Small Extracellular Vesicles of M1-BV2 Microglia Induce Neuronal PC12 Cells Apoptosis via the Competing Endogenous Mechanism of CircRNAs

Abstract

Polarized microglia play a vital role in neurodegenerative diseases. However, the effects of polarized microglia-derived small extracellular vesicles (SEVs) on neuronal cells and the regulatory mechanisms of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in SEVs remain incompletely defined. In the present study, we carried out high-throughput sequencing and differential expression analysis of circRNAs in the SEVs of M0-phenotype BV2 microglia (M0-BV2) and polarized M1-phenotype BV2 microglia (M1-BV2). Hub circRNAs in the SEVs and their functions were screened using multiple bioinformatics methods. We further validated the effects of SEVs on neuronal PC12 cells by co-culturing M0-BV2 SEVs and M1-BV2 SEVs with neuronal PC12 cells. Among the differentially expressed circRNAs, the target mRNAs of six hub circRNAs (circ_0000705, circ_0001313, circ_0000229, circ_0001123, circ_0000621, and circ_0000735) were enriched in apoptosis-related biological processes. Furthermore, western blot and flow cytometry analysis demonstrated that M0-BV2 SEVs had no distinct effect on apoptosis of neuronal PC12 cells, while M1-BV2 SEVs remarkably increased the apoptosis of neuronal PC12 cells. We then constructed the competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) networks of the six hub circRNAs. Taken together, the results suggest that polarized M1-BV2 microglia can induce apoptosis of neuronal PC12 cells through secreted SEVs, and this regulatory effect may be achieved by the circRNAs circ_0000705, circ_0001313, circ_0000229, circ_0001123, circ_0000621, and circ_0000735 through ceRNAs regulatory networks. These findings provide new potential targets for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

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