Inhibition of miR-92a improves re-endothelialization and prevents neointima formation following vascular injury

Jan-Marcus Daniel, Daniela Penzkofer, Rebecca Teske, Jochen Dutzmann, Alexander Koch, Wiebke Bielenberg, Angelika Bonauer, Reinier A Boon, Ariane Fischer, Johann Bauersachs, Eva van Rooij, Stefanie Dimmeler, Daniel G Sedding

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AIMS: MicroRNA (miR)-92a is an important regulator of endothelial proliferation and angiogenesis after ischaemia, but the effects of miR-92a on re-endothelialization and neointimal lesion formation after vascular injury remain elusive. We tested the effects of lowering miR-92a levels using specific locked nucleic acid (LNA)-based antimiRs as well as endothelial-specific knock out of miR-92a on re-endothelialization and neointimal formation after wire-induced injury of the femoral artery in mice.

METHODS AND RESULTS: MiR-92a was significantly up-regulated in neointimal lesions following wire-induced injury. Pre-miR-92a overexpression resulted in repression of the direct miR-92a target genes integrin α5 and sirtuin1, and reduced eNOS expression in vitro. MiR-92a impaired proliferation and migration of endothelial cells but not smooth muscle cells. In vivo, systemic inhibition of miR-92a expression with LNA-modified antisense molecules resulted in a significant acceleration of re-endothelialization of the denuded vessel area. Genetic deletion of miR-92a in Tie2-expressing cells, representing mainly endothelial cells, enhanced re-endothelialization, whereas no phenotype was observed in mice lacking miR-92a expression in haematopoietic cells. The enhanced endothelial recovery was associated with reduced accumulation of leucocytes and inhibition of neointimal formation 21 days after injury and led to the de-repression of the miR-92a targets integrin α5 and sirtuin1.

CONCLUSION: Our data indicate that inhibition of endothelial miR-92a attenuates neointimal lesion formation by accelerating re-endothelialization and thus represents a putative novel mechanism to enhance the functional recovery following vascular injury.

Originele taal-2Engels
Pagina's (van-tot)564-72
Aantal pagina's9
TijdschriftCardiovascular Research
Volume103
Nummer van het tijdschrift4
DOI's
StatusGepubliceerd - 01 sep. 2014

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