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Dendritic cell-derived exosomal miR-3064-5p inhibits SIRT6/PCSK9 to protect the blood-brain barrier after subarachnoid hemorrhage.

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The protection of the blood‐brain barrier (BBB) is the key direction to improving subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Therefore, developing appropriate targeted drugs and therapies has become an urgent task for SAH… Click to show full abstract

The protection of the blood‐brain barrier (BBB) is the key direction to improving subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Therefore, developing appropriate targeted drugs and therapies has become an urgent task for SAH patients. In this study, we investigated the role of dendritic cells (DCs) exosomal miR‐3064‐5p in repairing the BBB, providing a new basis for treating SAH. We detected the expression of miR‐3064‐5p in exosomes secreted by DCs (DCs‐exo). An SAH rat model was constructed by intravascular perforation and characterized by HE and TUNEL‐IF staining. We found that overexpression of miR‐3064‐5p in SAH rats suppressed iNOS expression and promoted the accumulation of tight junction proteins (Occludin, Claudin‐3, ZO‐1), whereas knockdown of miR‐3064‐5p exerted the opposite effect. Dual‐LUC assay confirmed that miR‐3064‐5p could target and inhibit SIRT6. Knockdown of SIRT6 inhibited inflammatory cytokine (IL‐6, IL‐1β, IFN‐γ, and TGF‐β1) levels and apoptosis. The results of the co‐IP assay showed that SIRT6 interacted with PCSK9, and knockdown of SIRT6 suppressed the expression of PCSK9. Moreover, DCs‐exo reduced brain edema, upregulated miR‐3064‐5p and downregulated SIRT6 and PCSK9 in SAH rats. DCs‐exo reduced inflammatory factors and increased tight junction proteins in SAH rats. Overexpression of miR‐3064‐5p enhanced the protective effect of DCs‐exo, while overexpression of SIRT6 partially counteracted the effect. This study confirmed that DCs could secrete miR‐3064‐5p to ameliorate BBB damage after SAH. Mechanistically, miR‐3064‐5p alleviated BBB damage by targeting and inhibiting SIRT6/PCSk9 signaling pathway.

Keywords: sirt6 pcsk9; mir; mir 3064; brain

Journal Title: Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology
Year Published: 2023

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