Theranostics
2019 Jul 28;9(19):5558-5576.
doi: 10.7150/thno.34463. eCollection 2019.
Long noncoding RNA GAS5 induces abdominal aortic aneurysm formation by promoting smooth muscle apoptosis
Xiang He 1, Shifei Wang 1, Mengsha Li 1, Lintao Zhong 1, Hao Zheng 1, Yili Sun 1, Yanxian Lai 1, Xiaoqiang Chen 1, Guoquan Wei 1, Xiaoyun Si 1, Yuan Han 1, Senlin Huang 1, Xinzhong Li 1, Wangjun Liao 2, Yulin Liao 1, Jianping Bin 1
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PMID: 31534503
PMCID: PMC6735383
DOI: 10.7150/thno.34463
Abstract
Objective: Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) may serve as specific targets for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). LncRNA GAS5, functionally associated with smooth muscle cell (SMC) apoptosis and proliferation, is likely involved in AAA formation, but the exact role of GAS5 in AAA is unknown. We thus explored the contribution of GAS5 to SMC-regulated AAA formation and its underlying mechanisms. Methods: Human specimens were used to verify the diverse expression of GAS5 in normal and AAA tissues. The angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced AAA model in ApoE-/- mice and the CaCl2-induced AAA model in wild-type C57BL/6 mice were used. RNA pull-down and luciferase reporter gene assays were performed in human aortic SMCs to detect the interaction between GAS5 and its downstream targets of protein or microRNA (miR). Results: GAS5 expression was significantly upregulated in human AAA specimens and two murine AAA models compared to human normal aortas and murine sham-operated controls. GAS5 overexpression induced SMC apoptosis and repressed its proliferation, thereby promoting AAA formation in two murine AAA models. Y-box-binding protein 1 (YBX1) was identified as a direct target of GAS5 while it also formed a positive feedback loop with GAS5 to regulate the downstream target p21. Furthermore, GAS5 acted as a miR-21 sponge to release phosphatase and tensin homolog from repression, which blocked the activation and phosphorylation of Akt to inhibit proliferation and promote apoptosis in SMCs. Conclusion: The LncRNA GAS5 contributes to SMC survival during AAA formation. Thus, GAS5 might serve as a novel target against AAA.
Keywords: GAS5; Y-box-binding protein 1; abdominal aortic aneurysm; microRNA-21; smooth muscle cell apoptosis.
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