细胞外基质
细胞生物学
小RNA
外体
Wnt信号通路
拮抗剂
生物
斑马鱼
微泡
化学
信号转导
生物化学
基因
作者
Minae An,Kihwan Kwon,Junbeom Park,Dong Ryeol Ryu,Junga Shin,Jihee Lee Kang,Ji Ha Choi,Eun Mi Park,Jun Young Lee,Minna Woo,Minsuk Kim
出处
期刊:Biomaterials
[Elsevier]
日期:2017-11-01
卷期号:146: 49-59
被引量:40
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.09.001
摘要
Extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a critical role in the provision of the necessary microenvironment for the proper regeneration of the cardiac tissue. However, specific mechanisms that lead to ECM-mediated cardiac regeneration are not well understood. To elucidate the potential mechanisms, we investigated ultra-structures of the cardiac ECM using electron microscopy. Intriguingly, we observed large quantities of micro-vesicles from decellularized right atria. RNA and protein analyses revealed that these contained exosomal proteins and microRNAs (miRNAs), which we referred to herein as ECM-derived extracellular vesicles (ECM-EVs). One particular miRNA from ECM-EVs, miR-199a-3p, promoted cell growth of isolated neonatal cardiomyocytes and sinus nodal cells by repressing homeodomain-only protein (HOPX) expression and increasing GATA-binding 4 (Gata4) acetylation. To determine the mechanisms, we knocked down Gata4 and showed that miR-199a-3p actions required Gata4 for cell proliferation in isolated neonatal cardiomyocytes and sinus nodal cells. To further explore the role of this miRNA, we isolated neonatal cardiac cells and recellularized into atrial ECM, referred here has engineered atria. Remarkably, miR-199a-3p mediated the enrichment of cardiomyocyte and sinus nodal cell population, and enhanced electrocardiographic signal activity of sinus nodal cells in the engineered atria. Importantly, antisense of miRNA (antagomir) against miR-199a-3p was capable of abolishing these actions of miR-199a-3p in the engineered atria. We further showed in Ang II-infused animal model of sinus nodal dysfunction that miR-199-3p-treated cardiac cells remarkably ameliorated and restored the electrical activity as shown by normalization of the ECG, in contrast to untreated cells, which did not show electrical recovery. In conclusion, these results provide clear evidence of the critical role of ECM, in not only providing a scaffold for cardiac tissue growth, but also in promoting atrial electrical function through ECM-derived miR-199a-3p.
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