中国组织工程研究 ›› 2023, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (5): 732-737.doi: 10.12307/2023.123

• 组织构建实验造模 experimental modeling in tissue construction • 上一篇    下一篇

失神经骨骼肌萎缩模型大鼠肌肉组织中microRNA表达谱的差异分析

刘洪文1,2,李  皎3,徐文豪3,聂  华1,刘绍江1,徐  杰2,尹  立1,3   

  1. 攀枝花市中心医院,1骨科,3学科建设办公室,四川省攀枝花市  617000;2福建医科大学省立临床医学院,福建省立医院骨科,福建省福州市  350001
  • 收稿日期:2022-03-01 接受日期:2022-05-14 出版日期:2023-02-18 发布日期:2022-07-22
  • 通讯作者: 尹立,博士,副教授,硕士生导师,攀枝花市中心医院骨科,学科建设办公室,四川省攀枝花市 617000
  • 作者简介:刘洪文,四川省攀枝花市人,汉族,南方医科大学在读博士,主要从事周围神经损伤后肢体功能重建研究。 李皎,重庆市人,汉族,硕士,主要从事流行病统计学方向的研究。 徐文豪,云南省华坪县人,汉族,主任医师,硕士生导师,主要从事中西医结合基础与临床研究。
  • 基金资助:
    四川省中管局中医药科研专项课题(2020JC0087),项目负责人:尹立;成都中医药大学学科人才科研专项课题(YYZX20211097),项目负责人:刘洪文;福建省自然科学基金面上项目(2019J01173),项目负责人:徐杰

Differential expression profiles of microRNAs in muscle tissue of denervated skeletal muscle atrophy rats

Liu Hongwen1, 2, Li Jiao3, Xu Wenhao3, Nie Hua1, Liu Shaojiang1, Xu Jie2, Yin Li1, 3   

  1. 1Department of Orthopedics, 3Discipline Construction Office, Panzhihua Central Hospital, Panzhihua 617000, Sichuan Province, China; 2Department of Orthopedics, Fujian Provincial Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China
  • Received:2022-03-01 Accepted:2022-05-14 Online:2023-02-18 Published:2022-07-22
  • Contact: Yin Li, MD, Associate professor, Master’s supervisor, Department of Orthopedics, Panzhihua Central Hospital, Panzhihua 617000, Sichuan Province, China; Discipline Construction Office, Panzhihua Central Hospital, Panzhihua 617000, Sichuan Province, China
  • About author:Liu Hongwen, MD candidate, Department of Orthopedics, Panzhihua Central Hospital, Panzhihua 617000, Sichuan Province, China; Department of Orthopedics, Fujian Provincial Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China Li Jiao, Master, Discipline Construction Office, Panzhihua Central Hospital, Panzhihua 617000, Sichuan Province, China Xu Wenhao, Chief physician, Master’s supervisor, Discipline Construction Office, Panzhihua Central Hospital, Panzhihua 617000, Sichuan Province, China Liu Hongwen, Li Jiao, and Xu Wenhao contributed equally to this work.
  • Supported by:
    Sichuan Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Special Project, No. 2020JC0087 (to YL); Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Special Project for Discipline Talents Research, No. YYZX20211097 (to LHW); Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (General Project), No. 2019J01173 (to XJ)

摘要:

文题释义:
失神经骨骼肌萎缩:指周围神经损伤导致相应支配区域的感觉和功能障碍,同时伴有骨骼肌体积进行性减少的症状,骨骼肌萎缩的同时常伴随肌肉纤维化的发生,肌肉萎缩较明显或纤维化程度较重的骨骼肌常不能完全恢复其形态和功能。
microRNA表达谱:microRNA 是长约22个核苷酸的非编码单链小RNA分子,被誉为21世纪最具希望进行靶向诊断和治疗的小分子RNA,在哺乳动物中已发现上千个microRNA,microRNA有大量的靶基因,人体约 60%的基因受到其调控,在体内通过抑制或提高靶基因、靶蛋白表达发挥作用,对骨骼肌的代谢平衡具有关键的调控作用。

