Research Article - Biomedical Research (2018) Volume 29, Issue 2

The expression of microRNA-155 and 127 in the neonatal SD rats with acute lung injury induced by lipopolysaccharide

Ying-ying Liu^1#, Shao-bing Li^2#, Jin-hui Hu^1#, Zhan Shi^1# and Rong Wu^1*

¹Neonatal Medical Center, Huaian Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Yangzhou University, Huaian, PR China

²Basic Medical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, PR China

^#These authors contributed equally to this works

*Corresponding Author:

Rong Wu
Neonatal Medical Center
Huaian Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital
Yangzhou University, PR China

Accepted on October 28, 2017

Abstract

Aim: This study was to observe the changes of the gene expression of microRNA-155 and 127 in the neonatal rats with Acute Lung Injury (ALI).

Methods: Eighty neonatal SD rats were randomly divided into experimental groups (intraperitoneal injection with LPS, n=60) and control (intraperitoneal injection with NS, n=20). Neonatal rats in experimental groups (LPS 1 mg, 2 mg and 3 mg group, n=20) were received corresponding dose of LPS (1, 2 and 3 mg/kg, diluted with saline to 0.2 ml), while neonatal rats in control group were injected 0.2 ml saline respectively. Then we killed rats at 1 h, 6 h, 12 h and 24 h respectively in each group. The lung general pathological changes were observed. The expression of microRNA-155 and 127 were detected by semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α) and Interleukelin-6 (IL-6) in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid (BALF) were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The expression of TNF-α and IL-6 protein in lung tissue were detected by western blotting.

Results: The expression of microRNA-155 was up-regulated in the tissues and BALF in a dose and timedependent manner and microRNA-127 down-regulated. The difference were statistically significant when compared with the control group (all P<0.05). The TNF-α and IL-6 level of BALF rats with ALI in LPS groups were increased compared with the control group in a dose-dependent manner (all P<0.05). A similar trend had been seen in TNF-α and IL-6 protein level of lung tissues, the difference was statistically significant.

Conclusion: The expression of microRNA-155 and 127 are associated with severity of the ALI in a dose and time-dependent manner, and they might be considered as potential biomarkers for early diagnosis of ALI.

Keywords

Acute lung injury, Lipopolysaccharide, microRNA-155, microRNA-127.

Introduction

Acute Lung Injury (ALI) and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) are characterized by increased endothelial and epithelial barrier permeability [1,2]. Mortality and morbidity of acute lung injury remains high, especially in children and infants with a mortality rate in the range of 30%-40% [3].

It is vital to provide identification support for early diagnosis of ALI as a therapeutic window to target in future clinical trials. Invasive histological examinations, pulmonary vascular permeability combined with increased extravascular lung water content has been considered a quantitative diagnostic criterion of ALI/ARDS [4]. Recently, the lack of a specific biomarker for ALI is arguably one of the main obstacles in the diagnosis and successful treatment of this syndrome [5].

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small (~22 nt), stable RNAs that critically modulate post-transcriptional gene regulation. The miRNAs can be ubiquitously or variably expressed in different tissues and cell types and they are known to have cell type specificity [6]. At present, miRNAs have been reported as potential biomarkers for various types of disease. It was reported that miRNAs are present in human plasma in a remarkably stable form that is not prone to RNase degradation and established the measurement of tumor-derived miRNAs in serum or plasma [7]. These discoveries generated enormous enthusiasm for the potential use of miRNAs as biomarkers of neoplastic and non-neoplastic disease.

Many studies have reported that plasma miR-127 may be a candidate biomarker for early detection and diagnosis of cancer [8-10]. The miR-155 promotes endotoxin-mediated inflammation in endothelial cells and it can be released from dendritic cells and are subsequently taken up by recipient dendritic cells [11]. In summary, miR-155 and 127 are involved in inflammation and considered as potential markers. However, the expression of miR-155 and 127 of ALI is still unknown. The aim of this study was to understand the changes of the gene expression of miR-155 and 127 in neonatal rats with ALI.

Materials and Methods

Ethical approval of the study protocol

Animal experiments were conducted in accordance with the “Care and Use of Laboratory Animals” from the National Institutes of Health Guide. The study protocols were approved by the Ethics Committee of the Anhui Medical University (He’fei, China).

Animal grouping and drug injection

LPS (coli 055: B5 L2880, Sigma) was given via the intraperitoneal injection. The SD rats (weighing 20 ± 2 g, age 3 d) were provided by Anhui Medical University experimental animal center. All experimental protocols were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee at Anhui Medical University (permit number: 20150106). The Eighty new-born SD rats were randomly divided into LPS 1 mg, 2 mg, 3 mg groups and the control group with 20 rats in each group. Neonatal rats were received corresponding dose of LPS (1 mg/kg, 2 mg/kg and 3 mg/kg) by intraperitoneal injection (diluted with saline to 0.2 ml) in experimental groups, while neonatal rats was injected 0.2 ml saline in control group.

