MiR-4454 in Combined Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Syndrome (CARAS): Clinical significance and mechanistic insights into airway inflammation

Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 2024 Mar 31;70(3):225-232. doi: 10.14715/cmb/2024.70.3.34.

Abstract

Abnormal expression of non-coding microRNA is associated with the development of combined allergic rhinitis and asthma syndrome (CARAS). However, the function of miR-4454 in CARAS is unknown. Our study aimed to reveal the clinical significance and related mechanism of miR-4454 in CARAS. Blood samples from 38 cases of CARAS and 43 cases of healthy subjects were collected to detect the expression of miR-4454. House dust mite (HDM) sensitization and challenge-induced bronchial epithelial cells to simulate the asthma state model in vitro, miR-4454 mimics and inhibitor transfection to detect the expression level of pro-inflammatory cytokines, cell survival rate and migration ability, flow cytometry and western blot (WB) Detection of cell cycle, apoptosis and inflammation-related protein levels. Compared with healthy controls, the expression of miR-4454 in the blood of CARAS patients was significantly up-regulated, and IL-6 and IL-8 were significantly up-regulated in the HDM treatment group, indicating that the model induction was successful. After overexpression of miR-4454, cell proliferation and migration in the HDM-treated group were significantly inhibited, and the levels of early apoptosis and inflammation-related proteins (IL-17, IL-17RD, TNF-α, GCSF and NF-κB) were increased High; after inhibiting miR-4454, cell proliferation and migration were significantly enhanced, and the levels of apoptosis and inflammation-related proteins were decreased. This study found that inhibiting the expression of miR-4454 can improve HDM-induced cell injury, which may be related to miR-4454 regulating the activation of IL-17/NF-кB inflammatory axis.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Apoptosis* / genetics
  • Asthma* / genetics
  • Asthma* / pathology
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cell Movement / genetics
  • Cell Proliferation* / genetics
  • Clinical Relevance
  • Cytokines / blood
  • Cytokines / metabolism
  • Epithelial Cells / metabolism
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / genetics
  • Inflammation / pathology
  • Male
  • MicroRNAs* / genetics
  • MicroRNAs* / metabolism
  • NF-kappa B / metabolism
  • Pyroglyphidae / immunology
  • Rhinitis, Allergic* / genetics
  • Rhinitis, Allergic* / metabolism
  • Syndrome

Substances

  • MicroRNAs
  • Cytokines
  • NF-kappa B