过高homocysteinemia可能会加剧腹腔大动脉动脉瘤的形成通过上调RASSF2加剧调节
Zongwei Liu1, Guilin Feng1, Yonghui Chen1
1Department of Vascular surgery of Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, PR China.
Gene
|November 30, 2023
概括
超同胞蛋白血症 (HHcy) 通过增加Ras关联域家族成员2 (RASSF2) 和大动脉内皮细胞中的介质素-1β (IL-1β) 来加剧腹腔大动脉动脉瘤 (AAA). 这些发现表明AAA预防和治疗的新治疗点.
科学领域:
- 心血管生物学 心血管生物学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 基因组学就是基因组学.
背景情况:
- 腹腔大动脉瘤 (AAA) 是一种危及生命的疾病,死亡率高.
- 目前对AAA的治疗方法有限,没有药物有效降低其风险.
- 超同胞蛋白血症 (HHcy) 与AAA发病率的增加有关,但其分子机制尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 研究通过HHcy加剧AAA形成的分子标.
- 整合转录组数据和实验验证,以确定关键分子参与者.
主要方法:
- 与AAA相关的公共微阵列和单细胞RNA测序数据集的综合分析.
- 生物信息学分析以识别HHcy相关AAA.中的差异表达基因.
- 在人类AAA组织中使用逆转录定量聚合酶链反应 (RT-qPCR) 和免疫光学验证基因表达.
主要成果:
- 转录组分析确定了Ras关联域家族成员2 (RASSF2) 和互白素-1β (IL-1β) 作为HHcy介导AAA中的潜在关键基因.
- 建议的单细胞RNA-seq RASSF2 损害了内皮细胞功能,并促进了AAA中的炎症透.
- 与对照组相比,RT-qPCR和免疫光检测证实AAA组织中的RASSF2和IL-1βmRNA和蛋白质水平明显上调.
结论:
- HHcy可能通过上调大动脉内皮细胞中的RASSF2和IL-1β表达来促进AAA的发展.
- RASSF2,特别是在内皮细胞中,与AAA的病原发生有关.
- 这些发现突出了RASSF2和IL-1β作为管理HHcy相关AAA的潜在治疗点.
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