Exosomal Circular RNA hsa_circ_0046060 of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Ameliorates Glucose Metabolism and Insulin Resistance in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus via the miR-338-3p/G6PC2 Axis

Author:

Cao Minkai12ORCID,Bu Chaozhi3ORCID,Zhang Jingjing4,Ren Yongwei3,Zhou Guanlun1,Chen Chao1,Han Guorong1ORCID,Jiang Shi-Wen3ORCID,Wen Juan5ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Second Hospital of Nanjing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210003, China

2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated Wuxi Matemity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214002, Jiangsu, China

3. Center of Reproductive Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Research Institute for Reproductive Health and Genetic Diseases, The Affiliated Wuxi Matemity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214002, Jiangsu, China

4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, China

5. Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Institute, Women’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing 210004, China

Abstract

Background. Impaired glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity have been linked to the pathogenesis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Exosomes secreted by the umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells (UMSCs) and circular RNAs (circRNAs) derived from exosomes have been shown to be associated with the progression of GDM-related complications. Methods. UMSCs were isolated from umbilical cords and identified through flow cytometry. Exosomes were isolated from UMSCs and were then characterized. The expression levels of RNA of hsa_circ_0046060, mmu_circ_0002819, and miR-338-3p were determined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). The intracellular glucose intake and glycogen content were measured using a High Sensitivity Glucose Assay Kit and Glycogen Assay Kit, respectively. Bioinformatics analysis and luciferase reporter assay were used to validate interactions among hsa_circ_0046060, miR-338-3p, and G6PC2. The expression of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) and its phosphorylated form, (p-IRS-1), as well as G6PC2, was determined through western blotting. Results. UMSCs and exosomes were successfully isolated and identified. The upregulation of hsa_circ_0046060 decreased the intracellular glucose content in L-02 cells (43.45 vs. 16.87 pM/mg, P = 0.0002 ), whereas shRNA-mediated downregulation reversed this effect (16.87 vs. 33.16 pM/mg, P = 0.0011 ). Mmu_circ_0002819 in mice aggravated dysregulated glucose metabolism (49.88 vs. 21.69 pM/mg, P = 0.0031 ) and insulin sensitivity (0.20 vs. 0.11 mg/mL, P = 0.03 ) in GDM mice, which was abrogated by the knockdown of mmu_circ_0002819. The results of luciferase reporter assay revealed that miR-338-3p and G6PC2 were the potential targets of has_circ_0046060. Western blotting results showed that the reduced activation of IRS-1 induced by GDM (1.25 vs. 0.54, P = 0.0001 ) could be rescued by the administration of si-circ-G-UMSC-EXOs (0.54 vs. 1.17, P = 0.0001 ). Conclusion. Taken together, the inhibition of hsa_circ_0046060 expression in exosomes from GDM-derived UMSCs can alleviate GDM by reversing abnormal glucose metabolism and insulin resistance in vivo and in vitro.

Funder

Jiangsu Provincial Key Research and Development Program

Publisher

Hindawi Limited

Subject

Endocrine and Autonomic Systems,Endocrinology,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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