基于生物信息学分析miRNA-195-5p在肝癌中的表达及其临床意义

为了研究miRNA-195-5p在肝癌(liver hepatocellular carcinoma, LIHC)中的表达及对预后的影响,并对其潜在靶基因进行生物学信息学分析,评估miRNA-195-5p在LIHC中的临床意义和诊断价值,本文利用癌症基因组图谱(TCGA)数据库分析miRNA-195-5p在肝癌组织中的表达;利用Kaplan-Meier plotter数据库分析miRNA-195与肝癌患者预后的相关性;利用miRWalk 2.0数据库获取预测的与实验数据支持的miRNA-195-5p的靶基因,同时采用DAVID 6.8数据库对靶基因进行GO和KEGG富集分析,以Cytoscape 3.6.1软件构建靶基因蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用(PPI)网络并筛选PPI网络中的核心基因;通过公开访问的数据库进一步验证筛选出的核心基因。TCGA数据库分析结果显示, miRNA-195-5p在肝癌组织中的表达水平显著低于正常组织。Kaplan-Meier生存分析显示, miRNA-195低表达LIHC患者的总生存时间明显低于高表达患者。GO分析显示,miRNA-195-5p的靶基因主要显著富集到蛋白质磷酸化、RNA聚合酶Ⅱ启动子转录的正调节、RNA聚合酶Ⅱ启动子转录的负调节等生物学过程。KEGG分析显示, miRNA-195-5p的靶基因显著富集于癌症相关通路。miRNA-195-5p潜在靶基因所编码蛋白质之间存在复杂的相互作用,其中POLR2A、MIB1、MAPK3、ACACA、ASH1L以及MAP3K3是PPI网络中的核心基因。6个核心基因中,仅MAPK3的蛋白质与m RNA表达水平在LIHC组织中均显著上调。Kaplan-Meier生存分析进一步显示, MAPK3 m RNA水平升高预示LIHC患者总生存时间缩短。以上生物信息学分析结果初步表明, miRNA-195-5p表达下调在肝癌相关的生物学过程中起到重要调控作用,可能与其潜在靶基因MAPK3表达上调有关,这为肝癌的生物标志物研究提供了线索。     

盐穗木miR166a前体和预测靶基因ATHB8-like的克隆及二者靶向关系的鉴定

以盐生植物盐穗木为实验材料,从前期构建的高盐胁迫下盐穗木根的小RNA文库中候选了差异表达的miR166a,利用生物信息学从盐穗木转录组数据中预测其靶基因;采用5′RLM-RACE技术鉴定盐穗木miR166a对预测靶基因ATHB8-like的靶向性;通过PCR和RACE技术克隆盐穗木miR166a前体和预测靶基因ATHB8-like全长基因序列,并进行相应的生物信息学分析。结果显示:盐穗木miR166a预测的靶基因为ATHB8-like;通过实验鉴定确实存在靶向切割,具体的切割位点位于miR166a成熟体的14~15碱基之间;miR166a成熟体序列在不同植物中高度保守;克隆获得的盐穗木miR166a前体可折叠成完整的颈环结构,符合miRNA的前体特征,候选植物miR166a前体在进化上没有表现出保守性;预测的靶基因ATHB8-like cDNA全长为2 786bp,开放阅读框为2 526bp,编码841个氨基酸,ATHB8-like具有一个HD-ZIPⅢ结构域,在进化上具有保守性。该研究结果为进一步开展盐穗木miR166a和ATHB8-like的生物学功能奠定了基础。     

