Objective: To screen and analyze the differentially expressed genes between dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and chronic heart failure (CHF) based on bioinformatics methods. Methods: The Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) data...Objective: To screen and analyze the differentially expressed genes between dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and chronic heart failure (CHF) based on bioinformatics methods. Methods: The Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database was used for data retrieval, and the chip data GSE3585 was downloaded, which was the original data of DCM and normal control group. At the same time, the chip data GSE76701 was downloaded, which was the original data of CHF and control group. Differentially expressed mRNAs (DEmRNAs) were screened by R language limma package, the data were standardized, and the common differentially expressed genes were screened. GO function and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis were performed on the common differentially expressed genes. String11.0 online tool was used for data analysis to obtain differentially expressed genes, and the results were imported into Cytoscape 3.9.1 software. The results were imported into Cytoscape 3.9.1 software, and the common expression gene module was obtained by MOCDE algorithm. Nine Hub genes were obtained by 10 algorithms such as MCC. Results: A total of 248 differentially expressed genes were screened. GO analysis showed that differentially expressed genes were mainly concentrated in 9 different physiological and pathological processes. KEGG analysis showed that the main signaling pathways involved in differentially expressed genes were 2, and 9 key differentially expressed genes were predicted: NPPB, NPPA, MYH6, FRZB, ASPN, SFRP4, RPS4Y1, DDX3Y. Conclusion: This study preliminarily explored the molecular mechanism of DCM and CHF, and obtained the common differentially expressed genes of the two diseases. Further experimental studies are needed to verify the correlation between gene expression and clinicopathological features. Provide new ideas for clinical drug treatment research.展开更多
Objective To investigate the relationship between transcription factor and the change of protein expression levels in heart failure. Methods Bioinformatic method was used to analyze the data of binding-sites on the 5&...Objective To investigate the relationship between transcription factor and the change of protein expression levels in heart failure. Methods Bioinformatic method was used to analyze the data of binding-sites on the 5' flaking regions of four genes whose mRNA level changed in failing heart from three databases about nucleic acid-EMBL, transcriptional regulation factor-TRANSFAC and protein-SWISS-PORT. The expression level of selected transcription factor was determined by immunohischemical method. Results Nine transcription factors were inferred to influence the proteins' levels in occurrence and development of heart failure. Serum response factor (SRF) was selected from the nine factors and assayed. The results showed that there was a higher level of SRF in healthy group than in chronic heart failure (CHF), and the level was associated with the degree of CHF. It was also found that there was a relative higher level of SRF in the acute myocardial infarction (AMI) than that in CHF, but which was lower than the healthy. Conclusion It showed that SRF had a quantitative change in the development of heart failure, and suggested SRF might play an important regulative role in heart failure. The expression changes of proteins related to myocardial function might be regulated by the quantitative change of transcription factor(s).展开更多
A systemic study was initiated to identify stage-specific expression genes in fish embryogenesis by using suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) technique. In this study, we presented a preliminary result on scre...A systemic study was initiated to identify stage-specific expression genes in fish embryogenesis by using suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) technique. In this study, we presented a preliminary result on screen for stage-specific expression genes between tail bud stage (TBS) and heartbeat beginning stage (HBS) in gynogenetic silver crucian carp (Carassius auratus gibelio). Two SSH plasmid libraries specific for TBS embryos and HBS embryos were constructed, and stage-specific expression genes were screened between the two stages. 1963 TBS positive clones and 2466 HBS positive clones were sampled to PCR amplification, and 1373 TBS and 1809 HBS PCR positive clones were selected to carry out dot blots. 169 TBS dot blot positive clones and 272 HBS dot blot positive clones were sequenced. Searching GenBank by using these nucleotide sequences indicated that most of the TBS dot blot positive clones could not be found homologous sequences in the database, while known genes were mainly detected from HBS dot blot positive clones. Of the 79 known genes, 20 were enzymes or kinases involved in important metabolism of embryonic development. Moreover, specific expressions of partial genes were further confirmed by virtual northern blots. This study is the first step for making a large attempt to study temporal and spatial control of gene expression in the gynogenetic fish embryogenesis.展开更多
