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MiR-184 targeting FOXO1 regulates host-cell oxidative stress induced by Chlamydia psittaci via the Wnt/-catenin signaling pathway

Lili Chen, Qiaoling Huang, Yuchen Luo, You Zhou, Ting Tong, Yuyu Chen, Qinqin Bai, Chunxue Lu, Zhongyu Li

Infection and immunity(2023)

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Abstract
Chlamydia psittaci is a human pathogen that causes atypical pneumonia after zoonotic transmission. We confirmed that C. psittaci infection induces oxidative stress in human bronchial epithelial (HBEs) cells and explored how this is regulated through miR-184 and the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway. miR-184 mimic, miR-184 inhibitor, FOXO1 siRNA, or negative control sequence was transfected into HBE cells cultured in serum-free medium using Lipofectamine 2000. Then, prior to the cells were infected with C. psittaci 6BC, and the cells were treated with or without 30 mu M Wnt/beta-catenin inhibitor ICG-001. Quantification of reactive oxygen species, malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and glutathione was carried out according to the manufacturer's protocol using a corresponding assay kit. The outcome of both protein and gene was measured by western blotting or real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR. In C. psittaci-infected HBE cells, miR-184 was upregulated, while one of its target genes, FOXO1, was downregulated. ROS and MDA levels increased, while SOD and GSH contents decreased after C. psittaci infection. When miR-184 expression was downregulated, the level of oxidative stress caused by C. psittaci infection was reduced, and the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway was inhibited. The opposite results were seen when miR-184 mimic was used. Transfecting with FOXO1 siRNA reversed the effect of miR-184 inhibitor. Moreover, when the Wnt/beta-catenin-specific inhibitor ICG-001 was used, the level of oxidative stress induced by C. psittaci infection was significantly suppressed. miR-184 can target FOXO1 to promote oxidative stress in HBE cells following C. psittaci infection by activation of the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway.
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Chlamydia psittaci,oxidative stress,MiR-184,FOXO1,Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway
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