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| Status |
Public on Jan 18, 2012 |
| Title |
MicroRNA implication in murine liver regeneration |
| Platform organisms |
Homo sapiens; Mus musculus; Rattus norvegicus; Human alphaherpesvirus 1; Human betaherpesvirus 5; Murid betaherpesvirus 1; human gammaherpesvirus 4; JC polyomavirus; Human immunodeficiency virus 1; Murid gammaherpesvirus 4; Human gammaherpesvirus 8; Betapolyomavirus hominis; Betapolyomavirus macacae |
| Sample organism |
Mus musculus |
| Experiment type |
Non-coding RNA profiling by array
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| Summary |
Liver is uniquely capable to repair itself after injury. Multiple molecular and biochemical processes initiated after partial hepatectomy, lead to proliferation of all cells within the liver. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of highly abundant non-coding RNA molecules that cause post-transcriptional gene repression and are involved in several biological processes including cell cycle regulation and differentiation. We examined the expression levels of miRNAs in liver tissue received from control mice (L0) and compared them with the corresponding levels in liver tissue 12 hours after liver regeneration induced by 2/3 partial hepatectomy (L12). MicroRNA expression was investigated using microRNA profiling. Further qPCR analysis was used for validation of the differentially expressed microRNAs at an early stage of liver regeneration, induced by 2/3 partial hepatectomy. TargetScan and Gene Ontology (GO) analysis was performed in order to identify the possible miRNA target genes and their ontology, respectively. A subset of miRNAs were found to be differentially expressed during liver regeneration. Mmu-miR-21 and mmu-miR-30b* showed the higher levels of up-regulation in liver tissue from the hepatectomized mice at the end of the experiment (L12) compared to the sham operated mice (L0). Mmu-miR-21 up-regulation was further confirmed by qPCR. In situ hybridization (ISH) revealed that mmu-miR-21 exhibited the higher levels of expression at 12 hours post hepatectomy. On the contrary, mmu-miR-34c*, mmu-miR-144, mmu-miR-207, mmu-miR-207, mmu-miR-451, mmu-miR-582-3p and mmu-miR-290-5p exhibited <0.5 down-regulation in liver tissue after partial hepatectomy in L12 vs. L0 mice. Microarrays and qPCR results were in good agreement (Pearson correlation = 0.881). Our results provide important information regarding how microRNAs are deferentially expressed in murine liver tissue before and after partial hepatectomy. The early up-regulation of mmu-miR-21 during the process of liver regeneration suggests a regulatory role in liver regeneration in vivo.
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| Overall design |
Twenty male wild type mice C57BL6J (8 weeks old) fed a standard diet were used for the liver regeneration experiment. Mice were housed in the animal facility of the University of Patras Medical School in temperature-, light- and humidity-controlled rooms with a 12-h light/dark cycle. All animal procedures were approved by the institutional review board of the University of Patras Medical School and were in accordance with EC Directive 86/609/EEC. A 2/3 partial hepatectomy (PH) was performed on 10 mice according to a recently published standardized protocol whereby the median and left lobes of the liver were removed and another 10 sham operated mice were used as the control group. The liver was allowed to regenerate and mice were sacrificed 12 hours after operation. Liver samples were collected from the sham operated mice (L0) and the hepatectomized mice at the end of the experiment (L12).
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| Contributor(s) |
Zaravinos A, Habeos IG |
| Citation(s) |
22307273 |
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| Submission date |
Jan 17, 2012 |
| Last update date |
May 10, 2016 |
| Contact name |
Apostolos Zaravinos |
| E-mail(s) |
zaravinos.apostolos@ucy.ac.cy
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| Organization name |
University of Cyprus
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| Department |
Department of Biological Sciences
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| Lab |
Molecular Medicine Research Center (MMRC)
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| Street address |
Kallipoleos 75
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| City |
Nicosia |
| State/province |
Nicosia |
| ZIP/Postal code |
1678 |
| Country |
Cyprus |
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| Platforms (1) |
| GPL7723 |
miRCURY LNA microRNA Array, v.11.0 - hsa, mmu & rno |
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| Samples (2) |
| GSM862374 |
liver tissue received from control mice |
| GSM862375 |
liver tissue 12 hours after liver regeneration induced by 2/3 partial hepatectomy |
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| Relations |
| BioProject |
PRJNA150727 |
