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Parasit Vectors. 2021 Sep 14;14(1):472. doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-04972-3.

MicroRNA-497 induced by Clonorchis sinensis enhances the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway to promote hepatic fibrosis by targeting Smad7.

Parasites & vectors

Qian-Yang Zhou, Hui-Min Yang, Ji-Xin Liu, Na Xu, Jing Li, Li-Ping Shen, Yu-Zhao Zhang, Stephane Koda, Bei-Bei Zhang, Qian Yu, Jia-Xu Chen, Kui-Yang Zheng, Chao Yan

Affiliations

  1. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Xuzhou Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Xuzhou Medical University, Jiangsu, 221004, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China.
  2. Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210011, Jiangsu, China.
  3. National Experimental Demonstration Center for Basic Medicine Education, Department of Clinical Medicine, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
  4. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, WHO Collaborating Center of Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Filariasis, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China.
  5. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Xuzhou Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Xuzhou Medical University, Jiangsu, 221004, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China. [email protected].
  6. National Experimental Demonstration Center for Basic Medicine Education, Department of Clinical Medicine, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China. [email protected].
  7. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Xuzhou Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Xuzhou Medical University, Jiangsu, 221004, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China. [email protected].
  8. National Experimental Demonstration Center for Basic Medicine Education, Department of Clinical Medicine, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China. [email protected].

PMID: 34521449 PMCID: PMC8442346 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-021-04972-3

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Various stimuli, including Clonorchis sinensis infection, can cause liver fibrosis. Liver fibrosis is characterized by the activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) with massive production of extracellular matrix (ECM). Our previous study showed that the TGF-β

METHODS: The target of miR-497 was determined by bioinformatics analysis combined with a dual-luciferase activity assay. LX-2 cells were transfected with miR-497 inhibitor and then stimulated with TGF-β

RESULTS: In the present study, the expression of miR-497 was increased in HSCs activated by TGF-β

CONCLUSIONS: The present study demonstrates that miR-497 promotes liver fibrogenesis by targeting Smad7 to promote TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway transduction both in vivo and in vitro, which provides a promising therapeutic strategy using anti-miR-497 against liver fibrosis.

© 2021. The Author(s).

Keywords: ESPs of C. sinensis; Hepatic fibrosis; Smad7; TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway; miR-497

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