MiR-429 Regulated by Endothelial Monocyte Activating Polypeptide-II (EMAP-II) Influences Blood-Tumor Barrier Permeability by Inhibiting the Expressions of ZO-1, Occludin and Claudin-5

The blood-tumor barrier (BTB) hinders delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs to tumors in the brain; previous studies have shown that the BTB can be selectively opened by endothelial monocyte activating polypeptide-II (EMAP-II), but the specific mechanism involved remains elusive. In this study, we foun...

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Main Authors: Liangyu Chen, Yixue Xue, Jian Zheng, Xiaobai Liu, Jing Liu, Jiajia Chen, Zhen Li, Zhuo Xi, Hao Teng, Ping Wang, Libo Liu, Yunhui Liu
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnmol.2018.00035/full
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author Liangyu Chen
Liangyu Chen
Liangyu Chen
Yixue Xue
Yixue Xue
Yixue Xue
Jian Zheng
Jian Zheng
Jian Zheng
Xiaobai Liu
Xiaobai Liu
Xiaobai Liu
Jing Liu
Jing Liu
Jing Liu
Jiajia Chen
Jiajia Chen
Jiajia Chen
Zhen Li
Zhen Li
Zhen Li
Zhuo Xi
Zhuo Xi
Zhuo Xi
Hao Teng
Hao Teng
Hao Teng
Ping Wang
Ping Wang
Ping Wang
Libo Liu
Libo Liu
Libo Liu
Yunhui Liu
Yunhui Liu
Yunhui Liu
author_facet Liangyu Chen
Liangyu Chen
Liangyu Chen
Yixue Xue
Yixue Xue
Yixue Xue
Jian Zheng
Jian Zheng
Jian Zheng
Xiaobai Liu
Xiaobai Liu
Xiaobai Liu
Jing Liu
Jing Liu
Jing Liu
Jiajia Chen
Jiajia Chen
Jiajia Chen
Zhen Li
Zhen Li
Zhen Li
Zhuo Xi
Zhuo Xi
Zhuo Xi
Hao Teng
Hao Teng
Hao Teng
Ping Wang
Ping Wang
Ping Wang
Libo Liu
Libo Liu
Libo Liu
Yunhui Liu
Yunhui Liu
Yunhui Liu
author_sort Liangyu Chen
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description The blood-tumor barrier (BTB) hinders delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs to tumors in the brain; previous studies have shown that the BTB can be selectively opened by endothelial monocyte activating polypeptide-II (EMAP-II), but the specific mechanism involved remains elusive. In this study, we found that microRNA-429 (miR-429) expression in glioma vascular endothelial cells (GECs) was far lower than in human brain microvascular endothelial cells (ECs). miR-429 had lower expression in GECs and glioma tissues compared to ECs or normal tissues of the brain. Furthermore, miR-429 had lower expression in high grade glioma (HGG) than in low grade glioma (LGG). In in vitro BTB models, we also found that EMAP-II significantly increased BTB permeability, decreased expression of ZO-1, occludin and claudin-5 in GECs, in a time- and dose-dependent manner. EMAP-II greatly increased miR-429 expression in GECs of the BTB models in vitro. Overexpression of miR-429 in GECs significantly decreased the transepithelial electric resistance (TEER) values in BTB models, and led to enhanced horseradish peroxidase (HRP) flux. Overexpression of miR-429 in GECs significantly decreased the expression of tight junction (TJ)-associated proteins (ZO-1, occludin and claudin-5), and decreased the distribution continuity. Silencing of miR-429 in GECs increased the expression of TJ-associated proteins and the distribution continuity. The dual-luciferase reporter assay revealed that ZO-1 and occludin were target genes of miR-429, and we demonstrated that miR-429 overexpression markedly down-regulated protein expression of p70S6K, as well as its phosphorylation levels. The dual-luciferase reporter assay also showed that p70S6K was a target gene of miR-429; miR-429 overexpression down-regulated expression and phosphorylation levels of p70S6K, and also decreased phosphorylation levels of S6 and increased BTB permeability. Conversely, silencing of miR-429 increased the expression and phosphorylation levels of p70S6K, and increased phosphorylation levels of S6, while decreasing BTB permeability. In conclusion, the results indicated that EMAP-II caused an increase in miR-429 expression that directly targeted TJ-associated proteins, which were negatively regulated; on the other hand, miR-429 down-regulated the expression of TJ-associated proteins by targeting p70S6K, also negatively regulated. As a result, the BTB permeability increased.
