Deep sequencing and miRNA profiles in alcohol-induced neuroinflammation and the TLR4 response in mice cerebral cortex
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ABSTRACT: Alcohol abuse can induce brain injury and neurodegeneration, and recent evidence shows the participation of immune receptors toll-like in the neuroinflammation and brain damage. We evaluated the role of miRNAs as potential modulators of the neuroinflammation associated with alcohol abuse and the influence of the TLR4 response. Using mice cerebral cortex and next-generation sequencing (NGS), we identified miRNAs that were differentially expressed in the chronic alcohol-treated versus untreated WT or TLR4-KO mice. We observed a differentially expression of miR-183 Cluster (C) (miR-96/-182/-183), miR-200a and miR-200b, which were down-regulated, while mirR-125b was up-regulated in alcohol-treated WT versus (vs.) untreated mice. These miRNAs modulate targets genes related to the voltage-gated sodium channel, neuron hyperexcitability (Nav1.3, Trpv1, Smad3 and PP1-γ), as well as genes associated with innate immune TLR4 signaling response (Il1r1, Mapk14, Sirt1, Lrp6 and Bdnf). Functional enrichment of the miR-183C and miR-200a/b family target genes, revealed neuroinflammatory pathways networks involved in TLR4 signaling and alcohol abuse. The changes in the neuroinflammatory targets genes associated with alcohol abuse were mostly abolished in the TLR4-KO mice. Our results show the relationship between alcohol intake and miRNAs expression and open up new therapeutically targets to prevent deleterious effects of alcohol on the brain.
Project description:The aim of the presented study was to define tissue and plasma miRNA signatures, which could potentially serve as diagnostic and prognostic markers in endometrioid endometrial cancer (EEC), and to investigate miRNA profiles in regard to clinicopathological characteristics of the tumors. Results: qPCR validation revealed regulation of 14 miRNAs in EEC tissues (miR-9, miR-141,miR-205,miR-203,miR-183,miR-200a*,miR-200b*,miR-200a,miR-200c,miR-429,miR-200b,miR-410,miR-92a,miR-1305) and 9 in plasma samples (miR-449a,miR-1290,miR-1228,miR-203,miR-200a,miR-141,miR-92a, miR-9, miR-301b). Expression of certain miRNAs showed association with FIGO stage, grade and relapse. Two miRNA signatures, miR-205/miR-410 and miR-410/miR-429/miR-92a, classified tumor tissues with higher accuracy in comparison to single miRNAs (AUC 0.972, 95% CI 0.919-0.995 and 0.991, 95% CI 0.948-1.000, resepctively). miRNA signature composed of miR-205 and miR-200a predicted relapse with AUC of 0.854 (95% CI 0.691-0.951). Tissue miRNA signatures were independent prognostic markers of overall (miR-1228/miR-200c/miR-429, HR 2.98) and progression-free survival (miR-1228/miR-429, HR 4.149). Plasma miRNA signatures classified EEC plasma samples with high accuracy. Conclusions: We conclude that miRNA signatures hold great promise for becoming non-invasive biomarkers for early EEC detection and prognosis. Tissue samples were collected from 122 women (77 EEC and 45 controls). Expression profiling of 866 human miRNAs and 89 human viral miRNAs was performed in 24 samples and was followed by qPCR validation in 104 patients. Of 24 samples analyzed by microarrays, 22 (18 EEC, 4 normal controls) were available for final analysis. Expression of 14 miRNAs was analysed in 48 plasma samples by qPCR.
Project description:The aim of the presented study was to define tissue and plasma miRNA signatures, which could potentially serve as diagnostic and prognostic markers in endometrioid endometrial cancer (EEC), and to investigate miRNA profiles in regard to clinicopathological characteristics of the tumors. Results: qPCR validation revealed regulation of 14 miRNAs in EEC tissues (miR-9, miR-141,miR-205,miR-203,miR-183,miR-200a*,miR-200b*,miR-200a,miR-200c,miR-429,miR-200b,miR-410,miR-92a,miR-1305) and 9 in plasma samples (miR-449a,miR-1290,miR-1228,miR-203,miR-200a,miR-141,miR-92a, miR-9, miR-301b). Expression of certain miRNAs showed association with FIGO stage, grade and relapse. Two miRNA signatures, miR-205/miR-410 and miR-410/miR-429/miR-92a, classified tumor tissues with higher accuracy in comparison to single miRNAs (AUC 0.972, 95% CI 0.919-0.995 and 0.991, 95% CI 0.948-1.000, resepctively). miRNA signature composed of miR-205 and miR-200a predicted relapse with AUC of 0.854 (95% CI 0.691-0.951). Tissue miRNA signatures were independent prognostic markers of overall (miR-1228/miR-200c/miR-429, HR 2.98) and progression-free survival (miR-1228/miR-429, HR 4.149). Plasma miRNA signatures classified EEC plasma samples with high accuracy. Conclusions: We conclude that miRNA signatures hold great promise for becoming non-invasive biomarkers for early EEC detection and prognosis.