盐穗木HcmiR172e和预测的靶基因HcTOE3的克隆及盐胁迫下的靶向关系分析

盐穗木(Halostachys caspica)广泛分布于新疆干旱盐碱地区,属于藜科极端耐盐的盐生灌木。从600 mmol?L-1 Na Cl处理48 h的盐穗木根的小RNA文库中筛选到差异极显著的HcmiR172e做为研究对象,利用盐穗木转录组数据预测其靶基因为HcTOE3,开展HcmiR172e-HcTOE3的分子克隆和胁迫表达相关性工作。通过同源克隆和RACE技术获得盐穗木HcmiR172e前体和HcTOE3全长序列;使用生物信息软件分析前体和靶基因信息及相关性;采用q RT-PCR技术检测了不同盐浓度(200、400和600 mmol?L-1 Na Cl)处理48 h的盐穗木HcmiR172e及预测的靶基因HcTOE3的表达变化。结果显示,克隆得到的HcmiR172e前体序列可形成颈环结构,各项指标符合前体要求。其靶基因HcTOE3 c DNA全长为1 744 bp,开放阅读框1 329 bp,在编码区有一个高度匹配HcmiR172e的结合位点(CTGCAGCATCATCAGGATTC);q RT-PCR分析结果表明HcmiR172e与其预测的靶基因HcTOE3均响应盐的处理,二者呈现一定的负相关性。后续将通过实验逐步阐明盐穗木HcmiR172e对HcTOE3在逆境中的靶向调控作用。     

染料木素抑制人胰腺癌细胞株PANC-1细胞增殖机制的研究

目的探讨不同浓度染料木素对胰腺癌细胞作用及其抑癌基因表达的研究。方法本实验共分实验组(80,120,160,200μmol/L)的染料木素、空白对照组(PBS)和标准对照(吉西他滨)。各组培养基处理细胞12,24,36,48,60 h后,细胞计数试剂盒(CCK-8)法检测人胰腺癌细胞株PANC-1在染料木素作用下的增殖活性;流式细胞术检测人胰腺癌细胞株PANC-1在染料木素木素作用下的凋亡细胞百分率;用逆转录-聚合酶连反应(RTPCR)方法测定P53及P21抑癌基因的表达;Western-blot法检测抑癌基因P53和P21的蛋白表达水平。细胞凋亡与细胞基因mRNA采用的是LSD法,细胞增殖数据采用的是配对t检验。结果流式细胞术显示,人胰腺癌细胞株PANC-1处理后60 h时在不同浓度(80,120,160,200μmol/L)的染料木素作用下细胞凋亡率分别为(3.72±1.58)﹪、(35.98±3.76)﹪、(51.36±4.32)﹪和(64.10±2.09)﹪。吉西他滨(gemcitabine,GEM)组为(43.45±5.28)﹪,不同浓度染料木素组与标准对照组间比较差异有统计学意义(均P<0.01);细胞增殖效果:160μmol/L与200μmol/L、120μmol/L与200μmol/L、200μmol/L与吉西他滨组之间比较,均有统计学意义(P<0.01),而160μmol/L与吉西他滨组比较无统计学意义(P>0.05);Western-blot检测蛋白水平显示160μmol/L和200μmol/L染料木素相对于空白对照能够明显的增强抑癌基因P21和P53的蛋白水平的表达,相对于标准组没有明显的差异。结论染料木素可以抑制人胰腺癌细胞株PANC-1增殖,并且初步探索了这种抑制作用表现出浓度及时间依赖性。     

基于文献计量的染料木素最新研究现状分析

目的:通过分析SCIE中染料木素领域相关论文,了解目前染料木素研究的现状与发展趋势。方法:利用Web of Science,从载文量、作者、地区与机构、关键词等角度统计分析;结果:共检索出9,446篇相关文献,涉及26222位作者及18个国家(地区)与4015个科研机构;染料木素专题学科发展趋于成熟,拥有一支实力雄厚、造诣较深的影响力较大的核心作者群。美国、日本、德国、中国、韩国、英格兰、加拿大、意大利、法国、台湾成为染料木素研究的中心国家和地区。染料木素生理学功能、提取分离方法、分析方法、药理作用、结构修饰等方面的研究为目前染料木素专题研究的主要内容。结论:染料木素该学科需要在临床实践中进一步发展成熟,生物利用度需得到进一步的提高。     

染料木素的乳糖糖苷化修饰及其产物的结构表征

为了改善染料木素在机体内作用的靶向性,本文研究了用具有与肿瘤细胞表面受体定向结合的乳糖来修饰染料木素。采用相转移催化法,首次合成了两种新的化合物:染料木素7-O-β-D-吡喃乳糖苷(4)和染料木素7,4′-二-O-β-D-吡喃乳糖苷(5),并对其进行了IR、MS、1HNMR和13C NMR结构表征。     

