scholarly journals Correlation of Long Non-coding RNA LncRNA-FA2H-2 With Inflammatory Markers in the Peripheral Blood of Patients With Coronary Heart Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fengxia Guo ◽  
Yanhua Sha ◽  
Bing Hu ◽  
Gang Li

Objective: To characterize the expression of long non-coding RNA LncRNA-FA2H-2 in coronary heart disease (CHD) and its correlation with inflammatory markers.Methods: From December 2018 to December 2020, 316 patients at Henan Provincial People's Hospital who complained of chest tightness or chest pain and had coronary angiography to clarify their coronary artery conditions for definitive diagnoses were selected as the study subjects. Plasma was collected to detect white blood cells (WBCs), total cholesterol (TG), triglyceride cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1), and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α), monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels were also measured using ELISA. The expression levels of lncRNA-FA2H-2 were measured using quantitative real-time PCR. The data obtained were analyzed by independent sample t-tests, rank sum tests, regression analyses, Pearson's or Spearman's correlation analyses, and receiver operating characteristic curves.Results: (1) Compared with the control group, the differences in age, sex, diabetes, smoking, drinking, body mass index (BMI), WBC, TC, and LDL-C in CHD were not statistically significant, while the differences in hypertension, TG, HDL-C, ApoA1, and CRP were statistically significant. (2) In the grouping of coronary lesion branches, patients with age, sex, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, drinking, BMI, WBC, TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, and ApoA1 differences were not statistically significant, but TG and CRP differences were statistically significant. (3) The relative expressions of TNF-α, MCP-1, VCAM-1, ICAM-1, and IL-6 were significantly upregulated in the CHD group (P < 0.001). (4) The results showed that the relative levels of TNF-α, MCP-1, VCAM-1, ICAM-1, and IL-6 between the two comparative analyses (high risk, moderate risk, and low risk groups) were statistically significant. In addition, positive correlations were found between the Gensini score and TNF-α, MCP-1, VCAM-1, ICAM-1, and IL-6 in CHD patients. (5) LncRNA-FA2H-2 relative expression in the CHD group was significantly downregulated (P < 0.001). (6) The differences in the expression levels of LncRNA-FA2H-2 were statistically significant between the two comparative analyses (P < 0.01), except between the 2-branch lesion and 3-branch lesion groups. (7) LncRNA-FA2H-2 was not associated with age, sex, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, drinking, BMI, WBC, TG, TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, and ApoA1 (P > 0.05). (8) A correlation was found between LncRNA-FA2H-2 and MCP-1, and VCAM-1, ICAM-1, IL-6, and Gensini. (9) The results indicated that the relative levels of LncRNA-FA2H-2 between the two comparative analyses (high risk, moderate risk, and low risk groups) were statistically significant. A negative correlation was found between the Gensini score and LncRNA-FA2H-2. (10) ROC curve analyses of TNF-α, MCP-1, VCAM-1, ICAM-1, and IL-6 in CHD showed the area under the curve (AUC) = 0.832 (0.77, 0.893) with a cut-off value of 290.5, a sensitivity of 73%, and a specificity of 64%; AUC = 0.731 (0.653, 0.809) with a cut-off value of 396 and with a sensitivity of 59% and specificity of 79%; AUC = 0.822 (0.757, 0.887) with a cut-off value of 264 and with a sensitivity of 72% and specificity of 83%; AUC = 0.794 (0.715, 0.874) with a cut-off value of 201.5 and with a sensitivity of 75% and specificity of 65%; AUC = 0.760 (0.685, 0.834) with a cut-off value of 328 and with a sensitivity of 55% and specificity of 90%. (11) ROC curve analysis of LncRNA-FA2H-2 in CHD patients showed AUC = 0.834 (0.688, 0.85) with a cut-off value of 3.155 and with a sensitivity of 85% and specificity of 82%. (12) Logistic analyses showed that TNF-α, MCP-1, VCAM-1, IL-6, and LncRNA-FA2H-2 were independent risk factors for CHD.Conclusions: The expression of LncRNA-FA2H-2 was reduced and inversely correlated with inflammation-related factors in CHD patients. LncRNA-FA2H-2 may have potential as an inflammatory marker for risk assessment of CHD development.

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Bingran Wang ◽  
Jiayan Zhang ◽  
Yuhong Lu ◽  
Long Peng ◽  
Wenling Yuan ◽  
...  