Indexes and sample collection

We observed the general situation of neonatal rats in 24 h. Furthermore, we killed rats at 1 h, 6 h, 12 h and 24 h after anesthesia (2% isoflurane inhalation) employed. The fasting tissue and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid (BALF) samples from the subjects were collected in containing vacutainers, and transferred into a microtube. The samples were centrifuged at 1,000 Xg and 4°C for 10 min. Tissue and BALF sample was collected carefully and aliquoted in RNase-free tubes and stored at-80 until future use. Finally, we figured out the lung general pathological changes. The gene expression of miR-155 and 127 in lung tissue and BALF were determined by semiquantitative Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR). Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α) and Interleukelin-6 (IL-6) level of BALF were detected by Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The expression of TNF-α and IL-6 protein in lung tissue were analysed by Western blotting.

RNA extraction and cDNA synthesis

Do not use more than 30 mg tissue. Disrupt the tissue samples and homogenize the lysate in the appropriate volume of Buffer RLT. Centrifuge the lysate for 3 min at maximum speed. Carefully remove the supernatant by pipetting. Then, tissue sample was transferred to a new microtube and total RNAs were isolated from all specimens using RNeasy® Mini Kit (Qiagen, Germany) based on the manufacturer’s instructions. The methods of total RNAs in BALF were isolated using miRNeasy Serum/Plasma Kit (Qiagen, Germany) according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Single-stranded cDNA was prepared in a reverse-transcription reaction using TaqMan MicroRNA Reverse Transcription Kit (Thermo Fisher, American) using 5 μg of RNA, according to the manufacturer's protocol. Reverse transcription primer, miR-155: 5’- CTCAACTGGTGTCGTGGAGTCGGCAATTCAGTTGAGC CCCTATC-3’; miR-127: 5’- AGAGGCGGAVGGTGTCGTAGTTGAAGTGAGCCGTCC- 3’; U6: oligo dT.

The transcription process included incubation of the reaction mixture at 25°C for 10 min, 42°C for 60 min, followed by 10 min at 70°C. The cDNA was stored at -80°C until further use for PCR.

Polymerase chain reaction

Primer pairs for the amplification of cDNA coding for miR-155 and miR-127 were designed by Takara Biomedical Technology Corporation (Beijing). The sequences of primers used in the experiments are presented in Table 1. PCR were carried out using cDNA, mgcl₂ (10 mM), Taq-polymerase (5 U/μl), PCR buffer, dNTP (10 mM) and a pair of specific primer (10 μM) in a final volume of 20 μl each tube.

Table 1. Primer sequences.

The PCR conditions were as follows: initial denaturation at 95°C for 5 min followed by 40 cycles, annealing at 95°C for 15 s, and extension at 60°C for 20 s and final extension at 72°C for 40 s. The expected length for PCR products were shown in Table 1. PCR for each sample was duplicate. U6 small nuclear 6 (snRNA RNU6B, referred to as “U6”) was analysed as an internal control.

Gel electrophoresis

The PCR products of each interested gene and U6 were loaded on to the same ethidium bromide-stained agarose gels (1%). A 1-kb DNA ladder molecular weight marker was run on each gel to confirm expected molecular weight of the amplification product. Stained gels were recorded and the band intensity was evaluated using the Tanon 1600 software. Band intensity was expressed as relative absorbance units. The ratio between the sample RNA to be determined and U6 was calculated to normalize for initial variations in sample concentration and as a control for reaction efficiency. Mean and standard deviation of all experiments performed were calculated after normalization to U6.

The ELISA assay

IL-6 and TNF-α level in BALF were measured by enzymelinked immunosorbent assay kit (Beijing Tiantan Biological Products co., LTD) according to manufacturer’s instructions as previous research [12].

Western blot analysis

Lung tissues were harvested and homogenized using a homogenizer and tissue lysis/extraction reagent containing a protease inhibitor cocktail (both from Sigma-Aldrich). Protein concentrations were determined using a Bradford reagent (Bio- Rad Laboratories, Inc.). Western blotting was performed as previously described [13], and the following primary antibodies and dilutions used were: anti-TNF-α (1:1,000 dilution; Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology, China), anti- IL-6 (1:1,000 dilution; Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology, China) and anti-β-actin (1:1,000 dilution; Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology, China).

