Differential expression of mi RNAs occurs in injured proximal nerve stumps and includes mi RNAs that are firstly down-regulated and then gradually up-regulated following nerve injury.These mi RNAs might be related to ...Differential expression of mi RNAs occurs in injured proximal nerve stumps and includes mi RNAs that are firstly down-regulated and then gradually up-regulated following nerve injury.These mi RNAs might be related to a Schwann cell phenotypic switch.mi R-30 c,as a member of this group,was further investigated in the current study.Sprague-Dawley rats underwent sciatic nerve transection and proximal nerve stumps were collected at 1,4,7,14,21,and 28 days post injury for analysis.Following sciatic nerve injury,mi R-30 c was down-regulated,reaching a minimum on day 4,and was then upregulated to normal levels.Schwann cells were isolated from neonatal rat sciatic nerve stumps,then transfected with mi R-30 c agomir and co-cultured in vitro with dorsal root ganglia.The enhanced expression of mi R-30 c robustly increased the amount of myelin-associated protein in the co-cultured dorsal root ganglia and Schwann cells.We then modeled sciatic nerve crush injury in vivo in Sprague-Dawley rats and tested the effect of perineural injection of mi R-30 c agomir on myelin sheath regeneration.Fourteen days after surgery,sciatic nerve stumps were harvested and subjected to immunohistochemistry,western blot analysis,and transmission electron microscopy.The direct injection of mi R-30 c stimulated the formation of myelin sheath,thus contributing to peripheral nerve regeneration.Overall,our findings indicate that mi R-30 c can promote Schwann cell myelination following peripheral nerve injury.The functional study of mi R-30 c will benefit the discovery of new therapeutic targets and the development of new treatment strategies for peripheral nerve regeneration.展开更多
Electroacupuncture has been shown to improve cerebral blood flow in animal models of stroke. However, it is unclear whether electroacupuncture alters mi RNA expression in the cortex. In this study, we examined changes...Electroacupuncture has been shown to improve cerebral blood flow in animal models of stroke. However, it is unclear whether electroacupuncture alters mi RNA expression in the cortex. In this study, we examined changes in the cerebral cortical mi RNA profile, cerebral blood flow and neurological function induced by electroacupuncture in a rat model of stroke. Electroacupuncture was performed at Renzhong（GV26） and Neiguan（PC6）, with a frequency of 2 Hz, continuous wave, current intensity of 3.0 m A, and stimulation time of 1 minute. Electroacupuncture increased cerebral blood flow and alleviated neurological impairment in the rats. mi RNA microarray profiling revealed that the vascular endothelial growth factor signaling pathway, which links cell proliferation with stroke, was most significantly affected by electroacupuncture. Electroacupuncture induced changes in expression of rno-mi R-206-3p, rno-mi R-3473, rno-mi R-6216 and rno-mi R-494-3p, and these changes were confirmed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Our findings suggest that changes in cell proliferation-associated mi RNA expression induced by electroacupuncture might be associated with the improved cerebral blood supply and functional recovery following stroke.展开更多
With the help of model experiments, we are able to offer a detailed proposal for the inhibition of DNA duplication and no inhibition of RNA viral infectivity. As a backbone, we introduced methyl phosphotriester (MPTE)...With the help of model experiments, we are able to offer a detailed proposal for the inhibition of DNA duplication and no inhibition of RNA viral infectivity. As a backbone, we introduced methyl phosphotriester (MPTE). Duplex formation according to the traditional Watson and Crick base-pairing: [(MPTE)<sub>n−1</sub> DNA] * DNA and [(MPTE)<sub>n−1</sub> DNA] * RNA, where n = number of DNA and RNA bases. However, in the latter case, inhibition is obtained by reduction of the number of MPTE linkages, as is confirmed with model experiments and under biological conditions with micro (mi)RNA substrates. The latter results have recently been published. One or more single MPTEs are disseminated over different places of DNA without neighbour MPTEs (Prof. Wen-Yih Chen and his group, Taiwan).展开更多
