AutoimmunityPub Date : 2022-12-01DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2022.2128780
Jianguo Hu, Cheng Jin, Li Fang, Yao Lu, Yanying Wu, Xiangfeng Xu, Simei Sun
{"title":"MicroRNA-486-5p suppresses inflammatory response by targeting FOXO1 in MSU-treated macrophages.","authors":"Jianguo Hu, Cheng Jin, Li Fang, Yao Lu, Yanying Wu, Xiangfeng Xu, Simei Sun","doi":"10.1080/08916934.2022.2128780","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08916934.2022.2128780","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gouty arthritis (GA) is mainly caused by the precipitation of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in the joint. Recently, different regulatory roles of microRNAs (miRNAs) in arthritis have been widely verified. Nevertheless, the specific function of microRNA-486-5p (miR-486-5p) in GA is still unclear. GA cell models <i>in vitro</i> were established by the treatment of 250 μg/mL MSU crystals into THP-1 cells or J774A.1 cells. Then, the accumulation of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-8, and IL-β was estimated by ELISA. The mRNA levels of TNF-α, IL-8, and IL-β were measured through RT-qPCR. The protein level of forkhead box protein O1 (FOXO1) was tested via western blot. Furthermore, the interplay of miR-486-5p and FOXO1 was evaluated via the luciferase reporter assay. In this study, MSU treatment successfully stimulated the inflammatory response in macrophage cells. MiR-486-5p downregulation was observed in THP-1 and J774A.1 cells treated with MSU, and its upregulation markedly decreased the concentration and mRNA levels of TNF-α, IL-8, and IL-β. Furthermore, FOXO1 was demonstrated to be negatively modulated by miR-486-5p. The rescue assay indicated that overexpressing FOXO1 reversed the effects of overexpressing miR-486-5p on inflammatory cytokines. Overall, this study proves that miR-486-5p inhibits GA inflammatory response via modulating FOXO1.</p>","PeriodicalId":8688,"journal":{"name":"Autoimmunity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33502866","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 : 2022-12-01Epub Date: 2022-07-26DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2022.2101642
Xuemei Hu, Weilan Xia
{"title":"Circ_0005714/miR-223-3p/ADAM9 regulatory axis affects proliferation, migration, invasion, and angiopoiesis in trophoblast cells.","authors":"Xuemei Hu, Weilan Xia","doi":"10.1080/08916934.2022.2101642","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08916934.2022.2101642","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have critical roles in various types of diseases, including preeclampsia (PE). Circ_0005714 function in PE was explored in this study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was performed for level analysis of circ_0005714, micoRNA-223-3p (miR-223-3p), and a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 9 (ADAM9). Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) and colony formation assays were used for cell viability and colony formation detection. Cell proliferation was determined by EdU assay. The determination of migration and invasion was conducted by wound healing assay and transwell assay. Tube formation assay was applied to assess angiopoiesis. Target binding analysis was performed by dual-luciferase reporter assay and RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assay. Western blot was used for protein examination.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Circ_0005714 was highly expressed in PE placenta tissues. The expression promotion of circ_0005714 reduced proliferation, migration, invasion, and angiopoiesis in trophoblast cells. Furthermore, circ_0005714 acted as a molecular sponge for miR-223-3p and the effects of circ_0005714 on trophoblast cells were achieved by sponging miR-223-3p. Moreover, miR-223-3p could target ADAM9 and knockdown of ADAM9 reversed cell progression inhibition induced by miR-223-3p inhibitor. In addition, circ_0005714 upregulated the ADAM9 expression and inactivated the Wnt/β-catenin pathway through targeting miR-223-3p.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>All results manifested that circ_0005714 retarded the progression of PE by mediating the miR-223-3p/ADAM9 signal network.</p>","PeriodicalId":8688,"journal":{"name":"Autoimmunity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40538194","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 : 2022-12-01Epub Date: 2022-09-29DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2022.2128781
Denise de Queiroga Nascimento, Isaura Isabelle Fonseca Gomes da Silva, Camilla Albertina Dantas Lima, André de Souza Cavalcanti, Luciana Rodrigues Roberti, Rosane Gomes de Paula Queiroz, Virginia Paes Leme Ferriani, Sergio Crovella, Luciana Martins de Carvalho, Paula Sandrin-Garcia