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spelling doaj.art-a377a20bbe044c509ae82c402faf76f92022-12-22T03:44:04ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience1662-50992018-02-011110.3389/fnmol.2018.00035318303MiR-429 Regulated by Endothelial Monocyte Activating Polypeptide-II (EMAP-II) Influences Blood-Tumor Barrier Permeability by Inhibiting the Expressions of ZO-1, Occludin and Claudin-5Liangyu Chen0Liangyu Chen1Liangyu Chen2Yixue Xue3Yixue Xue4Yixue Xue5Jian Zheng6Jian Zheng7Jian Zheng8Xiaobai Liu9Xiaobai Liu10Xiaobai Liu11Jing Liu12Jing Liu13Jing Liu14Jiajia Chen15Jiajia Chen16Jiajia Chen17Zhen Li18Zhen Li19Zhen Li20Zhuo Xi21Zhuo Xi22Zhuo Xi23Hao Teng24Hao Teng25Hao Teng26Ping Wang27Ping Wang28Ping Wang29Libo Liu30Libo Liu31Libo Liu32Yunhui Liu33Yunhui Liu34Yunhui Liu35Department of Neurosurgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaLiaoning Clinical Medical Research Center in Nervous System Disease, Shenyang, ChinaKey Laboratory of Neuro-oncology in Liaoning Province, Shenyang, ChinaDepartment of Neurobiology, College of Basic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaKey Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health of China, China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaKey Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Ministry of Education of China, China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaLiaoning Clinical Medical Research Center in Nervous System Disease, Shenyang, ChinaKey Laboratory of Neuro-oncology in Liaoning Province, Shenyang, ChinaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaLiaoning Clinical Medical Research Center in Nervous System Disease, Shenyang, ChinaKey Laboratory of Neuro-oncology in Liaoning Province, Shenyang, ChinaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaLiaoning Clinical Medical Research Center in Nervous System Disease, Shenyang, ChinaKey Laboratory of Neuro-oncology in Liaoning Province, Shenyang, ChinaDepartment of Neurobiology, College of Basic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaKey Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health of China, China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaKey Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Ministry of Education of China, China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaLiaoning Clinical Medical Research Center in Nervous System Disease, Shenyang, ChinaKey Laboratory of Neuro-oncology in Liaoning Province, Shenyang, ChinaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaLiaoning Clinical Medical Research Center in Nervous System Disease, Shenyang, ChinaKey Laboratory of Neuro-oncology in Liaoning Province, Shenyang, ChinaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaLiaoning Clinical Medical Research Center in Nervous System Disease, Shenyang, ChinaKey Laboratory of Neuro-oncology in Liaoning Province, Shenyang, ChinaDepartment of Neurobiology, College of Basic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaKey Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health of China, China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaKey Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Ministry of Education of China, China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaDepartment of Neurobiology, College of Basic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaKey Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health of China, China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaKey Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Ministry of Education of China, China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaLiaoning Clinical Medical Research Center in Nervous System Disease, Shenyang, ChinaKey Laboratory of Neuro-oncology in Liaoning Province, Shenyang, ChinaThe blood-tumor barrier (BTB) hinders delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs to tumors in the brain; previous studies have shown that the BTB can be selectively opened by endothelial monocyte activating polypeptide-II (EMAP-II), but the specific mechanism involved remains elusive. In this study, we found that microRNA-429 (miR-429) expression in glioma vascular