MicroRNAs （miRNAs） can be found in a wide range of tissues and body fluids, and their specific signatures can be used to determine diseases or predict clinical courses. The miRNA profiles in biological samples （tis...MicroRNAs （miRNAs） can be found in a wide range of tissues and body fluids, and their specific signatures can be used to determine diseases or predict clinical courses. The miRNA profiles in biological samples （tissue, serum, peripheral blood mononuelear cells or other body fluids） differ significantly even in the same patient and therefore have their own specificity for the presented condition. Complex profiles of deregulated miRNAs are of high interest, whereas the importance of non-expressed miRNAs was ignored. Since miRNAs regulate gene expression rather negatively, absent miRNAs could indicate genes with unaltered expression that therefore are normally expressed in specific compartments or under specific disease situations. For the first time, non-detectable miRNAs in different tissues and body fluids from patients with different diseases （cardiomyopathies, Alzheimer＇s disease, bladder cancer, and ocular cancer） were analyzed and compared in this study, miRNA expression data were generated by microarray or TaqMan PCR-based platforms. Lists of absent miRNAs of primarily cardiac patients （myocardium, blood cells, and serum） were clustered and analyzed for potentially involved pathways using two prediction platforms, i.e., miRNA enrichment analysis and annotation tool （miEAA） and DIANA miRPath. Extensive search in biomedical publication databases for the relevance of non-expressed miRNAs in predicted pathways revealed no evidence for their involvement in heart-related pathways as indicated by software tools, confirming proposed approach.展开更多
Multiple myeloma(MM) is a common malignant hematological disease. Dysregulation of micro RNAs(mi RNAs) in MM cells and bone marrow microenviroment has important impacts on the initiation and progression of MM and drug...Multiple myeloma(MM) is a common malignant hematological disease. Dysregulation of micro RNAs(mi RNAs) in MM cells and bone marrow microenviroment has important impacts on the initiation and progression of MM and drug resistance in MM cells. Recently, it was reported that MM patient serum and plasma contained sufficiently stable mi RNA signatures, and circulating mi RNAs could be identified and measured accurately from body fluid. Compared to conventional diagnostic parameters, the circulating mi RNA profile is appropriate for the diagnosis of MM and estimates patient progression and therapeutic outcome with higher specificity and sensitivity. In this review, we mainly focus on the potential of circulating mi RNAs as diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive biomarkers for MM and summarize the general strategies and methodologies for identification and measurement of circulating mi RNAs in various cancers. Furthermore, we discuss the correlation between circulating mi RNAs and the cytogenetic abnormalities and biochemical parameters assessed in multiple myeloma.展开更多
Circular RNAs(circRNAs)are a new and large group of non-coding RNA molecules that are abundantly expressed in the central nervous system.However,very little is known about their roles in traumatic brain injury.In this...Circular RNAs(circRNAs)are a new and large group of non-coding RNA molecules that are abundantly expressed in the central nervous system.However,very little is known about their roles in traumatic brain injury.In this study,we firstly screened differentially expressed circ RNAs in normal and injured brain tissues of mice after traumatic brain injury.We found that the expression of circ Lphn3 was substantially decreased in mouse models of traumatic brain injury and in hemin-treated b End.3(mouse brain cell line)cells.After overexpressing circ Lphn3 in b End.3 cells,the expression of the tight junction proteins,ZO-1,ZO-2,and occludin,was upregulated,and the expression of mi R-185-5 p was decreased.In b End.3 cells transfected with mi R-185-5 p mimics,the expression of ZO-1 was decreased.Dual-luciferase reporter assays showed that circ Lphn3 bound to mi R-185-5 p,and that mi R-185-5 p bound to ZO-1.Additionally,circ Lphn3 overexpression attenuated the hemin-induced high permeability of the in vitro b End.3 cell model of the blood-brain barrier,while mi R-185-5 p transfection increased the permeability.These findings suggest that circ Lphn3,as a molecular sponge of mi R-185-5 p,regulates tight junction proteins'expression after traumatic brain injury,and it thereby improves the permeability of the blood-brain barrier.This study was approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee of Chongqing Medical University of China(approval No.2021-177)on March 22,2021.展开更多
