JACC: Basic to Translational Science (Feb 2020)

Macrophage-Derived Exosomal Mir-155 Regulating Cardiomyocyte Pyroptosis and Hypertrophy in Uremic Cardiomyopathy

  • Bin Wang, MD, PhD,
  • Ze-Mu Wang, MD, PhD,
  • Jia-Ling Ji, MD,
  • Weihua Gan, PhD,
  • Aiqing Zhang, PhD,
  • Hao-Jie Shi, MD,
  • Hao Wang, PhD,
  • Linli Lv, MD,
  • Zuolin Li, MD,
  • Taotao Tang, MD,
  • Jie Du, PhD,
  • Xiaonan H. Wang, MD,
  • Bi-Cheng Liu, MD, PhD

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 2
pp. 148 – 166

Abstract

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Summary: miR-155 was synthesized and loaded into exosomes in increased infiltration of macrophages in a uremic heart. The released exosomal fusion with the plasma membrane leads to the release of miR-155 into the cytosol and translational repression of forkhead transcription factors of the O class (FoxO3a) in cardiomyocytes. Finally, macrophage-derived miR-155–containing exosomes promoted cardiomyocyte pyroptosis and uremic cardiomyopathy changes (cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis) by directly targeting FoxO3a in uremic mice. Key Words: exosome, FoxO3a, miR-155, pyroptosis, uremic cardiomyopathy