Journal: Biologics : Targets & Therapy

Article Title: MicroRNA-661 Suppresses Proliferation and Migration of Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells and Endothelial Cells by Targeting CCND2

doi: 10.2147/BTT.S592879

Figure Lengend Snippet: The negative correlation between miR-661 and CCND2 in pulmonary hypertension patients. ( A ) HPASMCs were overexpressed with miR-661, followed by RNA-seq analysis. The heatmap result showed the differentially expressed genes as indicated. ( B ) qRT-PCR was used to detect the expression level of miR-661 and CCND2 in serum of patients with pulmonary hypertension and healthy volunteers, then the correlation analysis were performed. ( C ) Statistics of KEGG pathway were performed after overexpressed with miR-661 in HPASMCs, the green highlighted text indicates that the cell cycle pathway was significantly inhibited.

Article Snippet: The human embryonic Kidney 293T cells (HEK293T), human pulmonary artery smooth muscle Cells (HPASMCs) and human pulmonary artery endothelial cells (HPAECs) were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection.

Techniques: RNA Sequencing, Quantitative RT-PCR, Expressing

Journal: Physiological Reports

Article Title: The effect of mitoTEMPO on the development of hypoxia‐induced pulmonary hypertension in male mice

doi: 10.14814/phy2.70804

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effect of mitoTEMPO treatment on HIF‐1α stabilization in vitro. HIF‐1α protein levels were assessed by western blot, and steady‐state mRNA levels for lactate dehydrogenase A ( Ldha ) and pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 ( Pdk1 ) by quantitative real‐time PCR in (a) CMT167 cells, (b) hPASMCs, and (c) mPASMCs, exposed to normoxia (21% O 2 ), severe hypoxia (1% O 2 ), or mild hypoxia (10% O 2 ) for 24 h and treated with triphenylphosphonium (TPP + ) (blue dots) or mitoTEMPO (MT) (red dots). Immunoblots shown are representative of three independent experiments. CMT167: mouse lung carcinoma epithelial cells; hPASMCs: human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells; mPASMCs: mouse pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. Densitometric analysis of HIF‐1α bands normalized to β‐Actin. Data are presented as mean ± SD. Statistical comparisons were made using two‐way ANOVA with Tukey's post hoc test ( n = 3 per group). (ns: no signal). Quantitative real‐time PCR data reflect mean ΔCt ± SD ( n = 3 per experimental group).

Article Snippet: Mouse lung carcinoma epithelial (CMT167) cells (10032302, Merck, Germany) and human PASMCs (hPASMCs) (C‐12521, PromoCell, Germany) were purchased.

Techniques: In Vitro, Western Blot, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction