AutoimmunityPub Date : 2022-11-01Epub Date: 2022-07-26DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2022.2103802
E E Uresti-Rivera, M H García-Hernández
{"title":"AIM2-inflammasome role in systemic lupus erythematous and rheumatoid arthritis.","authors":"E E Uresti-Rivera, M H García-Hernández","doi":"10.1080/08916934.2022.2103802","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08916934.2022.2103802","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The inflammasome AIM2 regulates multiple aspects of innate immune functions and serves as a critical mediator of inflammatory responses. AIM2 inflammasome activation leads to the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, IL-1β and IL-18 and participates triggering a pyroptosis response needed to counteract excessive cell proliferation. In addition, AIM2 expression and activation is wide regulated since alteration in its activity may derived in pathological consequences. Consequently, deregulated AIM2 activation contributes to the pathogenic processes of various inflammatory diseases. In this review, we will discuss the activation and function of AIM2 inflammasome, as well as its contribution in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematous pathology. Finally, we highlight the participation of the AIM2-inflammasome at the level of joint in rheumatoid arthritis and at kidney in systemic lupus erythematous. The development of therapeutic strategies based on modulation of AIM2-inflammasome activity should have a tissue-specific focus.</p>","PeriodicalId":8688,"journal":{"name":"Autoimmunity","volume":"55 7","pages":"443-454"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40624513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AutoimmunityPub Date : 2022-11-01Epub Date: 2022-07-29DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2022.2102164
Ronghua Wang, Hongbo Li, Yunning Han, Lei Li
{"title":"Knockdown of circ_0025908 inhibits proliferation, migration, invasion, and inflammation while stimulates apoptosis in fibroblast-like synoviocytes by regulating miR-650-dependent SCUBE2.","authors":"Ronghua Wang, Hongbo Li, Yunning Han, Lei Li","doi":"10.1080/08916934.2022.2102164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08916934.2022.2102164","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are demonstrated to play vital roles in human diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Therefore, this research aimed to explore the effects of hsa_circRNA_0025908 (circ_0025908) on RA.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>RNA expression of circ_0025908, microRNA-650 (miR-650), and Signal peptide-CUBepidermal growth factor-like containing protein 2 (SCUBE2) were assessed by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction; protein expression of SCUBE2, apoptosis- and invasion-related proteins was evaluated by western blot assay. Functional assays were performed using 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazol-3-ium bromide, 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine, transwell, flow cytometry, and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay assays. Dual-luciferase reporter, RNA immunoprecipitation, and RNA pull-down assays confirmed the interaction relationship among circ_0025908, miR-650, and SCUBE2.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Circ_0025908 was overexpressed in synovial tissues and fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) from RA patients. Inhibition of circ_0025908 repressed proliferation, migration, invasion, inflammation, and cell cycle progression, while induced apoptosis in the FLS isolated from RA patients (FLS-RA), accompanied with increased Bax, cleaved caspase-3 and E-cadherin, but declined Bcl-2, N-cadherin and Vimentin. MiR-650 was a target of circ_0025908, and SCUBE2 was a target for miR-650. Silencing of miR-650 could overturned above effects of circ_0025908 knockdown in FLS-RA, whereas its overexpression could mimic those effects by downregulating SCUBE2. Additionally, SCUBE2 expression could be positively regulated by circ_0025908 and inversely regulated by miR-650. Notably, Pearson's correlation analysis confirmed the linear correlation among circ_0025908, miR-650 and SCUBE2 in these RA tissues.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Circ_0025908 inhibition can suppress FLS-RA dysfunctions through targeting miR-650/SCUBE2 axis, suggesting a new potential therapeutic clue for RA patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":8688,"journal":{"name":"Autoimmunity","volume":"55 7","pages":"473-484"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40654675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AutoimmunityPub Date : 2022-11-01Epub Date: 2022-07-24DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2021.2010050
