IMR Press / FBL / Volume 29 / Issue 1 / DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2901038
Open Access Original Research
High-Throughput Sequencing to Investigate the Expression and Potential Role of Differentially Expressed microRNAs in Myocardial Cells after Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
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1 Department of Cardiology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, 030001 Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
2 Department of Endocrinology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, 030001 Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
*Correspondence: sdyyjyp@126.com (Yongping Jia)
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2024, 29(1), 38; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.fbl2901038
Submitted: 27 July 2023 | Revised: 2 October 2023 | Accepted: 30 October 2023 | Published: 23 January 2024
Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: microRNAs (miRNAs) are closely associated with the pathogenesis of various diseases, but the relationship between miRNAs and myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury remains unclear. Therefore, we aimed to explore the role and function of miRNAs and identify target genes regulating I/R. Methods: We established a hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) model to detect differentially expressed miRNAs using high-throughput sequencing in rat myocardial cells. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment were used to analyze the potential functions and signaling pathways of target genes. Results: We identified 113 differentially expressed miRNAs, comprising 76 and 37 upregulated and downregulated genes, respectively. Database predictions suggested that miR-200a-3p may act through the ferroptosis pathway, and we assessed the expression of miR-200a-3p, iron ions, and ferroptosis markers. The expression of miR-200a-3p significantly increased in the H/R group, along with increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and iron ions. When the expression of miR-200a-3p was inhibited, iron ions and ROS levels decreased significantly. Western blotting showed that transferrin receptor (TFRC) and Acyl-coA synthetase long-chain family member 4 (ACSL4) levels were decreased and Glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) expression was increased. Conclusions: These findings offer a novel perspective on I/R regulation, and the specific mechanisms underlying the actions of miR-200a-3p merit further investigation.

Keywords
myocardial cells
microRNA
ischemia-reperfusion
high-throughput sequencing
ferroptosis
Funding
YXJL2021035306030/Beijing Medical Award Foundation
201803D31092/Shanxi Provincial Key Research and Development Program
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