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Circular RNAs (circRNAs) play important roles in human diseases, including infantile pneumonia. In this article, we aimed to investigate the functions of circ-BICC1 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced injury of WI-38 cells. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) assay was performed for the levels of circ-BICC1, BICC1, microRNA-338-3p (miR-338-3p), and myeloid differentiation primary response 88 (MYD88). Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, 5-ethynyl-2’-deoxyuridine (EdU) assay, and flow cytometry analysis were conducted to evaluate cell viability, proliferation, and apoptosis, respectively. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits were used for the concentrations of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). The levels of oxidative stress markers were detected with commercial kits. Dual-luciferase reporter assay was adopted to analyze the interaction between circ-BICC1 and miR-338-3p, as well as MYD88 and miR-338-3p. Western blot assay was employed for the protein level of MYD88. Circ-BICC1 level was increased in pneumonia patients’ blood samples and LPS-treated WI-38 cells. LPS treatment suppressed WI-38 cell viability and promoted cell apoptosis, inflammation, and oxidative stress. Circ-BICC1 knockdown reversed the effect of LPS-induced WI-38 cell injury. For mechanism analysis, circ-BICC1 could function as the sponge for miR-338-3p and miR-338-3p inhibition reversed the effect of circ-BICC1 knockdown on LPS-induced WI-38 cell injury. MYD88 was identified as the target of miR-338-3p. MiR-338-3p overexpression relieved LPS-induced injury of WI-38 cells, while the impact was abolished by elevating MYD88. Circ-BICC1 silencing remitted LPS-triggered WI-38 cell damage by adsorbing miR-338-3p and regulating MYD88.
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Wang, J., Li, G., Lin, S. et al. Circ-BICC1 Knockdown Alleviates Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-Induced WI-38 Cell Injury Through miR-338-3p/MYD88 Axis. Biochem Genet 61, 170–186 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10528-022-10242-3
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