{"title":"Expression of the miR-9-5p, miR-125b-5p and its target gene <i>NFKB1</i> and <i>TRAF6</i> in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE).","authors":"Denise de Queiroga Nascimento, Isaura Isabelle Fonseca Gomes da Silva, Camilla Albertina Dantas Lima, André de Souza Cavalcanti, Luciana Rodrigues Roberti, Rosane Gomes de Paula Queiroz, Virginia Paes Leme Ferriani, Sergio Crovella, Luciana Martins de Carvalho, Paula Sandrin-Garcia","doi":"10.1080/08916934.2022.2128781","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08916934.2022.2128781","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Childhood- onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) is a multisystem inflammatory disease that can lead to severe clinical conditions resulting in early comorbidities. Several genetic, environmental, and immunological factors are known to influence the onset of the disease. MiRNAs have been already considered as potential actors involved in the development and activity of the SLE. Thus, understanding the behavior of these regulators can contribute to clarify the inflammatory process affecting SLE patients. Among miRNAs, miR-125b-5p and miR-9-5p targeting NFKB1 and TRAF6 genes can be involved in the etio-pathogenesis of the disease by modulating inflammation. In this study we evaluated miR-9-5p and miR-125b-5p expression and its target genes NFKB1 and TRAF6 in peripheral blood samples (PBMC) from the 35 cSLE patients and 35 healthy controls. MiRNAs and gene target expression have been evaluated by using RT-PCR with specific TaqMan® probes. Both miR-9-5p [Fold Change (FC) = −2.21; p = 0.002] and miR-125b-5p (FC= −3.30; p < 0.0001) and NFKB1 (FC = −1.84; p < 0.001) were downregulated in cSLE patients, while TRAF6 was upregulated (FC = 1.80; p = 0.006) in cSLE patients when compared to controls. A significant correlation was found between miR-125b-5p and its target gene NFKB1 [Spearman (r) = 0.47; p = 0.023]. Our results showed miR-125b-5p and miR-9-5p differential expression in cSLE patients, possibly contributing to better understanding the role of these regulators in cSLE development and disease pathogenesis.","PeriodicalId":8688,"journal":{"name":"Autoimmunity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40385823","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: 2022-08-02DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2022.2103799
Maria I Zervou, Athena C Andreou, Elias E Eliopoulos, George N Goulielmos
{"title":"Functional significance of the rare rs35667974 <i>IFIH1</i> gene polymorphism, associated with multiple autoimmune diseases, using a structural biological approach.","authors":"Maria I Zervou, Athena C Andreou, Elias E Eliopoulos, George N Goulielmos","doi":"10.1080/08916934.2022.2103799","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08916934.2022.2103799","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Autoimmune diseases, which affect approximately 5% of human population, are a range of diseases in which the immune response to self-antigens results in damage or dysfunction of tissues. Recent genome wide association studies (GWAS) have successfully identified novel autoimmune disease-associated loci, with many of them shared by multiple disease-associated pathways but much of the genetics and pathophysiological mechanisms remain still obscure. Considering that most of the potential causal variants are still unknown, many studies showed that the missense variant rs35667974 at interferon-induced with helicase C domain 1 (<i>IFIH1</i>) gene is protective for type 1 diabetes (T1D), psoriasis (PS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Recently, this variant was found to be also associated with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). The <i>IFIH1</i> gene encodes a cytoplasmic RNA helicase otherwise known as melanoma differentiation-associated 5 (MDA5) that recognizes viral RNA and is involved in innate immunity through recognition of viral RNA. In the present study we sought to investigate the association of the rare rs35667974 variant of <i>IFIH1</i> gene, which resides in exon 14 and changes a conserved isoleucine at position #923 to valine, in the development of various autoimmune diseases and give a reason for the selectivity affecting different autoimmune diseases. Evolutionary studies and three-dimensional (3 D) homology modelling were employed on the MDA5 protein product, through its association with dsRNA, recognition factor controlling cytokine and chemokine signalling, to investigate the protective role of the MDA5 variant for certain autoimmune diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":8688,"journal":{"name":"Autoimmunity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40664705","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: 2022-07-26DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2022.2103797
Bo Li, Guijiang Sun, Haibo Yu, Jia Meng, Fang Wei
