5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine Inhibits the Proliferation of Lung Fibroblasts in Neonatal Rats Exposed to Hyperoxia
A persistent increase in the number of lung fibroblasts (LFs) is found in the interstitium of the lungs of infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), which leads to lung fibrosis. P16 methylation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of BPD. 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (5-aza-CdR) is a major me...
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| description | A persistent increase in the number of lung fibroblasts (LFs) is found in the interstitium of the lungs of infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), which leads to lung fibrosis. P16 methylation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of BPD. 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (5-aza-CdR) is a major methyltransferase-specific inhibitor. This study investigated the effects of 5-aza-CdR on LFs in vitro from a hyperoxia-induced lung fibrosis model in newborn rats.
Methods: Methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and Western blotting were performed to determine P16 gene methylation status and protein expression after LFs were treated with 0 μmol/L, 0.5 μmol/L, 1.0 μmol/L, and 5.0 μmol/L 5-aza-CdR for 120 hours. Proliferation was assessed by an MTT assay after LFs were treated with 0 μmol/L, 0.5 μmol/L, 1.0 μmol/L, and 5.0 μmol/L 5-aza-CdR for 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 96 hours, and 120 hours. At the final time point, cells were also analyzed by flow cytometry to identify any change in their cell cycle profiles.
Results: A methylated P16 gene promoter was detected in hyperoxia LFs. Following treatment with 5-aza-CdR, partial methylation and demethylation was detected. The expression protein's level of the P16 gene was significantly higher in the 5.0 μmol/L 5-aza-CdR-treated group compared with that in the control group (p < 0.01). The cell growth rate at each tested time point was lower in the 5-aza-CdR-treated group compared with that in the control group after 72 hours (p < 0.01). Flow cytometry revealed that the cells in the 1.0 μmol/L and 5.0 μmol/L 5-aza-CdR-treated groups were apparently arrested in the G0/G1 phase and that the number of cells in the S phase was significantly lower than the control group (p < 0.01).
Conclusion: 5-aza-CdR inhibits the growth of the LFs in hyperoxia-induced neonatal BPD rats in vitro by demethylating the P16 gene. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-55ea0d4aa53d45ab9b9d6c403ad5f77c2025-08-20T03:09:42ZengElsevierPediatrics and Neonatology1875-95722017-04-0158212212710.1016/j.pedneo.2015.11.0095-aza-2′-deoxycytidine Inhibits the Proliferation of Lung Fibroblasts in Neonatal Rats Exposed to HyperoxiaShimeng Zhao0Meiling Cao1Hongmin Wu2Yu Hu3Xindong Xue4Department of Neonatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaDepartment of Neonatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaDepartment of Neonatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaDepartment of Pediatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaDepartment of Pediatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaA persistent increase in the number of lung fibroblasts (LFs) is found in the interstitium of the lungs of infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), which leads to lung fibrosis. P16 methylation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of BPD. 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (5-aza-CdR) is a major methyltransferase-specific inhibitor. This study investigated the effects of 5-aza-CdR on LFs in vitro from a hyperoxia-induced lung fibrosis model in newborn rats. Methods: Methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and Western blotting were performed to determine P16 gene methylation status and protein expression after LFs were treated with 0 μmol/L, 0.5 μmol/L, 1.0 μmol/L, and 5.0 μmol/L 5-aza-CdR for 120 hours. Proliferation was assessed by an MTT assay after LFs were treated with 0 μmol/L, 0.5 μmol/L, 1.0 μmol/L, and 5.0 μmol/L 5-aza-CdR for 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 96 hours, and 120 hours. At the final time point, cells were also analyzed by flow cytometry to identify any change in their cell cycle profiles. Results: A methylated P16 gene promoter was detected in hyperoxia LFs. Following treatment with 5-aza-CdR, partial methylation and demethylation was detected. The expression protein's level of the P16 gene was significantly higher in the 5.0 μmol/L 5-aza-CdR-treated group compared with that in the control group (p < 0.01). The cell growth rate at each tested time point was lower in the 5-aza-CdR-treated group compared with that in the control group after 72 hours (p < 0.01). Flow cytometry revealed that the cells in the 1.0 μmol/L and 5.0 μmol/L 5-aza-CdR-treated groups were apparently arrested in the G0/G1 phase and that the number of cells in the S phase was significantly lower than the control group (p < 0.01). Conclusion: 5-aza-CdR inhibits the growth of the LFs in hyperoxia-induced neonatal BPD rats in vitro by demethylating the P16 gene.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957216300420bronchopulmonary dysplasialung interstitial fibrosisP16 gene5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine |
| spellingShingle | Shimeng Zhao Meiling Cao Hongmin Wu Yu Hu Xindong Xue 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine Inhibits the Proliferation of Lung Fibroblasts in Neonatal Rats Exposed to Hyperoxia Pediatrics and Neonatology bronchopulmonary dysplasia lung interstitial fibrosis P16 gene 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine |
| title | 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine Inhibits the Proliferation of Lung Fibroblasts in Neonatal Rats Exposed to Hyperoxia |
| title_full | 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine Inhibits the Proliferation of Lung Fibroblasts in Neonatal Rats Exposed to Hyperoxia |
| title_fullStr | 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine Inhibits the Proliferation of Lung Fibroblasts in Neonatal Rats Exposed to Hyperoxia |
| title_full_unstemmed | 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine Inhibits the Proliferation of Lung Fibroblasts in Neonatal Rats Exposed to Hyperoxia |
| title_short | 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine Inhibits the Proliferation of Lung Fibroblasts in Neonatal Rats Exposed to Hyperoxia |
| title_sort | 5 aza 2 deoxycytidine inhibits the proliferation of lung fibroblasts in neonatal rats exposed to hyperoxia |
| topic | bronchopulmonary dysplasia lung interstitial fibrosis P16 gene 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957216300420 |
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