兔肠道大豆异黄酮还原菌株的分离鉴定及其转化特性

【目的】从兔新鲜粪样中分离对大豆异黄酮黄豆苷原和染料木素具有转化作用的特定细菌菌株。【方法】在厌氧工作站内对獭兔新鲜粪样进行梯度稀释后涂板,挑取单菌落与底物黄豆苷原和染料木素分别厌氧混合培养,用高效液相色谱检测底物被转化情况。【结果】分离得到一株对大豆异黄酮黄豆苷原和染料木素均具有转化作用的革兰氏阳性严格厌氧细菌菌株AUH-JLR41(KJ188150)。根据产物的高效液相保留时间、紫外吸收图谱和质谱分析结果,将菌株AUH-JLR41代谢底物黄豆苷原和染料木素生成的产物分别鉴定为二氢黄豆苷原和二氢染料木素。经手性高效液相系统检测,产物二氢黄豆苷原和二氢染料木素均呈现两个等面积物质峰,表明这两个产物的对映体过量率均为0。通过转化动态研究发现,菌株AUH-JLR41分别在底物黄豆苷原和染料木素加入48 h和72 h后将底物全部转化为产物,该菌株能转化底物黄豆苷原和染料木素的最大浓度均为0.6 mmol/L。经BLAST比对,菌株AUH-JLR41的16S r RNA基因序列与斯奈克氏菌属菌株Slackia equolifaciens DZE(EU377663)的相似性高达99.6%。【结论】兔肠道分离的斯奈克氏菌属菌株Slackia sp.AUH-JLR41在厌氧条件下能将大豆异黄酮黄豆苷原和染料木素分别还原为二氢黄豆苷原和二氢染料木素。     

Hsa-miR-210-5p靶基因预测及其相关信号通路的生物信息学分析

为深入研究miR-210-5p的调控机制及生物学功能提供理论机制,应用生物信息学方法分析miR-210-5p序列,预测其靶基因,用Veney2.1.0绘制韦恩图得到靶基因集合,并对其靶基因集合进行蛋白质互作分析,GO功能注释分析和KEGG Pathway分析。结果发现,已知的成熟miR-210-5p序列在各物种间高度保守。蛋白质互作分析显示,miR-210-5p预测靶基因所编码蛋白质间相互作用关系较复杂,尤其是靶基因CDK8、MED18、MED13等编码的蛋白质,在互作中起关键作用。GO分析发现其靶基因集合可能参与细胞组分、分子功能、生物调节等生物学过程;KEGG pathway分析发现其靶基因集合主要富集在MAPK、VEGF、癌症、甲状腺激素信号通路等信号通路。miR-210-5p调控靶基因参与多种重要的生物学过程,为后续研究提供了线索。     

数据挖掘中药治疗癫痫药对“陈皮-半夏”及其网络药理学作用机制分析

探讨中药治疗癫痫的方药使用规律,挖掘出常用药对陈皮-半夏,借助网络药理学技术预测陈皮-半夏中的化学成分所潜在的作用靶点,探讨其治疗癫痫多成分,多靶点,多通路的作用机制。以中国全文期刊数据库(CNKI)、维普、万方收集治疗癫痫的中药复方,运用Apriori算法建立起关联模型,挖掘出数据库中隐藏的药物配伍规律,利用TCMSP、OMIM、STRING及DAVID数据库分析药物疾病靶点间相互作用关系及相关通路。在所筛选出符合标准的131篇文献中,有226个方剂中共使用221种中药,得到置信度最高的药对陈皮-半夏,陈皮-半夏得到的18个目标化合物共检索出268个靶点基因,癫痫检索出的相关靶基因为886个,两者相关靶基因进行匹配得到共同靶基因41个,通过Cytoscape获取PPI网络中得到AKT1、MAPK3、FOS等具有重要地位的基因在陈皮-半夏治疗癫痫中具有重要意义。关键靶基因的GO和KEGG富集分析可得到陈皮-半夏配伍治疗癫痫的作用机制主要涉及对药物的反应、脂肪细胞分化的正调节、Ras蛋白信号转导、运动行为等生物功能,通过调节Serotonergic synapse、Kaposi sarc...     