The biological features of the valvular heart disease with atrial fibrillation(AF-VHD)remain unknown when involving long non-coding RNAs(lncRNAs).This study performed system analysis on lncRNA and messenger RNA(mRNA)e...The biological features of the valvular heart disease with atrial fibrillation(AF-VHD)remain unknown when involving long non-coding RNAs(lncRNAs).This study performed system analysis on lncRNA and messenger RNA(mRNA)expression profiles constructed by using bioinformatics methods and tools for biological features of AF-VHD.Fold change and t-test were used to identify differentially expressed(DE)lncRNAs and mRNAs.The enrichment analysis of DE mRNAs was performed.The subgroups formed by lncRNAs and nearby mRNAs were screened,and a transcriptional regulation network among lncRNAs,mRNAs,and transcription factors(TFs)was constructed.The interactions between mRNAs related to lncRNAs and drugs were predicted.The 620 AF-VHDrelated DE lncRNAs and 452 DE mRNAs were identified.The 3 lncRNA subgroups were screened.The 665 regulations mediated by lncRNAs and TFs were identified.The 9 mRNAs related to lncRNAs had 1 or more potential drug interactions,totaling 37 drugs.Of these,9 drugs targeting 3 genes are already known to be able to control or trigger atrial fibrillation(AF)or other cardiac arrhythmias.The found biological features of AF-VHD provide foundations for further biological experiments to better understand the roles of lncRNAs in development from the valvular heart disease(VHD)to AF-VHD.展开更多
CHDTEPDB(URL:http://chdtepdb.com/)is a manually integrated database for congenital heart disease(CHD)that stores the expression profiling data of CHD derived from published papers,aiming to provide rich resources for i...CHDTEPDB(URL:http://chdtepdb.com/)is a manually integrated database for congenital heart disease(CHD)that stores the expression profiling data of CHD derived from published papers,aiming to provide rich resources for investigating a deeper correlation between human CHD and aberrant transcriptome expression.The develop-ment of human diseases involves important regulatory roles of RNAs,and expression profiling data can reflect the underlying etiology of inherited diseases.Hence,collecting and compiling expression profiling data is of critical significance for a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms and functions that underpin genetic diseases.CHDTEPDB stores the expression profiles of over 200 sets of 7 types of CHD and provides users with more convenient basic analytical functions.Due to the differences in clinical indicators such as disease type and unavoidable detection errors among various datasets,users are able to customize their selection of corresponding data for personalized analysis.Moreover,we provide a submission page for researchers to submit their own data so that increasing expression profiles as well as some other histological data could be supplemented to the database.CHDTEPDB is a user-friendly interface that allows users to quickly browse,retrieve,download,and analyze their target samples.CHDTEPDB will significantly improve the current knowledge of expression profiling data in CHD and has the potential to be exploited as an important tool for future research on the disease.展开更多
H-FABP is regarded as a tissue-specific protein existing only in myocardial cells. It is released from the cardiac tissue and gets into the plasma when a heart attack occurs; the myocardial infarction is a good case i...H-FABP is regarded as a tissue-specific protein existing only in myocardial cells. It is released from the cardiac tissue and gets into the plasma when a heart attack occurs; the myocardial infarction is a good case in point. As a resuit, the detection of H-FABP will be an early and important biomarker for the disease concerned. The objective of the study is to prepare the recombinant H-FABP by aeukaryotic expression system, pichia, to produce the protein mimicking natural H-FABP, as an immunogen for the production of the specific antibody. A gene fragment encoding H-FABP was cloned in the expressing vector pPICZα, after sequencing. The recombinant plasmid was transformed into the competent cells of the X-33 strain by means of electroporation. The expression of the target peptide induced by methanol was screened by means of Western hlotting, with the available MAb(Clone 6B6). Highly expressive engineer strains were obtained. The production of recombinant H-FABP under induction was about 0.7 g/L, with an Mr of 14.5 kDa and recognized by a commercially available MAb (Clone 6B6). The recombinant vector was successfully constructed. Following this, H-FABP was expressed in X-33, and it would become the source of the preparation of specific antibodies, to develop diagnostic kits.展开更多
Objective:Long noncoding RNAs(lncRNAs)play an important role in regulating the occurrence and development of cardiovascular diseases.However,the role of lncRNAs in heart aging remains poorly understood.The objective o...Objective:Long noncoding RNAs(lncRNAs)play an important role in regulating the occurrence and development of cardiovascular diseases.However,the role of lncRNAs in heart aging remains poorly understood.The objective of this study was to identify differentially expressed lncRNAs in the heart of aging mice and elucidate the relevant regulatory pathways of cardiac aging.Materials and methods:Echocardiography was used to detect the cardiac function of 18-months(aged)and 3-months(young)old C57BL/6 mice.Microarray analysis was performed to unravel the expression profiles of lncRNAs and mRNAs,and qRT-PCR to verify the highly dysregulated lncRNAs.Results:Our results demonstrated that the heart function in aged mice was impaired relative to young ones.Microarray results showed that 155 lncRNAs were upregulated and 37 were downregulated,and 170 mRNAs were significantly upregulated and 44 were remarkably downregulated in aging hearts.Gene ontology analysis indicated that differentially expressed genes are mainly related to immune function,cell proliferation,copper ion response,and cellular cation homeostasis.KEGG pathway analysis showed that the differentially expressed mRNAs are related to cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction,inflammatory mediator regulation of TRP channels,and the NF-kappa B signaling pathway.Conclusion:These results imply that the differentially expressed lncRNAs may regulate the development of heart aging.This study provides a new perspective on the potential effects and mechanisms of lncRNAs in heart aging.展开更多
