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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Identification of a Novel Angiogenesis Signalling circSCRG1/miR-1268b/NR4A1 Pathway in Atherosclerosis and the Regulatory Effects of TMP-PF In Vitro.

Rong Yuan, Qiqi Xin, Xiaochang Ma, Meng Yu, Yu Miao, Keji Chen, Weihong Cong

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. 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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9citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rong YuanCardiovascular Diseases Laboratory, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6824-3055
Qiqi XinCardiovascular Diseases Laboratory, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China.
Xiaochang MaNational Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Cardiology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China.
Meng YuNational Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Cardiology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China.
Yu MiaoCardiovascular Diseases Laboratory, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China.
Keji ChenCardiovascular Diseases Laboratory, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China.
Weihong CongCardiovascular Diseases Laboratory, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

Funding

China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CACMS) Innovation Fund CI 2021A00914Fundamental Research Funds for the Central public welfare research institutes ZZ11-061, ZZ14-YQ-007National Natural Science Foundation of China 82004193
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Angiogenesis contributes to plaque instability in atherosclerosis and further increases cardio-cerebrovascular risk. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are promising biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets for atherosclerosis. Previous studies have demonstrated that tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) and paeoniflorin (PF) combination treatment (TMP-PF) inhibited oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL)-induced angiogenesis in vitro. However, whether circRNAs regulate angiogenesis in atherosclerosis and whether TMP-PF can regulate angiogenesis-related target circRNAs in atherosclerosis are unknown. In this study, human RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) data were analysed to identify differentially expressed (DE) circRNAs in atherosclerosis and to obtain angiogenesis-associated circRNA-microRNA (miRNA)-messenger RNA (mRNA) networks. Target circRNA-related mechanisms in angiogenesis in atherosclerosis and the regulatory effects of TMP-PF on target circRNA signalling were studied in ox-LDL-induced human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) by cell proliferation, migration, tube formation, and luciferase reporter assays, real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and Western blotting. A novel circRNA (circular stimulator of chondrogenesis 1, circSCRG1) was initially identified associated with angiogenesis in atherosclerosis, and circSCRG1 silencing up-regulated miR-1268b expression, increased nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 1 (NR4A1) expression and then promoted ox-LDL-induced angiogenesis. TMP-PF (1 μmol/L TMP combined with 10 μmol/L PF) up-regulated circSCRG1 expression, mediated miR-1268b to suppress NR4A1 expression and then inhibited ox-LDL-induced angiogenesis. However, circSCRG1 silencing abolished the inhibitory effects of TMP-PF on ox-LDL-induced angiogenesis, which were rescued by the miR-1268b inhibitor. In conclusion, circSCRG1 might serve as a new target regulating angiogenesis in atherosclerosis via the circSCRG1/miR-1268b/NR4A1 axis and TMP-PF could regulate the circSCRG1/miR-1268b/NR4A1 axis to inhibit angiogenesis in atherosclerosis in vitro, indicating a novel angiogenesis signalling circSCRG1/miR-1268b/NR4A1 pathway in atherosclerosis and the regulatory effects of TMP-PF, which might provide a new pharmaceutical strategy to combat atherosclerotic plaque instability.

Indexed as

AtherosclerosisMicroRNAsNuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1Plaque, AtheroscleroticRNA, CircularApoptosisCell ProliferationGlycosidesHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsLipoproteins, LDLNerve Tissue ProteinsPyrazinesGlycosidesLipoproteins, LDLMicroRNAsMIRN1268 microRNA, humanNerve Tissue ProteinsNR4A1 protein, humanNuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1peoniflorinPyrazinesRNA, CircularSCRG1 protein, humantetramethylpyrazineatherosclerosiscardio-cerebrovascular diseaseChinese medicinecircRNAneovascularizationpaeoniflorinplaque stabilitytetramethylpyrazine

Identifiers

PMID36770940
PMCPMC9919304
OpenAlexW4318466216

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