Mechanism of miR-338-3p in sepsis-induced acute lung injury via indirectly modulating ATF4.

Transpl Immunol

Department of Pediatric, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Qingdao 266035, Shandong, China.

Published: February 2023

Sepsis is recognized as an inflammation-related syndrome in response to invading pathogens. Many patients suffer from sepsis including transplant recipients. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is known to trigger sepsis-related organ dysfunction. This study expounded on the possible effect of microRNA (miR)-338-3p in sepsis-induced acute lung injury (ALI). Firstly, human bronchial epithelial cell line 16HBE received LPS treatment to establish the cell models of sepsis-induced ALI. The expression patterns of miR-338-3p, long non-coding RNA OPA-interacting protein 5 antisense transcript 1 (lncRNA OIP5-AS1), and activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) in 16HBE cells were examined. Afterwards, 16HBE cell viability, the apoptosis rate, and the levels of inflammation and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were determined to assess the degree of cell injury. We disclosed that LPS treatment triggered 16HBE cell injury, downregulated miR-338-3p, and upregulated OIP5-AS1 and ATF4. miR-338-3p overexpression repressed LPS-induced 16HBE cell injury. miR-338-3p diminished OIP5-AS1 stability via binding to OIP5-AS1 and downregulated OIP5-AS1 expression and OIP5-AS1 can enhance ATF4 mRNA stability and upregulate ATF4 mRNA level. The rescue experiments showed that ATF4 overexpression aggravated LPS-induced 16HBE cell injury. Overall, miR-338-3p overexpression decreased OIP5-AS1 expression and stability and further downregulated ATF4 mRNA level, thereby mitigating LPS-induced 16HBE cell injury.

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