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MiRNA-99a alleviates inflammation and oxidative stress in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated PC-12 cells and rats post spinal cord injury

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ABSTRACT Spinal cord injury (SCI) is caused by spinal fracture after the displacement of the spine or broken bone fragments protruding into the spinal canal, resulting in different degrees of… Click to show full abstract

ABSTRACT Spinal cord injury (SCI) is caused by spinal fracture after the displacement of the spine or broken bone fragments protruding into the spinal canal, resulting in different degrees of injury to the spinal cord or spinal nerves. Expression levels of miR-99a and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 4 (NOX4) in cerebrospinal fluid of SCI patients were analyzed. Rat adrenal gland pheochromocytoma cell line PC-12 were stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to mimic the in vitro environment of SCI. A rat mode of SCI was established by laminectomy. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were measured by 2’,7’-Dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate staining assay. Western blot was conducted to evaluate the expression levels of apoptotic indexes and proinflammatory cytokines. The interaction between miR-99a and NOX4 was verified by dual-luciferase reporter assay. The expression level of miR-99a was reduced while NOX4 expression was upregulated in cerebrospinal fluid of SCI patients and LPS-treated PC-12 cells. LPS impeded cell viability and promoted inflammation, apoptosis and ROS levels of PC-12 cells. Overexpression of miR-99a significantly promoted cell viability and reduced inflammation, apoptosis and oxidative stress in LPS-stimulated PC-12 cells. Dual-luciferase reporter assays verified that NOX4 was a target of miR-99a. Moreover, the expression of NOX4 was reduced in PC-12 cells after transfection with miR-99a mimic. Overexpression of NOX4 partly abolished the protective effect of miR-99a in LPS-treated PC-12 cells. To sum up, miR-99a suppresses NOX4 expression to relieve the LPS-induced inflammation, apoptosis and the progression of oxidative stress in SCI.

Keywords: expression; oxidative stress; mir 99a; sci; spinal cord

Journal Title: Bioengineered
Year Published: 2022

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