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ArticleJournal of diabetes investigation2021

Long non-coding ribonucleic acid urothelial carcinoma-associated 1 promotes high glucose-induced human retinal endothelial cells angiogenesis through regulating micro-ribonucleic acid-624-3p/vascular endothelial growth factor C.

Huang Yan, Panpan Yao, Ke Hu, Xueyao Li, Hong Li

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Article in Journal of diabetes investigation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Huang YanOphthalmology Department, Chongqing Yubei District People's Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Panpan YaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Ke HuOphthalmology Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1627-7659
Xueyao LiOphthalmology Department, Chongqing Yubei District People's Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Hong LiOphthalmology Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CNFirst People's Hospital of Chongqing · CNSecond Military Medical University · CNZero to Three · US

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6 · The paper itself

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introductionEmerging evidence has indicated that long non-coding ribonucleic acids play important roles in the development and progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR). It is reported that urothelial carcinoma-associated 1 (UCA1) is highly expressed in diabetic lymphoendothelial cells and influences glucose metabolism in rats with DR. The aim of the present study was to explore the role of UCA1 in the mechanism of DR. MATERIALS AND

methodsGene expression analyses in fibrovascular membranes excised from patients with DR using public microarray datasets (GSE60436). Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction was carried out to detect UCA1, micro-ribonucleic acid (miR)-624-3p and vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C) expressions in the blood of patients and human retinal endothelial cells (HRECs). Furthermore, Cell Counting kit-8, Transwell assay, and tube formation assay were used to identify biological effects of UCA1 on HRECs proliferation, migration ability and angiogenesis in vitro.

resultsUCA1 and VEGF-C were elevated in DR patients and high glucose-induced HRECs cell lines, whereas miR-624-3p was decreased. UCA1 inhibition inhibited proliferation, angiogenesis and migration of HRECs cells under high-glucose condition. Luciferase reporter assay showed that UCA1 could sponge with miR-624-3p, which could directly target VEGF-C. Finally, we proved a pathway that UCA1 promoted cell proliferation, migration and angiogenesis through sponging with miR-624-3p, thereby upregulating VEGF-C in high-glucose-induced HRECs.

conclusionsWe identified UCA1 as an important factor associated with DR, which could regulate the expression of VEGF-C by sponging miR-624-3p in human retinal endothelial cells. Our results pave the way for further studies on diagnostic and therapeutic studies related to UCA1 in DR patients.

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Cell ProliferationDiabetic RetinopathyEndothelial CellsGene Expression RegulationGlucoseHumansMicroRNAsNeovascularization, PathologicRetinaRNA, Long NoncodingVascular Endothelial Growth Factor CGlucoseMicroRNAsMIRN624 microRNA, humanRNA, Long NoncodingUCA1 RNA, humanVascular Endothelial Growth Factor CVEGFC protein, humanAngiogenesisDiabetic retinopathyUrothelial carcinoma-associated 1

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PMID34137197
PMCPMC8565426
OpenAlexW3170795643

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