Acid-sensing ion channel 1a promotes LPS-induced acute lung injury through the circRNA 18-658/miR-127-5p/TRIM72 axis

Acute lung injury (ALI) is a serious disease with sudden onset, rapid progression, poor treatment response and high mortality. Acid-sensitive ion channels (ASICs) are a type of cation channel activated by extracellular acidification and are involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory and immune diseases. Our previous research revealed that ASIC1a promotes ALI, but the specific mechanism is unclear. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a large class of noncoding RNAs that play important roles in the pathological processes of many diseases. However, their role in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ALI and their correlation with the ASIC1a channel remain unclear. In this study, via high-throughput sequencing, we investigated the effect of ASIC1a on circRNA expression. We focused on circRNA18-658 and its downstream signaling pathway in rat models of ALI. Our results revealed that ASIC1a promotes ALI through the circRNA18-658/miR-127-5p/TRIM72 axis, providing new targets and ideas for the study of the mechanism of ALI and the development of new drugs.