Introduction: Currently, there are no specific pharmacological treatments for sepsis-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). And mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have shown reparative potential in both sepsis and ARDS.
Objectives: To determine the role of MSC administration in the modulation of pulmonary host-responses to sepsis via differential regulation of regulatory microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs).
Methods: MicroRNA and mRNA profiling was performed to identify differential expression. Quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), trans-endothelial electrical resistance (TEER) measurements, and luciferase activity assay were used.
Results: MicroRNA expression was examined in Human Pulmonary Microvascular Endothelial Cells (HPMECs). One miRNA – miR-193b-5p, targets occludin, a tight junction protein associated with endothelial leakage. A specific regulatory relationship between miR-193b-5p and occludin was identified. The loss in endothelial integrity was rescued when miR-193b-5p inhibitor was transfected.
Conclusion: miR-193b-5p is a suppressor of occludin. Studying transcriptional changes allows identification of therapeutically relevant mediators for ARDS/ALI treatment.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/65556 |
| Date | 25 June 2014 |
| Creators | Zhou, Dun Yuan |
| Contributors | dos Santos, Claudia |
| Source Sets | University of Toronto |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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