Transcriptome Sequencing to Detect the Potential Role of Long Noncoding RNAs in Salt-Sensitive Hypertensive Rats

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play an important role in various biological processes. However, their functions in salt-sensitive hypertension are largely unknown. In this study, the lncRNA-seq technique was employed to compare the expression profiles of lncRNAs and mRNAs in salt-sensitive hypertensive rats.

Blood pressure, serum sodium, and urinary creatinine were texted in salt-sensitive and salt-insensitive rats fed with different salt concentrations. High-throughput sequencing was used to detect the expression of lncRNAs and mRNA in the renal medulla of the two groups.

Blood pressure and urinary sodium/creatinine of high-salt diets of the sensitive group were significantly higher than that in the control group. Serum sodium has no significant difference between the two groups in high-salt diets. NONRATG007131.2 and NONRATG012674.2 were the most different lncRNAs in the high salt-sensitive group. Correlation analysis reveals that Matn1, Serpinb12, Anxa8, and Hspa5 may play an important role in salt-sensitive hypertension.

This study analyzed the difference in lncRNA and mRNA between salt-sensitive and salt-insensitive rats with different salt diets by high-throughput sequencing. Salt sensitivity and salt concentration were two key factors for the induction of hypertension. We found some potential genes that play an important role in salt-sensitive hypertension.