Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders · 2021
Downregulation of microRNA-21 contributes to decreased collagen expression in venous malformations via transforming growth factor-β/Smad3/microRNA-21 signaling feedback loop.
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Zhu Junyi, Tang Zirong, Ren Jiangang, Geng Jinhuan, Guo Fengyuan, Xu Zhi, Jia Jun, Chen Lili, Jia Yulin
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OBJECTIVE: Venous malformations (VMs) are the most frequent vascular malformations and are characterized by dilated and tortuous veins with a dysregulated vascular extracellular matrix. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the potential involvement of microRNA-21 (miR-21), a multifunctional microRNA tightly associated with extracellular matrix regulation, in the pathogenesis of VMs.
METHODS: The expression of miR-21, collagen I, III, and IV, transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), and Smad3 (mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 3) was evaluated in VMs and normal skin tissue using in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, Masson trichrome staining, and real-time polymerase chain reaction. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were used to explore the underlying mechanisms.
RESULTS: miR-21 expression was markedly decreased in the VM specimens compared with normal skin, in parallel with downregulation of collagen I, III, and IV and the TGF-β/Smad3 pathway in VMs. Moreover, our data demonstrated that miR-21 positively regulated the expression of collagens in HUVECs and showed a positive association with the TGF-β/Smad3 pathway in the VM tissues. In addition, miR-21 was found to mediate TGF-β-induced upregulation of collagens in HUVECs. Our data have indicated that miR-21 and the TGF-β/Smad3 pathway could form a positive feedback loop to synergistically regulate endothelial collagen synthesis. In addition, TGF-β/Smad3/miR-21 feedback loop signaling was upregulated in bleomycin-treated HUVECs and VM specimens, which was accompanied by increased collagen deposition.
CONCLUSIONS: To the best of our knowledge, the present study has, for the first time, revealed downregulation of miR-21 in VMs, which might contribute to decreased collagen expression via the TGF-β/Smad3/miR-21 signaling feedback loop. These findings provide new information on the pathogenesis of VMs and might facilitate the development of new therapies for VMs.
METHODS: The expression of miR-21, collagen I, III, and IV, transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), and Smad3 (mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 3) was evaluated in VMs and normal skin tissue using in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, Masson trichrome staining, and real-time polymerase chain reaction. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were used to explore the underlying mechanisms.
RESULTS: miR-21 expression was markedly decreased in the VM specimens compared with normal skin, in parallel with downregulation of collagen I, III, and IV and the TGF-β/Smad3 pathway in VMs. Moreover, our data demonstrated that miR-21 positively regulated the expression of collagens in HUVECs and showed a positive association with the TGF-β/Smad3 pathway in the VM tissues. In addition, miR-21 was found to mediate TGF-β-induced upregulation of collagens in HUVECs. Our data have indicated that miR-21 and the TGF-β/Smad3 pathway could form a positive feedback loop to synergistically regulate endothelial collagen synthesis. In addition, TGF-β/Smad3/miR-21 feedback loop signaling was upregulated in bleomycin-treated HUVECs and VM specimens, which was accompanied by increased collagen deposition.
CONCLUSIONS: To the best of our knowledge, the present study has, for the first time, revealed downregulation of miR-21 in VMs, which might contribute to decreased collagen expression via the TGF-β/Smad3/miR-21 signaling feedback loop. These findings provide new information on the pathogenesis of VMs and might facilitate the development of new therapies for VMs.