{"title":"Circ_0114428 promotes proliferation, fibrosis and EMT process of high glucose-induced glomerular mesangial cells through regulating the miR-185-5p/SMAD3 axis.","authors":"Bo Li, Guijiang Sun, Haibo Yu, Jia Meng, Fang Wei","doi":"10.1080/08916934.2022.2103797","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08916934.2022.2103797","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Circular RNA (circRNA) has been confirmed to be the key regulators of diabetic nephropathy (DN) progression. However, the role of circ_0114428 in the DN progression remains unclear. Glomerular mesangial cells (GMCs) were treated with high glucose (HG) to mimic DN cell models <i>in vitro</i>. The expression levels of circ_0114428, microRNA (miR)-185-5p, and SMAD3 mRNA were examined by quantitative real-time PCR. Cell proliferation ability was detected by MTT assay, EdU staining and flow cytometry. The protein levels of proliferation marker, fibrosis markers, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers and SMAD3 were measured by western blot assay. The interaction between miR-185-5p and circ_0114428 or SMAD3 was confirmed <i>via</i> dual-luciferase reporter assay, RIP assay and RNA pull-down assay. Our data showed that circ_0114428 was upregulated in HG-induced GMCs. Circ_0114428 overexpression could aggravate the promotion effect of HG on the proliferation, fibrosis and EMT process of GMCs, while its knockdown had an opposite effect. In the terms of mechanisms, circ_0114428 could sponge miR-185-5p to regulate SMAD3. MiR-185-5p inhibitor could reverse the suppressive effect of circ_0114428 knockdown on the proliferation, fibrosis and EMT process in HG-induced GMCs. Also, SMAD3 overexpression abolished the inhibition of miR-185-5p on the proliferation, fibrosis and EMT process in HG-induced GMCs. Taken together, our data suggested that circ_0114428 might promote DN progression by regulating the miR-185-5p/SMAD3 axis.</p>","PeriodicalId":8688,"journal":{"name":"Autoimmunity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40540190","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: 2022-07-25DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2022.2103119
Mingming Zhao, Yang Mei, Zhidan Zhao, Pengpeng Cao, Yue Xin, Yunkai Guo, Ming Yang, Haijing Wu
{"title":"Abnormal lower expression of GPR183 in peripheral blood T and B cell subsets of systemic lupus erythematosus patients.","authors":"Mingming Zhao, Yang Mei, Zhidan Zhao, Pengpeng Cao, Yue Xin, Yunkai Guo, Ming Yang, Haijing Wu","doi":"10.1080/08916934.2022.2103119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08916934.2022.2103119","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>G protein-coupled receptor 183 (GPR183) has been indicated to mediate the migration and localisation of immune cells in T cell-dependent antibody responses. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a canonical autoimmune disease involving B cell-mediated tolerance destruction and excessive pathogenic autoantibody production, in which multiple GPCRs play a role. To date, there has been no systematic study regarding the expression of GPR183 in lymphocyte subsets of SLE patients. In this research, firstly, we observed the expression trends of GRP183 in various T and B cell subsets in human tonsil tissues. These lymphocyte subsets include CD4<sup>+</sup>, CD8<sup>+</sup>, naïve T, effector T, Tfh, activated Tfh, Th1, Th2, Th17, Treg, CD19<sup>+</sup>CD27<sup>-</sup>, CD19<sup>+</sup>CD27<sup>+</sup>, naïve B, germinal centre B, memory B, and plasma cells. Further, compared with healthy controls (HCs), GPR183 expression levels in above peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets of patients with SLE were reduced overall. The differential expression of GPR183 expression between inactive and active SLE patients indicates that GPR183 expression may be concerned with the disease activity of SLE. This was further confirmed through the strong negative correlation with SLEDAI score and positive correlation with serum complement protein C3, C4 and C1q levels. Further receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis revealed that GPR183 expression in circulating CD27<sup>-</sup>IgD<sup>+</sup> B cells may be beneficial in distinguishing between inactive and active SLE patients. In addition, type I interferon stimulation could down-regulate the expression of GPR183 in peripheral blood T and B cell subsets. Aberrant expression of GPR183 may provide some novel insights into disease activity prediction and underlying pathogenesis of SLE.</p>","PeriodicalId":8688,"journal":{"name":"Autoimmunity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40537098","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: 2022-07-26DOI: 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":null,"pages":null},"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":null,"pages":null},"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":null,"pages":null},"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}