MicroRNA-210 Mediates Hypoxia-Induced Repression of Spontaneous Transient Outward Currents in Sheep Uterine Arteries During Gestation.
MicroRNA-210 Mediates Hypoxia-Induced Repression of Spontaneous Transient Outward Currents in Sheep Uterine Arteries During Gestation.
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10.1161/hypertensionaha.120.16831
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2021-04
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Zhang L
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Hu XQ;Dasgupta C;Song R;Romero M;Wilson SM;Zhang L
Hypoxia during pregnancy is a major contributor to the pathogenesis of preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction. Our recent studies revealed that pregnancy-induced uterine vascular adaptation depended on the enhanced Ca2+ spark/spontaneous transient outward current (STOC) coupling and hypoxia during gestation diminished this adaption. In the present study, we test the hypothesis of a mechanistic link of microRNA-210 (miR-210) in hypoxia-impaired Ca2+ spark/STOC coupling in uterine arteries. Pregnant ewes acclimatized to high altitude (3,801 m) hypoxia for ~110 days significantly increased circulation levels of miR-210 in both the ewe and her fetus. Treatment of uterine arteries from high-altitude animals with the antagomir miR-210-LNA recovered hypoxia-repressed STOCs in pregnant ewes and restored the hormonal regulation of STOCs in non-pregnant animals. In uterine arteries from low-altitude control animals, miR-210 mimic suppressed STOCs in pregnant ewes and inhibited the hormonal regulation of STOCs in non-pregnant animals. Mechanistically, miR-210 directly targeted and downregulated type 2 ryanodine receptor and large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel β1 subunit, resulting in significant decreases in Ca2+ sparks and STOCs in uterine arteries. In addition, miR-210 indirectly decreased STOCs by targeting ten-eleven translocation methylcytosine dioxygenase. Together, the present study revealed a mechanistic link of miR-210 in hypoxia-induced repression of Ca2+ spark/STOC coupling in uterine arteries during gestation, providing novel insights into the understanding of pregnancy complications associated with hypoxia and the potential therapeutic targets. The present study demonstrates that elevated miR-210 is necessary and sufficient to inhibit Ca2+ spark/STOC coupling in uterine arterial adaptation to gestational hypoxia by downregulating RyR2, BKCa β1 subunit and TET1. The study provides new insights into the understanding of fundamental mechanisms underlying programming of vascular dysfunction caused by gestational hypoxia, impacting on maternal cardiovascular health and developmental plasticity.