背景:失神经骨骼肌萎缩尚缺乏较有效的治疗方法,预后差,microRNA在体内的表达谱不清楚。
目的:采用高通量测序技术分析失神经支配骨骼肌萎缩大鼠microRNA表达谱及转化生长因子β1/Smad3信号通路的变化,探讨microRNA在骨骼肌萎缩中的作用及其机制。
方法:12只SD大鼠随机分为2组,实验组采用坐骨神经截断的方法建立失神经肌萎缩模型,对照组仅暴露坐骨神经后缝合伤口。完整取下大鼠双侧腓肠肌计算肌湿质量比,苏木精-伊红染色观察肌萎缩和纤维化情况并测定肌纤维横截面积;应用 Illumina HiSeq 2500 测序技术筛查骨骼肌组织中的microRNA表达谱;结合火山图、层次聚类图、基因本体论、京都基因与基因组百科全书通路分析差异表达基因参与骨骼肌代谢的生物过程;采用实时荧光定量PCR验证候选基因在肌肉组织中的差异表达;Western blot 检测转化生长因子β1、p-Smad3蛋白表达。
结果与结论: ①与对照组相比,实验组腓肠肌湿质量比和横截面积明显降低(P < 0.001),造模结果符合预期;②两组共筛查到1 249个差异表达的microRNA (P < 0.05;| log2 Fold Change |> 0.0) ,筛选出显著差异表达的microRNA共14个,其中2个表达上调,12个表达下调;③生物学功能和通路分析结果提示,miR-1247-3p、miR-132-5p、miR-21-3p、miR-363-3p、miR-451-5p等具有显著差异表达的microRNAs显著富集于细胞增殖、分化、凋亡等生物过程及转化生长因子β信号通路;④实时荧光定量PCR结果显示,miR-21-3p在实验组腓肠肌组织中呈显著低表达(P < 0.001),与测序结果趋势一致;⑤Western blot 结果显示,转化生长因子β1、p-Smad3蛋白表达水平较对照组明显升高(P < 0.05);⑥提示microRNA在骨骼肌萎缩生理病理过程中扮演关键角色,miR-21-3p可能通过激活转化生长因子β1/Smad3信号通路的生物活性,进而在骨骼肌细胞代谢中发挥作用。
缩略语:转化生长因子β1:transforming growth factor-β1,TGF-β1;京都基因与基因组百科全书通路:Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes,KEGG

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7200-4823(刘洪文)

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松;组织工程

关键词: 失神经, 骨骼肌萎缩, 高通量测序, microRNA, 转化生长因子β1, Smad3

Abstract: BACKGROUND: There is no effective treatment for denervated skeletal muscle atrophy with poor prognosis, and moreover, the expression profiles of microRNA in vivo are unclear. 
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the microRNA expression profiles and the changes of transforming growth factor-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway in denervated skeletal muscle atrophy rats using high-throughput sequencing technology and to explore the role and mechanism of microRNA in skeletal muscle atrophy. 
METHODS: Twelve Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized into two groups: experimental group and control group. Animal models of denervated muscle atrophy were established using truncation of the sciatic nerve in the experimental group. In the control group, only the sciatic nerve was exposed followed by suturing. The bilateral gastrocnemius muscles were completely removed to calculate the muscle wet weight ratio. Atrophy and fibrosis were observed by hematoxylin-eosin staining and the cross-sectional area of the muscle was determined. Illumina HiSeq 2500 sequencing technology was used to identify the microRNA expression profiles in skeletal muscle tissue. In combination with volcano plot, hierarchical clustering map, Gene Ontology, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway, differentially expressed genes involved in skeletal muscle metabolism were analyzed. Real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR was used to verify the differential expression of candidate genes in muscle tissue and western blot was used to detect the expression of transforming growth factor-β1 and p-Smad3 proteins. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with the control group, the muscle wet weight ratio and cross-sectional area were significantly lower in the experimental group (P < 0.05), and the modeling results were in line with expectations. A total of 1 249 differentially expressed microRNAs were identified in the two groups (P < 0.05; | log2 Fold Change | > 0.0). There were 14 microRNAs with significant differential expression, of which 2 were up-regulated and 12 were down-regulated. The results of biological function and pathway analysis indicated that miR-1247-3p, miR-132-5p, miR-21-3p, miR-363-3p, and 
miR-451-5p with significant differential expression were significantly enriched in cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis and other biological processes as well as transforming growth factor-β signaling pathway. The results of real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR showed that the expression of miR-21-3p in the gastrocnemius muscle tissue of the experimental group was significantly lower (P < 0.001), which was consistent with the trend of the high-throughput sequencing results. Western blot results showed that the protein expression levels of transforming growth factor-β1 and p-Smad3 were significantly higher in the experimental group than the control group (P < 0.05). To conclude, microRNA plays a key role in the physiological and pathological processes of skeletal muscle atrophy. miR-21-3p may play a role in skeletal muscle cell metabolism by activating the biological activity of transforming growth factor-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway.

Key words: denervation, skeletal muscle atrophy, high-throughput sequencing technology, microRNA, transforming growth factor-β1, Smad3

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