Project description:Arterial media calcification caused by diabetes is an important cause of vascular calcification. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) is associated with diabetic arterial media calcification. At the same time, long non-coding RNA(lncRNA) is closely related to the evolution of a variety of cardiovascular diseases, but the involvement of lncRNA in vascular calcification induced by DPP4 has not been reported in details. In this study, we established a model of human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMCs) calcification induced by DPP4. There was a significant difference in the expression of lncRNAs and mRNAs between normal and calcified vascular smooth muscle cells detected by gene chip technology. Based on the results of microarray detection, we found that lncRNA may be involved in vascular calcification induced by DPP4 through regulating target genes.
Project description:Vascular extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffening is a risk factor for aortic and coronary artery disease. How matrix stiffening regulates the transcriptome profile of human aortic (Ao) and coronary (Co) vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is not well understood. Furthermore, the role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in the cellular response to stiffening has never been explored. This study characterizes the stiffness-sensitive transcriptome of human Ao and Co VSMCs and identify potentially key lncRNA regulators of stiffness-dependent VSMC functions. Ao and Co VSMCs were cultured on hydrogel substrates mimicking physiologic and pathologic ECM stiffness. Total RNA-seq was performed to compare the stiffness-sensitive transcriptome profiles of Ao and Co VSMCs.
Project description:Long non-coding RNAs (LncRNAs) in hypertensives and their mechanisms in regulating blood pressure still remain unexplored. The aim of present study is to construct the profiles of LncRNAs in blood of patients with essential hypertension and healthy controls. Methods and results, LncRNA microarray identified up-regulated, anddown-regulated LncRNAs, in hypertensives compared to their healthy controls. Among them, one vascular smooth muscle (VSM)-specific LncRNA AK096656 (LncVSM) was quantitated in plasma of patients with hypertension and their healthy controls using the real-time qRT-PCR. LncVSM shows specific expression in human arterial vascular smooth muscle cells (HASMCs) and promote its proliferation and migration. Expression profiles and Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) revealed that LncVSM activated Renin-Angiotensin Signaling (RAS). the overexpression of LncVSM would result hypertension related complications. LncVSM (AK098656) transfection
Project description:Long non-coding RNAs (LncRNAs) in hypertensives and their mechanisms in regulating blood pressure still remain unexplored. The aim of present study is to construct the profiles of LncRNAs in blood of patients with essential hypertension and healthy controls. Methods and results, LncRNA microarray identified up-regulated, anddown-regulated LncRNAs, in hypertensives compared to their healthy controls. Among them, one vascular smooth muscle (VSM)-specific LncRNA AK096656 (LncVSM) was quantitated in plasma of patients with hypertension and their healthy controls using the real-time qRT-PCR. LncVSM shows specific expression in human arterial vascular smooth muscle cells (HASMCs) and promote its proliferation and migration. Expression profiles and Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) revealed that LncVSM activated Renin-Angiotensin Signaling (RAS). the overexpression of LncVSM would result hypertension related complications.
Project description:Vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) change between a contractile-differentiated and a proliferative-dedifferentiated phenotype in response to environmental cues. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification regulate cell fate decision. Here we used primary human pulmonary artery SMCs (hPASMCs) and assessed the expression of lncRNAs during SMCs phenotypic modulation. A lncRNA, which we refer to as Differentiation And Growth Arrest-related lncRNA (DAGAR) was increased during differentiation and we demonstrate that it is required for this process. DAGAR was m6A-modified and regulated by the m6A reader YTHDF2 in SMCs and MRC5 cells. A marked downregulation of YTHDF1-3 proteins during both SMC differentiation and MRC5 quiescence was found, consistent with the increase of DAGAR. Remarkably, YTHDF2 immunoprecipitation followed by RNA deep sequencing (RIP-Seq) displayed an enrichment of key SMC-associated transcripts, including smooth muscle myosin heavy chain (MYH11) and members of the TGF, PDGF and VEGF pathways. Knockdown of YTHDF2 induced DAGAR and SMC marker gene expression. We conclude that the lncRNA DAGAR and YTHDF2 contribute to the regulation of SMC plasticity and differentiation programs.
Project description:The long non-coding RNA NUDT6 was found to be deregulated in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with higher expression in diseased human tissue specimens versus control aortic tissue. Apart from the already well-studied DNA: RNA interaction as a natural antisense transcript to Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 (FGF2), we were interested in identifying protein interaction partners to unravel further involvement in the pathogenesis and progression of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Therefore, we performed a RNA pulldown experiment using biotinylated NUDT6 and control RNA in human aortic smooth muscle cell lysate to identify further interaction partners.
Project description:RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis revealed 31 novel lncRNAs in HCASMC, including a vascular cell-enriched lncRNA called SENCR (for Smooth muscle and Endothelial cell long Non-Coding RNA). RT-PCR and hybridization studies show SENCR exists in two isoforms and is transcribed antisense from the 5’ end of the FLI1 gene. Knockdown of SENCR has no effect on FLI1 mRNA or protein expression. Biochemical fractionation and RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) studies indicate SENCR is a cytoplasmic lncRNA. RNA-seq experiments in HCASMC where SENCR is attenuated disclose decreased expression of Myocardin and many SMC contractile genes; conversely a pro-migratory gene signature is increased. RT-PCR and Western blotting validated several differentially expressed genes following SENCR knockdown. Loss-of-function studies in scratch wound and Boyden chamber assays support SENCR as an inhibitor of vascular cell migration. Total RNAs of 3 replicates of normal human coronary artery smooth muscle cells (Mock1, Mock2 and Mock3) were sequenced and analyzed for identification of novel lncRNAs. One of identified novel lncRNAs from that experiment is SENCR. To study its function, SENCR knock-down experiment were performed and then RNA-seq profiles of 3 replicates of both SENCR-knockdown samples and corresponding controls were compared.
Project description:Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) phenotype switch has been thought to be critical to the development of thoracic aneurysm/dissection. To investigate the function HDAC9 in the regulation of VSMCs phenotype switch, we used siRNA knockdown of HDAC9 in human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMC)we established Human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMCs).
Project description:LncRNA and mRNA expression profiles in aortic smooth muscle cells with Srf knockout or Myocd over-expression were analyzed by Arraystar Mouse LncRNA Microarray V3.0.