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ArticleBioMed research international2020

Bioinformatical Analysis of miRNA-mRNA Interaction Network Underlying Macrophage Aging and Cholesterol-Responsive Difference between Young and Aged Macrophages.

Jianqing Li, Xue Yin, Bingyu Zhang, Chen Li, Peirong Lu

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Jianqing LiDepartment of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou 215006, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7868-8421
Xue YinDepartment of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou 215006, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7804-2065
Bingyu ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou 215006, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9592-0632
Chen LiDepartment of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou 215006, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7233-7556
Peirong LuDepartment of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou 215006, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1423-1737
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Abstract

purposeMacrophage aging is involved with the occurrence and progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The purpose of this study was to identify the specific microRNAs (miRNA), mRNAs, and their interactions underlying macrophage aging and response to cholesterol through bioinformatical analysis in order to get a better understanding of the mechanism of AMD.

methodsThe microarray data were obtained from Gene Expression Omnibus (accession GSE111304 and GSE111382). The age-related differentially expressed genes in macrophages were identified using R software. Further miRNA-mRNA interactions were analyzed through miRWalk, mirTarBase, starBase, and then produced by Cytoscape. The functional annotations including Gene Ontology and KEGG pathways of the miRNA target genes were performed by the DAVID and the STRING database. In addition, protein-protein interaction network was constructed to identify the key genes in response to exogenous cholesterol.

resultsWhen comparing aged and young macrophages, a total of 14 miRNAs and 101 mRNAs were detected as differentially expressed. Besides, 19 validated and 544 predicted miRNA-mRNA interactions were detected. Lipid metabolic process was found to be associated with macrophage aging through functional annotations of the miRNA targets. After being treated with oxidized and acetylated low-density lipoprotein, miR-714 and 16 mRNAs differentially expressed in response to both kinds of cholesterol between aged and young macrophages. Among them, 6 miRNA-mRNA predicted pairs were detected. The functional annotations were mainly related to lipid metabolism process and farnesyl diphosphate farnesyl transferase 1 (FDFT1) was identified to be the key gene in the difference of response to cholesterol between aged and young macrophages.

conclusionsLipid metabolic process was critical in both macrophage aging and response to cholesterol thus was regarded to be associated with the occurrence and progression of AMD. Moreover, miR-714-FDFT1 may modulate cholesterol homeostasis in aged macrophages and have the potential to be a novel therapeutic target for AMD.

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AgingAnimalsCellular SenescenceCholesterolComputational BiologyDatabases, GeneticMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroRNAsProtein Interaction MapsRNA, MessengerTranscriptomeCholesterolMicroRNAsRNA, Messenger

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