Micro RNAs（mi RNAs） from milk whey have been considered for their potential as noninvasive biomarkers for milk quality control and disease diagnosis. However, standard protocols for mi RNA isolation and quantificati...Micro RNAs（mi RNAs） from milk whey have been considered for their potential as noninvasive biomarkers for milk quality control and disease diagnosis. However, standard protocols for mi RNA isolation and quantification from milk whey are not well established. The objective of this study was to compare two methods for the isolation of mi RNAs from milk whey. These two methods were modified phenol-based technique（Trizol LS followed by phenol precipitation, the TP method） and combined phenol and column-based approach（Trizol LS followed by cleanup using the mi RNeasy kit, the TM method）. Yield and quality of RNA were rigorously measured using a Nano Drop ND-1000 spectrophotometer and then the distribution of RNA was precisely detected in a Bioanalyzer 2100 instrument by microchip gel electrophoresis. Several endogenous mi RNAs（bta-mi R-141, bta-mi R-146 a, bta-mi R-148 a, bta-mi R-200 c, bta-mi R-362, and bta-mi R-375） and an exogenous spike-in synthetic control mi RNA（cel-mi R-39） were quantified by real-time polymerase chain reaction（PCR） to examine the apparent recovery efficiency of milk whey mi RNAs. Both methods could successfully isolate sufficient small RNA（200 nt） from milk whey, and their yields were quite similar. However, the quantification results show that the total mi RNA recovery efficiency by the TM method is superior to that by the TP method. The TM method performed better than the TP for recovery of milk whey mi RNA due to its consistency and good repeatability in endogenous and spike-in mi RNA recovery. Additionally, quantitative recovery analysis of a spike-in mi RNA may be more accurate to reflect the milk whey mi RNA recovery efficiency than using traditional RNA quality analysis instruments（Nano Drop or Bioanalyzer 2100）.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China,No.BK20150409the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China,No.15KJB180013+3 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Nantong of Jiangsu Province,No.MS12015043Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China,No.2016M600435Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China,No.1601056AProject Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
文摘Differential expression of mi RNAs occurs in injured proximal nerve stumps and includes mi RNAs that are firstly down-regulated and then gradually up-regulated following nerve injury.These mi RNAs might be related to a Schwann cell phenotypic switch.mi R-30 c,as a member of this group,was further investigated in the current study.Sprague-Dawley rats underwent sciatic nerve transection and proximal nerve stumps were collected at 1,4,7,14,21,and 28 days post injury for analysis.Following sciatic nerve injury,mi R-30 c was down-regulated,reaching a minimum on day 4,and was then upregulated to normal levels.Schwann cells were isolated from neonatal rat sciatic nerve stumps,then transfected with mi R-30 c agomir and co-cultured in vitro with dorsal root ganglia.The enhanced expression of mi R-30 c robustly increased the amount of myelin-associated protein in the co-cultured dorsal root ganglia and Schwann cells.We then modeled sciatic nerve crush injury in vivo in Sprague-Dawley rats and tested the effect of perineural injection of mi R-30 c agomir on myelin sheath regeneration.Fourteen days after surgery,sciatic nerve stumps were harvested and subjected to immunohistochemistry,western blot analysis,and transmission electron microscopy.The direct injection of mi R-30 c stimulated the formation of myelin sheath,thus contributing to peripheral nerve regeneration.Overall,our findings indicate that mi R-30 c can promote Schwann cell myelination following peripheral nerve injury.The functional study of mi R-30 c will benefit the discovery of new therapeutic targets and the development of new treatment strategies for peripheral nerve regeneration.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81173416
