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ArticleNeural regeneration research2019

RNA sequencing screening of differentially expressed genes after spinal cord injury.

Yi Li, Ying Chen, Xiang Li, Jian Wu, Jing-Ying Pan, Ri-Xin Cai, Ri-Yun Yang, Xiao-Dong Wang

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Article in Neural regeneration research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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Yi LiSchool of Biology & Basic Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou; Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China.
Ying ChenDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China.
Xiang LiDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jian WuDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jing-Ying PanDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China.
Ri-Xin CaiDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China.
Ri-Yun YangDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China.
Xiao-Dong WangDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Medical College, Nantong University; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Abstract

In the search for a therapeutic schedule for spinal cord injury, it is necessary to understand key genes and their corresponding regulatory networks involved in the spinal cord injury process. However, ad hoc selection and analysis of one or two genes cannot fully reveal the complex molecular biological mechanisms of spinal cord injury. The emergence of second-generation sequencing technology (RNA sequencing) has provided a better method. In this study, RNA sequencing technology was used to analyze differentially expressed genes at different time points after spinal cord injury in rat models established by contusion of the eighth thoracic segment. The numbers of genes that changed significantly were 944, 1362 and 1421 at 1, 4 and 7 days after spinal cord injury respectively. After gene ontology analysis and temporal expression analysis of the differentially expressed genes, C5ar1, Socs3 and CCL6 genes were then selected and identified by real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blot assay. The mRNA expression trends of C5ar1, Socs3 and CCL6 genes were consistent with the RNA sequencing results. Further verification and analysis of C5ar1 indicate that the level of protein expression of C5ar1 was consistent with its nucleic acid level after spinal cord injury. C5ar1 was mainly expressed in neurons and astrocytes. Finally, the gene Itgb2, which may be related to C5ar1, was found by Chilibot database and literature search. Immunofluorescence histochemical results showed that the expression of Itgb2 was highly consistent with that of C5ar1. Itgb2 was expressed in astrocytes. RNA sequencing technology can screen differentially expressed genes at different time points after spinal cord injury. Through analysis and verification, genes strongly associated with spinal cord injury can be screened. This can provide experimental data for further determining the molecular mechanism of spinal cord injury, and also provide possible targets for the treatment of spinal cord injury. This study was approved ethically by the Laboratory Animal Ethics Committee of Jiangsu Province, China (approval No. 2018-0306-001) on March 6, 2018.

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astrocytesC5ar1CCL6Itgb2nerve regenerationneural regenerationratsRNA sequencingSocs3spinal cord injury

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