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ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2016

Microarray expression profile analysis of mRNAs and long non-coding RNAs in pulmonary tuberculosis with different traditional Chinese medicine syndromes.

Ting-Ting Jiang, Li-Liang Wei, Li-Ying Shi, Zhong-Liang Chen, Chong Wang, Chang-Ming Liu, Zhong-Jie Li, Ji-Cheng Li

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Article in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Ting-Ting JiangInstitute of Cell Biology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Li-Liang WeiDepartment of Pneumology, Shaoxing Municipal Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China.
Li-Ying ShiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Zhong-Liang ChenInstitute of Cell Biology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Chong WangInstitute of Cell Biology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Chang-Ming LiuInstitute of Cell Biology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Zhong-Jie LiInstitute of Cell Biology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Ji-Cheng LiInstitute of Cell Biology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. lijichen@zju.edu.cn.
Zhejiang University · CNShaoxing People's Hospital · CNZhejiang Hospital · CN

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backgroundCombination chemotherapy with Western anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs is the mainstay of TB treatment. Chinese herbal medicines with either heat clearing and detoxifying effects or nourishing Yin and reducing fire effects have been used to treat TB based on the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndromes of TB patients. This study analyzed the expression profiles of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and mRNAs in TB patients with different TCM syndromes.

methodsTB patients were classified as pulmonary Yin deficiency (PYD) syndrome, hyperactivity of fire due to Yin deficiency (HFYD) syndrome, and deficiency of Qi and Yin (DQY) syndrome. Total RNA from 44 TB patients and healthy controls was extracted and hybridized with a human lncRNA microarray containing 30586 lncRNAs and 26109 mRNAs probes. Bioinformatics analyses, including gene ontology (GO) and pathways, were performed. Related clinical data were also analyzed.

resultsDifferentially expressed mRNAs and lncRNAs were identified (fold change >2, and P < 0.05) in PYD (634 mRNAs and 566 lncRNAs), HFYD (47 mRNAs and 55 lncRNAs), and DQY (63 mRNAs and 60 lncRNAs) patients. The most enriched pathways were the hippo signaling pathway (P = 0.000164) and the protein digestion and absorption pathway (P = 5.89017E-05). Clinical analyses revealed that the lipid indexes of TB patients were abnormal and that the triglyceride concentration was significantly higher in DQY patients (P = 0.0252). Our study is the first to acquire the microarray expression profiles of lncRNAs and mRNAs and analyze pathway enrichment in PYD, HFYD, and DQY patients with TB.

conclusionsOur analyses of the expression profiles of lncRNAs and mRNAs may represent a novel method to explore the biological essence of TCM syndromes of TB.

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AdultAgedCase-Control StudiesComputational BiologyDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansMaleMiddle AgedQiRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, MessengerTuberculosis, PulmonaryYin DeficiencyYoung AdultRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, MessengerlncRNAsmRNAsPulmonary tuberculosisTCM syndrome

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