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  • Statins improve cardiac end...
    Li, Bin; Bai, Wen-Wu; Guo, Tao; Tang, Zhen-Yu; Jing, Xue-Jiao; Shan, Ti-Chao; Yin, Sen; Li, Ying; Wang, Fu; Zhu, Mo-Li; Lu, Jun-Xiu; Bai, Yong-Ping; Dong, Bo; Li, Peng; Wang, Shuang-Xi

    Nature communications, 04/2024, Letnik: 15, Številka: 1
    Journal Article

    Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is associated with endothelial dysfunction. We have previously reported that statins prevent endothelial dysfunction through inhibition of microRNA-133a (miR-133a). This study is to investigate the effects and the underlying mechanisms of statins on HFpEF. Here, we show that statins upregulate the expression of a circular RNA (circRNA-RBCK1) which is co-transcripted with the ring-B-box-coiled-coil protein interacting with protein kinase C-1 (RBCK1) gene. Simultaneously, statins increase activator protein 2 alpha (AP-2α) transcriptional activity and the interaction between circRNA-RBCK1 and miR-133a. Furthermore, AP-2α directly interacts with RBCK1 gene promoter in endothelial cells. In vivo, lovastatin improves diastolic function in male mice under HFpEF, which is abolished by loss function of endothelial AP-2α or circRNA-RBCK1. This study suggests that statins upregulate the AP-2α/circRNA-RBCK1 signaling to suppress miR-133a in cardiac endothelial cells and prevent diastolic dysfunction in HFpEF.