Markedly reduced myocardial expression of γ-protocadherins and long non-coding RNAs in patients with heart disease.
Aortic valve replacement
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary artery bypass graft
Inflammation
Non-coding RNAs
Protocadherins
Journal
International journal of cardiology
ISSN: 1874-1754
Titre abrégé: Int J Cardiol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 8200291
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Dec 2021
01 Dec 2021
Historique:
received:
14
04
2021
revised:
16
09
2021
accepted:
22
09
2021
pubmed:
1
10
2021
medline:
9
11
2021
entrez:
30
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Adverse cardiac remodeling and tissue damage following heart disease is strongly associated with chronic low grade inflammation. The mechanisms underlying persisting inflammatory signals are not fully understood, but may involve defective and/or non-responsive transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms. In the current study, we aimed to identify novel mediators and pathways involved in processes associated with inflammation in the development and maintenance of cardiac disease. We performed RNA sequencing analysis of cardiac tissue from patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or aortic valve replacement (AVR) and compared with control tissue from multi-organ donors. Our results confirmed previous findings of a marked upregulated inflammatory state, but more importantly, we found pronounced reduction of non-protein coding genes, particularly long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA), including several lncRNAs known to be associated with inflammation and/or cardiovascular disease. In addition, Gene Set Enrichment Analysis revealed markedly downregulated microRNA pathways, resulting in aberrant expression of other genes, particularly γ-protocadherins. Our data suggest that aberrant expression of non-coding gene regulators comprise crucial keys in the progression of heart disease, and may be pivotal for chronic low grade inflammation associated with cardiac dysfunction. By unmasking atypical γ-protocadherin expression as a prospective genetic biomarker of myocardial dysfunction, our study provides new insight into the complex molecular framework of heart disease. Creating new approaches to modify non-coding gene regulators, such as those identified in the current study, may define novel strategies to shift γ-protocadherin expression, thereby normalizing part of the molecular architecture associated with heart disease.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Adverse cardiac remodeling and tissue damage following heart disease is strongly associated with chronic low grade inflammation. The mechanisms underlying persisting inflammatory signals are not fully understood, but may involve defective and/or non-responsive transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms. In the current study, we aimed to identify novel mediators and pathways involved in processes associated with inflammation in the development and maintenance of cardiac disease.
METHODS AND RESULTS
RESULTS
We performed RNA sequencing analysis of cardiac tissue from patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or aortic valve replacement (AVR) and compared with control tissue from multi-organ donors. Our results confirmed previous findings of a marked upregulated inflammatory state, but more importantly, we found pronounced reduction of non-protein coding genes, particularly long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA), including several lncRNAs known to be associated with inflammation and/or cardiovascular disease. In addition, Gene Set Enrichment Analysis revealed markedly downregulated microRNA pathways, resulting in aberrant expression of other genes, particularly γ-protocadherins.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Our data suggest that aberrant expression of non-coding gene regulators comprise crucial keys in the progression of heart disease, and may be pivotal for chronic low grade inflammation associated with cardiac dysfunction. By unmasking atypical γ-protocadherin expression as a prospective genetic biomarker of myocardial dysfunction, our study provides new insight into the complex molecular framework of heart disease. Creating new approaches to modify non-coding gene regulators, such as those identified in the current study, may define novel strategies to shift γ-protocadherin expression, thereby normalizing part of the molecular architecture associated with heart disease.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34592247
pii: S0167-5273(21)01490-X
doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.09.046
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Cadherin Related Proteins
0
Cadherins
0
Gamma-protocadherins
0
RNA, Long Noncoding
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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