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ReviewBMC musculoskeletal disorders2024

Identification and bioinformatics analysis of lncRNAs in serum of patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Jianqiang Kou, Yongchen Bie, Mingquan Liu, Liqin Wang, Xiangyun Liu, Yuanliang Sun, Xiujun Zheng

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Review in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jianqiang Kou *Department of Spinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China.
Yongchen Bie *Department of Spinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China.
Mingquan LiuDepartment of Operating Room, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China.
Liqin WangDepartment of Rheumatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China.
Xiangyun LiuDepartment of Spinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China.
Yuanliang SunDepartment of Spinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China.
Xiujun ZhengDepartment of Spinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China. zhengxiuj@qduhospital.cn.
Qingdao University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Qingdao University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of this study was to explore the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) expression profiles in serum of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The role of these lncRNAs in this complex autoimmune situation needs to be evaluated.

methodsWe used high-throughput whole-transcriptome sequencing to generate sequencing data from three patients with AS and three normal controls (NC). Then, we performed bioinformatics analyses to identify the functional and biological processes associated with differentially expressed lncRNAs (DElncRNAs). We confirmed the validity of our RNA-seq data by assessing the expression of eight lncRNAs via quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) in 20 AS and 20 NC samples. We measured the correlation between the expression levels of lncRNAs and patient clinical index values using the Spearman correlation test.

resultsWe identified 72 significantly upregulated and 73 significantly downregulated lncRNAs in AS patients compared to NC. qRT-PCR was performed to validate the expression of selected DElncRNAs; the results demonstrated that the expression levels of MALAT1:24, NBR2:9, lnc-DLK1-35:13, lnc-LARP1-1:1, lnc-AIPL1-1:7, and lnc-SLC12A7-1:16 were consistent with the sequencing analysis results. Enrichment analysis showed that DElncRNAs mainly participated in the immune and inflammatory responses pathways, such as regulation of protein ubiquitination, major histocompatibility complex class I-mediated antigen processing and presentation, MAPkinase activation, and interleukin-17 signaling pathways. In addition, a competing endogenous RNA network was constructed to determine the interaction among the lncRNAs, microRNAs, and mRNAs based on the confirmed lncRNAs (MALAT1:24 and NBR2:9). We further found the expression of MALAT1:24 and NBR2:9 to be positively correlated with disease severity.

conclusionTaken together, our study presents a comprehensive overview of lncRNAs in the serum of AS patients, thereby contributing novel perspectives on the underlying pathogenic mechanisms of this condition. In addition, our study predicted MALAT1 has the potential to be deeply involved in the pathogenesis of AS.

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MicroRNAsRNA, Long NoncodingSpondylitis, AnkylosingAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingComputational BiologyGene Expression ProfilingGene Regulatory NetworksHumansK Cl- CotransportersAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAIPL1 protein, humanK Cl- CotransportersMicroRNAsRNA, Long NoncodingSLC12A7 protein, humanAnkylosing spondylitisDifferentially expressed lncRNARNA sequencingSerum

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