染料木素对MRSA外排蛋白表达的影响

[目的] 研究染料木素对耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌（MRSA）外排蛋白的影响。[方法] 通过联合药敏实验检测染料木素影响MRSA对环丙沙星的敏感性;利用等重同位素多标签相对定量蛋白质组学（iTRAQ）技术,检测染料木素作用MRSA41577后菌体蛋白表达量的变化;通过生物信息学方法对差异显著的蛋白进行系统分析;通过qPCR和尼罗红外排实验,探讨耐药相关的蛋白介导细菌耐药的作用机制。[结果] 联合药敏实验结果显示,染料木素能增强MRSA对环丙沙星的敏感性;通过iTRAQ技术检测到差异显著蛋白共有129个,包括60个表达上调的蛋白和69个表达下调的蛋白;生物信息学分析结果显示,与细菌耐药相关的蛋白约有14个,其中,通过主动外排系统介导细菌耐药的蛋白主要有PstB、PstS等;qPCR结果显示,与对照组相比,PstB、PstS的基因表达量分别下降了51.6%和78.6%;尼罗红外排实验结果显示,染料木素与尼罗红之间存在竞争关系,为MRSA41577的竞争性抑制剂。[结论] 染料木素可通过降低MRSA41577外排基因pstB和pstS的mRNA表达量,进而影响PstB、PstS外排蛋白的表达来逆转细菌耐药;此外,染料木素还是MRSA41577的竞争性外排抑制剂,可通过与底物竞争外排的方式,使抗菌药物留在菌体内发挥抗菌作用。     

Altered plasma exosome miRNAs and novel potential biomarkers in pediatric fulminant myocarditis

Previous studies have indicated that exosome-mediated intercellular microRNAs (miRNA) can influence fulminant myocarditis (FM) pathogenesis between immune and cardiac cells. This study explored plasma exosome miRNA profile in pediatric FM using a small RNA microarray. As per our analysis, we observed the differential expression of 266 miRNAs, including 197 upregulated and 69 downregulated candidate genes. Differentially expressed mRNAs in pediatric FM patients' peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were intersected with miRNA target genes predicting tools to screen for FM-specific target genes. The hub genes and their biological and mechanistic pathways related to inflammation and/or the immune system were identified. CeRNA networks of lncRNAs, circRNAs, miRNAs, and mRNAs between cardiomyocytes and PBMCs were finally established. Furthermore, we verified that hsa-miR-146a-5p, hsa-miR-23a-3p, and hsa-miR-27a-3p had higher expression levels in exosomes of pediatric FM patients by qRT-PCR, and hsa-miR-146a-5p shown high sensitivities and specificities for FM diagnosis. Overall, the results demonstrate that the exosome miRNAs play a regulatory role between immune and cardiac cells and provide research targets.     

Identifying potential biomarkers in hepatitis B virus infection and its response to the antiviral therapy by integrated bioinformatic analysis