Huan Liang, Yi Liu, Lian Fu, Ling Li, Nianjin Gong
{"title":"Berberine inhibits the development of endometrial cancer through circ_ZNF608/miR-377-3p/COX2 axis.","authors":"Huan Liang, Yi Liu, Lian Fu, Ling Li, Nianjin Gong","doi":"10.1080/08916934.2021.2010050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08916934.2021.2010050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Endometrial carcinoma (EC) is a common malignant tumour in women. Berberin (BBR) is an alkaloid with anti-tumour activity, and circular RNA (circRNAs) has been extensively studied in cancers. However, whether BBR regulates the development of EC by regulating circular RNA zinc finger protein 608 (ZNF608) is unknown.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Different concentrations of BBR were used to treat endometrial cancer cells. A quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was conducted to assess the expression of circ_ZNF608, microRNA-377-3p (miR-377-3p) and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2). The expression of COX2 protein was detected by western blot. The effect of circ_ZNF608 in BBR-treated EC cells was verified by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, thymidine analog 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU) assay, colony formation assay, transwell, and flow cytometry. The effect of BBR and circ_ZNF608 on tumour growth was evaluated by xenograft tumour model <i>in vivo</i>.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Berberine can inhibit the proliferation and metastasis of EC cells and promote apoptosis, which is related to the concentration. Circ_ZNF608 and COX2 were abnormally increased, while the levels of miR-377-3p were reversed in EC tissues and cells. Overexpression of circ_ZNF608 can restore the inhibitory effect of BBR on EC cells. In addition, circ_ZNF608 restored the inhibitory effect of BBR on EC cells by inhibiting the expression of miR-377-3p. Similarly, MiR-377-3p/COX2 can regulate the tumour progression of EC under BBR. Finally, BBR can inhibit the growth of endometrial carcinoma <i>in vivo</i>.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>BBR was found to inhibit EC <i>via</i> the circ_ZNF608/miR-377-3p/COX2 axis, which is helpful in endometrial carcinoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":8688,"journal":{"name":"Autoimmunity","volume":"55 7","pages":"485-495"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40621489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AutoimmunityPub Date : 2022-06-06DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2022.2081842
Ying Wang, Ge Zhang, Wei Huang
{"title":"MiR-300 promotes the proliferation, migration and invasion of fibroblast-like synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis by targeting IL-37","authors":"Ying Wang, Ge Zhang, Wei Huang","doi":"10.1080/08916934.2022.2081842","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08916934.2022.2081842","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) are crucial regulators in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Reportedly, microRNA (miR) participates in regulating the pathogenesis of RA. In this study, we explored the regulatory effects of miR-300 on the proliferation, migration and invasion of FLS, which were obtained from RA patients. Methods qPCR was utilized to detect miR-300 expression and interleukin-37 (IL-37) mRNA expression in the synovial tissue of RA patients and healthy controls. Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay and Transwell assay were performed to investigate the regulatory function of miR-300 on the proliferation, migration and invasion of FLS. ELISA was employed to detect TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-8 levels, to evaluate the inflammatory response. Bioinformatics analysis and luciferase reporter assay were applied to validate the targeting relationship between miR-300 and IL-37. Western blot assay was executed to detect IL-37 protein expression in FLS. Results MiR-300 was revealed to be markedly down-modulated in the synovial tissue and FLS of RA patients; meanwhile, IL-37 expression was up-modulated. The transfection of miR-300 mimics enhanced RA-FLS growth, migration, invasion and inflammatory response; transfection of miR-300 inhibitors repressed the growth, migration, invasion and inflammatory response of RA-FLS. IL-37 was identified as a downstream target of miR-300, and IL-37 partially counteracted the enhanced growth, migration, invasion and inflammatory response of RA-FLS induced by miR-300. Conclusion MiR-300 facilitates growth, migration, invasion and inflammatory response of FLS by targeting IL-37, suggesting it was a crucial regulator in the pathogenesis of RA.","PeriodicalId":8688,"journal":{"name":"Autoimmunity","volume":"55 1","pages":"371 - 377"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46498225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AutoimmunityPub Date : 2022-06-03DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2022.2065671
