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ArticleMolecular medicine reports2019

Gene expression profiling analysis reveals that the long non‑coding RNA uc.412 is involved in mesangial cell proliferation.

Minyi Yu, Zheng Guan, Shanwen Li, Xianli Wen, Huimin Shi, Gaoting Qu, Xiaoyu Lu, Xianyi Zhu, Bin Wang, Qihua Feng and 2 more

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Minyi YuDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210003, P.R. China.
Zheng GuanDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210003, P.R. China.
Shanwen LiDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210003, P.R. China.
Xianli WenDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210003, P.R. China.
Huimin ShiDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210003, P.R. China.
Gaoting QuDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210003, P.R. China.
Xiaoyu LuDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210003, P.R. China.
Xianyi ZhuDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210003, P.R. China.
Bin WangInstitute of Nephrology, Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210000, P.R. China.
Qihua FengDepartment of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215000, P.R. China.
Weihua GanDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210003, P.R. China.
Aiqing ZhangDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210003, P.R. China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyperproliferation of mesangial cells (MCs) is the central pathological feature observed in certain human renal diseases. Furthermore, the long non‑coding RNA uc.412 is regulated by transforming growth factor β1 in mesangial cells in vitro. The present study aimed to investigate whether uc.412 serves a role in renal fibrosis and whether it may be considered as a therapeutic target in mesangial proliferative kidney diseases. The results demonstrated that uc.412 overexpression significantly increased MC proliferation. The transcriptional profile of MCs overexpressing uc.412 was assessed by RNA sequencing. A total of 462 up‑ and 843 downregulated genes were identified (|fold change| ≥1.5), and reverse transcription‑quantitative PCR was used to determine the expression of these differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Subsequently, the potential function of these DEGs was determined by bioinformatics analyses. The results indicated that these DEGs were involved in numerous signaling pathways associated with MC proliferation. The downstream association between up‑ and downregulated genes was constructed via the STRING database. The protein‑protein interaction network indicated that serpin family E member 1 and matrix metallopeptidase 3 may be hub proteins. In conclusion, the present study provided novel insight into the role of uc.412 in MC proliferation, which may aid in the development of novel treatment for mesangial proliferative kidney diseases.

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Gene Expression ProfilingRNA, Long NoncodingTranscriptomeAnimalsCell ProliferationComputational BiologyGene ExpressionGene OntologyMesangial CellsProtein Interaction MappingProtein Interaction MapsRatsSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor beta1RNA, Long NoncodingTGFB1 protein, humanTransforming Growth Factor beta1

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PMID31638227
PMCPMC6856558

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