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Adenovirus-Mediated Gene Transfer of microRNA-21 Sponge Inhibits Neointimal Hyperplasia in Rat Vein Grafts

Xiao-Wen Wang1, 2*, Cheng Zhang1, 3*, Kai-Chuen Lee4, Xiang-Jun He4, Zhi-Qian Lu2, Chun Huang1✉, Qing-Chen Wu1✉

1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China;
2. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, 200233, China;
3. Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom;
4. Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
* contributed equally to this work

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Wang XW, Zhang C, Lee KC, He XJ, Lu ZQ, Huang C, Wu QC. Adenovirus-Mediated Gene Transfer of microRNA-21 Sponge Inhibits Neointimal Hyperplasia in Rat Vein Grafts. Int J Biol Sci 2017; 13(10):1309-1319. doi:10.7150/ijbs.20254. https://www.ijbs.com/v13p1309.htm
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Background: Vein graft failure due to neointimal hyperplasia remains an important and unresolved complication of cardiovascular surgery. microRNA-21 (miR-21) plays a major role in regulating vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation and phenotype transformation. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine whether adenovirus-mediated miR-21 sponge gene therapy was able to inhibit neointimal hyperplasia in rat vein grafts.

Methods: Adenovirus-mediated miR-21 sponge was used to inhibit VSMC proliferation in vitro and neointimal formation in vivo. To improve efficiency of delivery gene transfer to the vein grafts, 20% poloxamer F-127 gel was used to increase virus contact time and 0.25% trypsin to increase virus penetration. Morphometric analyses and cellular proliferation were assessed for neointimal hyperplasia and VSMC proliferation.

Results: miR-21 sponge can significantly decrease the expression of miR-21 and proliferation in cultured VSMCs. Cellular proliferation rates were significantly reduced in miR-21 sponge-treated grafts compared with controls at 28 days after bypass surgery (14.6±9.4 vs 34.9±10.8%, P=0.0032). miR-21 sponge gene transfer therapy reduced the intimal/media area ratio in vein grafts compared with the controls (1.38±0.08 vs. 0.6±0.10, P<0.0001). miR-21 sponge treatment also improved vein graft hemodynamics. We further identified that phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) is a potential target gene that was involved in the miR-21-mediated effect on neointimal hyperplasia in vein grafts.

Conclusions: Adenovirus-mediated miR-21 sponge gene therapy effectively reduced neointimal formation in vein grafts. These results suggest that there is potential for miR-21 sponge to be used to prevent vein graft failure.

Keywords: MicroRNA, Neointimal formation, Gene therapy, Vein graft disease.


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Wang, X.W., Zhang, C., Lee, K.C., He, X.J., Lu, Z.Q., Huang, C., Wu, Q.C. (2017). Adenovirus-Mediated Gene Transfer of microRNA-21 Sponge Inhibits Neointimal Hyperplasia in Rat Vein Grafts. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 13(10), 1309-1319. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.20254.

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Wang, X.W.; Zhang, C.; Lee, K.C.; He, X.J.; Lu, Z.Q.; Huang, C.; Wu, Q.C. Adenovirus-Mediated Gene Transfer of microRNA-21 Sponge Inhibits Neointimal Hyperplasia in Rat Vein Grafts. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2017, 13 (10), 1309-1319. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.20254.

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Wang XW, Zhang C, Lee KC, He XJ, Lu ZQ, Huang C, Wu QC. Adenovirus-Mediated Gene Transfer of microRNA-21 Sponge Inhibits Neointimal Hyperplasia in Rat Vein Grafts. Int J Biol Sci 2017; 13(10):1309-1319. doi:10.7150/ijbs.20254. https://www.ijbs.com/v13p1309.htm

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Wang XW, Zhang C, Lee KC, He XJ, Lu ZQ, Huang C, Wu QC. 2017. Adenovirus-Mediated Gene Transfer of microRNA-21 Sponge Inhibits Neointimal Hyperplasia in Rat Vein Grafts. Int J Biol Sci. 13(10):1309-1319.

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