HIV-1感染者中全血miRNA表达谱的变化

HIV-1 Infection Changes miRNA Expression Profile in the Whole Blood

初步了解HIV-1感染者全血中miRNA表达谱的变化。使用Taqman低密度miRNA表达谱芯片,分别检测10例HIV-1感染者和10例未感染者全血样本中754条miRNA的表达情况。通过BRB分析软件对样本中miR-NAs的表达情况进行比较,筛选出差异表达的miRNA。使用DIANA在线工具预测差异表达miRNAs的靶基因和细胞功能。筛选结果显示有56条miRNAs显著差异表达(P<0.001),其中有49条miRNAs在感染者中下调,7条miRNAs的表达上调。差异表达miRNAs的靶基因涉及的生物学功能相对集中,主要富集在MAPK、TGF-be-ta、Wnt等信号通路。提示:HIV-1感染引起全血中部分miRNAs表达情况的改变。56条显著差异表达的miRNA可能有着重要的作用,对这些miRNA的进一步研究有望发现新的与致病机制相关的关键分子和HIV-1感染诊断潜在的标志物。

To describe the unique miRNA profiles for HIV seropositive individuals and identify significantly differently expressed miRNAs, we determined the expression level of 754 miRNAs of 10 HIV seropositive individuals and 10 HIV seronegative individuals by using the Taqman low density microRNA array. BRB- Array Tool was used to conduct the significance analysis, and the DIANA online tool was used to perform the miRNA target prediction and pathway analysis. A total of 56 significantly differentially expressed miR- NAs were identified by microarray between HIV seropositive and seronegative individuals. Among them, 49 miRNAs were down-regulated and 7 were up-regulated, partially overlapped with reported data. Predic- ted target genes were mainly involved in MAPK, TGF-beta and Wnt pathways. The results shows that miRNA profile changes in HIV-1 seropositive individuals, and the 56 differentially expressed miRNAs may play important role during HIV infection. Further studies on these miRNAs may be helpful for identify key molecules involved in HIV infection and potential diagnostic markers.