miR-106a Is Downregulated in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Chronic Hepatitis B and Associated with Enhanced Levels of Interleukin-8

AIMS: This study aimed to investigate miR-106a expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients and to analyze the function of miR-106a.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: miR-106a expression levels in PBMCs from 40 healthy controls and 56 CHB patients were analyzed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The luciferase activity assays were used to determine whether miR-106a binds to 3'UTR of IL-8. miR-106a mimics and inhibitors were transfected into healthy PBMCs. IL-8 mRNA and protein levels were detected and determined by qRT-PCR and ELISA, respectively.

RESULTS: The qRT-PCR results suggested that the PBMC miR-106a levels were decreased in CHB patients. IL-8 was augmented in CHB patients and was inversely correlated with miR-106a levels. The luciferase activity assays indicated that IL-8 is a target of miR-106a. Exogenous expression of miR-106a could significantly repress IL-8 expression at both mRNA and protein levels in PBMCs, whereas miR-106a inhibitor had the opposite effects.

CONCLUSIONS: This study suggested that miR-106a is downregulated in PBMCs of CHB patients and that miR-106a may play an important role in CHB by targeting IL-8.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2015

Enthalten in:

Mediators of inflammation - 2015(2015) vom: 11., Seite 629862

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hong, Zhongsi [VerfasserIn]
Hong, Haiyu [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jian [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Xiaobin [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Mingxing [VerfasserIn]
Li, Chunna [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Jinyu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CXCL8 protein, human
Interleukin-8
Journal Article
MIRN106 microRNA, human
MicroRNAs
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 02.05.2016

Date Revised 16.08.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1155/2015/629862

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM251761452