Background:Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is one of the most prevalent human cancers with high mortality.Long non-coding RNA heart and neural crest derivatives expressed 2 anti-sense 1(HAND2-AS1)is down-regulated in sev...Background:Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is one of the most prevalent human cancers with high mortality.Long non-coding RNA heart and neural crest derivatives expressed 2 anti-sense 1(HAND2-AS1)is down-regulated in several cancers including HCC,yet the precise mechanisms how HAND2-AS1 regulates cell survival in HCC remains poorly understood.Methods:The expression levels of HAND2-AS1 and miR-300 were measured using quantitative real-time PCR.The protein levels of suppressor of cytokine signaling 5(SOCS5),Bcl-2,Bax and cleaved caspase-3 were determined by Western blot.Cell viability and cell proliferation were assessed using cell counting kit-8 and clone formation assay,respectively.Cell apoptosis was detected using flow cytometry.The interactions between HAND2-AS1 and miR-300,miR-300 and SOCS5 were validated using luciferase reporter assay.Results:HAND2-AS1 was down-regulated in HCC tissues and cell lines,and the expression level of HAND2-AS1 was positively correlated to patient survival.HAND2-AS1 over-expression reduced viability and proliferation in HCC cells.Elevated HAND2-AS1 level induced apoptosis in HCC cells,accompanied with increased Bax and cleaved caspase-3 levels and decreased Bcl-2 level.We also validated that HAND2-AS1 acted as a sponge of miR-300,and there was a negative correlation between expression levels of HAND2-AS1 and miR-300 in HCC tissues.Furthermore,we found that SOCS5 was a downstream target of miR-300.In addition,miR-300 mimics abolished HAND2-AS1-mediated inhibition of cell viability and proliferation.miR-300 mimics also reversed the HAND2-AS1-induced apoptosis in HCC cells.Conclusion:lncRNA HAND2-AS1 inhibits proliferation in HCC through regulating miR-300/SOCS5 axis.展开更多
Sillago sihama,commonly known as silver sillago,is considered as an economically important fish species in China.It is sensitive to hypoxia stress in the larval stage,and the mechanism has not been understood thorough...Sillago sihama,commonly known as silver sillago,is considered as an economically important fish species in China.It is sensitive to hypoxia stress in the larval stage,and the mechanism has not been understood thoroughly.In this study,we investigated the transcriptome change in heart tissues under hypoxia stress.The fish were divided into four groups,including 1 h of hypoxia(hypoxia1h,dissolved oxygen(DO)=1.5±0.1 mg L^(−1)),4h of hypoxia(hypoxia4h,DO=1.5±0.1 mg L^(−1)),4h of reoxygen(reoxygen4h,DO=8.0±0.2 mg L^(−1))after 4h of hypoxia(DO=1.5 mg L^(−1))and normoxia or control(DO=8.0±0.2 mg L^(−1))groups.The results showed that a total of 3068 genes were identified as differentially expressed genes(DEGs)based on the criteria∣log2(Fold change)∣>1.0 and adjusted P-value<0.05.A total of 7761141 and 1151 DEGs were obtained from hypoxia1h,hypoxia4h and reoxygen4h groups,respectively.The enrichment pathway analysis showed that the DEGs were significantly enriched in ribosome biogenesis in eukaryotes,retinol metabolism,DNA replication and the oxidative phosphorylation(OXPHOS)pathways.Thirteen DEGs from the RNA-seq results were validated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR).These candidate genes are considered as important regulatory factors involved in the hypoxia stress response in S.sihama.展开更多
It is not certain whether the myocyte contractile function in the heartfailure is normal according to recent some studies,therefore the contractile functionof the myocytes with the heart failure should be studied. The...It is not certain whether the myocyte contractile function in the heartfailure is normal according to recent some studies,therefore the contractile functionof the myocytes with the heart failure should be studied. The myocyte heart failuremodel was set up by the method of stretching the cultured myocytes,and the myocytes with and without the heart failure were measured the contractile mechanicscharacteristic,the parameters being the maximal contractive velocity of the myocyte(Vmax), the maximal shortening length of myocyte contraction (ΔLmax) and themaximal decrease of the myocyte size during contraction (ΔSmax), by the videoedgedetector system. And then the protein genes (including α-MHC and β-MHC)expression of these myocytes were quantitatively measured by the dot blotting. Thecorrelative and regressive analysis were used to analyze the relationship between themyocyte contractile mechanics characteristic and the contractile protein genes expression level. The results showed that the contractile mechanics parameters,Vmax=41.5±6.0(μm/sec), △Lmax= 10.6±1.9 (% ) and △Smax= 14.3± 2.3 (% ), in themyocytes with the heart failure are statistically significant lower than the normalmyocytes (P<0.01), whose parameters are Vmax=67.9±6.7 (μm/sec), △Lmax=17.7±1.6 (% ) and △Smax=21.5±2.4 (%). The myocyte contractile protein gene (αMHC) expression level in the heart failure myocytes is statistically significant lowerthan that in the normal myocytes,but β-MHC gene expression level is statisticallysignificant higher than the normal myocytes. The α-MllC gene expression level is apositive correlation coefficient with the myocyte contractile mechanics parametersseparately,covering Vmax,△Lmax and △max; but the β- MHC gene expression levelis a negative correlation coefficietn with the myocyte contractile mechanics parameters separately.展开更多
