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ArticleBioengineered2021

Whole-transcriptome analysis of rat cavernosum and identification of circRNA-miRNA-mRNA networks to investigate nerve injury erectile dysfunction pathogenesis.

Jie Huang, Jianxiong Ma, Jie Wang, Ke Ma, Kang Zhou, Wenjie Huang, Fan Zhao, Bodong Lv, Qing Hu

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Article in Bioengineered, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jie HuangThe Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6560-5516
Jianxiong MaThe Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Jie WangThe Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Ke MaDepartment of Urology, First People's Hospital of Yuhang District, Hangzhou, China.
Kang ZhouThe Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Wenjie HuangDepartment of Urology and Andrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Fan ZhaoDepartment of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Bodong LvZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Combined Chinese and Western Sexual Dysfunction, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Qing HuDepartment of Urology and Andrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University · CNFirst People's Hospital of Yuhang District · CNNantong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is growing evidence that circular RNAs (circRNAs) play a vital role in many kinds of diseases, including erectile dysfunction (ED). Nevertheless, the role of circRNAs in cavernous nerve-damaging ED (CNI-ED) is unknown. Here, we aimed to discover novel circRNAs, probed their potential role in the CNI-ED, and construct a ceRNA network of circRNAs. Twelve male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into 2 groups by us: bilateral cavernous nerve crush (BCNC) and control groups. Four weeks after surgery, the spongy smooth muscle tissue of the rat penis was sequenced using high-throughput full transcriptome sequencing. We analyzed the expression of circRNAs, miRNAs, and mRNAs in the two groups. Twenty circRNAs with significantly different expressions were selected for RT-qPCR. CeRNA network of circRNAs was established using Cytoscape. GO and KEGG analysis was done by R package. Sequencing showed that 4,587 circRNAs, 762 miRNAs, and 21,661 mRNAs were dysregulated in the BCNC group. The top 20 differentially expressed circRNAs were further verified via RT-qPCR. The ceRNA network contained ten circRNAs, six miRNAs, and 227 mRNAs, including 23 circRNA-miRNA pairs and 227 miRNA-mRNA pairs. GO and KEGG analysis suggested that these ten circRNAs could main regulate energy metabolism processes. A protein-protein interaction network was constructed with the mRNAs in ceRNA network, and five hub genes were identified. Our study revealed a potential link between circRNAs, miRNAs, and mRNAs in CNI-ED, suggesting that circRNAs may contribute to the occurrence of ED by regulating the cellular energy metabolism in CNI-ED.

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Erectile DysfunctionAnimalsComputational BiologyEnergy MetabolismMalePenisPeripheral Nerve InjuriesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, CircularRNA, MessengerTranscriptomeRNA, CircularRNA, Messengerbioinformatics analysisceRNA networkcircular RNAenergy metabolismErectile dysfunction

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PMCPMC8806524
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