Project description:Drugs of abuse including nicotine and alcohol elicit their effect by stimulating the mesocorticolimbic dopaminergic system. There is a high incidence of nicotine dependence in alcoholics. To date only limited data is available on the molecular mechanism underlying the action of alcohol and nicotine in the human brain. This study utilised gene expression screening to identify genes sensitive to chronic alcohol abuse within the ventral tegmental area of the human brain. Keywords: gene expression, brain, alcohol abuse, human, ventral tegmental area
Project description:Memory formation is a complex cognitive function regulated by coordinated synaptic and nuclear processes in neurons. In mammals, it is controlled by multiple molecular activators and suppressors, including the key signaling regulator protein phosphatase 1 (PP1). Here, we show that memory control by PP1 involves the miR-183/96/182 cluster, which is selectively regulated during memory formation. Inhibiting nuclear PP1 in mice brain or training in object recognition task similarly increases miR-183/96/182 expression in the hippocampus. Mimicking this increase by overexpressing miR-183/96/182 enhances object memory, while suppressing endogenous level of the cluster reduces it. This effect involves the modulation of many plasticity-related genes, and we identified HDAC9 as one of the functional targets. Further, PP1 controls miR-183/96/182 in a transcription-independent manner influencing processing of their precursors. These findings provide novel evidence for the role of miRNAs in memory formation and suggest the implication of PP1 in miRNAs processing in the adult brain.
Project description:MiRNAs regulate posttranscriptional gene expression and are widely implicated in the pathogenesis of complex diseases. We aim to elucidate miRNA regulation of the atrial mRNA signatures that associate with AF. This may provide novel mechanistical insights and candidate targets for therapies using miRNA mimics or antimiRs.
We present combined miRNAs-mRNAs sequencing in atrial tissues of patient without AF (n=22), with paroxysmal AF (n=22) and with persistent AF (n=20). MiRNA and mRNA signatures followed an ordinal scale from nonAF to paroxysmal to persistent AF patients. The previously reported mRNA sequencing identified 5228 differentially expressed genes involved in epithelial to mesenchymal transition, endothelial cell proliferation and extracellular matrix remodelling involving collagens, glycoproteins and proteoglycans. We discovered 103 differentially expressed miRNAs. Key downregulated miRNAs included miR-135b-5p, miR-138-5p, miR-200a-3p, miR-200b-3p and miR-31-5p and key upregulated miRNAs were miR-144-3p, miR-15b-3p, miR-182-5p miR-18b-5p, miR-4306 and miR-206. The expression levels of differentially expressed miRNAs were negatively correlated with the expression levels of their predicted target mRNAs. The downregulated miRNAs demonstrated a more profound transcriptome effect than the upregulated miRNAs. Upregulated biological processes enriched in miRNAs targets related to epithelial and endothelial cell migration and glycosaminoglycan biosynthesis, in line with the processes discovered by the mRNA sequencing analysis.
Combined analysis of miRNA and mRNA sequencing uncovered miRNAs with a broad transcriptional effect in human AF. Epithelial to mesenchymal transition and endothelial cell proliferation were processes controlled by downregulated miR-135b-5p, miR-138-5p, miR-200a-3p, miR-200b-3p and miR-31-5p, which in turn may contribute to (myo)fibroblast activation and structural remodeling.\
Project description:Meningiomas, one of the most common human brain tumors, are derived from arachnoidal cells associated with brain meninges, usually benign and frequently associated with neurofibromatosis type 2. Here we define a human meningioma-typical miRNA profile and characterize effects of one down-regulated miRNA, miR-200a, on tumor growth. Elevated levels of miR-200a inhibited meningioma cell growth in culture and in a tumor model in vivo. Up-regulation of miR-200a decreased expression of transcription factors, ZEB1 and SIP1, with consequently increased expression of E-cadherin, an adhesion protein associated with cell differentiation. Down-regulation of miR-200a in meningiomas and arachnoidal cells resulted in increased expression of β -catenin and cyclin D1 involved in cell proliferation. miR-200a was found to directly target β -catenin mRNA, thereby inhibiting its translation and blocking β -catenin-Wnt signaling, frequently involved in cancer. A direct correlation was found between down-regulation of miR-200a and up-regulation of β-catenin in human meningioma samples. Thus, miR-200a appears to act as a multi-functional tumor suppressor miRNA in meningiomas through effects on the E-cadherin and β -catenin-Wnt signaling pathways. This reveals a previously unrecognized signaling cascade involved in meningioma tumor development and highlights a novel molecular interaction between miR-200a and Wnt signaling, thereby providing insights into novel therapies for meningiomas. 14 meningioma tumor samples were compared to 3 arachnoidal tissue control samples. Two technical replicates were performed for each sample. Normalization and processing included combining the data from technical replicates. The below table contains quantile-normalized data.
