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Plasma exosomes induced by remote ischaemic preconditioning attenuate myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion injury by transferring miR-24
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Plasma exosomes induced by remote ischaemic preconditioning attenuate myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion injury by transferring miR-24

Wen Minghua, Gong Zhijian, Huang Chahua, Liang Qiang, Xu Minxuan, Wang Luqiao, Zhang Weifang, Lu Peng, Zhan Biming, Yu Lingling, …
Cell death & disease, v 9(3)
23 Feb 2018
PMID: 29476052
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-018-0274-xView
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Abstract

Remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) is well known to protect the myocardium against ischaemia/reperfusion injury (IRI). Exosomes are small extracellular vesicles that have become the key mediators of intercellular communication. Various studies have confirmed that circulating exosomes mediate RIPC. However, the underlying mechanisms for RIPC-induced exosome-mediated cardioprotection remain elusive. In our study, we found that the expression level of miR-24 was higher in exosomes derived from the plasma of rats subjected to RIPC than in exosomes derived from the plasma of control rats in vivo. The rat plasma exosomes could be taken up by H9c2 cells. In addition, miR-24 was present in RIPC-induced exosomes and played a role in reducing oxidative stress-mediated injury and decreasing apoptosis by downregulating Bim expression in H O -treated H9c2 cells in vitro. In vivo, miR-24 in RIPC-induced exosomes reduced cardiomyocyte apoptosis, attenuated the infarct size and improved heart function. Furthermore, the apoptosis-reducing effect of miR-24 was counteracted by miR-24 antagomirs or inhibitors both in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, we provided evidence that RIPC-induced exosomes could reduce apoptosis by transferring miR-24 in a paracrine manner and that miR-24 in the exosomes plays a central role in mediating the protective effects of RIPC.

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