Background Folic acid is very important for embryonic development and dihydrofolate reductase is one of the key enzymes in the process of fotic acid performing its biological function. Therefore, the dysfunction of di...Background Folic acid is very important for embryonic development and dihydrofolate reductase is one of the key enzymes in the process of fotic acid performing its biological function. Therefore, the dysfunction of dihydrofolate reductase can inhibit the function of folic acid and finally cause the developmental malformations. In this study, we observed the abnormal cardiac phenotypes in dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) gene knock-down zebrafish embryos, investigated the effect of DHFR on the expression of heart and neural crest derivatives expressed transcript 2 (HAND2) and explored the possible mechanism of DHFR knock-down inducing zebrafish cardiac malformations. Methods Morpholino oligonucleotides were microinjected into fertilized eggs to knock down the functions of DHFR or HAND2. Full length of HAND2 mRNA which was transcribed in vitro was microinjected into fertilized eggs to overexpress HAND2. The cardiac morphologies, the heart rates and the ventricular shortening fraction were observed and recorded under the microscope at 48 hours post fertilization. Whole-mount in situ hybridization and real-time PCR were performed to detect HAND2 expression. Results DHFR or HAND2 knock-down caused the cardiac malformation in zebrafish. The expression of HAND2 was obviously reduced in DHFR knock-down embryos (P〈0.05). Microinjecting HAND2 mRNA into fertilized eggs can induce HAND2 overexpression. HAND2 overexpression rescued the cardiac malformation phenotypes of DHFR knock-down embryos. Conclusions DHFR plays a crucial role in cardiac development. The down-regulation of HAND2 caused by DHFR knock-down is the possible mechanism of DHFR knock-down inducing the cardiac malformation.展开更多
AIM: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) of "Neiguan" (PC6) and "Gongsun" (SP4) on pathological changes of the heart and stomach in rats with acute myocardial ischemia (AMI), and to explore i...AIM: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) of "Neiguan" (PC6) and "Gongsun" (SP4) on pathological changes of the heart and stomach in rats with acute myocardial ischemia (AMI), and to explore its underlying mechanism. METHODS: Fifty Wistar rats were randomized into control, model, PC6, SP4 and PC6 + SP4 groups (n = 8 each group). An AMI model was established by occlusion of the descending anterior branch (DAB) of the left coronary artery. ECG-ST of cervico-thoracic lead and electrogastrogram (EGG) were recorded. EA was applied to PC6, SP4 and PC6 + SP4 groups, respectively. At the end of experiments, the rats were transcardicalty perfused with 4% paraformaldehyde, and the heart base myocardium, gastric antrum and duodenum tissues were sampled, sectioned and stained with a reduced form of nicotinamideadenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-diaphorase histochemical method for displaying nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity. RESULTS: After AMI, ECG-ST values elevated. After EA, the elevated ECG-ST values at 20 min in PC6group, at 30 min in PC6 + SP4 and SP4 groups had no significant differences in comparison with their respective basal values before AMI. Following AMI, the amplitude and frequency of slow waves of EGG decreased remarkably (P 〈 0.05). At 30 min after EA, the mean amplitude and frequency of slow waves of EGG in the three EA groups had no marked differences compared with their individual basal levels and those in the control group. After AMI, the mean integral grey values of NOS-positive product in myocardium, gastric antrum and duodenum tissues in the model group increased remarkably in comparison with the control group, while those in three EA groups were lower than those in the model group. No significant differences were found in ECG-ST and EGG improvement among the three EA groups. However, EA of PC6 had a better effect on ECG-ST and EA of PC4 had a better effect on EGG, respectively. CONCLUSION: EA of PC6, SP4 and PC6 + SP4 can significantly promote the recovery of cardiac and gastric electrical activities after AMI, and up-regulate NOS expression in myocardium, gastric antrum and duodenum tissues.展开更多
The P19CL6 mouse embryonic carcinoma cells efficiently differentiate into cardiac muscle cells in the presence of DMSO. A reporter plasmid for cardiac muscle differentiation was constructed by connecting the CMV enhan...The P19CL6 mouse embryonic carcinoma cells efficiently differentiate into cardiac muscle cells in the presence of DMSO. A reporter plasmid for cardiac muscle differentiation was constructed by connecting the CMV enhancer and a 250 bp MLC-2v promoter in front of the GFP gene to further evaluate the role of the CMV enhancer. This plasmid (pCBVenh/MLC-2vpro/EGFP) was stably introduced into P19CL6 cells, and the transfectant differentiated into cardiomyocytes with DMSO. Upon DMSO addition, GFP was immediately transcribed (within 2 days) and the amount of the transcript increased with cultivation. Concomitantly, GFP fluorescence was detected in the cells under a microscope. However, native MLC-2v was transcribed later on day 4. This expression time course is different from that of GFP. Clearly the CMV enhancer responded immediately to DMSO. Since GATA DNA-binding proteins play crucial roles in the initiation of cardiomyocyte differentiation, such a response could be ascribed to the presence of multiple GATA motifs in the enhancer sequence but not in the native MLC-2v promoter. Thus the CMV enhancer may be not only useful for gene therapy and monitoring cell differentiation but also the study of the role of GATA transcription factors expressed in P19CL6 cells.展开更多