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a pathological state of metabolic disorders that primarily occur in human proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. It is a complex cluster of core metabolic disorder syndromes including obesity, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, and vascular endothelial injury, occurring over time. The currently available treatment options cannot effectively manage MetS. In our previous research, we revealed ChaiQi decoction (CQD) as an effective prescription for improving MetS; however, the specific mechanism remains unclear. Herein, we assessed the efficacy and mechanism of CQD in ApoE gene knockout (ApoE-) mice. Mice were administered with CQD daily for 12 weeks, and the measurement of their body weight was taken monthly. To evaluate the metabolic levels of mice, we determined the fasting blood glucose (FBG), fasting serum insulin (FINS), insulin resistance index (IRI), triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels. Furthermore, immunohistochemical analysis was adopted to determine the expression of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 in vascular endothelium, while an optical microscope was adopted to observe the pathological morphology of abdominal aorta in mice. Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) levels were determined using the ELISA method, whereas Western blotting was used to determine nuclear factor- (NF-) κB p65. Of note, intragastric CQD administration ameliorated ApoE-model mice, as evidenced by reduced levels of FBG, FINS, IRI, TG, TC, and LDL-C. Furthermore, CQD alleviated vascular endothelial injury and regularized the structure of the abdominal aorta by downregulating the expressions of proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-6, ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and NF-κB p65. Overall, these findings advocated that CQD ameliorates metabolic levels and vascular endothelial injury in mice by downregulating the inflammatory response and thus may be utilized as a novel MetS therapy.


2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (21) ◽  
pp. 5383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Zhang ◽  
Feifei Wang ◽  
Qing Zhang ◽  
Qiuming Liang ◽  
Shumei Wang ◽  
...  

Inflammation is a key mediator in the progression of atherosclerosis (AS). Benzoinum, a resin secreted from the bark of Styrax tonkinensis, has been widely used as a form of traditional Chinese medicine in clinical settings to enhance cardiovascular function, but the active components of the resin responsible for those pharmaceutical effects remain unclear. To better clarify these components, a new phenylpropane derivative termed stybenpropol A was isolated from benzoinum and characterized via comprehensive spectra a nalysis. We further assessed how this phenylpropane derivative affected treatment of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) with tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). Our results revealed that stybenpropol A reduced soluble intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) expression by ELISA, inhibited apoptosis, and accelerated nitric oxide (NO) release in TNF-α-treated HUVECs. We further found that stybenpropol A decreased VCAM-1, ICAM-1, Bax, and caspase-9 protein levels, and increased the protein levels of Bcl-2, IKK-β, and IκB-α. This study identified a new, natural phenylpropane derivative of benzoinum, and is the first to reveal its cytoprotective effects in the context of TNF-α-treated HUVECs via regulation of the NF-κB and caspase-9 signaling pathways.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
rui kong ◽  
Nan Wang ◽  
Wei Han ◽  
Yuejuan Zheng ◽  
Jie Lu

Abstract Background: In recent years, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are emerging as crucial regulators in the immunological process of liver hepatocellular carcinoma (LIHC). Increasing studies have found that some lncRNAs could be used as a diagnostic or therapeutic target for clinical management, but little research has investigated the role of immune-related lncRNA in tumor prognosis. In this study, we aimed to develop an immune lncRNA signature for the precise diagnosis and prognosis of liver hepatocellular carcinoma. Methods: Gene expression profiles of LIHC samples obtained from TCGA were screened for immune-related genes using two reference gene sets. The optimal immune-related lncRNA signature was built via correlational analysis, univariate and multivariate cox analysis. Then the Kaplan-Meier plot, ROC curve, clinical analysis, gene set enrichment analysis, and principal component analysis were carried out to evaluate the capability of immune lncRNA signature as a prognostic indicator. Results: Six long non-coding RNA MSC−AS1, AC009005.1, AL117336.3, AL031985.3, AL365203.2, AC099850.3 were identified via correlation analysis and cox regression analysis considering their interactions with immune genes. Next, tumor samples were separated into two risk groups by the signature with different clinical outcomes. Stratification analysis showed the prognostic ability of this signature acted as an independent factor. The AUC value of ROC curve was 0.779. The Kaplan-Meier method was used in survival analysis and results showed a statistical difference between the two risk groups. The predictive performance of this signature was validated by principal component analysis (PCA). Data from gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) further unveiled several potential biological processes of these biomarkers may involve in. Conclusion: In summary, the study demonstrated the potential role of the six-lncRNA signature served as an independent prognostic factor for LIHC patients.


2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 1476-1491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Bo  Zhang ◽  
Tie-Jun Liu ◽  
Guo-Hua Pu ◽  
Bao-Yong Li ◽  
Xiao-Zeng Gao ◽  
...  