The antiviral treatment efficacy varies among chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients and the underlying mechanism is unclear. An integrated bioinformatics analysis was performed to investigate the host factors that affect the therapeutic responsiveness in CHB patients. Four GEO data sets (GSE54747, GSE27555, GSE66698 and GSE66699) were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database and analysed to identify differentially expressed genes(DEGs). Enrichment analyses of the DEGs were conducted using the DAVID database. Immune cell infiltration characteristics were analysed by CIBERSORT. Upstream miRNAs and lncRNAs of hub DEGs were identified by miRWalk 3.0 and miRNet in combination with the MNDR platform. As a result, seventy-seven overlapping DEGs and 15 hub genes were identified including CCL5, CXCL9, MYH2, CXCR4, CD74, CCL4, HLA-DRB1, ACTA1, CD69, CXCL10, HLA-DRB5, HLA-DQB1, CXCL13, STAT1 and CKM. The enrichment analyses revealed that the DEGs were mainly enriched in immune response and chemokine signalling pathways. Investigation of immune cell infiltration in liver samples suggested significantly different infiltration between responders and non-responders, mainly characterized by higher proportions of CD8+ T cells and activated NK cells in non-responders. The prediction of upstream miRNAs and lncRNAs led to the identification of a potential mRNA-miRNA-lncRNA regulatory network composed of 2 lncRNAs (H19 and GAS5) and 5 miRNAs (hsa-mir-106b-5p, hsa-mir-17-5p, hsa-mir-20a-5p, hsa-mir-6720-5p and hsa-mir-93-5p) targeting CCL5 mRNA. In conclusion, our study suggested that host genetic factors could affect therapeutic responsiveness in CHB patients. The antiviral process might be associated with the chemokine-mediated immune response and immune cell infiltration in the liver microenvironment.     

Circulating miR-23b-3p,miR-145-5p and miR-200b-3p are potential biomarkers to monitor acute pain associated with laminitis in horses

Circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) are emerging as promising biomarkers for several disorders and related pain. In equine practice, acute laminitis is a common disease characterised by intense pain that severely compromises horse welfare. Recently, the Horse Grimace Scale (HGS), a facial expression-based pain coding system, was shown to be a valid welfare indicator to identify pain linked to acute laminitis. The present study aimed to: determine whether miRNAs can be used as biomarkers for acute pain in horses (Equus caballus) affected by laminitis; integrate miRNAs to their target genes and to categorise target genes for biological processes; gather additional evidence on concurrent validity of HGS by investigating how it correlates to miRNAs. Nine horses presenting acute laminitis with no prior treatment were recruited. As control group, nine healthy horses were further included in the experimental design. Samples were collected from horses with laminitis at admission before any treatment (‘pre-treatment’) and 7 days after routine laminitis treatment (‘post-treatment’). The expression levels of nine circulating miRNAs, namely hsa-miR-532-3p, hsa-miR-219-5p, mmu-miR-134-5p, mmu-miR-124a-3p, hsa-miR-200b-3p, hsa-miR-146a-5p, hsa-miR-23b-3p, hsa-miR-145-5p and hsa-miR-181a-5p, were detected and assessed as potential biomarkers of pain by quantitative PCR using TaqMan® probes. The area under the receiver operating curve (AUC) was then used to evaluate the diagnostic performance of miRNAs. Molecular data were integrated with HGS scores assessed by one trained treatment and time point blind veterinarian. The comparative analysis demonstrated that the levels of miR-23b-3p (P=0.029), miR-145-5p (P=0.015) and miR-200b-3p (P=0.023) were significantly higher in pre-treatment and the AUCs were 0.854, 0.859 and 0.841, respectively. MiR-200b-3p decreased after routine laminitis treatment (P=0.043). Combining two miRNAs in a panel, namely miR-145-5p and miR-200b-3p, increased efficiency in distinguishing animals with acute pain from controls. In addition, deregulated miRNAs were positively correlated to HGS scores. Computational target prediction and functional enrichment identified common biological pathways between different miRNAs. In particular, the glutamatergic pathway was affected by all three miRNAs, suggesting a crucial role in the pathogenesis of pain. In conclusion, the dynamic expression of circulating miR-23b-3p, miR-145-5p and miR-200b-3p was detected in horses with acute laminitis and miRNAs can be considered potentially promising pain biomarkers. Further studies are needed in order to assess their relevancy in other painful conditions severely compromising horse welfare. An important implication would be the possibility to use them for the concurrent validation of non-invasive indicators of pain in horses.     