F. Zou, Zhong-Bao Zhuang, Shuang-Shuang Zou, Bu Wang, Zhihua Zhang
{"title":"BML-111 alleviates inflammatory response of alveolar epithelial cells via miR-494/Slit2/Robo4 signalling axis to improve acute lung injury","authors":"F. Zou, Zhong-Bao Zhuang, Shuang-Shuang Zou, Bu Wang, Zhihua Zhang","doi":"10.1080/08916934.2022.2065671","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08916934.2022.2065671","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Acute lung injury (ALI) is a common, variously induced lung cell injury with high mortality. It is also an early stage of acute respiratory distress syndrome. BML-111 is a lipoxin A4 receptor agonist that plays an important role in inflammation. However, its function on ALI remains unclear. To explore whether BML-111 is involved in ALI and its regulatory molecular mechanism, we constructed an in vitro ALI model by stimulating primary mouse alveolar epithelial cells (AECs) with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The downstream target of microRNA (miR)-494 was predicted by Targetscan. The apoptosis and expression of inflammatory cytokines were analysed by RT-qPCR, Western blot, and ELISA. BML-111 treatment alleviated LPS-induced apoptosis and the production of inflammatory cytokines, such as tumour necrosis factor α, interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β, in primary mouse AECs via downregulating miR-494. MiR-494 targeted and downregulated slit guidance ligand 2 (Slit2) in primary mouse AECs. BML-111 activated the Slit2/roundabout guidance receptor 4 (Robo4) axis via downregulating miR-494 to reduce LPS-induced damage in AECs. This study elucidated that miR-494 on BML-111 alleviated LPS-induced ALI in primary mouse AECs via downregulating miR-494 and subsequently activating the Slit2/Robo4 axis. These findings provided a new idea for the prevention and treatment of ALI and respiratory distress syndrome.","PeriodicalId":8688,"journal":{"name":"Autoimmunity","volume":"55 1","pages":"318 - 327"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47677418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AutoimmunityPub Date : 2022-06-01Epub Date: 2022-03-16DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2022.2037127
Quan Shi, Jing Luo, Weiming Chen, Qi He, Jianwen Long, Bo Zhang
{"title":"Circ_0060531 knockdown ameliorates IL-22-induced keratinocyte damage by binding to miR-330-5p to decrease GAB1 expression.","authors":"Quan Shi, Jing Luo, Weiming Chen, Qi He, Jianwen Long, Bo Zhang","doi":"10.1080/08916934.2022.2037127","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08916934.2022.2037127","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated skin disease. Recent studies showed its pathogenesis involved circular RNA (circRNA). However, the role of circ_0060531 in psoriasis development and the behind mechanism remain to be explored.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Psoriasis cell model was constructed by treating keratinocytes (HaCaT cells) using interleukin 22 (IL-22). Expression of circ_0060531, microRNA-330-5p (miR-330-5p) and GRB2 associated binder 1 (GAB1) was determined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. The functional effects of circ_0060531 on IL-22-caused cell injury were investigated by 3-(4,5-Dimethylthazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide, 5-Ethynyl-29-deoxyuridine, wound-healing and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Protein expression was analysed by Western blot. The interactions among circ_0060531, miR-330-5p and GAB1 were identified by dual-luciferase reporter or RNA immunoprecipitation assay.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Circ_0060531 and GAB1 expression were significantly increased, while miR-330-5p was decreased in psoriatic skin biopsies and IL-22-stimulated HaCaT cells in comparison with controls. In function, circ_0060531 knockdown assuaged IL-22-induced cell proliferation, cell migration and inflammation. Besides, circ_0060531 acted as a miR-330-5p sponge, and regulated the processes of IL-22-treated HaCaT cells by binding to the miRNA. Under the treatment of IL-22, miR-330-5p mediated HaCaT cell damage by targeting GAB1. Importantly, circ_0060531 modulated GAB1 production by interacting with miR-330-5p.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Circ_0060531 knockdown assuaged IL-22-induced keratinocyte dysfunction through miR-330-5p/GAB1 pathway, proving a novel target for the therapy of psoriasis.</p>","PeriodicalId":8688,"journal":{"name":"Autoimmunity","volume":"55 1","pages":"243-253"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44034553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AutoimmunityPub Date : 2022-06-01Epub Date: 2022-02-15DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2022.2037129
