Department of Medicine and Ageing Sciences, 'G. d'Annunzio' University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), 'G. d'Annunzio' University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Mar 13;21(6):1969. doi: 10.3390/ijms21061969.
Non-celiac wheat sensitivity (NCWS) is a recently recognized syndrome triggered by a gluten-containing diet. The pathophysiological mechanisms engaged in NCWS are poorly understood and, in the absence of laboratory markers, the diagnosis relies only on a double-blind protocol of symptoms evaluation during a gluten challenge. We aimed to shed light on the molecular mechanisms governing this disorder and identify biomarkers helpful to the diagnosis. By a genome-wide transcriptomic analysis, we investigated gene expression profiles of the intestinal mucosa of 12 NCWS patients, as well as 7 controls. We identified 300 RNA transcripts whose expression differed between NCWS patients and controls. Only 37% of these transcripts were protein-coding RNA, whereas the remaining were non-coding RNA. Principal component analysis (PCA) and receiver operating characteristic curves showed that these microarray data are potentially useful to set apart NCWS from controls. Literature and network analyses indicated a possible implication/dysregulation of innate immune response, hedgehog pathway, and circadian rhythm in NCWS. This exploratory study indicates that NCWS can be genetically defined and gene expression profiling might be a suitable tool to support the diagnosis. The dysregulated genes suggest that NCWS may result from a deranged immune response. Furthermore, non-coding RNA might play an important role in the pathogenesis of NCWS.
非麸质小麦敏感(NCWS)是一种最近被认识到的综合征,由含麸质的饮食引发。NCWS 涉及的病理生理机制尚未完全了解,并且在缺乏实验室标志物的情况下,诊断仅依赖于在麸质挑战期间进行症状评估的双盲方案。我们旨在阐明控制这种疾病的分子机制,并确定有助于诊断的生物标志物。通过全基因组转录组分析,我们研究了 12 名 NCWS 患者和 7 名对照者的肠道黏膜的基因表达谱。我们确定了 300 种 RNA 转录物,它们在 NCWS 患者和对照组之间的表达不同。这些转录物中只有 37%是编码蛋白质的 RNA,而其余的是非编码 RNA。主成分分析(PCA)和接收者操作特征曲线表明,这些微阵列数据有可能用于将 NCWS 与对照组区分开来。文献和网络分析表明,固有免疫反应、刺猬途径和昼夜节律在 NCWS 中可能存在潜在的牵连/失调。这项探索性研究表明,NCWS 可以在遗传上定义,基因表达谱可能是支持诊断的合适工具。失调的基因表明,NCWS 可能是由紊乱的免疫反应引起的。此外,非编码 RNA 可能在 NCWS 的发病机制中发挥重要作用。
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