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General Physiology and Biophysics Vol.42, No.2, p. 149–158, 2023

Title: Hypoxic cardiomyocyte-derived exosomes regulate cardiac fibroblast activation, apoptosis, migration and ferroptosis through miR-208a/b
Author: Ying Guo, Zi-dong Bie, Xi Li
Abstract: Studies have found that cardiomyocytes and cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) can communicate through exosomes, thereby affecting each other’s biological functions, but there are few studies on the mechanism. miR-208a/b are specifically expressed in the heart and highly expressed in exosomes derived from various myocardial diseases. Hypoxia induced cardiomyocytes to secrete exosomes (H-Exo) with high expression of miR-208a/b. When H-Exo were added to CFs for co-culture, it was found that CFs took up exosomes, thereby upregulating the expression of miR-208a/b. H-Exo significantly promoted the viability and migration of CFs, enhanced the expression of α-SMA, collagen I and III, and promoted the secretion of collagen I and III. miR-208a or/and miR-208b inhibitors significantly attenuated the effects of H-Exo on CF biological functions. miR-208a/b inhibitors significantly enhanced the levels of apoptosis and caspase-3 activity in CFs, while H-Exo significantly attenuated the pro-apoptotic effects of miR-208a/b inhibitors. Further treatment of CFs with ferroptosis inducer Erastin found that H-Exo further enhanced the accumulation of ROS, MDA and Fe2+, the main indicators of ferroptosis, and inhibited the expression of GPX4, a key regulator of ferroptosis. miR-208a or/and miR-208b inhibitors significantly attenuated the effects of Erastin and H-Exo on ferroptosis. In conclusion, hypoxic cardiomyocyte-derived exosomes can regulate the biological functions of CFs through highly expressed miR-208a/b.
Keywords: Cardiac fibroblasts — Exosome — miR-208a/b — Hypoxia — Ferroptosis
Published online: 13-Mar-2023
Year: 2023, Volume: 42, Issue: 2 Page From: 149, Page To: 158
doi:10.4149/gpb_2022061


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