PMID- 34037903 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211018 LR - 20240226 IS - 1573-6903 (Electronic) IS - 0364-3190 (Linking) VI - 46 IP - 8 DP - 2021 Aug TI - Knockdown of XIST Attenuates Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Through Regulation of miR-362/ROCK2 Axis. PG - 2167-2180 LID - 10.1007/s11064-021-03354-6 [doi] AB - Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are considered as critical regulators in the pathogenesis of cerebral ischemia. In this present study, we aimed to investigate the impact and underlying mechanism of lncRNA X-inactive specific transcript (XIST) in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. An oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion (OGD/R) model in PC12 cells was applied to mimic cerebral I/R injury in vitro and middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion (MCAO/R) model was performed in mice to mimic cerebral I/R injury in vivo. Real-time PCR, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assay, and western blotting assay were carried out to detect the expression levels of XIST, miR-362, and Rho-related coiled-coil containing protein kinase 2 (ROCK2). The functional experiments were measured by CCK-8 assay, immumofluorescence assay, ELISA assay, TUNEL, and TTC staining. Results displayed that XIST was elevated in PC12 cells with OGD/R, as well as in the ischemic penumbra of mice with MCAO/R. In vitro, knockdown of XIST facilitated cell survival, inhibited apoptosis, and alleviated inflammation injury in OGDR PC12 cells. In vivo, inhibition of XIST remarkably reduced the neurological impairments, promoted neuron proliferation, and suppressed apoptosis in MCAO mice. Mechanistically, XIST acted as a competing endogenous RNA of miR-362 to regulate the downstream gene ROCK2. In conclusion, depletion of XIST attenuated I/R-induced neurological impairment and inflammatory response via the miR-362/ROCK2 axis. These findings offer a potential novel strategy for ischemic stroke therapy. FAU - Wang, Jingtao AU - Wang J AD - Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1, Jianshe East Road, Erqi District, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China. FAU - Fu, Zhenqiang AU - Fu Z AD - Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1, Jianshe East Road, Erqi District, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China. FAU - Wang, Menghan AU - Wang M AD - Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1, Jianshe East Road, Erqi District, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China. FAU - Lu, Jingjing AU - Lu J AD - Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1, Jianshe East Road, Erqi District, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China. FAU - Yang, Hecheng AU - Yang H AD - Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1, Jianshe East Road, Erqi District, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China. FAU - Lu, Hong AU - Lu H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8508-7616 AD - Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1, Jianshe East Road, Erqi District, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China. honglu6666@yeah.net. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210526 PL - United States TA - Neurochem Res JT - Neurochemical research JID - 7613461 RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (RNA, Long Noncoding) RN - 0 (XIST non-coding RNA) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Rock2 protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (rho-Associated Kinases) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) RN - S88TT14065 (Oxygen) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Hypoxia/physiology MH - Gene Knockdown Techniques MH - Glucose/deficiency MH - Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery/*metabolism MH - Inflammation/metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - MicroRNAs/*metabolism MH - Oxygen/metabolism MH - PC12 Cells MH - RNA, Long Noncoding/genetics/*metabolism MH - Rats MH - Reperfusion Injury/*metabolism MH - rho-Associated Kinases/*metabolism MH - Mice OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cerebral ischemia/reperfusion OT - ROCK2 OT - XIST OT - miR-362 EDAT- 2021/05/27 06:00 MHDA- 2021/10/21 06:00 CRDT- 2021/05/26 12:40 PHST- 2021/02/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/05/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/05/12 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/05/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/10/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/05/26 12:40 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s11064-021-03354-6 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11064-021-03354-6 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neurochem Res. 2021 Aug;46(8):2167-2180. doi: 10.1007/s11064-021-03354-6. Epub 2021 May 26.