Trimethylamine N-Oxide Aggravates Neuro-Inflammation Via LncRNA Fendrr/miR-145-5p/PXN Axis in Vascular Dementia Rats

Overview

Journal J Inflamm Res

Publisher Dove Medical Press

Date 2024 Oct 28

PMID 39464336

Authors

Yang Deng

Rui Duan

Ye Hong

Qiang Peng

Zhong-Yuan Li

Xiang-Liang Chen

Ying-Dong Zhang

Affiliations

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Abstract

Purpose: Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common dementia in the world. An increasing number of studies have demonstrated the important role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in VaD. Our previous investigation demonstrated that Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) exacerbates cognitive impairment and neuropathological alterations in VaD rats. Thus, we hypothesized that TMAO could play an injury role in VaD by regulating lncRNAs.

Materials And Methods: The rats using the bilateral common carotid artery (2VO) model were administered TMAO (120 mg/kg) for 8 consecutive weeks, 4 weeks preoperatively and 4 weeks postoperatively. High-throughput sequencing was conducted to investigate the effects of TMAO treatment on lncRNA expression in rat hippocampus and bioinformatics analysis was performed to identify potential downstream targets. Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was used to detect the levels of lncRNA fetal-lethal noncoding developmental regulatory RNA (Fendrr), miR-145-5p, and paxillin (PXN). Learning and spatial memory capacities were measured, as well as inflammatory factors. Nissl staining was used to observe neuronal injury in the CA1 area of the hippocampus. Furthermore, we used the Fendrr loss-of-function assay, miR-145-5p gain-of-function assays and PXN loss-of-function assay to explore the mechanisms by which TMAO acts on VaD.

Results: TMAO administration upregulated lncRNA Fendrr expression in the rat hippocampus, while the damaging effects of TMAO were counteracted after knockdown of Fendrr. Fendrr exhibits highly expressed in 2VO rats and sponged miR-145-5p, which targets PXN. Silencing of Fendrr or PXN, or promotion of miR-145-5p improved neurological function injury, reduced neuronal damage, as well as repressed inflammation response. Inhibition of miR-145-5p abrogated up Fendrr knockdown mediated influence on 2VO rats.

Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that TMAO inhibits the miR-145-5p/PXN axis by increasing the Fendrr expression, thus exacerbating the development of VaD.

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