Project description:To identify lncRNAs enriched in ECs, a microarray was performed to profile ~30,000 lncRNAs and ~26,000 coding transcripts using an Arraystar human LncRNA microarray v3.0 system (Arraystar, Rockville, MD). Three primary human EC lines and two non-EC lines at low passages, namely, human umbilical vein EC (HUVEC), human retinal EC (HREC), human choroidal EC, human dermal fibroblast cell (HDF) and human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cell lines, were used in the array. Purity of EC lines was confirmed by acetyl-LDL uptake and EC marker staining
Project description:Many studies have demonstrated miRNAs as key regulators of inflammatory responses in endothelial cells (Ecs). However, because of the complexity of inflammatory genes and miRNAs, there would be many undiscovered miRNAs involved in inflammatory responses of ECs. Let-7e is an important member of let-7e family and plays key roles in the regulation of inflammation and endothelial cell proliferation. Furthermore, let-7e expression is significantly increased in many cardiovascular diseases including coronary heart disease. Therefore,we speculated that let-7e might play important roles in the regulation of inflammatory responses in endothelial cells by directly or indirectly targeting certain inflammatory genes. In order to reveal the action of let-7e in vascular endothelial cells, the expression profiles of mRNAs and lncRNAs induced by let-7e in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were investigated using microarray technology.
Project description:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) exhibit a poor interspecies conservation and often show spatial- and temporal-specific expression patterns. What, if any, role they have in oxidative stress remains unknown. To identify potential roles for lncRNAs, we examined their expression in normal and H2O2-treated human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Oxidative stress related lncRNAs were generated by deep sequencing, using Illumina HiSeq 2000 or 2500 platform. Sequencing of the cDNA libraries from H2O2-treated HUVECs generated 12.5 million uniquely valid reads, meanwhile, 10.2 million valid fragments were obtained from control group in our experiment. A total of 10, 765 known and 30, 629 novel putative lncRNAs were identified according to RNA-Seq. Among them, 2, 091 of known and 25, 800 of novel lncRNAs were differentially expressed in H2O2-treated HUVECs compared with control HUVECs, and 12 of these were validated with qRTâPCR. Taken together, our findings provide evidence differentially expressed lncRNAs were mediated by oxidative stress in HUVECs, it is, therefore, likely that aberrant expression of lncRNAs, at least in part, participate in the process of endothelial injury caused by oxidative stress. Examination of lncRNAs in the oxidative-stressed human umbilical vein endothelial cells
Project description:Chemoresistance is a major cause of poor prognosis of breast cancer.More and more mRNAs and lncRNAs are reported to upregulate chemoresistance in breast cancer.To explore the how mRNAs and lncRNAs involved in chemoresistance of breast cancer,we sceened upregulated mRNAs and lncRNA from parental MCF-7 , chemoresistant MCF-7 cells as well as 4 breast cancer tissue sensitive to chemotherapy and 4 resistant to chemotherapy . Total RNA was extracted using Trizol reagent. Agilent Human lncRNA Microarray V6 (4*180K) was used to analyze the global profiling of human lncRNAs and protein-coding transcripts in these samples. The microarray contains 83,835 lncRNAs and 27,233 coding genes.
Project description:Sustained hepatic inflammation can contribute to cancer initiation and progression via tumor-initiating cell expansion, but underlying mechanisms remains unknown. Expression profiles of lncRNAs/mRNAs were measured in normal, chronic hepatitis, cirrhotic and cancerous livers. We found abundant disease-related lncRNAs/mRNAs deregulated across different stages of inflammation-triggered liver disease and refined a transformation gene signature to distinguish pathological liver tissues. Amongst this signature, a conserved lncRNA DANCR was silenced in normal adult liver, but overexpressed in fetal and cancerous livers. Remarkably, increased DANCR significantly correlates with poor prognosis in multiple-center cohorts and is directly induced by inflammatory pathways including NF-κB and STAT3. DANCR could suppress cell differentiation and drive expansion of tumor-initiating cells, leading to chemoresistance. Moreover, in vitro and in vivo inhibition confirms the significance of DANCR as a therapeutic target when combined with other chemotherapy. We illustrate the role of DANCR relies on the regulation of CTNNB1 in a novel miRNA-blocking manner. Our studies reveal the expression of lncRNAs/mRNAs in normal and pathological livers and suggest the importance of oncofetal lncRNA DANCR in inflammation-induced malignant transformation, offering a potential prognostic marker and a therapeutic target for HCC. In the study, 10 normal livers (NL), 10 chronic inflammatory livers (IL), 10 cirrhotic livers (CL), 13 early HCC (eHCC) and 13 advanced HCC (aHCC) samples were profiled their lncRNA/mRNA expression
Project description:Ossification of the ligamentum flava (OLF) is a common spinal disorder among the elderly that causes myelopathy and radiculopathy. Although studies have identified several genes that correlated with OLF, the underlying regulation network is far from clear. To identify transcriptional regulators for OLF, we compared the lncRNAs and mRNAs expression of the ligamentum flava tissues from OLF patients and healthy volunteers through microarray analysis, which revealed a panel of lncRNAs and mRNAs that were specifically regulated in ligament tissues of human undergoing ossification. To identify transcriptional regulators for OLF, we compared the lncRNAs and mRNAs expression of the ligamentum flava tissues from OLF patients and healthy volunteers through microarray analysis.
Project description:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) exhibit a poor interspecies conservation and often show spatial- and temporal-specific expression patterns. What, if any, role they have in oxidative stress remains unknown. To identify potential roles for lncRNAs, we examined their expression in normal and H2O2-treated human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Oxidative stress related lncRNAs were generated by deep sequencing, using Illumina HiSeq 2000 or 2500 platform. Sequencing of the cDNA libraries from H2O2-treated HUVECs generated 12.5 million uniquely valid reads, meanwhile, 10.2 million valid fragments were obtained from control group in our experiment. A total of 10, 765 known and 30, 629 novel putative lncRNAs were identified according to RNA-Seq. Among them, 2, 091 of known and 25, 800 of novel lncRNAs were differentially expressed in H2O2-treated HUVECs compared with control HUVECs, and 12 of these were validated with qRT–PCR. Taken together, our findings provide evidence differentially expressed lncRNAs were mediated by oxidative stress in HUVECs, it is, therefore, likely that aberrant expression of lncRNAs, at least in part, participate in the process of endothelial injury caused by oxidative stress.
Project description:We detected the expression profiles ofcircRNAs, lncRNAs and mRNAs in two drug-resistant NSCLC cell lines (A549/R and HCC827/R) and their parent cell lines (A549 and HCC827) by RNA sequencing, employed a comprehensive analysis of the dysregulated lncRNAs, miRNAs and mRNAs by bioinformatics methods.