Yan Liu, Jianjun Yuan, Quan Zhang, Zhishuai Ren, Guang Li, Rong Tian
{"title":"Circ_0016347 modulates proliferation, migration, invasion, cell cycle, and apoptosis of osteosarcoma cells <i>via</i> the miR-661/IL6R axis.","authors":"Yan Liu, Jianjun Yuan, Quan Zhang, Zhishuai Ren, Guang Li, Rong Tian","doi":"10.1080/08916934.2022.2037129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08916934.2022.2037129","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Osteosarcoma is a common primary bone tumour in children and adolescents. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) exert vital functions in human diseases, including osteosarcoma. Therefore, we explored the role of circ_0016347 in osteosarcoma.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was used to detect the expression levels of circ_0016347, microRNA-661 (miR-661), and Interleukin-6 receptor (IL6R) in osteosarcoma tissues and cells. The proliferation of osteosarcoma cells was assessed by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazol-3-ium bromide (MTT) and EdU experiments. The migration and invasion were determined by transwell assay. The cell cycle distribution and apoptosis were assessed by flow cytometry assay. The association relationships among circ_0016347, miR-661, and IL6R were analyzed by dual-luciferase reporter assays. The western blot assay was employed to assay the protein expression. A xenograft experiment was established to clarify the functional role of circ_0016347 inhibition <i>in vivo</i>.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Circ_0016347 was obviously overexpressed in osteosarcoma tissues and cells compared with control groups. The suppression of circ_0016347 impeded proliferation, migration, invasion, and cell cycle and induced apoptosis in osteosarcoma cells, which was overturned by knockdown of miR-661. Consistently, circ_0016347 knockdown repressed tumour growth <i>in vivo</i>. Moreover, miR-661 directly targeted and inhibited IL6R, and the upregulation of IL6R reversed miR-661-induced effects on osteosarcoma cells. Furthermore, circ_0016347 could regulate IL6R expression through miR-661. Inhibition of circ_0016347 also inactivated the Janus kinase 2 (JAK2)/Transcription 3 (STAT3) signalling pathway in osteosarcoma cells by IL6R.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Circ_0016347 functioned as an oncogene in osteosarcoma at least in part by the miR-661/IL6R axis and JAK2/STAT3 signalling pathway.</p>","PeriodicalId":8688,"journal":{"name":"Autoimmunity","volume":"55 4","pages":"264-274"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39925714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AutoimmunityPub Date : 2022-05-24DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2022.2073588
Aixian Zhang, R. Lu, H. Lang, Min Wu
{"title":"MiR-361-5p promotes proliferation and inhibits apoptosis of fibroblast-like synoviocytes via targeting ZBTB10 in rheumatoid arthritis","authors":"Aixian Zhang, R. Lu, H. Lang, Min Wu","doi":"10.1080/08916934.2022.2073588","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08916934.2022.2073588","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Objectives This study is aimed to explore the key role of miR-361-5p in fibroblast-like synovial (FLS) cells of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and explore the underlying mechanism. Methods First, we performed RT-qPCR to evaluate the expression of miR-361-5p in both synovial tissues of RA patients and cultured RA-FLS cells. Then CCK-8 assay, EdU staining, Western blot, flow cytometry, and ELISA were conducted to estimate the influence of inhibiting miR-361-5p on RA-FLS cells. Moreover, we used bioinformatics analysis to predict the potential targets of miR-361-5p and perform a dual luciferase report assay for verification. Finally, rescue experiments were performed to prove the role of miR-361-5p/Zinc Finger And BTB Domain Containing 10 (ZBTB10) in the proliferation, cell cycle, and apoptosis of RA-FLS. Results We find that the expression of miR-361-5p is increased in both RA tissues and cultured RA-FLS cells. The inhibition of miR-361-5p can not only inhibit proliferation, arrest the cell cycle in G1/G0 phase, and increase apoptosis, but also reduce the inflammatory factors secreted by RA-FLS cells. In addition, ZBTB10 is a direct target for miR-361-5p, over-expression of ZBTB10 reverses the effect of miR-361-5p in RA-FLS. Conclusions MiR-361-5p promotes the progression of rheumatoid arthritis by targeting ZBTB10. Key points The influences of miR-361-5p on RA-FLS cells.","PeriodicalId":8688,"journal":{"name":"Autoimmunity","volume":"55 1","pages":"310 - 317"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48576073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AutoimmunityPub Date : 2022-05-20DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2022.2062594
