Research Paper Volume 13, Issue 1 pp 1369—1382
MicroRNA-6862 inhibition elevates sphingosine kinase 1 and protects neuronal cells from MPP+-induced apoptosis
- 1 Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- 2 Department of Neurology, Fengcheng Hospital of Fengxian Distric, Shanghai, China
- 3 Department of Neurology, Changshu Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Changshu, China
- 4 The Central Laboratory, North District, Suzhou Municipal Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, China
- 5 Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- 6 Department of Emergency and Intensive Care Unit, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Received: September 3, 2020 Accepted: October 22, 2020 Published: December 19, 2020
https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.202335How to Cite
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Abstract
MPP+ (1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium)-induced dopaminergic neuronal cell apoptosis is associated with sphingosine kinase 1 (SphK1) inhibition. We here tested the potential effect of microRNA-6862 (miR-6862), a novel SphK1-targeting miRNA, on MPP+-induced cytotoxicity in neuronal cells. MiR-6862 locates in the cytoplasm of SH-SY5Y neuronal cells. It directly binds to SphK1 mRNA. In SH-SY5Y cells and HCN-2 cells, ectopic overexpression of miR-6862 decreased SphK13’-untranslated region luciferase reporter activity and downregulated its expression. miR-6862 inhibition exerted opposite activity and elevated SphK1 expression. In neuronal cells, MPP+-induced cell death was significantly inhibited through miR-6862 inhibition. Conversely, ectopic overexpression of miR-6862 or CRISPR/Cas9-induced SphK1 knockout augmented MPP+-induced apoptosis in the neuronal cells. Importantly, antagomiR-6862 failed to inhibit MPP+-induced apoptosis in SphK1-knockout SH-SY5Y cells. These results suggest that inhibition of miR-6862 induces SphK1 elevation and protects neuronal cells from MPP+-induced cell death.