attenuated cell apoptosis under hypoxia condition in H9c2 cells. Western blot analysis showed that the hypoxia apparently increased Bax and cleaved-caspase-3, but decreased Bcl-2 expression in H9c2 cells, indicating that hypoxia-induced NF-kappaB signaling pathway activation is mediated by miR-20b-5p. Hypoxia-induced H9c2 cell apoptosis was reduced after HIF-1alpha knockdown as shown by the flow cytometry analysis. In conclusion, we identified that miR-20b-5p plays an important role in mediating cardiomyocytes apoptosis under hypoxia, which is mediated by the HIF-1/NF-kappaB signaling pathway. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com. FAU - Zhou, Zhongquan AU - Zhou Z AD - Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Jingzhou City (the First Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University), Jingzhou 434000, China. FAU - Chen, Songwen AU - Chen S AD - Department of Cardiology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai 200000, China. FAU - Tian, Zhiming AU - Tian Z AD - Department of Cardiology, First School of Clinical Medicine College, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434000, China. FAU - Deng, Shibing AU - Deng S AD - Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Jingzhou City (the First Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University), Jingzhou 434000, China. FAU - Yi, Xuying AU - Yi X AD - Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Jingzhou City (the First Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University), Jingzhou 434000, China. FAU - Yang, Shaning AU - Yang S AD - Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Jingzhou City (the First Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University), Jingzhou 434000, China. FAU - Yang, Xuexin AU - Yang X AD - Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Jingzhou City (the First Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University), Jingzhou 434000, China. FAU - Jin, Lijun AU - Jin L AD - Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Jingzhou City (the First Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University), Jingzhou 434000, China. FAU - Shi, Wanqing AU - Shi W AD - The First Hospital of Jingzhou City, The Interventional Center, Jingzhou 434000, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - China TA - Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) JT - Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica JID - 101206716 RN - 0 (Hif1a protein, rat) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) SB - IM MH - Aged MH - Animals MH - *Apoptosis MH - Cell Hypoxia MH - Cell Line MH - Female MH - *Gene Expression Regulation MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/*biosynthesis/genetics MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Myocytes, Cardiac/*metabolism/pathology MH - NF-kappa B/genetics/*metabolism MH - Rats MH - *Signal Transduction OTO - NOTNLM OT - NF-kappaB OT - cardiomyocytes OT - hypoxia OT - hypoxia-inducible factor-1 OT - miR-20b-5p EDAT- 2020/06/09 06:00 MHDA- 2021/01/07 06:00 CRDT- 2020/06/09 06:00 PHST- 2019/10/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/10/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/12/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/06/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/01/07 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/06/09 06:00 [entrez] AID - 5854389 [pii] AID - 10.1093/abbs/gmaa056 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai). 2020 Sep 8;52(9):927-934. doi: 10.1093/abbs/gmaa056.