Identification of novel biomarkers and key pathways of condyloma acuminata

Condyloma acuminata (CA) is a prevalent sexually transmitted disease, associated with human papilloma viruses (HPV) infections and host immune status. In this present study, we aimed to explore immune landscape and biomarkers for CA prevention and treatment. We obtained differentially expressed genes (DEGs) of CA vs normal tissues in GSE140662 and screened out hub genes from the protein–protein interaction (PPI) network. Hub genes were then subjected to microRNA (miRNA) analysis. Besides, CCK-8, transwell, flow cytometry assays were employed to assess the cell proliferation, migration and apoptosis in Hela cells. ImmuCellAI was firstly applied to identify immune cell infiltration levels of CA. We obtained 275 DEGs, 23 hub genes and key miRNAs. Subsequently, we verified four up-regulated hub genes IFIT1, IFI27, OASL, SAMD9L and down-regulated mir-146a-5p in CA tissues by RT-qPCR. Moreover, over-expression of miR-146a-5p reduced Hela cells proliferation, migration, blocked cell cycle and induced apoptosis. Up-regulated miR-146a-5p attenuated PI3K/AKT and activated p38/ MAPK signaling pathway. Proportions of Monocyte, NK cells, Gamma delta cells, Th17 cells were relatively low, while Th1 and CD8+ T cells were relatively high in CA skin. Our study revealed that mir-146a-5p contribute to CA progression through PI3K/AKT and p38/MAPK signaling pathway.     

DNA methylation-based diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of nonsmoking lung adenocarcinoma patients

Currently, there are few studies on patients with nonsmoking lung adenocarcinoma, and the pathogenesis is still unclear. The role of DNA methylation in the pathogenesis of cancer is gradually being recognized. The purpose of this study was to determine the abnormal methylation genes and pathways involved in nonsmoking lung adenocarcinoma patients. Gene expression microarray data (GSE10072, GSE43458) and gene methylation microarray data (GSE62948) were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database and differentially expressed genes were obtained through GEO2R. Next, we analyzed the function and enrichment of the selected genes using Database for Annotation, Visualization, and Integrated Discovery. The protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks were constructed using the Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes database and visualized in Cytoscape. Finally, we performed module analysis of the PPI network using Molecular Complex Detection. And we obtained 10 hub genes by Cytoscape Centiscape. We analyzed the independent prognostic value of each hub gene in nonsmoking nonsmall cell lung cancer patients through Kaplan-Meier plotter. Seven hub genes (CXCL12, CDH1, CASP3, CREB1, COL1A1, ERBB2, and ENO2) were closely related to the overall survival time. This study provides an effective bioinformatics basis for further understanding the pathogenesis and prognosis of nonsmoking lung adenocarcinoma patients. Hub genes with prognostic value could be selected as effective biomarkers for timely diagnosis and prognostic of nonsmoking lung adenocarcinoma patients.     

miRNA expression profiling uncovers a role of miR-302b-3p in regulating skin fibroblasts senescence

Numbers of emerging evidence suggest that variable microRNA (miRNA) expression facilitates the aging process. In this study, we distinguished aberrant miRNA expression in aged skin and explored the biological functions and potential mechanism of upregulated miR-302b-3p. At first, miRNA microarray analysis was examined to explore miRNA expression profiling in the skin of aging mice model by D -galactose (d -gal) injection. We identified 29 aberrant miRNAs in aged mice skin. Next, KEGG enrichment analysis was conducted with DIANA-miPath v3.0, which was revealed that enrichment pathways involved in such processes as extracellular matrix-receptor interaction, MAPK signaling pathway, and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway. The target genes of deregulated miRNAs were predicted from four bioinformatic algorithms (miRDB, Targetscan, miRwalk, and Tarbase). The interaction network of miRNAs and their targets were visualized using Cytoscape software. As a result, we found that some hub genes (including JNK2, AKT1/2/3, PAK7, TRPS1, BCL2L11, and IKZF2) were targeted by 12 potential miRNAs (including miR-302b-3p, miR-291a-5p, miR-139-3p, miR-467c-3p, miR-186-3p, etc.). Subsequently, we identified five upregulated miRNA via quantitative polymerase chain reaction and all of them were confirmed increased significantly in aged skin tissues compared with young control tissues. Among them, high expression of miR-302b-3p was verified in both aged skin tissues and senescence fibroblasts. Furthermore, miR-302b-3p mimic accelerated skin fibroblast senescence and suppressed the longevity-associated gene Sirtuin 1(Sirt1) expression, whereas miR-302b-3p inhibitor could delay skin fibroblast senescence and contribute Sirt1 expression. In addition, we demonstrated that c-Jun N-terminal kinase 2(JNK2) is a direct target of miR-302b-3p by a luciferase reporter assay. An inverse correlation was verified in fibroblasts between miR-302b-3p and JNK2. Most importantly, siRNA JNK2 confirmed that low expression of JNK2 could accelerate fibroblasts senescence. In conclusion, our results indicated that overexpressed miR-302b-3p plays an important biological role in accelerating skin aging process via directly targeting JNK2 gene.     

