Effect of silencing SIAH1 gene on H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-induced apoptosis of human lens epithelial cells

oleh: Qian-Wei Jia, Xiao-Ping Lei, Min-Hong Shui, Wei Wang

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Diterbitkan: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2020-01-01

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AIM: To investigate the effect of silencing SIAH1 gene on H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-induced apoptosis of human lens epithelial cells.<p>METHODS: The human lens epithelial cell line HLE-B3 was cultured and divided into normal group, H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> group(cultured with medium containing 400μmol/L H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>)and H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>+siR-SIAH1 group(transfected with SIAH1 interference sequence, followed by cultured with medium containing 400μmol/L H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>)and siR-NC group(transfected with negative control sequence, followed by cultured with medium containing 400μmol/L H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>). The expression of SIAH1 gene in cells was detected by real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR. The apoptosis rate was detected by flow cytometry. The expressions of p38 MAPK, p-p38 MAPK, Bcl-2 and Bax proteins were detected by Western blot.<p>RESULTS: The relative expression levels of SIAH1 mRNA in the H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> group, siR-NC group and H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>+siR-SIAH1 group were higher than that in the normal group(<i>P</i><0.05). The relative expression level of SIAH1 mRNA in H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>+siR-SIAH1 group was lower than those in the H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> group and siR-NC group(<i>P</i><0.05). The apoptosis rates in the H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> group, siR-NC group and H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>+siR-SIAH1 group were higher than that in the normal group(<i>P</i><0.05). The apoptosis rate in the H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>+siR-SIAH1 group was lower than those in the H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> group and siR-NC group(<i>P</i><0.05). The expression levels of p38 MAPK and Bcl-2 proteins in the H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> group, siR-NC group and H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>+siR-SIAH1 group were lower than those in the normal group, while the expression levels of p-p38 MAPK and Bax proteins were higher than those in the normal group(<i>P</i><0.05). The expression levels of p38 MAPK and Bcl-2 proteins in the H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>+siR-SIAH1 group were higher than those in the H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> group and siR-NC group, while the expression levels of p-p38 MAPK and Bax proteins were lower than those in the H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> group and siR-NC group(<i>P</i><0.05).<p>CONCLUSION: Down-regulation the expression of SIAH1 gene could inhibit H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-induced apoptosis of human lens epithelial cell line HLE-B3, which might be related to inhibition of p38 MAPK signaling pathway activation.