文摘Objective: To screen and analyze the differentially expressed genes between dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and chronic heart failure (CHF) based on bioinformatics methods. Methods: The Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database was used for data retrieval, and the chip data GSE3585 was downloaded, which was the original data of DCM and normal control group. At the same time, the chip data GSE76701 was downloaded, which was the original data of CHF and control group. Differentially expressed mRNAs (DEmRNAs) were screened by R language limma package, the data were standardized, and the common differentially expressed genes were screened. GO function and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis were performed on the common differentially expressed genes. String11.0 online tool was used for data analysis to obtain differentially expressed genes, and the results were imported into Cytoscape 3.9.1 software. The results were imported into Cytoscape 3.9.1 software, and the common expression gene module was obtained by MOCDE algorithm. Nine Hub genes were obtained by 10 algorithms such as MCC. Results: A total of 248 differentially expressed genes were screened. GO analysis showed that differentially expressed genes were mainly concentrated in 9 different physiological and pathological processes. KEGG analysis showed that the main signaling pathways involved in differentially expressed genes were 2, and 9 key differentially expressed genes were predicted: NPPB, NPPA, MYH6, FRZB, ASPN, SFRP4, RPS4Y1, DDX3Y. Conclusion: This study preliminarily explored the molecular mechanism of DCM and CHF, and obtained the common differentially expressed genes of the two diseases. Further experimental studies are needed to verify the correlation between gene expression and clinicopathological features. Provide new ideas for clinical drug treatment research.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30300130).
文摘Objective To investigate the relationship between transcription factor and the change of protein expression levels in heart failure. Methods Bioinformatic method was used to analyze the data of binding-sites on the 5' flaking regions of four genes whose mRNA level changed in failing heart from three databases about nucleic acid-EMBL, transcriptional regulation factor-TRANSFAC and protein-SWISS-PORT. The expression level of selected transcription factor was determined by immunohischemical method. Results Nine transcription factors were inferred to influence the proteins' levels in occurrence and development of heart failure. Serum response factor (SRF) was selected from the nine factors and assayed. The results showed that there was a higher level of SRF in healthy group than in chronic heart failure (CHF), and the level was associated with the degree of CHF. It was also found that there was a relative higher level of SRF in the acute myocardial infarction (AMI) than that in CHF, but which was lower than the healthy. Conclusion It showed that SRF had a quantitative change in the development of heart failure, and suggested SRF might play an important regulative role in heart failure. The expression changes of proteins related to myocardial function might be regulated by the quantitative change of transcription factor(s).
基金This work was supported by the National Nat-ural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.30130240),the Chinese Academy of Sciences(GrantNo.KSCX2-SW-303).
文摘A systemic study was initiated to identify stage-specific expression genes in fish embryogenesis by using suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) technique. In this study, we presented a preliminary result on screen for stage-specific expression genes between tail bud stage (TBS) and heartbeat beginning stage (HBS) in gynogenetic silver crucian carp (Carassius auratus gibelio). Two SSH plasmid libraries specific for TBS embryos and HBS embryos were constructed, and stage-specific expression genes were screened between the two stages. 1963 TBS positive clones and 2466 HBS positive clones were sampled to PCR amplification, and 1373 TBS and 1809 HBS PCR positive clones were selected to carry out dot blots. 169 TBS dot blot positive clones and 272 HBS dot blot positive clones were sequenced. Searching GenBank by using these nucleotide sequences indicated that most of the TBS dot blot positive clones could not be found homologous sequences in the database, while known genes were mainly detected from HBS dot blot positive clones. Of the 79 known genes, 20 were enzymes or kinases involved in important metabolism of embryonic development. Moreover, specific expressions of partial genes were further confirmed by virtual northern blots. This study is the first step for making a large attempt to study temporal and spatial control of gene expression in the gynogenetic fish embryogenesis.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants No.61872405 and No.61720106004the Key Project of Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province under Grant No.2016A030311040.
