lncRNA MALAT1 promotes diabetic retinopathy by upregulating PDE6G via miR-378a-3p

Abstract

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the main cause of adult insomnia, which causes certain social and economic pressure. This research was to investigate the role and regulatory mechanisms of MALAT1, miR-378a-3p and PDE6g in retinal microvascular endothelial cells (RMECs) under high glucose (HG). MALAT1, Mir-378a-3p and PDE6G expressions level were detected by qRT-PCR and Western blot. The proliferation, Bax and Bcl-2 protein expression of RMECs were detected by CCK-8 and western blot. The target relationships of MALAT1, miR-378a-3p and PDE6G were determined by bioinformatics analysis, dual-luciferase reporter gene, RIP and RNA pull-down assay. HG enhanced the expression of MALAT1 and PDE6G, and inhibited the expression of miR-378a-3p. Overexpression of MALAT1 promotes the proliferation of RMECs and inhibits apoptosis under HG condition. MALAT1 competitively adsorbed miR-378a-3p, which targeted PDE6G. Data reveal that MALAT1/miR-378a-3p/PDE6G signal axis restrain the apoptosis of RMECs under HG. This finding may help to delay the development of DR.

Keywords:

• Diabetic retinopathy
• mir-378a-3p
• PDE6G
• MALAT1

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.

Data availability statement

The 25 common DEGs were uploaded to STRING database for PPI network analysis.