Abstract
PurposeIntrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is a pregnancy complication. However, the pathogenesis of ICP is currently unclear. MethodsWe analyzed the placenta samples of 10 normal and 10 ICP pregnant women. the expressions of circ0060731, miR-21–5p, and their downstream target genes PDCD4, ESR1, and apoptotic protein cleaved-caspase3 were detected in the cell model. ResultsThe expression of Circ_0060731, PDCD4, ESR1, and caspase-3 was higher in the ICP placenta tissue than in the control group, and the expression of miR-21–5p was lower in the ICP group than in the control group. In HTR8/Svneo cells treated with TCA, the expression/levels of Circ_0060731, PDCD4, ESR1, and caspase-3 were significantly higher in the ICP group than in the control group, and miR-21–5p was significantly lower in the ICP group than in the control group. Lentiviral knockdown of miR-21–5p significantly increased the expressions of its downstream genes of PDCD4 and ESR1, and also increased cell apoptosis. Overexpression of miR-21–5p significantly reduced the expression of PDCD4 and ESR1 and reduced cell apoptosis. The dual-luciferase experiment showed that both PDCD4 and ERS1 were the target genes of miR-21–5p. ConclusionCirc_0060731 mediated miR-21–5p-PDCD4/ESR1 pathway could induce apoptosis of placental trophoblasts in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.
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