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ArticleArchives of gynecology and obstetrics2020

MiRNAs expression profiling of rat ovaries displaying PCOS with insulin resistance.

Chunren Zhang, Chuyi Yu, Zengxian Lin, Haixia Pan, Kunyin Li, Hongxia Ma

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Article in Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chunren ZhangThe Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510240, Guangdong, China.
Chuyi YuArtemisinin Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, China.
Zengxian LinDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, No.151 Yanjiang Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China.
Haixia PanDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, No.151 Yanjiang Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China.
Kunyin LiThe Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510240, Guangdong, China.
Hongxia MaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, No.151 Yanjiang Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China. Doctorhongxia@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4477-613X
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe present study established microRNA (miRNA) expression profiles for rat ovaries displaying polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) with insulin resistance and explored the underlying biological functions of differentially expressed miRNAs.

methodsA PCOS with insulin resistance rat model was created by administering letrozole and a high-fat diet. Total RNA was extracted from the ovaries of PCOS with insulin resistance rats and normal rats. Three ovaries from each group were used to identify differentially expressed miRNAs by deep sequencing. A hierarchical clustering heatmap and volcano plot were used to display the pattern of differentially expressed miRNAs. Gene ontology (GO) analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis were conducted to explore the potential target genes of the differentially expressed miRNAs and identify their putative biological function. Nine of the differentially expressed miRNAs were selected for validation by Real-time Quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR).

resultsA total of 58 differentially expressed miRNAs were identified in the rat ovaries exhibiting PCOS with insulin resistance compared with control ovaries, including 23 miRNAs that were upregulated and 35 miRNAs that were downregulated. GO and KEGG pathway analyses revealed that the predicted target genes were related to metabolic processes, cellular processes, and metabolic pathways. Furthermore, qRT-PCR confirmed that miR-3585-5p and miR-30-5p were significantly upregulated and miR-146-5p was downregulated in the ovaries of PCOS with insulin resistance rats compared with the controls.

conclusionThese results indicate that differentially expressed miRNAs in rat ovaries may be involved in the pathophysiology of insulin resistance in PCOS. Our study may be beneficial in establishing miRNAs as novel diagnostic and therapeutic biomarkers for insulin resistance in PCOS.

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AnimalsBiomarkersDown-RegulationFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene OntologyHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansInsulin ResistanceLetrozoleMicroRNAsOvaryPolycystic Ovary SyndromeRatsSequence Analysis, RNAUp-RegulationBiomarkersLetrozoleMicroRNAsHigh-throughput sequencingInsulin resistanceMicroRNAsPolycystic ovary syndrome

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