Histopathological lung examination

After collecting the BALF samples, lung tissue was fixed in 10% (v/v) neutral-buffered formalin. Lung tissues were embedded in paraffin, cut into 4-μm sections were visualized by light microscopy (400X) (Olympus, DP73), and stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H and E) solution (both from Sigma-Aldrich; hematoxylin, MHS-16; eosin, HT110-1-32) to estimate inflammation.

Statistical analysis

Statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS software version 17.0, and all variables were expressed as mean ± Standard Deviation (SD). Statistical significance between groups was analysed by the ANOVA followed by Tukey Post Hoc test when the variables between groups were normally distributed. The ManneWhitney U test and Kruskale Wallis test were used for nonparametric values. A p value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results

The expression of miR-155 in neonatal rats of LPSinduced acute lung injury

To figure out the change expression of miR-155 of acute lung injury in vivo, we administered LPS into neonatal rats through intratracheal injection using established protocols [14].

Littermate neonatal rats were used as controls. At 1, 6, 12 and 24 h after injection, lung tissues and BALF were evaluated to determine the expression of miR-155. As shown in Figure 1, as well as Figure 2 into BALF-the miR-155 level of acute lung injury-were significantly increased after LPS stimulation in LPS groups (Figure 3). These results suggested that the expression of miR-155 increase with extension of time after injection of LPS.

Figure 1: The expression of miR-155 of lung tissues. *P<0.05; significantly different from 6 h, #P<0.05; significantly different from 12 h, ΔP<0.05. Significantly different from the normal control group, ^aP<0.05; significantly different from the LPS 1 mg group, ^bP<0.05; significantly different from the LPS 2 mg group, ^cP<0.05.

Figure 2: The expression of miR-155 in BALF. *P<0.05; significantly different from 6 h, #P<0.05; significantly different from 12 h, ΔP<0.05. Significantly different from the normal control group, ^aP<0.05; significantly different from the LPS 1 mg group, ^bP<0.05; significantly different from the LPS 2 mg group, ^cP<0.05.

Figure 3: PCR product graph of agarose gel electrophoresis. A: 1 mg group; B: 2 mg group; C: 3 mg group.

The expression of miR-127 in neonatal rats of LPSinduced acute lung injury

As displayed in Figure 4, as well as Figure 5 into BALF-the miR-127 level of acute lung injury-were significantly decreased after LPS stimulation in LPS groups. Compared with the control group, miR-127 expression of lung tissue and BALF in the LPS groups (normalized to u6 expression) was significantly decreased with extension of time after injection of LPS (Figure 6). There is statistical significance between the LPS groups and the control group or among LPS groups comparison (P<0.05).

Figure 4: The expression of miR-127 of lung tissues. *P<0.05; significantly different from 6 h, #P<0.05; significantly different from 12 h, ΔP<0.05. Significantly different from the normal control group, ^aP<0.05; significantly different from the LPS 1 mg group, ^bP<0.05; significantly different from the LPS 2 mg group, ^cP<0.05.

Figure 5: The expression of miR-127 in BALF. *P<0.05; significantly different from 6 h, #P<0.05; significantly different from 12 h, ΔP<0.05. Significantly different from the normal control group, ^aP<0.05; significantly different from the LPS 1 mg group, ^bP<0.05; significantly different from the LPS 2 mg group, ^cP<0.05.

Figure 6: PCR product graph of agarose gel electrophoresis. A: 1 mg group; B: 2 mg group; C: 3 mg group.

Pro-inflammatory cytokine production in LPSstimulated acute lung injury

Inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-6 (Figure 7) levels in the BALF increased with LPS stimulation. Induction of ALI with LPS resulted in a significant increase in TNF-α production compared with the control group, moreover, IL-6 significantly increase by LPS induction in a dose-dependent manner, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Consistently, inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-6 (Figure 8) protein levels production in lung tissues were all increased in neonatal rats. The more doses of LPS, the higher TNF-α and IL-6 level, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).

Figure 7: The expression of TNF-α and IL-6 in BALF at 24 h. A: the control group; B: 1 mg group; C: 2 mg group; D: 3 mg group.

Figure 8: The expression of TNF-α and IL-6 protein in each group. A: control group; B: LPS 1 mg group; C: LPS 2 mg group; D: LPS 3 mg group.

Histological examinations of lung tissue

We also performed the Hematoxylin and eosin stain to examine lung pathological changes. As shown in Figures 9-12, LPSinduced lung injury was promoted in experiment groups, as manifested by increase infiltration of neutrophils, increased thickening of interstitial alveolar regions, and minimal structural damage compared with that seen in the control group. Our previous studies confirmed that all samples underwent histological evaluation, and neonatal rats of ALI were identified [14].