Background/Aims: Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) are crucial for heart development and for adult heart structural maintenance and function. Herein, we performed a study to explore the effect of lncRNA LINC00652 (LINC00652) on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury by targeting GLP-1R through the cyclic adenosine monophosphate-protein kinase A (cAMP/PKA) pathway. Methods: Bioinformatics software was used to screen the long-chain non-coding RNAs associated with myocardial ischemia-reperfusion and to predict target genes. The mRNA and protein levels of LINC00652, GLP-1R and CREB were detected by RT-qPCR and western blotting. In order to identify the interaction between LINC00652 and myocardial I/R injury, the cardiac function, the hemodynamic changes, the pathological changes of the myocardial tissues, the myocardial infarct size, and the apoptosis of myocardial cells of mice were measured. Meanwhile, the levels of serum IL-1β and TNF-α were detected. Results: LINC00652 was overexpressed in the myocardial cells of mice with myocardial I/R injury. GLP-1R is the target gene of LINC00652. We also determined higher levels of LINC00652 and GLP-1R in the I/R modeled mice. Additionally, si-LINC00652 decreased cardiac pathology, infarct size, apoptosis rates of myocardial cells, and levels of IL-1β and TNF-α, and increased GLP-1R expression cardiac function, normal hemodynamic index, and the expression and phosphorylation of GLP-1R and CREB proteins. Conclusion: Taken together, our key findings of the present highlight LINC00652 inhibits the activation of the cAMP/PKA pathway by targeting GLP-1R to reduce the protective effect of sevoflurane on myocardial I/R injury in mice.


2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinlai Lei ◽  
Yahui Fu ◽  
Yan Zhuang ◽  
Kun Zhang ◽  
Daigang Lu

Abstract Long non-coding RNA (LncRNA) small nucleolar RNA host gene 1 (SNHG1) has been reported in the occurrence and development of several diseases, but its biological role and mechanism in osteoarthritis (OA) remain to be illuminated. In the present research, we aimed to investigate the effect of SNHG1 on IL-1β-induced OA and its molecular mechanism. Results revealed that SNHG1 decreased the expression of MMPs, ADAMTs, collagen, and aggrecan, and ameliorates IL-1β-induced metabolic dysfunction in normal human chondrocytes-keen. In addition, SNHG1 inhibited the expressions of pro-inflammatory cytokines in chondrocytes, including NO, PGE2, IL-6, TNF-α, i-NOS, and COX-2. Furthermore, luciferase reporter assay demonstrated that SNHG1 could directly interact with miR-16-5p and suppressed miR-16-5p expression and activity. What is more, miR-16-5p overexpression reversed SNHG1-inhibited aberrant catabolism and inflammation triggered by IL-1β stimulation. Finally, SNHG1 inhibits the expression of miR-16-5p-mediated factors involved in p38MAPK and NF-κB signaling pathways, including ERK1/2, p-p38 and p-p65. Taken together, the results of our studies illuminate that SNHG1 alleviates the inflammation of IL-1β-induced OA through the activation of miR-16-5p-mediated p38MAPK and NF-κB signaling pathway. It suggested that SNHG1 may serve as a potential target for OA diagnosis and treatment.


2005 ◽  
Vol 94 (5) ◽  
pp. 791-795 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annika Smedman ◽  
Samar Basu ◽  
Stefan Jovinge ◽  
Gunilla Nordin Fredrikson ◽  
Bengt Vessby

We previously showed that conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) increases 15-keto-dihydro-prostaglandin F2α, a marker for cyclooxygenase-mediated lipid peroxidation and thus an indicator of cyclooxygenase-mediated inflammation. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of CLA on other indicators of inflammation in human subjects, including C-reactive protein, TNF-α, TNF-α receptors 1 and 2, and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1. In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study, fifty-three human subjects were supplemented with a mixture (4·2g/d) of the isomers cis-9,trans-11 CLA and trans-10,cis-12 CLA or control oil for 3 months. CLA supplementation increased levels of C-reactive protein (P=0·003) compared with the control group. However, no changes in TNF-α, TNF-α receptors 1 and 2, and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 were detected.


2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (7) ◽  
pp. 721-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshihiko Sawa ◽  
Yukitaka Sugimoto ◽  
Takeshi Ueki ◽  
Hiroyuki Ishikawa ◽  
Atuko Sato ◽  
...  

