MicroRNA-302a promotes neointimal formation following carotid artery injury in mice by targeting PHLPP2 thus increasing Akt signaling.

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica
Ying-Ying LiuSi-Jia Liang

Abstract

The excessive proliferation and migration of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) play an important role in restenosis following percutaneous coronary interventions. MicroRNAs are able to target various genes and involved in the regulation of diverse cellular processes including cell growth and proliferation. In this study we investigated whether and how MicroRNAs regulated vascular SMC proliferation and vascular remodeling following carotid artery injury in mice. We showed that carotid artery injury-induced neointimal formation was remarkably ameliorated in microRNA (miR)-302 heterozygous mice and SMC-specific miR-302 knockout mice. In contrast, delivery of miR-302a adenovirus to the injured carotid artery enhanced neointimal formation. Upregulation of miR-302a enhanced the proliferation and migration of mouse aorta SMC (MASMC) in vitro by promoting cell cycle transition, whereas miR-302a inhibition caused the opposite results. Moreover, miR-302a promoted Akt activation by corporately decreasing Akt expression and increasing Akt phosphorylation in MASMCs. Application of the Akt inhibitor GSK690693 (5 μmol/L) counteracted the functions of miR-302a in promoting MASMC proliferation and migration. We further revealed that miR-302a directly ...Continue Reading

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