Abstract

Abstract Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic and non-specific inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Its pathogenesis remains unclear, but its morbidity shows an increasing trend year by year. The pathogenesis of UC may be related to the genetic susceptibility, immune factor and intestinal microflora. In the last few years, an increasing number of studies have examined the relationship between the expression levels of peripheral CircRNA and UC. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of CircRNA MFHAS1 in colitis and its possible mechanism. The expression of CircRNA MFHAS1 was reduced in colitis, and miR-486-5p expression was also increased in citrobacter rodentium-induced murine colitis. In vitro model, over-expression of CircRNA MFHAS1 reduced inflammatory responses, induced SIRT1 protein expression, and suppressed NF-κB protein expression. However, miR-486-5p CircRNA MFHAS1 suppressed SIRT1 protein expression, and induced NF-κB protein expression in vitro model. The inactivation of SIRT1 reduced the anti-inflammation effects of CircRNA MFHAS1 on inflammatory responses in vitro model. Over-expression of miR-486-5p also reduced the anti-inflammation effects of CircRNA MFHAS1 in vitro model. Our results demonstrated that CircRNA MFHAS1 reduces inflammatory responses in Colitis via SIRT1/NF-κB by miR-486-5p.

Highlights

  • Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic, non-specific, inflammatory disease in which lesions are mainly located in the colonic mucosa (Meade et al, 2008)

  • We found that body weight was decreased, and there were higher levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-18 in the Citrobacter rodentium-induced murine colitis group compared with the sham control group (Figure 1A-1E)

  • These results suggest that CircRNA MFHAS1 is involved in the occurrence and development of Citrobacter rodentium-induced murine colitis

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Introduction

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic, non-specific, inflammatory disease in which lesions are mainly located in the colonic mucosa (Meade et al, 2008). The precise etiology and pathogenesis of UC remain unclear. UC is associated with chronic disease and easy and repeated recurrence. It is difficult to diagnose and treat in clinical practice. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies UC as a modern refractory disease. No specific targeted treatment is available for UC in Western medicine (Meade et al, 2008); comparatively speaking, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and its preparations are more effective. TCM UC treatment can relieve the clinical symptoms of UC, but can effectively prevent recurrence (Sandborn et al, 2016)

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