TNF-α alters leukocyte adhesion molecule expression of cultured endothelial cells like human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). This study was designed to investigate the changes in vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1) expression with TNF-α stimulation in cultured human neonatal dermal lymphatic endothelial cells (HNDLEC). The real-time quantitative PCR analysis on HNDLEC showed that TNF-α treatment leads to increases of VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 mRNAs to the 10.8- and 48.2-fold levels of untreated cells and leads to a reduction of PECAM-1 mRNA to the 0.42-fold level of untreated cells. Western blot and immunohistochemical analysis showed that TNF-α leads to VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 expressions that were inhibited by antiserum to human TNF receptor or by AP-1 inhibitor nobiletin. In flow cytometry analysis, the number of VCAM-1- and ICAM-1-positive cells increased, and PECAM-1-positive cells decreased with TNF-α treatment. Regarding protein amounts produced in cells and amounts expressed on the cell surface, VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 increased in HNDLEC and HUVEC, and PECAM-1 decreased in HNDLEC in a TNF-α concentration-dependent manner. VCAM-1, ICAM-1, and PECAM-1 protein amounts in TNF-α-stimulated cells were lower in HNDLEC than in HUVEC. This suggests that the lymphatic endothelium has the TNF-α-induced signaling pathway, resulting in increased VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 expression to a weaker extent than blood endothelium and PECAM-1 reduction to a stronger extent than blood endothelium.


2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 832-843 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taitao Sun ◽  
Jian Yu ◽  
Liang Han ◽  
Shuo Tian ◽  
Bin Xu ◽  
...  

Background/Aims: Several long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play vital roles in osteoarthritis (OA), whereas the role of lncRNA RP11-445H22.4 in OA remains unclear. The study aimed to investigate the effect of lncRNA RP11-445H22.4 on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cell viability, apoptosis and inflammatory injury of OA. Methods: The expression of RP11-445H22.4, miR-301a and CXCR4 in human cartilage ATDC5 cells were altered by transfection, and then cells were exposed to 5 µg/ml LPS for 12 h. Then cell viability, apoptosis, apoptosis-related factors and inflammatory cytokines were analyzed by CCK-8, flow cytometry, western blot, RT-qPCR and ELISA, respectively. Dual-luciferase reporter assay was performed to assess the binging sites of RP11-445H22.4 and miR-301a. The signal pathways of NF-κB and MAPK/ ERK were determined by western blot. Results: LPS reduced cell viability, increased apoptosis and stimulated release of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α. However, RP11-445H22.4 inhibition significantly rescued LPS-induced injuries by promoting cell viability, suppressing apoptosis and inflammatory cytokines secretions in ATDC5 cells. In addition, miR-301a directly bound to RP11-445H22.4, and suppression of miR-301a inversed the effects of RP11-445H22.4 inhibition. Furthermore, CXCR4 was a direct target of miR-301a, and CXCR4 silencing increased cell viability, decreased apoptosis and inflammatory cytokines secretions in LPS-treated ATDC5 cells. Besides, we found that CXCR4 silencing blocked LPS-activated NF-κB and MAPK/ERK pathways. Conclusions: The study indicated that lncRNA RP11-445H22.4-miR-301a-CXCR4 axis played an important role in cartilage ATDC5 cells and provided a theoretical basis of lncRNA RP11-445H22.4 in OA.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
ShuQiao Zhang ◽  
XinYu Li ◽  
ChunZhi Tang ◽  
WeiHong Kuang

Background: Gastric carcinoma (GC) is a molecularly and phenotypically highly heterogeneous disease, making the prognostic prediction challenging. On the other hand, Inflammation as part of the active cross-talk between the tumor and the host in the tumor or its microenvironment could affect prognosis.Method: We established a prognostic multi lncRNAs signature that could better predict the prognosis of GC patients based on inflammation-related differentially expressed lncRNAs in GC.Results: We identified 10 differently expressed lncRNAs related to inflammation associated with GC prognosis. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis demonstrated that high-risk inflammation-related lncRNAs signature was related to poor prognosis of GC. Moreover, the inflammation-related lncRNAs signature had an AUC of 0.788, proving their utility in predicting GC prognosis. Indeed, our risk signature is more precise in predicting the prognosis of GC patients than traditional clinicopathological manifestations. Immune and tumor-related pathways for individuals in the low and high-risk groups were further revealed by GSEA. Moreover, TCGA based analysis revealed significant differences in HLA, MHC class-I, cytolytic activity, parainflammation, co-stimulation of APC, type II INF response, and type I INF response between the two risk groups. Immune checkpoints revealed CD86, TNFSF18, CD200, and LAIR1 were differently expressed between lowand high-risk groups.Conclusion: A novel inflammation-related lncRNAs (AC015660.1, LINC01094, AL512506.1, AC124067.2, AC016737.1, AL136115.1, AP000695.1, AC104695.3, LINC00449, AC090772.1) signature may provide insight into the new therapies and prognosis prediction for GC patients.


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