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Analysis of circRNAs profile in TNF-α treated DPSC.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulpitis often are characterized as sustained inflammation and impaired pulp self-repair. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been reported to be involved in the development of inflammation, but their influence in pulpitis is still unidentified, which was examined in our research.

Methods

In this study, TNF-α (20 ng/mL) was used to treat DPSCs, then MTS identified cell proliferation. The circRNAs profile in DPSCs with or without TNF-α treatment was evaluated using RNA sequencing and subsequently by bioinformatics analysis. After that, the circular structure was assessed using agarose gel electrophoresis, followed by Sanger sequencing. And the circRNAs expression was ratified using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction in cell and tissues samples. Additionally, the plausible mechanism of circRNAs was envisaged, and the circRNA-miRNA-mRNA linkage was plotted using Cytoscape.

Results

The treatment of TNF-α inhibited cell proliferation capabilities in DPSCs, which also made 1195 circRNA expressions undergo significant alterations. Among these changes, 11 circRNAs associated with inflammation were chosen for circular structure verification, and only seven circRNAs (hsa_circ_0001658, hsa_circ_0001978, hsa_circ_0003910, hsa_circ_0004314, hsa_circ_0004417, hsa_circ_0035915, and hsa_circ_0002545) had circular structure. Additionally, five circRNAs expressions (hsa_circ_0001978, hsa_circ_0003910, hsa_circ_0004314, hsa_circ_0004417, and hsa_circ_0035915) had significantly altered between with or without TNF-α treated DPSCs. Furthermore, hsa_circ_0001978 and hsa_circ_0004417 were increased in patients suffering from pulpitis. Furthermore, their ceRNA linkage and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis suggested that these two circRNAs may participate in the inflammation development of pulpitis via mitogen-activated protein kinase and the Wnt signaling pathway.

Conclusion

This study revealed that the circRNAs profile was altered in TNF-α treated DPSCs. Also, hsa_circ_0001978 and hsa_circ_0004417 may be involved in the inflammation progress of pulpitis. These outcomes provided the latest information for additional research on pulpitis.

SUBMITTER: Lei Q

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9251952 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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