Open Access

Anti‑inflammatory role of microRNA‑429 in human gingival epithelial cells‑inhibition of IL‑8 production through direct binding to IKKβ mRNA

  • Authors:
    • Hiromichi Kawasaki
    • Hirotaka Amano
  • View Affiliations

  • Published online on: June 14, 2021     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2021.12220
  • Article Number: 581
  • Copyright: © Kawasaki et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

Metrics: Total Views: 0 (Spandidos Publications: | PMC Statistics: )
Total PDF Downloads: 0 (Spandidos Publications: | PMC Statistics: )


Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a family of small non‑coding RNAs, serve a pivotal role in the regulation of the inflammation by modulating the expression of various genes. However, the molecular mechanism by which miRNAs regulate inflammation‑associated molecules in oral epithelial cells remains to be elucidated. The present study examined the biological function of miR‑429 by performing the gain‑/loss‑of‑function studies of miR‑429 in a gingival squamous cell carcinoma line Ca9‑22 cells that either over‑ or under‑expressed miR‑429 through transient transfection with miR‑429 mimic or miR‑429 inhibitor, respectively. The results demonstrated that the over‑expression of miR‑429 suppressed the mRNA level of several interleukins, including IL‑8. In addition, the over‑expression of miR‑429 reduced IL‑8 secretion under the basal and TNF‑α stimulated conditions, whereas the secretion of IL‑8 was enhanced when miR‑429 was under‑expressed. The over‑expression of miR‑429 inhibited the activation of the transcription factor NF‑κB. Furthermore, we found that miR‑429 suppressed both mRNA and protein levels of IKKβ via its direct binding to the 3'‑untranslated region of IKKβ mRNA. In addition, the downregulation of IKKβ by small interfering RNA reduced both NF‑kB activity and IL‑8 production in Ca9‑22 cells. Taken together, the findings revealed the molecular mechanism of miR‑429 to regulate the inflammatory mediator in gingival cells and suggested that it could be useful as a therapeutic target of oral inflammatory diseases.
View Figures
View References

Related Articles

Journal Cover

August-2021
Volume 24 Issue 2

Print ISSN: 1791-2997
Online ISSN:1791-3004

Sign up for eToc alerts

Recommend to Library

Copy and paste a formatted citation
x
Spandidos Publications style
Kawasaki H and Kawasaki H: Anti‑inflammatory role of microRNA‑429 in human gingival epithelial cells‑inhibition of IL‑8 production through direct binding to IKKβ mRNA. Mol Med Rep 24: 581, 2021
APA
Kawasaki, H., & Kawasaki, H. (2021). Anti‑inflammatory role of microRNA‑429 in human gingival epithelial cells‑inhibition of IL‑8 production through direct binding to IKKβ mRNA. Molecular Medicine Reports, 24, 581. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2021.12220
MLA
Kawasaki, H., Amano, H."Anti‑inflammatory role of microRNA‑429 in human gingival epithelial cells‑inhibition of IL‑8 production through direct binding to IKKβ mRNA". Molecular Medicine Reports 24.2 (2021): 581.
Chicago
Kawasaki, H., Amano, H."Anti‑inflammatory role of microRNA‑429 in human gingival epithelial cells‑inhibition of IL‑8 production through direct binding to IKKβ mRNA". Molecular Medicine Reports 24, no. 2 (2021): 581. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2021.12220