Abstract
Oxidative stress-induced myocardial apoptosis and necrosis are involved in ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. This study was performed to investigate microRNA (miR)-210's role in oxidative stress-related myocardial damage. The expression of miR-210 was upregulated in myocardial tissues of I/R rats, while that of Bcl-2 adenovirus E1B 19kDa-interacting protein 3 (BNIP3) was downregulated. To simulate in vivo oxidative stress, H9c2 cells were treated with H2O2 for 48h. MiR-210 level was increased upon H2O2 stimulation, peaked at 8h, and then decreased. An opposite expression pattern of BNIP3 was observed. BNIP3 was demonstrated as a direct target of miR-210 via luciferase reporter assay. H2O2-induced cell apoptosis was attenuated by miR-210 mimics, whereas aggravated by miR-210 inhibitor. MiR-210 knockdown-induced cell apoptosis in presence of H2O2 was attenuated by BNIP3 siRNA. Our work demonstrates that miR-210 plays a protective role in H2O2-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis at least by regulating the pro-apoptotic BNIP3.
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