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Mast cells play a pivotal role in the immediate reaction in asthma. In a previous study, it was found that MicroRNA-221 (miR-221) was associated with asthma. Hence, in the present study, the role and the potential mechanisms of miR-221 on immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated activation of mast cells degranulation were investigated. MiR-221 expression was first quantified by qRT-PCR in IgE-mediated activation of mast cells. RBL-2H3 cells were then transfected with miR-221 mimic or miR-221 inhibitor, the IgE-mediated degranulation was detected in mast cells. The influence of miR-221 on expression of phospholipase C gamma (PLCγ1), p-PLCγ1, protein kinase B (Akt), phospho-Akt (p-Akt), inhibitor of kappa B (IκB-α), and phospho-IκB-α (p-IκB-α) were examined by Western blot, whereas free calcium ion (Ca2+) level was measured by flow cytometry and NF-κB expression was determined by EMSA. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-inhibitor (LY294002) and NF-κB-inhibitor [pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC)] were used to investigate the role of PI3K/Akt pathway and NF-κB in miR-221 promoting IgE-mediated activation of mast cells degranulation. The expression of miR-221 was upregulated in IgE-mediated activation of mast cells, and it was overexpressed in miR-221 mimic transfected cells. The degranulation was found to be significantly increased in miR-221 overexpressed cells while it was found to be significantly decreased in miR-221 downregulated cells. The expression of p-PLCγ1, p-Akt, p-IκB-α as well as NF-κB and Ca2+ release were increased in miR-221 overexpressed cells. PI3K-inhibitor (LY294002) could rescue the promotion of degranulation caused by miR-221 in IgE-mediated activation of mast cells. However, NF-κB-inhibitor (PDTC) could not rescue the promotion of degranulation caused by miR-221 in IgE-mediated activation of mast cells. MiR-221 promotes IgE-mediated activation of mast cells degranulation by PI3K/Akt/PLCγ/Ca2+ signaling pathway, in a non-NF-κB dependent manner.
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The current research was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (81200012; Feng Liu), National Natural Science Foundation of China (81370132; De-Yu Zhao) and Nanjing Medical Science and technique Development Foundation (Feng Liu).
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Xu, H., Gu, LN., Yang, QY. et al. MiR-221 promotes IgE-mediated activation of mast cells degranulation by PI3K/Akt/PLCγ/Ca2+ pathway. J Bioenerg Biomembr 48, 293–299 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10863-016-9659-7
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