Expression and clinical significance of serum miR-221 and miR-127 levels in children with severe pneumonia / 中国医师杂志

Objective:To analyze the expression and clinical significance of serum microRNA-221 (miR-221) and microRNA-127 (miR-127) levels in children with severe pneumonia.Methods:151 children with severe pneumonia treated in Handan Central Hospital from January 2017 to December 2019 were prospective selected as severe pneumonia group. According to the prognosis of children in hospital, they were divided into death group (16 cases) and survival group (135 cases). Another 80 healthy children who underwent physical examination in our hospital during the same period were selected as normal control group. Microarrays were used to analyze the expression of miRNAs in the severe pneumonia group and the normal control group, and the miRNAs with the most significant up-regulation or down-regulation (based on the difference expression change ≥2 times threshold and P<0.05) were selected. The serum miR-221, miR-127 and inflammatory factor [C-reactive protein (CRP), calcitonin (PCT) and interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 8 (IL-8), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)] levels were detected in the enrolled subjects. The correlation between serum miR-221 and miR-127 and the above inflammatory indicators in severe pneumonia group were analyzed. The diagnostic value and prognostic value of miR-221 and miR-127 in severe pneumonia were analyzed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Results:The serum levels of miR-221 and miR-127 in severe pneumonia group were lower than those in normal control group, while the serum levels of CRP, PCT, IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α were higher than those in the normal control group (all P<0.05). Serum miR-221 was negatively correlated with CRP, PCT, TNF-α (all P<0.05); Serum miR-127 was negatively correlated with CRP, PCT, IL-6 and IL-8 (all P<0.05). The serum levels of miR-221 and miR-127 in the death group were lower than those in the survival group ( P<0.05). The area under the curve (AUC) of miR-221 and miR-127 for the combined diagnosis of severe pneumonia was 0.871, and the AUC for the prognosis of severe pneumonia was 0.851. Conclusions:The serum levels of miR-221 and miR-127 in children with severe pneumonia decreased, which was negatively correlated with the levels of some inflammatory factors. The combined detection of miR-221 and miR-127 has high clinical value in the diagnosis and prognosis prediction of severe pneumonia.

Effect of Mir-127-3p on Proliferation，Apoptosis，Migration and Invasion of Uveal Melanoma Cells via Targeting MAPK4 / 中山大学学报(医学科学版)

@#【Objective】To investigate the effect of miR- 127-3p on proliferation，apoptosis，migration and invasion of uveal melanoma cells.【Methods】The expression of miR- 127- 3p and MAPK4 mRNA in human uveal melanoma tissues and cells，normal tissues and cells were detected by RT-qPCR. The mimic-NC，miR-127-3p mimic，pc-MAPK4 plasmids were transfected into SP6.5 or OM431 cells，respectively，by Lipofectamine 2000. The relationship between miR-127-3p and MAPK4 counterstaining was detected by dual luciferase assay. Cell proliferation was detected by CCK- 8 method，apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry，cell migration ability was detected by scratch test，cell invasion ability was detected by Transwell method，and relative expression level of AKT/mTOR pathway protein was detected by Western blot.【Results】In uveal melanoma tissues and cell lines，the expression of miR- 127-3p was down-regulated（P < 0.01）while that of MAPK4 expression was significantly up-regulated（P < 0.01）. The binding site of miR-127-3p and MAPK4 3′UTR region，the high expression of miR-127-3p significantly inhibited the luciferase activity of wild-type MAPK4 plasmid（P < 0.01），but the mutant MAPK4 plasmid Luciferase activity has no effect. Compared with the Control group ，the proliferation of SP6.5 cells and OM431 cells in miR- 127-3p mimic group were significantly decreased（P < 0.01），and the apoptotic rate was significantly increased（P < 0.01）. The scratch closure rate was obvious. The decrease（P < 0.01）， the number of invading cells per field was significantly decreased（P < 0.01），and the expression of p-AKT（T308）/AKT and p-mTORr（S473）/mTOR protein were significantly down-regulated（P < 0.01）. Transfection of pc-MAPK4 reversed the above changes.【Conclusion】MiR-127-3p inhibits proliferation，migration and invasion of uveal melanoma cells and induces apoptosis by down-regulating MAPK4，which may be involved in the inhibition of AKT/mTOR pathway activation.

Progress in function of microRNA during lung development / 国际儿科学杂志

MicroRNAs are composed of a large group of small, non-coding RNA sequences that are highly conserved among species.So far, researchers have uncovered that microRNAs play important roles in various biological processes including developmental timing, cell fate determination, immune responses, insulin secretion, and progression of various cancers.Recently, microRNAs have become a major focus of interest for research in lung development.This article provides an overview of the various microRNAs that have been implicated in lung organogenesis.