中国组织工程研究 ›› 2024, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (14): 2152-2158.doi: 10.12307/2024.271

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环状RNA参与自身免疫性肝炎小鼠肝损伤的相关性分析

侯艺文,刘  莹,李竹蓉,陈  晨,李振城,刘  杨   

  1. 山西中医药大学基础医学院,山西省晋中市   030619
  • 收稿日期:2023-01-31 接受日期:2023-03-12 出版日期:2024-05-18 发布日期:2023-07-28
  • 通讯作者: 刘杨,教授,山西中医药大学基础医学院,山西省晋中市 030619
  • 作者简介:侯艺文,女,1997年生,安徽省宿州市人,汉族,硕士,主要从事自身免疫性肝炎的中西医结合治疗方面的研究。
  • 基金资助:
    风湿免疫性疾病中西医结合基础研究项目(2023XKJS-03),项目参与人:刘杨;中西医结合防治风湿免疫病山西省科技创新人才重点团队项目(202204051002033),项目参与人:刘杨;山西中医药大学科技创新项目(2022TD2003),项目负责人:刘杨;山西省重点国别科技合作项目(202104041101013),项目负责人:刘杨;山西省高等学校科技创新项目(2020L0423),项目负责人:刘杨;山西中医药大学科技创新能力培育计划(2020PY-JC-07),项目负责人:刘杨

Correlation analysis of circular RNAs involved in liver injury in mice with autoimmune hepatitis

Hou Yiwen, Liu Ying, Li Zhurong, Chen Chen, Li Zhencheng, Liu Yang   

  1. School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Jinzhong 030619, Shanxi Province, China
  • Received:2023-01-31 Accepted:2023-03-12 Online:2024-05-18 Published:2023-07-28
  • Contact: Liu Yang, Professor, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Jinzhong 030619, Shanxi Province, China
  • About author:Hou Yiwen, Master, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Jinzhong 030619, Shanxi Province, China
  • Supported by:
    Basic Research Program of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in Rheumatic immune Diseases, No. 2023XKJS-03 (to LY [project participant]); Key Team Program of Shanxi Scientific and Technological Innovation Talents for Prevention of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, No. 202204051002033 (to LY [project participant]); Science and Technology Innovation Project of Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, No. 2022TD2003 (to LY); Key Science and Technology Cooperation Project of Shanxi Province, No. 202104041101013 (to LY); Science and Technology Innovation Project of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi Province, No. 2020L0423 (to LY); Science and Technology Innovation Capacity Cultivation Program of Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, No. 2020PY-JC-07 (to LY)

摘要:


文题释义:

环状RNA(CircRNAs):是一种特殊的非编码RNA,广泛存在于不同的细胞中,有关CircRNAs的研究已成为RNA研究领域的一个新热点。与传统线性RNA不同,CircRNAs是通过反向剪接形成的闭合RNA分子,正是由于这种封闭的结构,CircRNAs能抵抗RNA酶的降解并在细胞质中稳定表达。
谷丙转氨酶和谷草转氨酶:谷丙转氨酶又称丙氨酸转氨酶,谷草转氨酶又称天门冬氨酸转氨酶,二者是反映肝脏功能的一项重要指标,主要存在于肝细胞中,当肝脏受到损伤以后,肝细胞膜受到破坏,转氨酶会从肝细胞内释放到血清,引起血清转氨酶升高。


背景:自身免疫性肝炎的发病机制尚未明确阐明,环状RNA(CircRNAs)是RNA领域的一个研究热点,参与了许多自身免疫性疾病的发病,但CircRNAs在自身免疫性肝炎中的作用尚不清楚。

目的:探讨CircRNAs与刀豆蛋白A诱导自身免疫性肝炎小鼠肝损伤的关系。
方法:对前期微阵列技术筛选出差异表达的CircRNAs谱进行生物信息学分析,包括基因本体论(GO)及京都基因与基因组百科全书(KEGG)富集分析,探讨上述差异表达基因潜在的生物学功能。采用随机数字表法将12只C57BL/6小鼠分为正常组和模型组,每组6只,模型组通过尾静脉注射刀豆蛋白A建立自身免疫性肝炎模型,造模12 h后处死小鼠,提取小鼠肝脏及外周血,利用qRT-PCR技术验证部分CircRNAs的表达水平,通过比色法检测小鼠血清中肝损伤指标谷丙转氨酶和谷草转氨酶的水平,通过微孔板法检测小鼠肝脏中氧化应激指标丙二醛和NO的水平,并将肝损伤指标和氧化应激水平的相关性进行分析。