文摘The biological features of the valvular heart disease with atrial fibrillation(AF-VHD)remain unknown when involving long non-coding RNAs(lncRNAs).This study performed system analysis on lncRNA and messenger RNA(mRNA)expression profiles constructed by using bioinformatics methods and tools for biological features of AF-VHD.Fold change and t-test were used to identify differentially expressed(DE)lncRNAs and mRNAs.The enrichment analysis of DE mRNAs was performed.The subgroups formed by lncRNAs and nearby mRNAs were screened,and a transcriptional regulation network among lncRNAs,mRNAs,and transcription factors(TFs)was constructed.The interactions between mRNAs related to lncRNAs and drugs were predicted.The 620 AF-VHDrelated DE lncRNAs and 452 DE mRNAs were identified.The 3 lncRNA subgroups were screened.The 665 regulations mediated by lncRNAs and TFs were identified.The 9 mRNAs related to lncRNAs had 1 or more potential drug interactions,totaling 37 drugs.Of these,9 drugs targeting 3 genes are already known to be able to control or trigger atrial fibrillation(AF)or other cardiac arrhythmias.The found biological features of AF-VHD provide foundations for further biological experiments to better understand the roles of lncRNAs in development from the valvular heart disease(VHD)to AF-VHD.
文摘CHDTEPDB(URL:http://chdtepdb.com/)is a manually integrated database for congenital heart disease(CHD)that stores the expression profiling data of CHD derived from published papers,aiming to provide rich resources for investigating a deeper correlation between human CHD and aberrant transcriptome expression.The develop-ment of human diseases involves important regulatory roles of RNAs,and expression profiling data can reflect the underlying etiology of inherited diseases.Hence,collecting and compiling expression profiling data is of critical significance for a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms and functions that underpin genetic diseases.CHDTEPDB stores the expression profiles of over 200 sets of 7 types of CHD and provides users with more convenient basic analytical functions.Due to the differences in clinical indicators such as disease type and unavoidable detection errors among various datasets,users are able to customize their selection of corresponding data for personalized analysis.Moreover,we provide a submission page for researchers to submit their own data so that increasing expression profiles as well as some other histological data could be supplemented to the database.CHDTEPDB is a user-friendly interface that allows users to quickly browse,retrieve,download,and analyze their target samples.CHDTEPDB will significantly improve the current knowledge of expression profiling data in CHD and has the potential to be exploited as an important tool for future research on the disease.
文摘H-FABP is regarded as a tissue-specific protein existing only in myocardial cells. It is released from the cardiac tissue and gets into the plasma when a heart attack occurs; the myocardial infarction is a good case in point. As a resuit, the detection of H-FABP will be an early and important biomarker for the disease concerned. The objective of the study is to prepare the recombinant H-FABP by aeukaryotic expression system, pichia, to produce the protein mimicking natural H-FABP, as an immunogen for the production of the specific antibody. A gene fragment encoding H-FABP was cloned in the expressing vector pPICZα, after sequencing. The recombinant plasmid was transformed into the competent cells of the X-33 strain by means of electroporation. The expression of the target peptide induced by methanol was screened by means of Western hlotting, with the available MAb(Clone 6B6). Highly expressive engineer strains were obtained. The production of recombinant H-FABP under induction was about 0.7 g/L, with an Mr of 14.5 kDa and recognized by a commercially available MAb (Clone 6B6). The recombinant vector was successfully constructed. Following this, H-FABP was expressed in X-33, and it would become the source of the preparation of specific antibodies, to develop diagnostic kits.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Fund of China(81573434/81872857)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Heilongjiang Provincial University(grant number 1252-NCET-013).
文摘Objective:Long noncoding RNAs(lncRNAs)play an important role in regulating the occurrence and development of cardiovascular diseases.However,the role of lncRNAs in heart aging remains poorly understood.The objective of this study was to identify differentially expressed lncRNAs in the heart of aging mice and elucidate the relevant regulatory pathways of cardiac aging.Materials and methods:Echocardiography was used to detect the cardiac function of 18-months(aged)and 3-months(young)old C57BL/6 mice.Microarray analysis was performed to unravel the expression profiles of lncRNAs and mRNAs,and qRT-PCR to verify the highly dysregulated lncRNAs.Results:Our results demonstrated that the heart function in aged mice was impaired relative to young ones.Microarray results showed that 155 lncRNAs were upregulated and 37 were downregulated,and 170 mRNAs were significantly upregulated and 44 were remarkably downregulated in aging hearts.Gene ontology analysis indicated that differentially expressed genes are mainly related to immune function,cell proliferation,copper ion response,and cellular cation homeostasis.KEGG pathway analysis showed that the differentially expressed mRNAs are related to cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction,inflammatory mediator regulation of TRP channels,and the NF-kappa B signaling pathway.Conclusion:These results imply that the differentially expressed lncRNAs may regulate the development of heart aging.This study provides a new perspective on the potential effects and mechanisms of lncRNAs in heart aging.
