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ArticleMolecular medicine reports2019

Integration of high‑throughput data of microRNA and mRNA expression profiles reveals novel insights into the mechanism of liver fibrosis.

Yitong Zhang, Jing Liu, Yanyun Ma, Jingjie Wang, Jie Zhu, Jie Liu, Jun Zhang

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Article in Molecular medicine reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yitong Zhang *Department of Digestive Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.
Jing Liu *State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P.R. China.
Yanyun MaMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P.R. China.
Jingjie WangDepartment of Digestive Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.
Jie ZhuDepartment of Digestive Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.
Jie LiuDepartment of Digestive Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.
Jun ZhangDepartment of Digestive Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.
Fudan University · CNHuashan Hospital · CNState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Numerous studies have revealed that microRNAs (miRNAs) are functional non‑coding RNAs that serve roles in a variety of biological processes. However, the expression patterns and regulatory networks, as well as the miRNAs involved in liver fibrosis remain to be elucidated. In the present study, a mouse model of liver fibrosis was constructed by CCl4 intraperitoneal injection and the total RNAs were extracted from the liver of the mice. The total RNAs were then sequenced on an Illumina HiSeq 2000 platform and an integrated analysis of miRNA and mRNA expression profiles in CCl4‑induced liver fibrosis was performed. Compared with normal liver samples, 56 and 15 miRNAs were found to be upregulated and downregulated in fibrotic livers, respectively. To predict the potential functions of these miRNAs, bioinformatics analysis, including Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analysis, was used to assess target mRNAs. The results indicated that the mitogen‑activated protein kinase, phosphoinositide 3 kinase/protein kinase B and focal adhesion signaling pathways were the most significantly enriched. In addition, a regulatory network containing five dysregulated miRNAs and 22 target mRNAs was constructed based on their inverse correlation. Furthermore, the five dysregulated miRNAs were significantly upregulated and the expression of RELB, RAP1A, PPP3CB, MAP2K4, ARRB1, MAP3K4, FGF1 and PRKCB in the network was significantly decreased in LX‑2 cells following TGF‑β1 treatment which suggested that they were associated with the activation of human hepatic stellate cells. The miRNA‑mRNA regulatory network produced in the present study may provide novel insights into the role of miRNAs in liver fibrosis.

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AnimalsBiomarkersCell LineComputational BiologyDown-RegulationFocal AdhesionsGene Expression ProfilingGene OntologyGene Regulatory NetworksHepatic Stellate CellsLiver CirrhosisMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroRNAsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesBiomarkersMicroRNAsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRNA, Messengerliver fibrosismicroRNA expressionmicroRNA-mRNA network

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