China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2024, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (8): 3635-3642.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2024.08.040

• Basic Veterinary Medicine • Previous Articles    

Effect of Overexpression of miRNA-424-5p Targeting AKT3 on Apoptosis of Endometrial Epithelial Cells in Dairy Cows

YAO Weijia, LUO Chunhai, LIU Jiajin, WANG Wei, LI Danyang, LIU Bingqi, FU Shixin   

  1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
  • Received:2023-12-28 Published:2024-07-31

Abstract: 【Objective】 In this study,overexpression of miRNA-424-5p was performed to clarify the mechanism of the effect of miRNA-424-5p and its target gene AKT3 on the apoptosis of cow endometrial epithelial cells,and provide experimental basis and theoretical basis for elucidating the mechanism of miRNA-424-5p in the process of cow placental separation.【Method】 The experiment was divided into three groups: Blank control group (Control), negative control group (miRNA-424-5p mimics NC) and overexpressed group (miRNA-424-5p mimics). The expression of miRNA-424-5p in cow endometrial epithelial cells after miRNA-424-5p mimics was detected by Real-time quantitative PCR using stem loop method.Western blotting and Real-time quantitative PCR were used to detect the expression changes of AKT3 and apoptosis-related factors after overexpression,and Annexin V-FITC/PI was used to detect the apoptosis of cow endometrial epithelial cells.【Result】 Compared with blank control and negative control groups,the expression of miRNA-424-5p mRNA in endometrial epithelial cells was extremely significantly increased (P<0.01),the mRNA expression of Bax,Caspase3 and Caspase9 was extremely significantly increased (P<0.01),and the mRNA expression of AKT3 and Bcl-2 was extremely significantly reduced (P<0.01) after transfection with miRNA-424-5p mimics.The relative expression of Bax and Caspase3 proteins was extremely significantly increased (P<0.01),Caspase9 protein was significantly increased (P<0.05),and AKT3 and Bcl-2 proteins were extremely significantly reduced (P<0.01).Apoptosis rate of cells was extremely significantly increased(P<0.01).【Conclusion】 Overexpression of miRNA-424-5p could increase the expression of apoptotic factors Bax,Caspase3 and Caspase9,and decrease the expression of Bcl-2 in endometrial epithelial cells of dairy cows through targeted regulation of AKT3,thus leading to increased apoptosis.

Key words: dairy cows; miRNA-424-5p; AKT3; endometrial epithelial cells; apoptosis

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