文摘Electroacupuncture has been shown to improve cerebral blood flow in animal models of stroke. However, it is unclear whether electroacupuncture alters mi RNA expression in the cortex. In this study, we examined changes in the cerebral cortical mi RNA profile, cerebral blood flow and neurological function induced by electroacupuncture in a rat model of stroke. Electroacupuncture was performed at Renzhong（GV26） and Neiguan（PC6）, with a frequency of 2 Hz, continuous wave, current intensity of 3.0 m A, and stimulation time of 1 minute. Electroacupuncture increased cerebral blood flow and alleviated neurological impairment in the rats. mi RNA microarray profiling revealed that the vascular endothelial growth factor signaling pathway, which links cell proliferation with stroke, was most significantly affected by electroacupuncture. Electroacupuncture induced changes in expression of rno-mi R-206-3p, rno-mi R-3473, rno-mi R-6216 and rno-mi R-494-3p, and these changes were confirmed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Our findings suggest that changes in cell proliferation-associated mi RNA expression induced by electroacupuncture might be associated with the improved cerebral blood supply and functional recovery following stroke.
文摘With the help of model experiments, we are able to offer a detailed proposal for the inhibition of DNA duplication and no inhibition of RNA viral infectivity. As a backbone, we introduced methyl phosphotriester (MPTE). Duplex formation according to the traditional Watson and Crick base-pairing: [(MPTE)<sub>n−1</sub> DNA] * DNA and [(MPTE)<sub>n−1</sub> DNA] * RNA, where n = number of DNA and RNA bases. However, in the latter case, inhibition is obtained by reduction of the number of MPTE linkages, as is confirmed with model experiments and under biological conditions with micro (mi)RNA substrates. The latter results have recently been published. One or more single MPTEs are disseminated over different places of DNA without neighbour MPTEs (Prof. Wen-Yih Chen and his group, Taiwan).
基金supported by grants from the German Research Foundation, the Transregional Collaborative Research Centre (Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy–Molecular Pathogenesis and Therapy) [SFB/TR19]the Federal Ministry of Education and Research for the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Innovative Program (Grant No. 616 0315296) of Germany
文摘MicroRNAs （miRNAs） can be found in a wide range of tissues and body fluids, and their specific signatures can be used to determine diseases or predict clinical courses. The miRNA profiles in biological samples （tissue, serum, peripheral blood mononuelear cells or other body fluids） differ significantly even in the same patient and therefore have their own specificity for the presented condition. Complex profiles of deregulated miRNAs are of high interest, whereas the importance of non-expressed miRNAs was ignored. Since miRNAs regulate gene expression rather negatively, absent miRNAs could indicate genes with unaltered expression that therefore are normally expressed in specific compartments or under specific disease situations. For the first time, non-detectable miRNAs in different tissues and body fluids from patients with different diseases （cardiomyopathies, Alzheimer＇s disease, bladder cancer, and ocular cancer） were analyzed and compared in this study, miRNA expression data were generated by microarray or TaqMan PCR-based platforms. Lists of absent miRNAs of primarily cardiac patients （myocardium, blood cells, and serum） were clustered and analyzed for potentially involved pathways using two prediction platforms, i.e., miRNA enrichment analysis and annotation tool （miEAA） and DIANA miRPath. Extensive search in biomedical publication databases for the relevance of non-expressed miRNAs in predicted pathways revealed no evidence for their involvement in heart-related pathways as indicated by software tools, confirming proposed approach.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(8130177481470362)
