MicroRNA-24-3p alleviates cardiac fibrosis by suppressing cardiac fibroblasts mitophagy via downregulating PHB2.
Pharmacol Res
; 177: 106124, 2022 03.
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ABSTRACT
Cardiac fibrosis is a pathological process of multiple cardiovascular diseases, which may lead to heart failure. Studies have shown that microRNAs (miRNAs) play critical roles in regulating mitophagy and cardiac fibrosis. We found that miR-24-3p expression was significantly downregulated in transverse aortic constriction (TAC) mice and cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) treated with Ang â
¡. We also found that, apart from improving cardiac structure and function, forced expression of miR-24-3p not only reduced the levels of collagen and α-SMA but also inhibited proliferation and migration of CFs. Next, our research proved that miR-24-3p suppressed the progression of mitophagy, autophagic flux, and the levels of mitophagy-related proteins in cardiac fibrosis models. Further analysis showed that PHB2 was a direct target of miR-24-3p. Finally, experiments showed that the knockdown of PHB2 reversed Ang â
¡-induced fibrosis in CFs. The results of our study suggests that increased expression of miR-24-3p contributes to the reduction of cardiac fibrosis and that it might be targeted therapeutically to alleviate cardiac fibrosis.
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Pharmacol Res
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FARMACOLOGIA
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2022
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