• Am. J. Nephrol. · Jan 2014

    MicroRNA-21 attenuates renal ischemia reperfusion injury via targeting caspase signaling in mice.

    • Honglin Hu, Wei Jiang, Xiaoqing Xi, Cong Zou, and Zhenfeng Ye.
    • Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, PR China.
    • Am. J. Nephrol. 2014 Jan 1; 40 (3): 215-23.

    BackgroundMicroRNAs (miR) have come into focus as powerful regulators of gene expression and potential diagnostic tools during renal ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI). The aim of this study was to investigate the molecular regulation and function of miR-21, and to analyze the relationship between caspases and miR-21 expression levels in an experimental model of renal IRI.MethodsIRI was induced by bilateral renal ischemia for 45 min followed by reperfusion. The male BALB/c mice were randomly assigned to the following groups: pre-miR-21 + IRI group, antagomiR-21 + IRI group, PBS + IRI group, pre-miR-21 + sham operation group, antagomiR-21 + sham operation group, PBS + sham operation group. The pre-miR-21 or antagomiR-21 was administered intraperitoneally (200 ng/kg weight) 24 and 6 h before induction of ischemia. Renal function, histological damage, renal cell apoptosis proteins were evaluated at 24 h after reperfusion.ResultsMice upregulated miR-21 had lower plasma levels of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine, lower histopathological scores and a decrease in programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) mRNA and active caspase-3, caspase-8 proteins expressions.ConclusionsmiR-21 is endowed with anti-apoptotic properties by suppressing the expression of PDCD4 gene and active caspase 3/8 fragments in the condition of renal IRI. miR-21 exerts significant functional protection in our renal murine model of IRI.© 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel.

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