Effect of Cannabidiolic Acid, <i>N</i>-<i>Trans</i>-Caffeoyltyramine and Cannabisin B from Hemp Seeds on microRNA Expression in Human Neural Cells

Given the increasing interest in bioactive dietary components that can modulate gene expression enhancing human health, three metabolites isolated from hemp seeds—cannabidiolic acid, <i>N</i>-<i>trans</i>-caffeoyltyramine, and cannabisin B—were examined for their ability to c...

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Main Authors: Armando Di Palo, Chiara Siniscalchi, Giuseppina Crescente, Ilenia De Leo, Antonio Fiorentino, Severina Pacifico, Aniello Russo, Nicoletta Potenza
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Current Issues in Molecular Biology
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1467-3045/44/10/347
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author Armando Di Palo
Chiara Siniscalchi
Giuseppina Crescente
Ilenia De Leo
Antonio Fiorentino
Severina Pacifico
Aniello Russo
Nicoletta Potenza
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Chiara Siniscalchi
Giuseppina Crescente
Ilenia De Leo
Antonio Fiorentino
Severina Pacifico
Aniello Russo
Nicoletta Potenza
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description Given the increasing interest in bioactive dietary components that can modulate gene expression enhancing human health, three metabolites isolated from hemp seeds—cannabidiolic acid, <i>N</i>-<i>trans</i>-caffeoyltyramine, and cannabisin B—were examined for their ability to change the expression levels of microRNAs in human neural cells. To this end, cultured SH-SY5Y cells were treated with the three compounds and their microRNA content was characterized by next-generation small RNA sequencing. As a result, 31 microRNAs underwent major expression changes, being at least doubled or halved by the treatments. A computational analysis of the biological pathways affected by these microRNAs then showed that some are implicated in neural functions, such as axon guidance, hippocampal signaling, and neurotrophin signaling. Of these, miR-708-5p, miR-181a-5p, miR-190a-5p, miR-199a-5p, and miR-143-3p are known to be involved in Alzheimer’s disease and their expression changes are expected to ameliorate neural function. Overall, these results provide new insights into the mechanism of action of hemp seed metabolites and encourage further studies to gain a better understanding of their biological effects on the central nervous system.
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spelling doaj.art-601d683d83ac42af8916a13d64c13f352023-11-23T23:34:23ZengMDPI AGCurrent Issues in Molecular Biology1467-30371467-30452022-10-0144105106511610.3390/cimb44100347Effect of Cannabidiolic Acid, <i>N</i>-<i>Trans</i>-Caffeoyltyramine and Cannabisin B from Hemp Seeds on microRNA Expression in Human Neural CellsArmando Di Palo0Chiara Siniscalchi1Giuseppina Crescente2Ilenia De Leo3Antonio Fiorentino4Severina Pacifico5Aniello Russo6Nicoletta Potenza7Department of Environmental, Biological, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies—University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, ItalyDepartment of Environmental, Biological, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies—University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, ItalyDepartment of Environmental, Biological, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies—University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, ItalyDepartment of Environmental, Biological, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies—University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, ItalyDepartment of Environmental, Biological, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies—University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, ItalyDepartment of Environmental, Biological, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies—University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, ItalyDepartment of Environmental, Biological, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies—University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, ItalyDepartment of Environmental, Biological, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies—University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, ItalyGiven the increasing interest in bioactive dietary components that can modulate gene expression enhancing human health, three metabolites isolated from hemp seeds—cannabidiolic acid, <i>N</i>-<i>trans</i>-caffeoyltyramine, and cannabisin B—were examined for their ability to change the expression levels of microRNAs in human neural cells. To this end, cultured SH-SY5Y cells were treated with the three compounds and their microRNA content was characterized by next-generation small RNA sequencing. As a result, 31 microRNAs underwent major expression changes, being at least doubled or halved by the treatments. A computational analysis of the biological pathways affected by these microRNAs then showed that some are implicated in neural functions, such as axon guidance, hippocampal signaling, and neurotrophin signaling. Of these, miR-708-5p, miR-181a-5p, miR-190a-5p, miR-199a-5p, and miR-143-3p are known to be involved in Alzheimer’s disease and their expression changes are expected to ameliorate neural function. Overall, these results provide new insights into the mechanism of action of hemp seed metabolites and encourage further studies to gain a better understanding of their biological effects on the central nervous system.https://www.mdpi.com/1467-3045/44/10/347nutraceuticalsmicroRNAneural cellmiRNomeAlzheimer’s disease
spellingShingle Armando Di Palo
Chiara Siniscalchi
Giuseppina Crescente
Ilenia De Leo
Antonio Fiorentino
Severina Pacifico
Aniello Russo
Nicoletta Potenza
Effect of Cannabidiolic Acid, <i>N</i>-<i>Trans</i>-Caffeoyltyramine and Cannabisin B from Hemp Seeds on microRNA Expression in Human Neural Cells
Current Issues in Molecular Biology
nutraceuticals
microRNA
neural cell
miRNome
Alzheimer’s disease
title Effect of Cannabidiolic Acid, <i>N</i>-<i>Trans</i>-Caffeoyltyramine and Cannabisin B from Hemp Seeds on microRNA Expression in Human Neural Cells
title_full Effect of Cannabidiolic Acid, <i>N</i>-<i>Trans</i>-Caffeoyltyramine and Cannabisin B from Hemp Seeds on microRNA Expression in Human Neural Cells
title_fullStr Effect of Cannabidiolic Acid, <i>N</i>-<i>Trans</i>-Caffeoyltyramine and Cannabisin B from Hemp Seeds on microRNA Expression in Human Neural Cells
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Cannabidiolic Acid, <i>N</i>-<i>Trans</i>-Caffeoyltyramine and Cannabisin B from Hemp Seeds on microRNA Expression in Human Neural Cells
title_short Effect of Cannabidiolic Acid, <i>N</i>-<i>Trans</i>-Caffeoyltyramine and Cannabisin B from Hemp Seeds on microRNA Expression in Human Neural Cells
title_sort effect of cannabidiolic acid i n i i trans i caffeoyltyramine and cannabisin b from hemp seeds on microrna expression in human neural cells
topic nutraceuticals
microRNA
neural cell
miRNome
Alzheimer’s disease
url https://www.mdpi.com/1467-3045/44/10/347
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