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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2021

Analysis of microRNA expression in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion after mild therapeutic hypothermia treatment in rats.

Shangfeng Zhao, Xiangrong Liu, Jun Kang, Si Sun, Yong Li, Jialiang Zhang, Qi Li, Xunming Ji

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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Shangfeng ZhaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xiangrong LiuChina National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jun KangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Si SunDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yong LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jialiang ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Qi LiChina National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xunming JiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Capital Medical University · CNBeijing Tongren Hospital · CN

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Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to explore the molecular mechanism of mild hypothermia in in the treatment of cerebral ischemia, microRNA (miRNA) microarrays and bioinformatics analysis were employed to examine the miRNA expression profiles of rats with mild therapeutic hypothermia after middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO).

methodsMCAO was induced in Male Sprague-Dawley rats. Mild hypothermia treatment began from the onset of ischemia and maintained for 3 hours. miRNA expressions following focal cerebral ischemia and mild hypothermia treatment were profiled using microarray technology. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) were used to analyze the functions of the target genes in mild therapeutic hypothermia after MCAO. 60 min before MCAO, mimics and inhibitor of miR-291b were injected into the right lateral ventricle respectively, then the infarct volume and neuronal apoptosis were analyzed.

resultsSix upregulated miRNAs and 6 downregulated miRNAs were detected 4 hours after mild therapeutic hypothermia, and after 24 hours, 41 and 10 miRNAs were upregulated and downregulated, respectively. The target genes of the differentially expressed genes were mainly related with multicellular organism development and the mucin type O-glycan biosynthesis pathway was the most enriched KEGG pathway. Among the differentially expressed miRNAs, miR-291b was selected to assess the effects of mild therapeutic hypothermia in MCAO rats. At 24 hours after mild therapeutic hypothermia, miR-291b overexpression was proved to exhibit neuroprotective effects.

conclusionsThe results showed that miRNAs might play a pivotal role in mild therapeutic hypothermia in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury. Further understanding of the mechanism and function of miRNAs would help to illuminate the mechanism of mild therapeutic hypothermia in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.

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Cerebral ischemia/reperfusionGene Ontology (GO)KEGG pathwaymicroRNA expression (miRNA expression)microRNA microarray (miRNA microarray)mild therapeutic hypothermiamiR-291b

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