Diminished miR-374c-5p negatively regulates IL (interleukin)-6 in unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion

In this study, the miRNA expression profile in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from URSA patients and normal pregnant (NP) women was assessed by miRNA mi croarray and real-time quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). MiRNA target prediction tools and luciferase reporter assay were used to detect direct binding between miRNAs andIL6. Functional study of administering anti-IL-6 neutralizing antibody and miR-374c-5p mimics to an URSA animal model was performed to evaluate embryo resorption rates. In the results, compared with NP women, the expression of IL-6 increased markedly in PBMCs and decidual tissues at both mRNA and protein levels, while miR-374c-5p expression decreased significantly. Prediction software and luciferase reporter assay showed that miR-374c-5p binds withIL6 3 ′UTR via the complementary bases. Transfection of miR-374c-5p mimics into an in vitro HeLa cell line significantly downregulated the expression of IL-6, while transfection of the miR-374c-5p inhibitor induced an opposite result. In the URSA mouse model, miR-374c-5p overexpression reduced the embry o resorption rate significantly, accompanied with decreased expression of IL-6 in the decidua. To sum up, downregulated miR-374c-5p was involved in the pathogenesis of URSA by enhancing IL-6 expression. Modulation of miR-374c-5p expression may be used to regulate IL-6 production for the treatment of URSA.
Source: Journal of Molecular Medicine - Category: Molecular Biology Source Type: research