MicroRNA-155 is involved in the remodelling of human-trophoblast-derived HTR-8/SVneo cells induced by lipopolysaccharides

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Background: A low dose injection of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) may induce pre-eclampsia-like symptoms in rats, and microRNA-155 (miR-155) is elevated in the placentas of patients with pre-eclampsia. Our goal was to investigate the association of miR-155 with pre-eclampsia and the pathways involved using human-trophoblast-derived cell line (HTR-8/SVneo) stimulated with LPS. Methods: We measured miR-155 in HTR-8/SVneo cells treated with LPS (25800 ng/ml) using real-time PCR. Western blotting was used to study transcription factor activated protein 1 (AP-1) (JunB and FosB subunits) and nuclear factor (NF)-κB p65 in the HTR-8/SVneo cells and placentas from patients with pre-eclampsia. DNA precipitation assays and luciferase reporter analysis were used to evaluate the regulation of miR-155 by AP-1 and NF-κB. Cell migration was determined by scratch assay. Syncytialization of HTR-8/SVneo cells was analysed following transfection with miR-155. Results: miR-155 was increased together with AP-1 and NF-κB in HTR-8/SVneo cells incubated with low dose of LPS (≤100 ng/ml; P < 0.05 versus baseline). Both JunB/FosB and p65 were increased in placenta from women with severe pre-eclampsia versus a normal pregnancy, with elevated expression of miR-155 (P < 0.05). For specific DNA-binding sites upstream of BIC/miR-155 gene promoter, the AP-1 site was more important than the NF-κB site for increasing miR-155 in HTR-8/SVneo cells. The cells with enforced expression of miR-155 showed a reduced ability to migrate (P < 0.05) and an increased number of syncytiotrophoblast-like multinuclear cells (P < 0.05). Conclusions: LPS may induce remodelling of the human-trophoblast-derived HTR-8/SVneo cells by increasing miR-155, acting in part through the AP-1 and NF-κB pathways. © 2011 The Author.

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Dai, Y., Diao, Z., Sun, H., Li, R., Qiu, Z., & Hu, Y. (2011). MicroRNA-155 is involved in the remodelling of human-trophoblast-derived HTR-8/SVneo cells induced by lipopolysaccharides. Human Reproduction, 26(7), 1882–1891. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/der118

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