Project description:Next Generation Sequencing technique was performed to compare the miRNA expression pattern of tumor brain tissue sample of 6 Glioblastoma patients, and 6 patients with brain metastases (BM) originated from lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). In order to analyse the difference on miRNA expresion level between GBM and LUAD-BM cases, we applied cluster analysis on the NGS dataset of 6 samples for each of the two goups with iDEP 1.1 software. Log2FC values were calculated to determine the exact level of up- and downregulation in case of the deregulated miRNAs, using the iDEP 1.1 web tool applying the DESeq2 algorithm. Evaluate the results of analysis 99 known miRNAs were detected with altered expression using a threshold of false discovery rate (FDR) <0.05 and fold-change> 2. Among them, 62 miRNAs were upregulated (log2FC > 2) and 37 miRNAs were downregulated (log2FC < -2) with biological revelance in tissue LUAD-BM samples compared with the GBM samples. To validate our results obtained by NGS, four upregulated miRNAs: hsa-miR-200c-5p, hsa-miR-141-5p, hsa-miR-200a-5p, hsa-miR-375-3p and two downregulated miRNAs: hsa-miR-410-3p, hsa-miR-9-5p were chosen for RT-qPCR analysis. As the result of that hsa-miR-200c-5p, hsa-miR-141-5p, hsa-miR-200a-5p, hsa-miR-375-3p was significantly upregulated, while hsa-miR-410-3p, hsa-miR-9-5p was significantly downregulated in LUAD-BM - GBM comparison.
Project description:Meningiomas, one of the most common human brain tumors, are derived from arachnoidal cells associated with brain meninges, usually benign and frequently associated with neurofibromatosis type 2. Here we define a human meningioma-typical miRNA profile and characterize effects of one down-regulated miRNA, miR-200a, on tumor growth. Elevated levels of miR-200a inhibited meningioma cell growth in culture and in a tumor model in vivo. Up-regulation of miR-200a decreased expression of transcription factors, ZEB1 and SIP1, with consequently increased expression of E-cadherin, an adhesion protein associated with cell differentiation. Down-regulation of miR-200a in meningiomas and arachnoidal cells resulted in increased expression of β -catenin and cyclin D1 involved in cell proliferation. miR-200a was found to directly target β -catenin mRNA, thereby inhibiting its translation and blocking β -catenin-Wnt signaling, frequently involved in cancer. A direct correlation was found between down-regulation of miR-200a and up-regulation of β-catenin in human meningioma samples. Thus, miR-200a appears to act as a multi-functional tumor suppressor miRNA in meningiomas through effects on the E-cadherin and β -catenin-Wnt signaling pathways. This reveals a previously unrecognized signaling cascade involved in meningioma tumor development and highlights a novel molecular interaction between miR-200a and Wnt signaling, thereby providing insights into novel therapies for meningiomas.
Project description:In this study, we have identified a microRNA-based signature for the prediction of cervical cancer survival. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a newly identified family of small non-coding RNAs that are extensively involved in human cancers. Using our recently established PCR-based miRNA assays, we have analyzed 102 cervical cancers and identified two miRNAs (miR-200a and miR-9) that are likely to predict patient survival. A logistic regression model was developed based on these two miRNAs and the prognostic value of the model was subsequently validated with 42 independent cervical cancers. Furthermore, functional studies were performed to characterize the effect of miRNAs in cervical cancer cells. Our results suggest that both miR-200a and miR-9 could play important regulatory roles in cervical cancer control. In particular, miR-200a is likely to affect the metastatic potential of cervical cancer cells by simultaneously suppressing the expression of multiple genes that are important to cell motility.
Project description:Neuroinflammation is one of the major neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related tauopathies. Activated microglia often co-exist in the same brain regions where tau protein accumulates as hyperphosphorylated and aggregated PHFs or neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) within neurons in patients with AD and related tauopathies. However, the exact mechanisms how pathological tau could induce neuroinflammatory responses are not clear. In this study, we treated primary human microglia with purified human PHFs and performed RNA-sequence analysis.