文摘Background:Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is one of the most prevalent human cancers with high mortality.Long non-coding RNA heart and neural crest derivatives expressed 2 anti-sense 1(HAND2-AS1)is down-regulated in several cancers including HCC,yet the precise mechanisms how HAND2-AS1 regulates cell survival in HCC remains poorly understood.Methods:The expression levels of HAND2-AS1 and miR-300 were measured using quantitative real-time PCR.The protein levels of suppressor of cytokine signaling 5(SOCS5),Bcl-2,Bax and cleaved caspase-3 were determined by Western blot.Cell viability and cell proliferation were assessed using cell counting kit-8 and clone formation assay,respectively.Cell apoptosis was detected using flow cytometry.The interactions between HAND2-AS1 and miR-300,miR-300 and SOCS5 were validated using luciferase reporter assay.Results:HAND2-AS1 was down-regulated in HCC tissues and cell lines,and the expression level of HAND2-AS1 was positively correlated to patient survival.HAND2-AS1 over-expression reduced viability and proliferation in HCC cells.Elevated HAND2-AS1 level induced apoptosis in HCC cells,accompanied with increased Bax and cleaved caspase-3 levels and decreased Bcl-2 level.We also validated that HAND2-AS1 acted as a sponge of miR-300,and there was a negative correlation between expression levels of HAND2-AS1 and miR-300 in HCC tissues.Furthermore,we found that SOCS5 was a downstream target of miR-300.In addition,miR-300 mimics abolished HAND2-AS1-mediated inhibition of cell viability and proliferation.miR-300 mimics also reversed the HAND2-AS1-induced apoptosis in HCC cells.Conclusion:lncRNA HAND2-AS1 inhibits proliferation in HCC through regulating miR-300/SOCS5 axis.
基金This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41706174 and 31702326)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2019A1515110619)+2 种基金the Department of Education of Guangdong Province(Nos.2018KQNCX111 and 2019KTSCX060)the College Students’Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project of Guangdong Province(No.CX XL2019138)the Program for Scientific Research Startup Funds of Guangdong Ocean University(No.R19026).
文摘Sillago sihama,commonly known as silver sillago,is considered as an economically important fish species in China.It is sensitive to hypoxia stress in the larval stage,and the mechanism has not been understood thoroughly.In this study,we investigated the transcriptome change in heart tissues under hypoxia stress.The fish were divided into four groups,including 1 h of hypoxia(hypoxia1h,dissolved oxygen(DO)=1.5±0.1 mg L^(−1)),4h of hypoxia(hypoxia4h,DO=1.5±0.1 mg L^(−1)),4h of reoxygen(reoxygen4h,DO=8.0±0.2 mg L^(−1))after 4h of hypoxia(DO=1.5 mg L^(−1))and normoxia or control(DO=8.0±0.2 mg L^(−1))groups.The results showed that a total of 3068 genes were identified as differentially expressed genes(DEGs)based on the criteria∣log2(Fold change)∣>1.0 and adjusted P-value<0.05.A total of 7761141 and 1151 DEGs were obtained from hypoxia1h,hypoxia4h and reoxygen4h groups,respectively.The enrichment pathway analysis showed that the DEGs were significantly enriched in ribosome biogenesis in eukaryotes,retinol metabolism,DNA replication and the oxidative phosphorylation(OXPHOS)pathways.Thirteen DEGs from the RNA-seq results were validated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR).These candidate genes are considered as important regulatory factors involved in the hypoxia stress response in S.sihama.
文摘It is not certain whether the myocyte contractile function in the heartfailure is normal according to recent some studies,therefore the contractile functionof the myocytes with the heart failure should be studied. The myocyte heart failuremodel was set up by the method of stretching the cultured myocytes,and the myocytes with and without the heart failure were measured the contractile mechanicscharacteristic,the parameters being the maximal contractive velocity of the myocyte(Vmax), the maximal shortening length of myocyte contraction (ΔLmax) and themaximal decrease of the myocyte size during contraction (ΔSmax), by the videoedgedetector system. And then the protein genes (including α-MHC and β-MHC)expression of these myocytes were quantitatively measured by the dot blotting. Thecorrelative and regressive analysis were used to analyze the relationship between themyocyte contractile mechanics characteristic and the contractile protein genes expression level. The results showed that the contractile mechanics parameters,Vmax=41.5±6.0(μm/sec), △Lmax= 10.6±1.9 (% ) and △Smax= 14.3± 2.3 (% ), in themyocytes with the heart failure are statistically significant lower than the normalmyocytes (P<0.01), whose parameters are Vmax=67.9±6.7 (μm/sec), △Lmax=17.7±1.6 (% ) and △Smax=21.5±2.4 (%). The myocyte contractile protein gene (αMHC) expression level in the heart failure myocytes is statistically significant lowerthan that in the normal myocytes,but β-MHC gene expression level is statisticallysignificant higher than the normal myocytes. The α-MllC gene expression level is apositive correlation coefficient with the myocyte contractile mechanics parametersseparately,covering Vmax,△Lmax and △max; but the β- MHC gene expression levelis a negative correlation coefficietn with the myocyte contractile mechanics parameters separately.
