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ArticleReports of biochemistry & molecular biology2023

Effect of miR-18a-5p, miR-19a-3p, and miR-20a-5p on

Behnaz Maleki, Mahdi Noureddini, Somayeh Saadat, Javad Verdi, Alireza Farrokhian, Hossein Ghanbarian, Ebrahim Cheraghi, Behrang Alani

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Article in Reports of biochemistry & molecular biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Behnaz MalekiPhysiology Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Mahdi NoureddiniPhysiology Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Somayeh SaadatPhysiology Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Javad VerdiDepartment of Applied Cellular Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Alireza FarrokhianDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Hossein GhanbarianDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ebrahim CheraghiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Qom, Qom, Iran.
Behrang AlaniDepartment of Applied Cell Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Smad4 regulates the expression of the genes required for heart homeostasis. Regarding the central role of microRNAs in cardiac biology, we investigated the expression of the three Smad4-targeting miRNAs, namely miR-18a-5p, miR-19a-3p, and miR-20a-5p, as well as Smad4 during differentiation of human endometrium-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hEMSCs) into cardiomyocytes (CMs). Methods: To evaluate mesenchymal phenotype and multi-lineage differentiation ability of hEMSCs, immunophenotyping by flow cytometry and differentiation into osteoblasts and adipocytes were performed, respectively. For transdifferentiation into CMs, hEMSCs were exposed to a cardiomyogenic medium composed of 5-aza and bFGF for 30 days. The comparison between transcriptional expression levels of Nkx2-5, GATA4, Smad4, TNNT2, TBX5, miR-18a-5p, miR-19a-3p, and miR-20a-5p by qRT-PCR, as well as protein levels of Nkx2-5, Smad4, and cTnT by immunofluorescence staining, was conducted in every 6 days. Results: Conclusion: Our results indicate that miR-18a-5p, miR-19a-3p, and miR-20a-5p are involved in the cardiac differentiation propensity of hEMSCs potentially by regulation of Smad levels. Although, more mechanistic experiments are required to confirm this idea.

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Endometrium-derived mesenchymal stem cells (EMSCs)miR-18a-5pmiR-19a-3pmiR-20a-5pSmad4

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PMID37724150
PMCPMC10505458

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