scholarly journals Quantitative proteomics reveals the regulatory networks of circular RNA BTBD7_hsa_circ_0000563 in human coronary artery

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia‐Xin Chen ◽  
Lei Hua ◽  
Chen‐Hui Zhao ◽  
Qiao‐Wei Jia ◽  
Jing Zhang ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia-Xin Chen ◽  
Lei Hua ◽  
Chen-Hui Zhao ◽  
Qiao-Wei Jia ◽  
Jing Zhang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: To investigate the association of BTBD7_hsa_circ_000563 expression in coronary artery segments with atherosclerotic stenosis, and to explore the proteome-wide identification of the BTBD7_hsa_circ_000563-regulated proteins in coronary artery Methods: The coronary artery samples were obtained from two autopsy cases. The epicardial coronary artery of every autopsy was divided into 10 segments, and coronary atherosclerosis grade and extent of the coronary artery segments were analysed by Haematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) staining. The BTBD7_hsa_circ_000563 expression of 8 segments from case 2 was quantified using RT-qPCR analysis. Results: The present study demonstrated that coronary artery segments with severe atherosclerotic stenosis showed extremely low expression of the BTBD7_hsa_circ_000563, compared with normal coronary artery segments. Furthermore, it was predicted that hsa-miR-155-5p, and hsa-miR-130a-3p are targets of the BTBD7_hsa_circ_000563. The results from the present study may laid an epigenetic foundation for studying the underlying mechanisms of the development and progression of coronary artery atherosclerosis. Conclusions: BTBD7_hsa_circ_000563 were involved in atherosclerotic changes in coronary artery segments of human being, and the verification study, mechanism study, and function study are necessary in order for CAD patients to benefit from the personalized medicine in the future.


2020 ◽  
Vol 90 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 103-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Haas ◽  
Marilu Jurado-Flores ◽  
Ramadan Hammoud ◽  
Victoria Feng ◽  
Krista Gonzales ◽  
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Abstract. Inflammatory and oxidative stress in endothelial cells are implicated in the pathogenesis of premature atherosclerosis in diabetes. To determine whether high-dextrose concentrations induce the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAEC) were exposed to either 5.5 or 27.5 mM dextrose for 24-hours and interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF α) levels were measured by enzyme immunoassays. To determine the effect of antioxidants on inflammatory cytokine secretion, cells were also treated with α-tocopherol, ascorbic acid, and the glutathione peroxidase mimetic ebselen. Only the concentration of IL-1β in culture media from cells exposed to 27.5 mM dextrose increased relative to cells maintained in 5.5 mM dextrose. Treatment with α-tocopherol (10, 100, and 1,000 μM) and ascorbic acid (15, 150, and 1,500 μM) at the same time that the dextrose was added reduced IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-8 levels in culture media from cells maintained at 5.5 mM dextrose but had no effect on IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-8 levels in cells exposed to 27.5 mM dextrose. However, ebselen treatment reduced IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-8 levels in cells maintained in either 5.5 or 27.5 mM dextrose. IL-2 and TNF α concentrations in culture media were below the limit of detection under all experimental conditions studied suggesting that these cells may not synthesize detectable quantities of these cytokines. These results suggest that dextrose at certain concentrations may increase IL-1β levels and that antioxidants have differential effects on suppressing the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines in HCAEC.


2020 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeqing Sun ◽  
Lei Chen ◽  
Yingqi Zhang ◽  
Jincheng Zhang ◽  
Shashi Ranjan Tiwari

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA), one of the most important causes leading to joint disability, was considered as an untreatable disease. A series of genes were reported to regulate the pathogenesis of OA, including microRNAs, Long non-coding RNAs and Circular RNA. So far, the expression profiles and functions of lncRNAs, mRNAs, and circRNAs in OA are not fully understood. Objective: The present study aimed to identify differently expressed genes in OA. Methods: The present study conducted RNA-seq to identify differently expressed genes in OA. Ontology (GO) analysis was used to analysis the Molecular Function and Biological Process. KEGG pathway analysis was used to perform the differentially expressed lncRNAs in biological pathways. Results: Hierarchical clustering revealed a total of 943 mRNAs, 518 lncRNAs, and 300 circRNAs were dysregulated in OA compared to normal samples. Furthermore, we constructed differentially expressed mRNAs mediated proteinprotein interaction network, differentially expressed lncRNAs mediated trans regulatory networks, and competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) to reveal the interaction among these genes in OA. Bioinformatics analysis revealed these dysregulated genes were involved in regulating multiple biological processes, such as wound healing, negative regulation of ossification, sister chromatid cohesion, positive regulation of interleukin-1 alpha production, sodium ion transmembrane transport, positive regulation of cell migration, and negative regulation of inflammatory response. To the best of our knowledge, this study for the first time revealed the expression pattern of mRNAs, lncRNAs and circRNAs in OA. Conclusion: This study provided novel information to validate these differentially expressed RNAs may be as possible biomarkers and targets in OA.


Circulation ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
James F. Brennan ◽  
Tjeerd J. Römer ◽  
Robert S. Lees ◽  
Anna M. Tercyak ◽  
John R. Kramer ◽  
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Author(s):  
Carina Henning ◽  
Anna Branopolski ◽  
Paula Follert ◽  
Oksana Lewandowska ◽  
Aysel Ayhan ◽  
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Abstract Background Short episodes of myocardial ischemia can protect from myocardial infarction. However, the role of endothelial β1 integrin in these cardioprotective ischemic events is largely unknown. Objective In this study we investigated whether endothelial β1 integrin is required for cardiac adaptation to ischemia and protection from myocardial infarction. Methods Here we introduced transient and permanent left anterior descending artery (LAD) occlusions in mice. We inhibited β1 integrin by intravenous injection of function-blocking antibodies and tamoxifen-induced endothelial cell (EC)-specific deletion of Itgb1. Furthermore, human ITGB1 was silenced in primary human coronary artery ECs using small interfering RNA. We analyzed the numbers of proliferating ECs and arterioles by immunohistochemistry, determined infarct size by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and triphenyl tetrazolium chloride staining, and analyzed cardiac function by MRI and echocardiography. Results Transient LAD occlusions were found to increase EC proliferation and arteriole formation in the entire myocardium. These effects required β1 integrin on ECs, except for arteriole formation in the ischemic part of the myocardium. Furthermore, this integrin subunit was also relevant for basal and mechanically induced proliferation of human coronary artery ECs. Notably, β1 integrin was needed for cardioprotection induced by transient LAD occlusions, and the absence of endothelial β1 integrin resulted in impaired growth of blood vessels into the infarcted myocardium and reduced cardiac function after permanent LAD occlusion. Conclusion We showed that endothelial β1 integrin is required for adaptation of the heart to cardiac ischemia and protection from myocardial infarction.


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