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Repression of miR-764-5p by enhancing IGF1R and cochaperone CHIP expression in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) regulates cardioprotective effects in Aging-Spontaneously Hypertensive rats model

Huang C, Barik P, Kuo W, Kuo C, Hsieh D, Day C, Daddam J, Chen M, Padma VV, Shibu M.
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Research Square
29 November 2023
PPR
PPR765974
Abstract
Age-associated cardiovascular disease (CVD) progression is marked by increased misfolded proteins and reduced growth factor receptor activity. Evidence links the co-chaperone CHIP and insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF1R) to stem cell dynamics and function through miR-764-5p in rat adipose-derived stem cells (rADSCs) remains largely unknown. We observed that short-term hypoxia (6 h) downregulated miR-764-5p in rADSCs, while normoxia conditions led to miR-764-5p upregulation, targeting the 3' UTR region of IGF1R and STUB1/CHIP. qRT-PCR confirmed altered mRNA expression. Overexpression of anti-miR-764-5p enhanced rADSC survival via CHIP and IGF1R upregulation, while miR-764-5p mimic increased ROS generation and apoptosis. HIF1α transcription factor downregulated miR-764-5p under short-term hypoxia. Administering rADSCs anti−miR−764−5p in aging-spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) via tail-vein injection demonstrated cardioprotective effects, reducing cardiac hypertrophy, fibrosis, and apoptosis and it could be the potential to act as a regenerative medicine. In conclusion, suppressing miR-764-5p enhances IGF1R expression and CHIP activity in rADSCs, mitigating cardiac hypertrophy and remodeling in the aging-SHR model.