MicroRNA expression profile of the hippocampus in a rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy and miR-34a-targeted neuroprotection against hippocampal neurone cell apoptosis post-status epilepticus

BMC Neuroscience

Bo Xiao¹  Yi Li¹  Li Feng¹  Li-Li Long¹  Dan-Ni Sun¹  Hong-Yu Long¹  Dong-Sheng Ouyang³  Chen Zhang²  Yuan-Yuan Xie¹  Kai Hu¹ 

[1] Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, P. R. China;Department of Neurology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, P. R. China;Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410078, P. R. China

关键词: Status epilepticus;    Apoptosis;    Hippocampus;    Epilepsy;    MiRNA;   

Others  :  1140934
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2202-13-115

 received in 2012-04-29, accepted in 2012-09-10,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Background

The expression pattern and function of miRNAs in the rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy have not been well defined. Profiling miRNA expression in the rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy and investigating the function of specific miRNAs in epilepsy offers the prospect of a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of epilepsy.

Methods

The lithium-pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus model and the temporal lobe epilepsy model were established in Sprague–Dawley rats. Samples were analysed to detect deregulated miRNAs in the hippocampal temporal lobe, and several of these deregulated miRNAs were confirmed by qPCR. The expression of the pro-apoptotic miR-34a was detected at 1 day, 7 days and 2 weeks post-status epilepticus and at 2 months after temporal lobe epilepsy. The antagomir of miR-34a was then utilised. The expression of miR-34a after targeting and the expression change of activated caspase-3 protein were examined. The effects of altering the expression of miR-34a and activated caspase-3 protein on neuronal survival and neuronal death or apoptosis post-status epilepticus were assessed.

Results

The miRNA microarray detected 9 up-regulated miRNAs (miR-146a, -211, -203, -210, -152, -31, -23a, -34a, -27a) and 15 down-regulated miRNAs (miR-138*, -301a, -136, -153, -19a, -135b, -325-5p, -380, -190, -542-3p, -33, -144, -542-5p, -543, -296*). Some of the deregulated miRNAs (miR-146a, miR-210, miR-27a, miR-135b and miR-33) were confirmed using qPCR. Furthermore, an increase in expression of the pro-apoptotic miR-34a was demonstrated in the post-status epilepticus rat hippocampus. miR-34a was significantly up-regulated at 1 day, 7 days and 2 weeks post-status epilepticus and at 2 months after temporal lobe epilepsy. Experiments with the miR-34a antagomir revealed that targeting miR-34a led to an inhibition of activated caspase-3 protein expression, which may contribute to increased neuronal survival and reduced neuronal death or apoptosis.

Conclusions

Our study showed the expression profile of miRNAs in the hippocampus in a rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy and an increase in the expression of the pro-apoptotic miR-34a in post-status epilepticus rats. The results show that miR-34a is up-regulated during seizure-induced neuronal death or apoptosis, and targeting miR-34a is neuroprotective and is associated with an inhibition of an increase in activated caspase-3 protein.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Hu et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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