环状 RNA hsa-circ-0001360 在同型半胱氨酸诱导人脐静脉内皮细胞凋亡中的作用.

BACKGROUND: Increased homocysteine level induces apoptosis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells, but the mechanism remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of hsa-circ-0001360 in human umbilical vein endothelial cell apoptosis induced by homocysteine. METHODS: In vitro cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells were divided into control group, homocysteine group, interference control group, interference control + homocysteine group, hsa-circ-0001360 interference group, hsa-circ-0001360 + homocysteine interference group, overexpression control group, overexpression control + homocysteine group, hsa-circ-0001360 overexpression group and hsa-circ-0001360 + homocysteine overexpression group. All groups were treated with 100 μmol/L homocysteine. After 72 hours of intervention, the expressions of apoptosis-related proteins Bax, Bcl-2, and Caspase-3 were detected by western blot assay. The apoptotic rate was detected by flow cytometry. Quantitative real-time PCR was used to detect the expression of hsacirc-0001360. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Compared with the control group, the expression of Caspase-3 and Bax was significantly increased (P < 0.01), and the expression of Bcl-2 was significantly decreased (P < 0.01), and the apoptotic rate was significantly increased (P < 0.01) in the homocysteine group. (2) Compared with control group, the expression of hsa-circ-0001360 was significantly increased in the homocysteine group (P < 0.01). (3) The expression of hsa-circ-0001360 was significantly higher in the cytoplasm than that in the nucleus (P < 0.01). (4) Compared with the interference control C group and interference control + homocysteine group, the expressions of Caspase-3 and Bax were significantly decreased (P < 0.01), while the expression of Bcl-2 was significantly increased (P < 0.01); the apoptotic rate was significantly decreased (P < 0.01) in sh-hsa-circ-0001360 interference group and sh-hsa-circ-0001360 + homocysteine interference group. (5) Compared with overexpression control group and overexpression control + homocysteine group, the expressions of Caspase-3 and Bax were significantly increased (P < 0.01), while the expression of Bcl-2 was significantly decreased (P < 0.01); the apoptotic rate was significantly increased (P < 0.01) in the hsa-circ-0001360 overexpression group and the hsa-circ-0001360 + homocysteine overexpression group. (6) In conclusion, hsa-circ-0001360 can promote the apoptosis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells induced by homocysteine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]