endothelial cells (GECs) was far lower than in human brain microvascular endothelial cells (ECs). miR-429 had lower expression in GECs and glioma tissues compared to ECs or normal tissues of the brain. Furthermore, miR-429 had lower expression in high grade glioma (HGG) than in low grade glioma (LGG). In in vitro BTB models, we also found that EMAP-II significantly increased BTB permeability, decreased expression of ZO-1, occludin and claudin-5 in GECs, in a time- and dose-dependent manner. EMAP-II greatly increased miR-429 expression in GECs of the BTB models in vitro. Overexpression of miR-429 in GECs significantly decreased the transepithelial electric resistance (TEER) values in BTB models, and led to enhanced horseradish peroxidase (HRP) flux. Overexpression of miR-429 in GECs significantly decreased the expression of tight junction (TJ)-associated proteins (ZO-1, occludin and claudin-5), and decreased the distribution continuity. Silencing of miR-429 in GECs increased the expression of TJ-associated proteins and the distribution continuity. The dual-luciferase reporter assay revealed that ZO-1 and occludin were target genes of miR-429, and we demonstrated that miR-429 overexpression markedly down-regulated protein expression of p70S6K, as well as its phosphorylation levels. The dual-luciferase reporter assay also showed that p70S6K was a target gene of miR-429; miR-429 overexpression down-regulated expression and phosphorylation levels of p70S6K, and also decreased phosphorylation levels of S6 and increased BTB permeability. Conversely, silencing of miR-429 increased the expression and phosphorylation levels of p70S6K, and increased phosphorylation levels of S6, while decreasing BTB permeability. In conclusion, the results indicated that EMAP-II caused an increase in miR-429 expression that directly targeted TJ-associated proteins, which were negatively regulated; on the other hand, miR-429 down-regulated the expression of TJ-associated proteins by targeting p70S6K, also negatively regulated. As a result, the BTB permeability increased.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnmol.2018.00035/fullblood-tumor barrierEMAP-IImiR-429p70S6Ks6K
spellingShingle Liangyu Chen
Liangyu Chen
Liangyu Chen
Yixue Xue
Yixue Xue
Yixue Xue
Jian Zheng
Jian Zheng
Jian Zheng
Xiaobai Liu
Xiaobai Liu
Xiaobai Liu
Jing Liu
Jing Liu
Jing Liu
Jiajia Chen
Jiajia Chen
Jiajia Chen
Zhen Li
Zhen Li
Zhen Li
Zhuo Xi
Zhuo Xi
Zhuo Xi
Hao Teng
Hao Teng
Hao Teng
Ping Wang
Ping Wang
Ping Wang
Libo Liu
Libo Liu
Libo Liu
Yunhui Liu
Yunhui Liu
Yunhui Liu
MiR-429 Regulated by Endothelial Monocyte Activating Polypeptide-II (EMAP-II) Influences Blood-Tumor Barrier Permeability by Inhibiting the Expressions of ZO-1, Occludin and Claudin-5
Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
blood-tumor barrier
EMAP-II
miR-429
p70S6K
s6K
title MiR-429 Regulated by Endothelial Monocyte Activating Polypeptide-II (EMAP-II) Influences Blood-Tumor Barrier Permeability by Inhibiting the Expressions of ZO-1, Occludin and Claudin-5
title_full MiR-429 Regulated by Endothelial Monocyte Activating Polypeptide-II (EMAP-II) Influences Blood-Tumor Barrier Permeability by Inhibiting the Expressions of ZO-1, Occludin and Claudin-5
title_fullStr MiR-429 Regulated by Endothelial Monocyte Activating Polypeptide-II (EMAP-II) Influences Blood-Tumor Barrier Permeability by Inhibiting the Expressions of ZO-1, Occludin and Claudin-5
title_full_unstemmed MiR-429 Regulated by Endothelial Monocyte Activating Polypeptide-II (EMAP-II) Influences Blood-Tumor Barrier Permeability by Inhibiting the Expressions of ZO-1, Occludin and Claudin-5
title_short MiR-429 Regulated by Endothelial Monocyte Activating Polypeptide-II (EMAP-II) Influences Blood-Tumor Barrier Permeability by Inhibiting the Expressions of ZO-1, Occludin and Claudin-5
title_sort mir 429 regulated by endothelial monocyte activating polypeptide ii emap ii influences blood tumor barrier permeability by inhibiting the expressions of zo 1 occludin and claudin 5
topic blood-tumor barrier
EMAP-II
miR-429
p70S6K
s6K
url http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnmol.2018.00035/full
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