大鼠脊髓缺血再灌注损伤中关键微小RNA的鉴定及潜在分子机制

Identification of key microRNAs and the underlying molecular mechanism in spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats.

作者信息

Chen Fengshou, Han Jie, Wang Dan

机构信息

Department of Anesthesiology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning province, China.

出版信息

PeerJ. 2021 May 27;9:e11454. doi: 10.7717/peerj.11454. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

Spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury (SCII) is a pathological process with severe complications such as paraplegia and paralysis. Aberrant miRNA expression is involved in the development of SCII. Differences in the experimenters, filtering conditions, control selection, and sequencing platform may lead to different miRNA expression results. This study systematically analyzes the available SCII miRNA expression data to explore the key differently expressed miRNAs (DEmiRNAs) and the underlying molecular mechanism in SCII. A systematic bioinformatics analysis was performed on 23 representative rat SCII miRNA datasets from PubMed. The target genes of key DEmiRNAs were predicted on miRDB. The DAVID and TFactS databases were utilized for functional enrichment and transcription factor binding analyses. In this study, 19 key DEmiRNAs involved in SCII were identified, 9 of which were upregulated (miR-144-3p, miR-3568, miR-204, miR-30c, miR-34c-3p, miR-155-3p, miR-200b, miR-463, and miR-760-5p) and 10 downregulated (miR-28-5p, miR-21-5p, miR-702-3p, miR-291a-3p, miR-199a-3p, miR-352, miR-743b-3p, miR-125b-2-3p, miR-129-1-3p, and miR-136). KEGG enrichment analysis on the target genes of the upregulated DEmiRNAs revealed that the involved pathways were mainly the cGMP-PKG and cAMP signaling pathways. KEGG enrichment analysis on the target genes of the downregulated DEmiRNAs revealed that the involved pathways were mainly the Chemokine and MAPK signaling pathways. GO enrichment analysis indicated that the target genes of the upregulated DEmiRNAs were markedly enriched in biological processes such as brain development and the positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter. Target genes of the downregulated DEmiRNAs were mainly enriched in biological processes such as intracellular signal transduction and negative regulation of cell proliferation. According to the transcription factor analysis, the four transcription factors, including SP1, GLI1, GLI2, and FOXO3, had important regulatory effects on the target genes of the key DEmiRNAs. Among the upregulated DEmiRNAs, miR-3568 was especially interesting. While SCII causes severe neurological deficits of lower extremities, the anti-miRNA oligonucleotides (AMOs) of miR-3568 improve neurological function. Cleaved caspase-3 and Bax was markedly upregulated in SCII comparing to the sham group, and miR-3568 AMO reduced the upregulation. Bcl-2 expression levels showed a opposite trend as cleaved caspase-3. The expression of GATA6, GATA4, and RBPJ decreased after SCII and miR-3568 AMO attenuated this upregulation. In conclusion, 19 significant DEmiRNAs in the pathogenesis of SCII were identified, and the underlying molecular mechanisms were validated. The DEmiRNAs could serve as potential intervention targets for SCII. Moreover, inhibition of miR-3568 preserved hind limb function after SCII by reducing apoptosis, possibly through regulating GATA6, GATA4, and RBPJ in SCII.

摘要

脊髓缺血再灌注损伤(SCII)是一种伴有截瘫和麻痹等严重并发症的病理过程。异常的miRNA表达参与了SCII的发展。实验者、筛选条件、对照选择和测序平台的差异可能导致不同的miRNA表达结果。本研究系统分析了现有的SCII miRNA表达数据,以探索关键的差异表达miRNA(DEmiRNA)及其在SCII中的潜在分子机制。对来自PubMed的23个代表性大鼠SCII miRNA数据集进行了系统的生物信息学分析。在miRDB上预测了关键DEmiRNA的靶基因。利用DAVID和TFactS数据库进行功能富集和转录因子结合分析。在本研究中,鉴定出19个参与SCII的关键DEmiRNA,其中9个上调(miR-144-3p、miR-3568、miR-204、miR-30c、miR-34c-3p、miR-155-3p、miR-200b、miR-463和miR-760-5p),10个下调(miR-28-5p、miR-21-5p、miR-702-3p、miR-291a-3p、miR-199a-3p、miR-352、miR-743b-3p、miR-125b-2-3p、miR-129-1-3p和miR-136)。对上调的DEmiRNA靶基因进行KEGG富集分析,结果显示涉及的通路主要是cGMP-PKG和cAMP信号通路。对下调的DEmiRNA靶基因进行KEGG富集分析,结果显示涉及的通路主要是趋化因子和MAPK信号通路。GO富集分析表明,上调的DEmiRNA靶基因在脑发育和RNA聚合酶II启动子转录的正调控等生物学过程中显著富集。下调的DEmiRNA靶基因主要富集在细胞内信号转导和细胞增殖负调控等生物学过程中。根据转录因子分析,包括SP1、GLI1、GLI2和FOXO3在内的四种转录因子对关键DEmiRNA的靶基因具有重要的调控作用。在上调的DEmiRNA中,miR-3568尤其值得关注。虽然SCII会导致下肢严重的神经功能缺损,但miR-3568的抗miRNA寡核苷酸(AMO)可改善神经功能。与假手术组相比,SCII组中裂解的caspase-3和Bax明显上调,而miR-3568 AMO可降低这种上调。Bcl-2表达水平与裂解的caspase-3呈相反趋势。SCII后GATA6、GATA4和RBPJ的表达下降,而miR-3568 AMO可减弱这种上调。总之,鉴定出了19个在SCII发病机制中具有重要意义的DEmiRNA,并验证了其潜在的分子机制。这些DEmiRNA可作为SCII潜在的干预靶点。此外,抑制miR-3568可能通过调节SCII中的GATA6、GATA4和RBPJ来减少细胞凋亡,从而在SCII后保留后肢功能。

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