结果与结论:①GO分析结果显示,表达上调CircRNAs的靶基因参与的生物过程主要为“SNARE复合装配的调节”(P=0.004)等,分子功能主要为“金属离子结合”(P=0.000 29)等,主要富集在“CORVET 复合体”(P=0.075)等细胞组分;表达下调circRNAs的靶基因参与的生物过程主要为“胰液分泌的负调节”(P=0.000 42)等,分子功能主要为“转录激活因子活性”(P=0.025)等,主要富集在“膜外组分”(P=0.006)等细胞组分;②KEGG富集分析结果显示,表达上调CircRNAs的靶基因主要富集于“碱基切除修复”(P=0.026)等信号通路;③与正常组比较,模型组小鼠血清谷丙转氨酶和谷草转氨酶及肝组织中丙二醛和NO的水平升高(P < 0.01),mmu-circ-0001520和mmu-circ-0001577的表达升高(P < 0.05);④Spearman相关分析显示,mmu-circ-0001520和mmu-circ-0001577的表达与谷丙转氨酶、谷草转氨酶、丙二醛、NO存在正相关关系;⑤结果显示,CircRNAs的差异表达与自身免疫性肝炎小鼠肝损伤过程具有相关性,其中mmu-circ-0001520和mmu-circ-0001577有望成为自身免疫性肝炎诊断的生物标志物及治疗靶点。

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8422-2775(侯艺文);https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6627-5002(刘杨)

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: 肝损伤, 自身免疫性肝炎, 刀豆蛋白A, 环状RNA(CircRNAs), 相关分析

Abstract: BACKGROUND: The pathogenesis of autoimmune hepatitis has not been clearly elucidated. Circular RNA (CircRNA) is a research hotspot in the field of RNA and is involved in the pathogenesis of many autoimmune diseases. However, the role of CircRNA in autoimmune hepatitis remains unclear.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between CircRNA (CircRNA) and concanavalin A induced liver injury in mice with autoimmune hepatitis.
METHODS: Bioinformatics analysis was performed on CircRNA profiles selected by previous microarray technology, including gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses, so as to explore the potential biological functions of these differentially expressed genes. Twelve C57BL/6 mice were randomized into normal group and model group (n=6 per group). Autoimmune hepatitis model was established by tail vein injection of concanavalin A in the model group. Mice were killed at 12 hours after modeling to extract mouse liver and peripheral blood. The expression levels of CircRNAs were verified by qRT-PCR. Serum alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase levels were detected by colorimetric method. The levels of oxidative stress indexes malondialdehyde and nitric oxide in mouse liver were detected by microplate method. The correlation between oxidative stress level and liver injury index was analyzed. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The results of GO analysis showed that the target genes with up-regulated CircRNAs expression were mainly involved in the biological processes of SNARE complex assembly regulation (P=0.004), their molecular functions were mainly metal ion binding (P=0.000 29), and the cell components were mainly enriched in CORVET complex (P=0.075). The biological processes involved in the down-regulated circRNAs target genes were mainly “negative regulation of pancreatic secretion” (P=0.000 42), the molecular functions were mainly “transcriptional activator activity” (P=0.025), and the cell components were mainly enriched in “extracellular components” (P=0.006). KEGG results showed that the target genes with up-regulated CircRNAs expression were mainly enriched in the "base excision-repair" signaling pathways (P=0.026). Compared with the normal group, serum alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase levels and the levels of malondialdehyde and nitric oxide in mouse liver in the model group were significantly increased (P < 0.01). Compared with the normal group, the expression of two selected CircRNAs (mmu-circ-0001520 and mmu-circ-0001577) was increased in the model group (P < 0.05). Spearman correlation analysis showed that the expression of mmu-circ-0001520 and mmu-circ-0001577 was positively correlated with alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, malondialdehyde and nitric oxide. To conclude, the differential expression of CircRNAs is correlated with liver injury in autoimmune hepatitis mice. mmu-circ-0001520 and mmu-circ-0001577 are expected to be diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets for autoimmune hepatitis.

Key words: liver injury, autoimmune hepatitis, concanavalin A, circular RNAs (CircRNAs), correlation analysis

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