幽门螺杆菌感染与胃癌相关基因的筛选及预后分析

目的 通过分析幽门螺杆菌感染胃黏膜组织和胃癌细胞系后的差异基因变化,并在癌症基因组图谱(The Cancer Genome Atlas,TCGA)数据库和肿瘤基因芯片(Oncomine)数据库进行验证,探究幽门螺杆菌导致胃癌发生、发展的分子机制。 方法 分析基因表达汇编(Gene Expression Omnibus,GEO)数据库幽门螺杆菌感染相关芯片集GSE5081与GSE70394,绘制维恩图查找幽门螺杆菌感染后共同上调的差异基因。对共同上调的差异基因进行功能富集分析。通过TCGA和Oncomine数据库验证差异基因在胃癌中的表达。利用Kaplan Meier Plotter数据库和GEPIA数据库分析差异基因表达高低与胃癌患者预后是否存在相关性。 结果 通过差异基因筛选和维恩分析,两个芯片集共有21个共同上调差异基因。GO分析发现共同上调差异基因主要富集在对细菌来源分子的反应、趋化因子CXCR受体结合、中性粒细胞趋化作用等相关的基因功能上;KEGG通路主要富集在癌症通路、TNF信号通路、趋化因子信号通路等。STRING以及PPI数据库分析发现21个基因中PRDM1、IL10、NRP1、BIRC3、GNG13、CXCL1、CXCL2、CXCL3、CXCL8基因存在有网络关系,属于关键枢纽基因。通过TCGA和Oncomine数据库筛选及验证,发现在胃癌组织中NRP1、CXCL1、CXCL8 基因明显上调,结果差异有统计学意义(TCGA数据库中,三者P值均小于0.05,Oncomine数据库中,NRP1:t=4.607,P结论 不同的数据库均显示NRP1、CXCL1、CXCL8三个基因与幽门螺杆菌感染相关,同时在胃癌中高表达,并且NRP1的高表达与胃癌的不良预后相关,这些结果为进一步探究幽门螺杆菌导致胃癌发生、发展的分子机制提供了重要基础。     

MiR-942-3p as a Potential Prognostic Marker of Gastric Cancer Associated with AR and MAPK/ERK Signaling Pathway

Gastric cancer is a common tumor with high morbidity and mortality. MicroRNA (miRNA) can regulate gene expression at the translation level and various tumorigenesis processes, playing an important role in tumor occurrence and prognosis. This study aims to screen miRNA associated with gastric cancer prognosis as biomarkers and explore the regulatory genes and related signaling pathways. In this work, R language was used for the standardization and differential analysis of miRNA and mRNA expression profiles. Samples were randomly divided into a testing group and a training group. Subsequently, we built the five miRNAs (has-miR-9-3p, has-miR-135b-3p, has-miR-143-5p, has-miR-942-3p, has-miR-196-3p) prognostic modules, verified and evaluated their prediction ability by the Cox regression analysis. They can be used as an independent factor in the prognosis of gastric cancer. By predicting and analyzing potential biological functions of the miRNA target genes, this study found that the AR gene was not only a hub gene in the PPI network, but also associated with excessive survival of patients. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that hsa-miR-942-3p could be a potential prognostic marker of gastric cancer associated with the AR and MAPK/ERK signaling pathways. The results of this study provide insights into the occurrence and development of gastric cancer.