Lu Chen, Yanping Chen, Jian-Bao Huang, Ji-Yan Zhang
{"title":"LncRNA LINC00707 serves as a sponge of miR-382-5p to alleviate lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced WI-38 cell injury through upregulating NKAP in infantile pneumonia","authors":"Lu Chen, Yanping Chen, Jian-Bao Huang, Ji-Yan Zhang","doi":"10.1080/08916934.2022.2062594","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08916934.2022.2062594","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Infantile pneumonia (IP) is an acute lower respiratory infection that imposes a heavy burden on children’s health. Increasing evidence has demonstrated that long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) LINC00707 participates in the regulation of the pneumonia process. Cell proliferative ability and apoptosis were measured using Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8), 5-ethynyl-2’-deoxyuridine (EdU), and flow cytometry assays. Bcl-2 related X protein (Bax), NF-kB activating protein (NKAP), p-P65, P65, p-IκBα, and IκBα protein levels were detected using western blot assay. The binding between miR-382-5p and LINC00707 or NKAP was predicted by starBase v2.0 and then verified by a dual-luciferase reporter and RNA Immunoprecipitation (RIP) assays. LINC00707 and NKAP levels were increased, and miR-382-5p was decreased in LPS-stimulated WI-38 cells. Furthermore, the silencing of LINC00707 could abrogate LPS-engendered WI-38 cell proliferation, apoptosis, and oxidative stress. LINC00707 deficiency could relieve LPS-triggered WI-38 cell damage by regulating the miR-382-5p/NKAP axis, providing a new therapeutic strategy for IP treatment.","PeriodicalId":8688,"journal":{"name":"Autoimmunity","volume":"55 1","pages":"328 - 338"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41346260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AutoimmunityPub Date : 2022-05-18DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2022.2076837
Zhang Tao, Lingxiang Yu, Ming Shao, Ye Wu, Jinian Wang, Y. Deng, M. Ni, Xiaoya Sun, Yuting Chen, Shanshan Xu, Yubo Ma, Z. Shuai, F. Pan
{"title":"Associations between IL-23R gene polymorphism (rs10889677 A/C) and ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility: A meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis","authors":"Zhang Tao, Lingxiang Yu, Ming Shao, Ye Wu, Jinian Wang, Y. Deng, M. Ni, Xiaoya Sun, Yuting Chen, Shanshan Xu, Yubo Ma, Z. Shuai, F. Pan","doi":"10.1080/08916934.2022.2076837","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08916934.2022.2076837","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Objectives Autoimmune diseases are a kind of chronic diseases for which the immune system loses tolerance to autoantigens. This meta-analysis’ purpose is to determine whether there exists a correlation between IL-23R polymorphism and common autoimmune diseases like ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods We searched the relevant literatures up to September 2021 and used different effect models for meta-analysis. 95% confidence interval (95% CI) and odds ratio (OR) were used to determine the relationship between rs10889677 (A/C) polymorphism and AS as well as RA. Finally, to promote the reliability of results, the trial sequential analysis (TSA) has also been applied and we searched the data related to autoimmune diseases (AS, RA) on genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Results Generally, 31 studies were included. Rs10889677 (A/C) was significantly correlated with the susceptibility to AS and RA among the general individuals (p < .05). Moreover, there existed a relevance between allele A and AS as well as RA in Caucasians (p < .05). AA genotype increased the risk of autoimmune diseases in Mongolians. As a result, the robustness of meta-analysis has further been proved by TSA. Conclusion IL-23R (rs10889677 A/C) A allele was a risk gene for AS and RA in the general population, especially in Caucasians. AA genotype increased the risk of AS and RA in Mongolians.","PeriodicalId":8688,"journal":{"name":"Autoimmunity","volume":"55 1","pages":"388 - 397"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42942298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}