Overexpression of long non‐coding RNA ANRIL promotes post‐ischaemic angiogenesis and improves cardiac functions by targeting Akt
Open Access
- 13 May 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
- Vol. 24 (12), 6860-6868
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.15343
Abstract
Angiogenesis is critical for re‐establishing the blood supply to the surviving myocardium after myocardial infarction (MI). Long non‐coding RNA ANRIL (lncRNA‐ANRIL) has been reported to regulate endothelial functions in cardiovascular diseases. This study was to determine the role of lncRNA‐ANRIL in Akt regulation and cardiac functions after MI. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were exposed to oxygen‐glucose deprivation (OGD) to mimic in vivo ischaemia. The MI model in mice was induced by ligating left anterior descending coronary artery. OGD remarkably decreased lncRNA‐ANRIL expression level, reduced the phosphorylated levels of Akt and eNOS proteins, and inhibited NO release and cell viability, which were duplicated by shRNA‐mediated gene knockdown of lncRNA‐ANRIL. Conversely, all these effects induced by OGD were abolished by adenovirus‐mediated overexpression of lncRNA‐ANRIL in HUVECs. Further, OGD impaired cell migrations and tube formations in HUVECs, which were reversed by lncRNA‐ANRIL overexpression or Akt up‐regulation. RNA immunoprecipitation analysis indicated that the affinity of lncRNA‐ANRIL to Akt protein was increased in OGD‐treated cells. In animal studies, adenovirus‐mediated lncRNA‐ANRIL overexpression increased the phosphorylated levels of Akt and eNOS, promoted post‐ischaemic angiogenesis and improved heart functions in mice with MI surgery. LncRNA‐ANRIL regulates Akt phosphorylation to improve endothelial functions, which promotes angiogenesis and improves cardiac functions in mice following MI. In this perspective, targeting lncRNA‐ANRIL/Akt may be considered to develop a drug to treat angiogenesis‐related diseases.Keywords
Funding Information
- Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (2018JJ6057)
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