中国农业科学 ›› 2024, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (15): 3083-3092.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2024.15.013

• 畜牧·兽医 • 上一篇    下一篇

miRNA-424-5p靶向VEGFA对胎衣不下奶牛胎盘胶原蛋白降解的影响

刘炳琦(), 罗春海, 姚伟佳, 王薇, 刘佳金, 李丹阳, 付世新()   

  1. 黑龙江八一农垦大学动物科技学院,黑龙江大庆 163316
  • 收稿日期:2024-02-05 接受日期:2024-05-07 出版日期:2024-08-05 发布日期:2024-08-05
  • 通信作者:
    付世新,E-mail:
  • 联系方式: 刘炳琦,E-mail:liu246474@163.com。
  • 基金资助:
    国家重点研发计划(2023YFD1801100); 黑龙江省自然科学基金(LH2021C073)

Mechanism of miRNA-424-5p Regulate the Decomposition of Collagen on Retained Fetal Membranes of Dairy Cows Through VEGFA Pathway

LIU BingQi(), LUO ChunHai, YAO WeiJia, WANG Wei, LIU JiaJin, LI DanYang, FU ShiXin()   

  1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163316, Heilongjiang
  • Received:2024-02-05 Accepted:2024-05-07 Published:2024-08-05 Online:2024-08-05

摘要:

目的】通过探究miRNA-424-5p对奶牛母体胎盘组织胶原蛋白降解的影响,进而明确miRNA-424-5p对奶牛胎衣不下(retained fetal membranes,RFM)发生的调控作用及机制。【方法】检测胎衣正常排出与胎衣不下奶牛母体胎盘组织miRNA-424-5p表达水平,采用qRT-PCR和Western blot方法进行胎衣正常排出与胎衣不下奶牛的母体胎盘组织VEGFA、MMP-2、MMP-9、COL-IV的表达水平检测。应用生物信息学分析对miRNA-424-5p进行靶基因预测,并通过双荧光素酶试验验证miRNA-424-5p与VEGFA的靶向关系。在奶牛子宫内膜上皮细胞中转染miRNA-424-5p mimics和miRNA-424-5p inhibitor进行过表达和沉默miRNA-424-5p。采用免疫荧光技术观察VEGFA在奶牛子宫内膜上皮细胞的表达变化,qRT-PCR和Western blot检测VEGFA、MMP-2、MMP-9、COL-IV的mRNA与蛋白表达水平的变化。【结果】与健康组相比,RFM组母体胎盘组织中的miRNA-424-5p mRNA表达水平显著升高(P<0.01),VEGFA、MMP-2、MMP-9 mRNA与蛋白表达水平极显著降低(P<0.01),COL-IV mRNA与蛋白表达水平极显著升高(P<0.01)。miRNA-424-5p的潜在靶基因共有152个,并经双荧光素酶试验结果证实VEGFA是miRNA-424-5p的靶基因。过表达和沉默miRNA-424-5p后,免疫荧光结果显示,与对照组相比miRNA-424-5p mimics组VEGFA的表达较低,而miRNA-424-5p inhibitor组VEGFA表达较高;qRT-PCR和Western blot结果显示,过表达miRNA-424-5p,靶基因VEGFA mRNA与蛋白表达水平极显著降低,基质金属蛋白酶MMP-2、MMP-9 mRNA与蛋白表达水平极显著降低(P<0.01),胶原蛋白COL-IV mRNA与蛋白表达水平极显著升高(P<0.01),而沉默miRNA-424-5p时VEGFA、MMP-2、MMP-9 mRNA与蛋白表达显著升高(P<0.01),COL-IV mRNA与蛋白表达水平极显著降低。【结论】miRNA-424-5p可靶向VEGFA调控MMPs表达、胶原蛋白的分解从而引起细胞外胶原降解障碍,是引起胎衣不下发生的重要因素。

关键词: 奶牛, 胎衣不下, miRNA-424-5p, 血管内皮生长因子A, 胶原蛋白降解

Abstract:

Objective】To investigate the effect of miRNA-424-5p on collagen degradation in placental tissues of dairy cows, and then to clarify the regulatory role and mechanism of miRNA-424-5p on the occurrence of retained fetal membranes (RFM) in dairy cows.【Method】The expression level of miRNA-424-5p in maternal placenta tissues of normal cows and cows with RFM were firstly detected, and the expression levels of VEGFA, MMP-2, MMP-9 and COL-IV in maternal placenta tissues of normal cows and cows with RFM were detected by qRT-PCR and Western blot. Prediction of target genes for miRNA-424-5p was performed using bioinformatics analysis, the targeting relationship of miRNA-424-5p with VEGFA was verified using the dual luciferase assay. miRNA-424-5p mimics and miRNA-424-5p inhibitor were transfected in dairy endometrial epithelial cells for overexpression and silencing of miRNA-424-5p. Immunofluorescence was used to observe the changes of VEGFA expression in dairy endometrial epithelial cells. The expression of VEGFA, MMP-2, MMP-9 and COL-IV were detected by qRT-PCR and Western blot.【Result】Compared with the healthy group, miRNA-424-5p mRNA expression level in maternal placental tissues of RFM group was significantly increased (P<0.01), the expression of VEGFA, MMP-2, MMP-9 mRNA and protein was highly significant decreased (P<0.01). COL-IV mRNA and protein was highly significant increased (P<0.01). There were 152 potential target genes of miRNA-424-5p, and VEGFA was confirmed to be the target gene of miRNA-424-5p by the results of dual luciferase assay.After overexpression and silencing of miRNA-424-5p, the immunofluorescence results showed that the expression of VEGFA was lower in the miRNA424-5p mimics group compared with the control group, while the expression of VEGFA was higher in the miRNA424-5p inhibitor group. The qRT-PCR and Western blot results showed that overexpression of miRNA-424-5p, the expression of target gene VEGFA mRNA and protein were significantly decreased, and the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 mRNA and protein were highly significantly down-regulated (P<0.01), and COL-IV mRNA and protein expression levels were highly significantly increased (P<0.01).【Conclusion】miRNA-424-5p can through VEGFA pathway to regulate the degradation of MMPs and collagen, and can cause the obstacle of extracellular collagen degradation, miRNA-424-5p is an important factor of causing the occurrence of retained fetal membranes.

Key words: cow, retained fetal membranes, miRNA-424-5p, vascular endothelial growth factor A, collagen degradation