Abstract
<b><i>Objective:</i></b> Preeclampsia (PE) is the most common gestational disease related to various biomolecules, including circular RNA. Hsa_circ_0088196 (circ_0088196) was aberrantly upregulated in PE tissues. <b><i>Design:</i></b> This study focused on the further exploration of circ_0088196 in PE. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Circ_0088196, microRNA-133b (miR-133b), and AHNAK Nucleoprotein (AHNAK) levels were examined using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). EDU assay was used for proliferation detection. Cell cycle and apoptosis were analyzed using flow cytometry. Wound healing assay and transwell assay were performed to assess migration and invasion. The protein levels were determined via Western blot. Target analysis was conducted through dual-luciferase reporter assay and RNA pull-down assay. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Circ_0088196 upregulation was detected in PE patients. The knockdown of circ_0088196 induced the promotion of proliferation, cell cycle, migration, and invasion but not the inhibition of apoptosis in trophoblastic cells. Then, circ_0088196 was found to act as a sponge of miR-133b in HTR-8/SVneo cells. The inhibition of miR-133b abolished the regulation of si-circ_0088196 in trophoblastic cells. In addition, miR-133b targeted AHNAK and circ_0088196 evoked the expression change of AHNAK by sponging miR-133b. The function of circ_0088196 was also achieved by regulating AHNAK in trophoblastic cells. <b><i>Limitations:</i></b> The role of circ_0088196 in PE was not verified by in vivo experiments. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> The current evidence demonstrated that circ_0088196 knockdown facilitated trophoblastic cell development by regulating the levels of miR-133b and AHNAK, suggesting that circ_0088196 promoted the PE progression via the miR-133b/AHNAK axis.
Subject
Obstetrics and Gynecology,Reproductive Medicine
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