Figure 9: Histopathological changes of lung tissue in four groups at 1 h. A: control group (scale bar=25 μm); B: LPS 1 mg group (scale bar=25 μm); C: LPS 2 mg group (scale bar=25 μm); D: LPS 3 mg group (scale bar=25 μm).

Figure 10: Histopathological changes of lung tissue in four groups at 6 h. A: control group (scale bar=25 μm); B: LPS 1 mg group (scale bar=25 μm); C: LPS 2 mg group (scale bar=25 μm); D: LPS 3 mg group (scale bar=25 μm).

Figure 11: Histopathological changes of lung tissue in four groups at 12 h. A: control group (scale bar=25 μm); B: LPS 1 mg group (scale bar=25 μm); C: LPS 2 mg group (scale bar=25 μm); D: LPS 3 mg group (scale bar=25 μm).

Figure 12: Histopathological changes of lung tissue in four groups at 24 h. A: control group (scale bar=25 μm); B: LPS 1 mg group (scale bar=25 μm); C: LPS 2 mg group (scale bar=25 μm); D: LPS 3 mg group (scale bar=25 μm).

Discussion

ARDS may co-occur with the ALI, with significant impact on morbidity and mortality and worse prognosis. The reason is the lack of early and specific diagnostic criteria. Therefore, it is particularly vital to elucidate the pathogenesis of neonatal ALI, especially for discovering the early diagnosis of neonatal ALI. The research of miRNA and the pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of ALI has been brought to researchers’ attention.

MiRNA can exist stably in the blood, body fluid, cell and tissues. A study proved that circulating miRNAs have begun to be demonstrated as highly stable, blood-based biomarkers for diseases [15]. It is reported that miR-155 were induced in the human monocytic cell line THP-1 by LPS [16]. The reports showed the up-regulation of the miR-155 in response to LPS [17], whereas two recent reports suggested an impaired response of B cells from miR-155-/- knockout mice toward LPS [18,19]. The above studies detected miR-155 level in the cellular, it’s expression in lung tissue and BALF of ALI has not been reported. Our results showed that the expression of miR-155 in lung tissue and BALF were increased gradually with the increase of dose and the passage of time in the LPS groups.

In this study, the lung tissue of experimental group showed intense perivascular, peribronchial and septal inflammatory infiltration, with a predominance of polymorphonuclear cells. The septal thickening, irregular distribution of air spaces and focal areas of alveolar hemorrhage were also observed. Its severity was increased as dose increases and time goes which was consistent with our previous studies [14]. The study have shown that miR-155 downregulated SOCS-1 expression by binding to the 3'-UTR of the SOCS-1 mRNA , and it can promote the inflammatory response during lung injury as a proinflammatory factor [20]. Previous study has indicated that miR-155 may enhance inflammatory response by stimulating the release of inflammatory mediators by targeting several negative feedback molecules, including SH2 domaincontaining inositol 5’-phosphatase (SHIP)-1 [21]. These results suggested the miR-155 maybe promote inflammatory response of LPS-induced ALI by downregulating SOCS-1 and targeting (SHIP)-1.

The present study indicated that miR-127 was prominently induced in the inflammation-related pulmonary disorders such as LPS, bleomycin, or immunocomplex-induced lung injury and inflammation [22,23], which suggesting a potential role of miR-127 in the inflammatory signaling and lung pathology. Our results showed that the expression of miR-127 in lung tissue BALF were decreased gradually with the increase of dose and the passage of time in the LPS groups. These results suggested the miR-127 may be inhibits inflammatory response of LPS-induced ALI by targeting IgG Fcγ receptor. However, another study demonstrated miR -127 promotes lung inflammation and injury by activating the JNK pathway. The mechanism of miR-127 in LPS-induced ALI should be further verified.

The study found that there was significant increase in miR-155 in the 264.7 macrophages and in wild-type C57BL/6 mice and a decrease in miR-127 in the mouse macrophage, alveolar macrophage and human monocyte [24], expression trend similar to our studies. These results indicated that miRNA-155 and miRNA-127 likely play a central role in the regulation of the response to a large panel of bacterial and viral infection in both mouse and human, which might making them to become a potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets.

Conclusion

In summary, in neonatal rats with ALI, the expression of miRNA-155 was increased in a dose and time-dependent manner, and the expression of miRNA-127 was decreased in a dose and time-dependent manner. These results suggested that the expression of miRNA-155 and 127 are associated with severity of the ALI in a dose and time-dependent manner, and they might be considered as potential biomarkers for early diagnosis of ALI.

Acknowledgements

This research was funded by grants of Key Child Health Personnel in Jiangsu Province (Project no: FRC201211).

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