文摘Background Folic acid is very important for embryonic development and dihydrofolate reductase is one of the key enzymes in the process of fotic acid performing its biological function. Therefore, the dysfunction of dihydrofolate reductase can inhibit the function of folic acid and finally cause the developmental malformations. In this study, we observed the abnormal cardiac phenotypes in dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) gene knock-down zebrafish embryos, investigated the effect of DHFR on the expression of heart and neural crest derivatives expressed transcript 2 (HAND2) and explored the possible mechanism of DHFR knock-down inducing zebrafish cardiac malformations. Methods Morpholino oligonucleotides were microinjected into fertilized eggs to knock down the functions of DHFR or HAND2. Full length of HAND2 mRNA which was transcribed in vitro was microinjected into fertilized eggs to overexpress HAND2. The cardiac morphologies, the heart rates and the ventricular shortening fraction were observed and recorded under the microscope at 48 hours post fertilization. Whole-mount in situ hybridization and real-time PCR were performed to detect HAND2 expression. Results DHFR or HAND2 knock-down caused the cardiac malformation in zebrafish. The expression of HAND2 was obviously reduced in DHFR knock-down embryos (P〈0.05). Microinjecting HAND2 mRNA into fertilized eggs can induce HAND2 overexpression. HAND2 overexpression rescued the cardiac malformation phenotypes of DHFR knock-down embryos. Conclusions DHFR plays a crucial role in cardiac development. The down-regulation of HAND2 caused by DHFR knock-down is the possible mechanism of DHFR knock-down inducing the cardiac malformation.
基金Supported by The Ministry of Science and Technology of China, preliminarily-selected project of meridian research of national scaling plan, No. Pre-19-211
文摘AIM: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) of "Neiguan" (PC6) and "Gongsun" (SP4) on pathological changes of the heart and stomach in rats with acute myocardial ischemia (AMI), and to explore its underlying mechanism. METHODS: Fifty Wistar rats were randomized into control, model, PC6, SP4 and PC6 + SP4 groups (n = 8 each group). An AMI model was established by occlusion of the descending anterior branch (DAB) of the left coronary artery. ECG-ST of cervico-thoracic lead and electrogastrogram (EGG) were recorded. EA was applied to PC6, SP4 and PC6 + SP4 groups, respectively. At the end of experiments, the rats were transcardicalty perfused with 4% paraformaldehyde, and the heart base myocardium, gastric antrum and duodenum tissues were sampled, sectioned and stained with a reduced form of nicotinamideadenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-diaphorase histochemical method for displaying nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity. RESULTS: After AMI, ECG-ST values elevated. After EA, the elevated ECG-ST values at 20 min in PC6group, at 30 min in PC6 + SP4 and SP4 groups had no significant differences in comparison with their respective basal values before AMI. Following AMI, the amplitude and frequency of slow waves of EGG decreased remarkably (P 〈 0.05). At 30 min after EA, the mean amplitude and frequency of slow waves of EGG in the three EA groups had no marked differences compared with their individual basal levels and those in the control group. After AMI, the mean integral grey values of NOS-positive product in myocardium, gastric antrum and duodenum tissues in the model group increased remarkably in comparison with the control group, while those in three EA groups were lower than those in the model group. No significant differences were found in ECG-ST and EGG improvement among the three EA groups. However, EA of PC6 had a better effect on ECG-ST and EA of PC4 had a better effect on EGG, respectively. CONCLUSION: EA of PC6, SP4 and PC6 + SP4 can significantly promote the recovery of cardiac and gastric electrical activities after AMI, and up-regulate NOS expression in myocardium, gastric antrum and duodenum tissues.
文摘The P19CL6 mouse embryonic carcinoma cells efficiently differentiate into cardiac muscle cells in the presence of DMSO. A reporter plasmid for cardiac muscle differentiation was constructed by connecting the CMV enhancer and a 250 bp MLC-2v promoter in front of the GFP gene to further evaluate the role of the CMV enhancer. This plasmid (pCBVenh/MLC-2vpro/EGFP) was stably introduced into P19CL6 cells, and the transfectant differentiated into cardiomyocytes with DMSO. Upon DMSO addition, GFP was immediately transcribed (within 2 days) and the amount of the transcript increased with cultivation. Concomitantly, GFP fluorescence was detected in the cells under a microscope. However, native MLC-2v was transcribed later on day 4. This expression time course is different from that of GFP. Clearly the CMV enhancer responded immediately to DMSO. Since GATA DNA-binding proteins play crucial roles in the initiation of cardiomyocyte differentiation, such a response could be ascribed to the presence of multiple GATA motifs in the enhancer sequence but not in the native MLC-2v promoter. Thus the CMV enhancer may be not only useful for gene therapy and monitoring cell differentiation but also the study of the role of GATA transcription factors expressed in P19CL6 cells.