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  • The miR-23b/27b/24-1 Cluste...
    Wan, Lin-Yan; Peng, Hu; Ni, Yi-Ran; Jiang, Xue-Ping; Wang, Jiao-Jiao; Zhang, Yan-Qiong; Ma, Lan; Li, Rui; Han, Lin; Tan, Yong; Li, Jun-Ming; Cai, Wen-Li; Yuan, Wen-Fang; Liang, Jia-Jie; Huang, Lu; Wu, Xu; Zhou, Quan; Cheng, Qi-Ni; Yang, Xue; Liu, Meng-Yuan; Ai, Wen-Bing; Liu, Chang-Bai; Zhang, Hongbing; Wu, Jiang-Feng

    Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology, 01/2022, Letnik: 13, Številka: 5
    Journal Article

    Hepatic fibrosis is characterized by hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation and transdifferentiation-mediated extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition, which both contribute to cirrhosis. However, no antifibrotic regimen is available in the clinic. microRNA-23b/27b/24-1 cluster inhibition of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling during hepatic development prompted us to explore whether this cluster inhibits HSC activation and hepatic fibrosis. Experimental fibrosis was studied in carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-treated C57BL/6 mice. After administration of miR-23b/27b/24-1 lentivirus or vehicle, animals were euthanized for liver histology. In primary rat HSC and HSC-T6, the anti-fibrotic effect of miR-23b/27b/24-1 cluster was furtherly investigated by RNA-sequencing, luciferase reporter assay, western blotting and bioinformatic means. In this study, we showed that increasing the miR-23b/27b/24-1 level through intravenous delivery of miR-23b/27b/24-1 lentivirus ameliorated mouse hepatic fibrosis. Mechanistically, the miR-23b/27b/24-1 cluster directly targeted messenger RNAs, which reduced the protein expression of 5 secretory profibrotic genes (TGF-β2, Gremlin1, LOX, Itgα2, and Itgα5) in HSCs. Suppression of the TGF-β signaling pathway by down-regulation of TGF-β2, Itgα2, and Itgα5, and activation of the bone morphogenetic protein signaling pathway by inhibition of Gremlin1, decreased extracellular matrix secretion of HSCs. Furthermore, down-regulation of LOX expression softened the ECM. Moreover, a reduction in tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase 1 expression owing to weakened TGF-β signaling increased ECM degradation. Hepatic overexpression of the miR-23b/27b/24-1 cluster blocked hepatic fibrosis and may be a novel therapeutic regimen for patients with hepatic fibrosis.