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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2020

Circular RNA expression profiles and features in NAFLD mice: a study using RNA-seq data.

Xinlu Yuan, Jianjun Diao, Anqing Du, Song Wen, Ligang Zhou, Yangbin Pan

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Article in Journal of translational medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xinlu YuanDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, 2800 Gongwei Road, Pudong, Shanghai, 201399, China.
Jianjun DiaoDepartment of Emergency, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, 2800 Gongwei Road, Pudong, Shanghai, 201399, China.
Anqing DuDepartment of Stomatology, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, 2800 Gongwei Road, Pudong, Shanghai, 201399, China.
Song WenDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, 2800 Gongwei Road, Pudong, Shanghai, 201399, China.
Ligang ZhouDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, 2800 Gongwei Road, Pudong, Shanghai, 201399, China. zhouligang@yahoo.com.
Yangbin PanDepartment of Nephrology, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, 2800 Gongwei Road, Pudong, Shanghai, 201399, China. endosubmit@126.com.ORCID 0000-0002-9972-9170
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Funding

Science and Technology Development Fund of Shanghai Pudong New Area PKJ2019-Y37Scientific Program of Shanghai Pudong Hospital YJRCJJ201808,YJRCJJ201811, YJRCJJ201903Shanghai Natural Science Foundation 19ZR1447500Talents Training Program of Pudong Hospital affiliated to Fudan University PJ202001, PY202002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is primarily characterized by the hepatic cholesterol accumulation. Circular RNA (circRNA), one of noncoding RNA, involves in many liver diseases progression. However, no recent studies on circRNA expression profiles in NAFLD have been reported previously.

methodsA NAFLD mouse model was constructed by providing high-fat diet (HFD) for 32 weeks. The circRNAs expression profile in normal mice and NAFLD mice were determined using high-output RNA sequencing method and bioinformatics methods, while the differentially expressed circRNAs were confirmed using Sanger sequencing and qRT-PCR. The circRNA-miRNA network was also predicted. The biological functions of circRNAs were annotated by Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG).

resultsThe results demonstrated the successful construction of NAFLD mice model by immunohistology and serology assay. In total, 93 dysregulated circRNAs were observed, including 57 upregulated circRNAs and 36 downregulated circRNAs, in the NAFLD group. The circRNA-miRNA network revealed the complex interaction between circRNAs and its potential miRNA targets in NAFLD. The characteristic of tissue-specific expression in circRNA was demonstrated. The differentially expressed circRNAs with important biological function were also annotated using GO and KEGG. Both DDAH1 and VAV3 genes were found to be associated with the NAFLD development.

conclusionsTaken together, this study demonstrated the circRNAs expression profile and features in NAFLD, which may provide potential biological markers for the pathogenesis of NAFLD.

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MicroRNAsNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseAnimalsComputational BiologyGene Expression ProfilingMiceRNARNA, CircularRNA-SeqMicroRNAsRNARNA, CircularExpression profileNonalcoholic fatty liver disease; circular RNARegulatory networkTissue specificity

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