Hsa_circ_0000479/Hsa-miR-149-5p/RIG-I, IL-6 Axis: A Potential Novel Pathway to Regulate Immune Response against COVID-19
Background. COVID-19, the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has led to a global pandemic and mortality of people around the world. Some circular RNAs (circRNAs), one of the new types of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs), act as competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) a...
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| author | Zahra Firoozi Elham Mohammadisoleimani Abbas Shahi Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh Ebrahim Mirzaei Ali Ghanbari Asad Zahra Salmanpour Seyed Mohamad Javad Nouri Yaser Mansoori |
| author_facet | Zahra Firoozi Elham Mohammadisoleimani Abbas Shahi Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh Ebrahim Mirzaei Ali Ghanbari Asad Zahra Salmanpour Seyed Mohamad Javad Nouri Yaser Mansoori |
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| description | Background. COVID-19, the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has led to a global pandemic and mortality of people around the world. Some circular RNAs (circRNAs), one of the new types of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs), act as competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) and compete with mRNAs for shared miRNAs, to regulate gene expression. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the expression and roles of hsa_circ_0000479/hsa-miR-149-5p/RIG-I, IL-6 in COVID-19 infection. Materials and Methods. After extraction of total RNA from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of 50 patients with symptomatic COVID-19, 50 patients with nonsymptomatic COVID-19, and 50 normal controls, cDNA synthesis was performed. Online in silico tools were applied to evaluate the interaction between the genes in the hsa_circ_0000479/hsa-miR-149-5p/RIG-I, IL-6 axis, and its role in COVID-19-related pathways. Quantification of the expression of these genes and confirmation of their interaction was done using the quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) technique. Results. The expression levels of hsa_circ_0000479, RIG-I, and IL-6 were increased in COVID-19 patients compared to healthy controls, while hsa-miR-149-5p expression was decreased. Moreover, there was a significant negative correlation between hsa-miR-149-5p and hsa_circ_0000479, RIG-I, IL-6 expressions, and also a positive expression correlation between hsa_circ_0000479 and IL-6, RIG-I. Then, bioinformatics tools revealed the role of hsa_circ_0000479/hsa-miR-149-5p/RIG-I, IL-6 axis in PI3K-AKT and STAT3 signaling pathways. Conclusion. Upregulation of hsa_circ_0000479, RIG-I, and IL-6, and downregulation of hsa-miR-149-5p, along with correlation studies, indicate that hsa_circ_0000479/hsa-miR-149-5p/RIG-I, IL-6 axis could play a role in regulating the immune response against SARS-CoV-2. However, more studies are needed in this area. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-865be728a8214cf697b861fe42b934572025-02-03T01:24:10ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1918-14932022-01-01202210.1155/2022/2762582Hsa_circ_0000479/Hsa-miR-149-5p/RIG-I, IL-6 Axis: A Potential Novel Pathway to Regulate Immune Response against COVID-19Zahra Firoozi0Elham Mohammadisoleimani1Abbas Shahi2Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh3Ebrahim Mirzaei4Ali Ghanbari Asad5Zahra Salmanpour6Seyed Mohamad Javad Nouri7Yaser Mansoori8Department of Medical GeneticsDepartment of Medical BiotechnologyDepartment of ImmunologyNoncommunicable Diseases Research CenterDepartment of Medical GeneticsDepartment of Medical BiotechnologyDepartment of Internal MedicineDepartment of Internal MedicineDepartment of Medical GeneticsBackground. COVID-19, the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has led to a global pandemic and mortality of people around the world. Some circular RNAs (circRNAs), one of the new types of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs), act as competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) and compete with mRNAs for shared miRNAs, to regulate gene expression. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the expression and roles of hsa_circ_0000479/hsa-miR-149-5p/RIG-I, IL-6 in COVID-19 infection. Materials and Methods. After extraction of total RNA from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of 50 patients with symptomatic COVID-19, 50 patients with nonsymptomatic COVID-19, and 50 normal controls, cDNA synthesis was performed. Online in silico tools were applied to evaluate the interaction between the genes in the hsa_circ_0000479/hsa-miR-149-5p/RIG-I, IL-6 axis, and its role in COVID-19-related pathways. Quantification of the expression of these genes and confirmation of their interaction was done using the quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) technique. Results. The expression levels of hsa_circ_0000479, RIG-I, and IL-6 were increased in COVID-19 patients compared to healthy controls, while hsa-miR-149-5p expression was decreased. Moreover, there was a significant negative correlation between hsa-miR-149-5p and hsa_circ_0000479, RIG-I, IL-6 expressions, and also a positive expression correlation between hsa_circ_0000479 and IL-6, RIG-I. Then, bioinformatics tools revealed the role of hsa_circ_0000479/hsa-miR-149-5p/RIG-I, IL-6 axis in PI3K-AKT and STAT3 signaling pathways. Conclusion. Upregulation of hsa_circ_0000479, RIG-I, and IL-6, and downregulation of hsa-miR-149-5p, along with correlation studies, indicate that hsa_circ_0000479/hsa-miR-149-5p/RIG-I, IL-6 axis could play a role in regulating the immune response against SARS-CoV-2. However, more studies are needed in this area.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2762582 |
| spellingShingle | Zahra Firoozi Elham Mohammadisoleimani Abbas Shahi Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh Ebrahim Mirzaei Ali Ghanbari Asad Zahra Salmanpour Seyed Mohamad Javad Nouri Yaser Mansoori Hsa_circ_0000479/Hsa-miR-149-5p/RIG-I, IL-6 Axis: A Potential Novel Pathway to Regulate Immune Response against COVID-19 Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Hsa_circ_0000479/Hsa-miR-149-5p/RIG-I, IL-6 Axis: A Potential Novel Pathway to Regulate Immune Response against COVID-19 |
| title_full | Hsa_circ_0000479/Hsa-miR-149-5p/RIG-I, IL-6 Axis: A Potential Novel Pathway to Regulate Immune Response against COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | Hsa_circ_0000479/Hsa-miR-149-5p/RIG-I, IL-6 Axis: A Potential Novel Pathway to Regulate Immune Response against COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hsa_circ_0000479/Hsa-miR-149-5p/RIG-I, IL-6 Axis: A Potential Novel Pathway to Regulate Immune Response against COVID-19 |
| title_short | Hsa_circ_0000479/Hsa-miR-149-5p/RIG-I, IL-6 Axis: A Potential Novel Pathway to Regulate Immune Response against COVID-19 |
| title_sort | hsa circ 0000479 hsa mir 149 5p rig i il 6 axis a potential novel pathway to regulate immune response against covid 19 |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2762582 |
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