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. 2021 Mar;476(3):1575-1588.
doi: 10.1007/s11010-020-03986-2. Epub 2021 Jan 5.

MiR-182 inhibits proliferation, migration, invasion and inflammation of endometrial stromal cells through deactivation of NF-κB signaling pathway in endometriosis

Min Wu  1   2 , Yi Zhang  3
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MiR-182 inhibits proliferation, migration, invasion and inflammation of endometrial stromal cells through deactivation of NF-κB signaling pathway in endometriosis

Min Wu et al. Mol Cell Biochem. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

Endometriosis affects about 10-15% women for reproductive age, but it is not currently curable and the underlying etiology for this disease is still not clear. In the present study, functions and mechanisms of miR-182 and RELA in endometriosis were investigated. BAY 11-7082 was used to block NF-κB pathway. qRT-PCR, ELISA and western blot assays were employed to evaluate the expressions of miR-182 and RELA, inflammatory factors and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-related markers, and activation of NF-κB pathway. MTT, wound healing or Transwell assays were used to evaluate the cell proliferation, migration and invasion capacities. Bioinformatic and dual-luciferase reporter assays were carried out to analyze the interaction between miR-182 and RELA. MiR-182 expression was decreased, while RELA was increased as developed from normal to eutopic and ectopic status, which was accompanied by upregulated inflammatory factors and EMT-related proteins. RELA was directly targeted by miR-182 in human endometrial stromal cells. Overexpression of RELA increased inflammation-associated and EMT-related markers expression, while miR-182 upregulation decreased the expression of these genes in a dose-dependent manner, which finally attenuated the proliferation, migration and invasion capacities of endometrial stromal cells through deactivation of NF-κB signaling pathway. Moreover, co-overexpression of RELA reversed the above effects induced by miR-182. In a word, miR-182 directly targeted RELA and inhibited proliferation, migration, invasion, EMT and inflammation of endometrial stromal cells through deactivation of NF-κB signaling pathway in endometriosis. These results provide new insights into the interaction between miR-182 and NF-κB pathway and their potential as therapeutic targets for treatment of endometriosis.

Keywords: Endometriosis; Inflammation; Invasion; Migration; RELA; miR-182.

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