中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2024, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (1): 171-179.doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.374135

• 原著:脑损伤修复保护与再生 • 上一篇    下一篇

促红细胞生成素治疗创伤性脑损伤的机制:转录组学和生物信息学分析

  

  • 出版日期:2024-01-15 发布日期:2023-08-02

Transcriptomic and bioinformatics analysis of the mechanism by which erythropoietin promotes recovery from traumatic brain injury in mice

Weilin Tan#, Jun Ma#, Jiayuanyuan Fu, Biying Wu, Ziyu Zhu, Xuekang Huang, Mengran Du, Chenrui Wu, Ehab Balawi, Qiang Zhou, Jie Zhang, Zhengbu Liao*   

  1. Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
  • Online:2024-01-15 Published:2023-08-02
  • Contact: Zhengbu Liao, MD, liaozb123@cqmu.edu.cn.
  • Supported by:
    This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81771355; and the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing Science and Technology Bureau, Nos. CSTC2015jcyjA10096, cstc2021jcyj-msxmX0262 (all to ZL).

摘要:

最近有研究发现,促红细胞生成素有助于创伤性脑损伤后神经功能的恢复,但其具体的作用机制仍不有待进一步研究。实验以控制性皮质撞击左侧顶叶皮质的方法建立中度创伤性脑损伤小鼠模型,而后连续3d腹腔注射重组促红细胞生成素治疗。RNA测序共检测到4065种差异表达RNA,包括1059种差异表达的mRNA、92种差异表达的微小RNA、799种差异表达的长非编码RNA和2115种差异表达的环状RNA。进一步KEGG和GO分析发现,促红细胞生成素治疗创伤性脑损伤后,差异的编码和非编码RNA可通过轴突引导通路、Wnt通路和MAPK通路等信号通路发挥作用。然后基于内源竞争RNA机制构建了内源竞争RNA互作网络,显示这些差异非编码RNA可能存在的调节轴。由于轴突引导通路被反复富集,故而最后在动物实验中验证了轴突引导通路中关键因子Wnt5a和Ephb6的表达,促红细胞生成素可逆转创伤性脑损伤后Ephb6的减少和Wnt5a的增加。提示促红细胞生成素可能通过轴突引导通路促进创伤性脑损伤后神经功能的恢复。

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4591-9689 (Zhengbu Liao)

关键词: RNA测序, 转录组学, 创伤性脑损伤, 促红细胞生成素, 非编码RNA, 竞争性内源性RNA, 生物信息学分析, KEGG分析, GO分析, 轴突引导

Abstract: Recent studies have found that erythropoietin promotes the recovery of neurological function after traumatic brain injury. However, the precise mechanism of action remains unclear. In this study, we induced moderate traumatic brain injury in mice by intraperitoneal injection of erythropoietin for 3 consecutive days. RNA sequencing detected a total of 4065 differentially expressed RNAs, including 1059 mRNAs, 92 microRNAs, 799 long non-coding RNAs, and 2115 circular RNAs. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes and Gene Ontology analyses revealed that the coding and non-coding RNAs that were differentially expressed after traumatic brain injury and treatment with erythropoietin play roles in the axon guidance pathway, Wnt pathway, and MAPK pathway. Constructing competing endogenous RNA networks showed that regulatory relationship between the differentially expressed non-coding RNAs and mRNAs. Because the axon guidance pathway was repeatedly enriched, the expression of Wnt5a and Ephb6, key factors in the axonal guidance pathway, was assessed. Ephb6 expression decreased and Wnt5a expression increased after traumatic brain injury, and these effects were reversed by treatment with erythropoietin. These findings suggest that erythropoietin can promote recovery of nerve function after traumatic brain injury through the axon guidance pathway. 

Key words: axon guidance, bioinformatics analysis, competing endogenous RNA, erythropoietin, Gene Ontology, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes, non-coding RNA, RNA sequencing, transcriptomics, traumatic brain injury