文摘Multiple myeloma(MM) is a common malignant hematological disease. Dysregulation of micro RNAs(mi RNAs) in MM cells and bone marrow microenviroment has important impacts on the initiation and progression of MM and drug resistance in MM cells. Recently, it was reported that MM patient serum and plasma contained sufficiently stable mi RNA signatures, and circulating mi RNAs could be identified and measured accurately from body fluid. Compared to conventional diagnostic parameters, the circulating mi RNA profile is appropriate for the diagnosis of MM and estimates patient progression and therapeutic outcome with higher specificity and sensitivity. In this review, we mainly focus on the potential of circulating mi RNAs as diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive biomarkers for MM and summarize the general strategies and methodologies for identification and measurement of circulating mi RNAs in various cancers. Furthermore, we discuss the correlation between circulating mi RNAs and the cytogenetic abnormalities and biochemical parameters assessed in multiple myeloma.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNo.81771355+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing of ChinaNo.CSTC2015jcyj A10096(both to ZBL)。
文摘Circular RNAs(circRNAs)are a new and large group of non-coding RNA molecules that are abundantly expressed in the central nervous system.However,very little is known about their roles in traumatic brain injury.In this study,we firstly screened differentially expressed circ RNAs in normal and injured brain tissues of mice after traumatic brain injury.We found that the expression of circ Lphn3 was substantially decreased in mouse models of traumatic brain injury and in hemin-treated b End.3(mouse brain cell line)cells.After overexpressing circ Lphn3 in b End.3 cells,the expression of the tight junction proteins,ZO-1,ZO-2,and occludin,was upregulated,and the expression of mi R-185-5 p was decreased.In b End.3 cells transfected with mi R-185-5 p mimics,the expression of ZO-1 was decreased.Dual-luciferase reporter assays showed that circ Lphn3 bound to mi R-185-5 p,and that mi R-185-5 p bound to ZO-1.Additionally,circ Lphn3 overexpression attenuated the hemin-induced high permeability of the in vitro b End.3 cell model of the blood-brain barrier,while mi R-185-5 p transfection increased the permeability.These findings suggest that circ Lphn3,as a molecular sponge of mi R-185-5 p,regulates tight junction proteins'expression after traumatic brain injury,and it thereby improves the permeability of the blood-brain barrier.This study was approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee of Chongqing Medical University of China(approval No.2021-177)on March 22,2021.
基金Project supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Key Science and Technology Innovation Team(No.2011R50025)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31328022)
文摘Micro RNAs（mi RNAs） from milk whey have been considered for their potential as noninvasive biomarkers for milk quality control and disease diagnosis. However, standard protocols for mi RNA isolation and quantification from milk whey are not well established. The objective of this study was to compare two methods for the isolation of mi RNAs from milk whey. These two methods were modified phenol-based technique（Trizol LS followed by phenol precipitation, the TP method） and combined phenol and column-based approach（Trizol LS followed by cleanup using the mi RNeasy kit, the TM method）. Yield and quality of RNA were rigorously measured using a Nano Drop ND-1000 spectrophotometer and then the distribution of RNA was precisely detected in a Bioanalyzer 2100 instrument by microchip gel electrophoresis. Several endogenous mi RNAs（bta-mi R-141, bta-mi R-146 a, bta-mi R-148 a, bta-mi R-200 c, bta-mi R-362, and bta-mi R-375） and an exogenous spike-in synthetic control mi RNA（cel-mi R-39） were quantified by real-time polymerase chain reaction（PCR） to examine the apparent recovery efficiency of milk whey mi RNAs. Both methods could successfully isolate sufficient small RNA（200 nt） from milk whey, and their yields were quite similar. However, the quantification results show that the total mi RNA recovery efficiency by the TM method is superior to that by the TP method. The TM method performed better than the TP for recovery of milk whey mi RNA due to its consistency and good repeatability in endogenous and spike-in mi RNA recovery. Additionally, quantitative recovery analysis of a spike-in mi RNA may be more accurate to reflect the milk whey mi RNA recovery efficiency than using traditional RNA quality analysis instruments（Nano Drop or Bioanalyzer 2100）.
