Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2016
Abstract
A comprehensive genomic and proteomic, computational, and physiological approach was employed to examine the (previously unexplored) role of microRNAs (miRNAs) as regulators of internal anal sphincter (IAS) smooth muscle contractile phenotype and basal tone. miRNA profiling, genome-wide expression, validation, and network analyses were employed to assess changes in mRNA and miRNA expression in IAS smooth muscles from young vs. aging rats. Multiple miRNAs, including rno-miR-1, rno-miR-340-5p, rno-miR-185, rno-miR-199a-3p, rno-miR-200c, rno-miR-200b, rno-miR-31, rno-miR-133a, and rno-miR-206, were found to be upregulated in aging IAS. qPCR confirmed the upregulated expression of these miRNAs and downregulation of multiple, predicted targets (Eln, Col3a1, Col1a1, Zeb2, Myocd, Srf, Smad1, Smad2, Rhoa/Rock2, Fn1, Tagln v2, Klf4, and Acta2) involved in regulation of smooth muscle contractility. Subsequent studies demonstrated an aging-associated increase in the expression of miR-133a, corresponding decreases in RhoA, ROCK2, MYOCD, SRF, and SM22α protein expression, RhoA-signaling, and a decrease in basal and agonist [U-46619 (thromboxane A2 analog)]-induced increase in the IAS tone. Moreover, in vitro transfection of miR-133a caused a dose-dependent increase of IAS tone in strips, which was reversed by anti-miR-133a. Last, in vivo perianal injection of anti-miR-133a reversed the loss of IAS tone associated with age. This work establishes the important regulatory effect of miRNA-133a on basal and agonist-stimulated IAS tone. Moreover, reversal of age-associated loss of tone via anti-miR delivery strongly implicates miR dysregulation as a causal factor in the aging-associated decrease in IAS tone and suggests that miR-133a is a feasible therapeutic target in aging-associated rectoanal incontinence.
Recommended Citation
Singh, Jagmohan; Ettickan, Boopathi; Addya, Sankar; Philllips, Benjamin; Rigoutsos, Isidore; Penn, Raymond B.; and Rattan, Satish, "Aging-associated changes in microRNA expression profile of internal anal sphincter smooth muscle: Role of microRNA-133a." (2016). Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Faculty Papers. Paper 36.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/gastro_hepfp/36
PubMed ID
27634012
Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
Volume 311, Issue 5, November 2016, Pages G964-G973.
The published version is available at DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00290.2016. Copyright © American Physiological Society