摘要
·AIM: To investigate the role of micro RNA-34a(mi R-34a) in the induction of apoptosis of human lens epithelial(HLE-B3) cells.· METHODS: The apoptosis of HLE-B3 cells was detected by Annexin V-PE apoptosis detection kit after the treatment with 200 μmol/L H2O2 for 24h and lentiviral mi R-34 a vector transfection. The expression of mi R-34 a in the cells was quantified by quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction(q RT-PCR) in response to H2O2 exposure and the vector transfection. The effects of overexpression of mi R-34 a on the expression of B-cell lymphoma-2(Bcl-2) and silent information regulator 1(SIRT1) was determined by q RT-PCR and Western blot.· RESULTS: The expression of mi R-34 a was up-regulated by the treatment of H2O2 in HLE-B3 cells. The increased expression of mi R-34 a is accompanied with the cell apoptosis. Consistence with the H2O2 exposure,ectopic overexpression of mi R-34 a in HLE-B3 cells promoted cells apoptosis. Importantly the anti-apoptosis factors Bcl-2 and SIRT1 were reduced significantly by up-regulation of mi R-34 a in HLE-B3 cells.·CONCLUSION: Mi R-34 a promotes the apoptosis of HLE-B3 cells by down-regulating Bcl-2 and SIRT1,suggesting that mi R-34 a may involve in the pathogenesis of cataract formation and targeting mi R-34 a may be a potentially therapeutic approach for treatment of cataract.
AIM: To investigate the role of micro RNA-34a(mi R-34a) in the induction of apoptosis of human lens epithelial(HLE-B3) cells. METHODS: The apoptosis of HLE-B3 cells was detected by Annexin V-PE apoptosis detection kit after the treatment with 200 μmol/L H2O2 for 24h and lentiviral mi R-34 a vector transfection. The expression of mi R-34 a in the cells was quantified by quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction(q RT-PCR) in response to H2O2 exposure and the vector transfection. The effects of overexpression of mi R-34 a on the expression of B-cell lymphoma-2(Bcl-2) and silent information regulator 1(SIRT1) was determined by q RT-PCR and Western blot. RESULTS: The expression of mi R-34 a was up-regulated by the treatment of H2O2 in HLE-B3 cells. The increased expression of mi R-34 a is accompanied with the cell apoptosis. Consistence with the H2O2 exposure,ectopic overexpression of mi R-34 a in HLE-B3 cells promoted cells apoptosis. Importantly the anti-apoptosis factors Bcl-2 and SIRT1 were reduced significantly by up-regulation of mi R-34 a in HLE-B3 cells.CONCLUSION: Mi R-34 a promotes the apoptosis of HLE-B3 cells by down-regulating Bcl-2 and SIRT1,suggesting that mi R-34 a may involve in the pathogenesis of cataract formation and targeting mi R-34 a may be a potentially therapeutic approach for treatment of cataract.