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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023

Whole transcriptome analysis reveals that immune infiltration- lncRNAs are related to cellular apoptosis in liver transplantation.

Shile Wu, Chao Cheng, Wenjun Zhu, Jinyu Yang, Bei-Bei He, Song Li, Xinsheng Wang, Hao Guo, Dong Chen, Ya-Min Guo

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Shile WuSoochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Chao ChengCenter for Genome Analysis, Wuhan Ruixing Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Wuhan, China.
Wenjun ZhuGeneral Surgery Department, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, Qinghai, China.
Jinyu YangGeneral Surgery Department, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, Qinghai, China.
Bei-Bei HeGeneral Surgery Department, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, Qinghai, China.
Song LiGeneral Surgery Department, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, Qinghai, China.
Xinsheng WangGeneral Surgery Department, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, Qinghai, China.
Hao GuoCenter for Genome Analysis, Wuhan Ruixing Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Wuhan, China.
Dong ChenCenter for Genome Analysis, Wuhan Ruixing Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Wuhan, China.
Ya-Min GuoGeneral Surgery Department, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, Qinghai, China.
Qinghai Provincial Peoples Hospital · CNSoochow University · CN

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Abstract

Introduction: In most instances, liver transplantation (LT) is the only available treatment for end-stage liver diseases. However, LT could also induce serious liver diseases or injury, and the underlying mechanisms of LT-induced complications remain largely unknown, especially the mechanisms of the dysfunction of the immune system mediated by long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs). Methods: In this study, we globally analyzed the proportion of immune cells by using the transcriptome sequencing data (RNA-seq) of needle-core liver biopsies from pre- and post-transplantation recipients. Dysregulated lncRNAs were found to be correlated with the altered fractions of immune cells. We finally explored the potential targets of dysregulated lncRNAs and analyzed their functions in LT. Results: We found that in the samples, some immune cells changed significantly after LT, including CD4 T cells, NK cells and mast cells. The proportion of macrophages in different polarization states also changed significantly, with M0 macrophages increasing and M2 macrophages decreasing. Through weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), 7 gene expression modules related to LT were identified. These modules were related to changes in the proportion of different immune cells. The functions of these modules represent the response modes of different functional genes after LT. Among these modules, MEtan and MEyellow modules were primarily enriched in apoptosis and inflammatory pathways. Twelve immunity-related lncRNAs were identified for the first time, and the regulatory network co-changing with immune cells was also identified. The co-expressed genes of these lncRNAs were highly enriched in apoptosis-related pathways. Many apoptosis-related genes were found to be up-regulated after LT. Discussion: In summary, we speculated that the expression and regulation of these apoptotic genes may be related to the changes in the proportion of immune cells. Some of these lncRNAs and apoptosis-related genes have been reported to be related to cell proliferation and apoptosis. They are also potential biomarkers or therapeutic targets.

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Liver TransplantationRNA, Long NoncodingApoptosisGene Expression ProfilingTranscriptomeRNA, Long Noncodingapoptosisco-expressionimmune cellsliver transplantationlncRNAs

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