Objective To investigate the role and molecular mechanism of exosomal miR-224-5p in colorectal cancer(CRC).Methods The miR-224-5p expression in CRC patient tissues and cell-derived exosomes was measured by laser captu...Objective To investigate the role and molecular mechanism of exosomal miR-224-5p in colorectal cancer(CRC).Methods The miR-224-5p expression in CRC patient tissues and cell-derived exosomes was measured by laser capture microdissection and qRT-PCR,respectively.Dual-luciferase reporter gene assay was used to determine the target gene of miR-224-5p.The protein expressions of p53 and unc-51 like kinase 2(ULK2)in CRC cells were detected by western blot.Flow cytometry was used to detect cell cycle and apoptosis.Cell proliferation was measured by CCK8 and EdU assay.Results The miR-224-5p expression was upregulated in CRC tissues and increased progressively with the rise of CRC stage.CRC cells secreted extracellular miR-224-5p mainly in an exosome-dependent manner,and then miR-224-5p could be transferred to surrounding tumor cells to regulate cell proliferation in the form of autocrine or paracrine.Moreover,ULK2 was characterized as a direct target of miR-224-5p and was downregulated in CRC tissues.Interestingly,ULK2 inhibited CRC cell proliferation in a p53-dependent manner.Furthermore,exosome-derived miR-224-5p partially reversed the proliferation regulation of ULK2 on CRC cells.Conclusion Our findings demonstrate that exosome-transmitted miR-224-5p promotes p53-dependent cell proliferation by targeting ULK2 in CRC,which may offer promising targets for CRC prevention and therapy.展开更多
为了研究富含GABA萌发红小豆对2型糖尿病(Diabetes Mellitus Type 2,T2DM)小鼠血糖水平及肠道菌群的影响,采用C57BL/6J小鼠为研究对象,通过高脂膳食+链脲菌素(Streptozocin,STZ)注射构建T2DM模型,选择不同剂量的富含GABA萌发红小豆对T2D...为了研究富含GABA萌发红小豆对2型糖尿病(Diabetes Mellitus Type 2,T2DM)小鼠血糖水平及肠道菌群的影响,采用C57BL/6J小鼠为研究对象,通过高脂膳食+链脲菌素(Streptozocin,STZ)注射构建T2DM模型,选择不同剂量的富含GABA萌发红小豆对T2DM小鼠连续膳食干预6周,并利用16S rRNA测序技术对T2DM小鼠盲肠内容物的菌群结构和分布进行鉴定。结果显示:不同剂量富含GABA红小豆膳食干预可使T2DM小鼠FBG值明显下降,其中高剂量富含GABA红小豆(TF3)组FBG值为8.36±0.78 mmol/L,相比模型组(M)下降54.09%,干预效果最好。此外,TF3膳食可引起T2DM小鼠肠道菌群丰度发生显著(P<0.05)改变,门水平上Firmicutes丰度为35.96%,比M模型组下降53.17%,并可显著上调Bacteroidetes、Verrucomicrobia的菌群丰度(P<0.05)。表明TF3膳食改善糖脂代谢与Bacteroidetes、Verrucomicrobia优势菌丰度呈正相关,暗示高剂量富含GABA红小豆膳食可通过增加有益菌来缓解T2DM小鼠高血糖症状,为进一步解释T2DM与肠道菌群的关系提供参考。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[Grant Number:81972803]。
文摘Objective To investigate the role and molecular mechanism of exosomal miR-224-5p in colorectal cancer(CRC).Methods The miR-224-5p expression in CRC patient tissues and cell-derived exosomes was measured by laser capture microdissection and qRT-PCR,respectively.Dual-luciferase reporter gene assay was used to determine the target gene of miR-224-5p.The protein expressions of p53 and unc-51 like kinase 2(ULK2)in CRC cells were detected by western blot.Flow cytometry was used to detect cell cycle and apoptosis.Cell proliferation was measured by CCK8 and EdU assay.Results The miR-224-5p expression was upregulated in CRC tissues and increased progressively with the rise of CRC stage.CRC cells secreted extracellular miR-224-5p mainly in an exosome-dependent manner,and then miR-224-5p could be transferred to surrounding tumor cells to regulate cell proliferation in the form of autocrine or paracrine.Moreover,ULK2 was characterized as a direct target of miR-224-5p and was downregulated in CRC tissues.Interestingly,ULK2 inhibited CRC cell proliferation in a p53-dependent manner.Furthermore,exosome-derived miR-224-5p partially reversed the proliferation regulation of ULK2 on CRC cells.Conclusion Our findings demonstrate that exosome-transmitted miR-224-5p promotes p53-dependent cell proliferation by targeting ULK2 in CRC,which may offer promising targets for CRC prevention and therapy.
