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Small RNA sequencing reveals microRNAs related to neuropathic pain in rats

The present study aimed to identify microRNAs (miRNAs) that are involved in neuropathic pain and predict their corresponding roles in the pathogenesis and development process of neuropathic pain. The rat model of neuropathic pain caused by spared nerve injury (SNI) was established in Sprague-Dawley...

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Autores principales: Dai, Dawei, Wang, Junyu, Jiang, Ying, Yuan, Lei, Lu, Youming, Zhang, Aijun, Zou, Dongdong, Chen, Xin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6753853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31531524
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1414-431X20198380
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author Dai, Dawei
Wang, Junyu
Jiang, Ying
Yuan, Lei
Lu, Youming
Zhang, Aijun
Zou, Dongdong
Chen, Xin
author_facet Dai, Dawei
Wang, Junyu
Jiang, Ying
Yuan, Lei
Lu, Youming
Zhang, Aijun
Zou, Dongdong
Chen, Xin
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description The present study aimed to identify microRNAs (miRNAs) that are involved in neuropathic pain and predict their corresponding roles in the pathogenesis and development process of neuropathic pain. The rat model of neuropathic pain caused by spared nerve injury (SNI) was established in Sprague-Dawley male rats, followed by small RNA sequencing of the L3–L6 dorsal root ganglion. Real-time PCR was performed to validate the differently expressed miRNAs. Functional verification was performed by intrathecally injecting the animals with miRNA agomir. A total of 72 differentially expressed miRNAs were identified in the SNI rats, including 33 upregulated and 39 downregulated miRNAs. The results of qPCR further verified the expression levels of rno-miR-6215 (P=0.015), rno-miR-1224 (P=0.030), rno-miR-1249 (P=0.038), and rno-miR-488-3p (P=0.048), which were all significantly downregulated in the SNI rats compared to the control ones. The majority of differentially expressed miRNAs were associated with phosphorylation, intracellular signal transduction, and cell death. Target prediction, Gene Ontology, and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway enrichment analyses suggested that these differentially expressed miRNAs targeted genes that are related to axon guidance, focal adhesion, and Ras and Wnt signaling pathways. Moreover, miR-1224 agomir significantly alleviated SNI-induced neuropathic pain. The current findings provide new insights into the role of miRNAs in the pathogenesis of neuropathic pain.
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spelling pubmed-67538532019-09-25 Small RNA sequencing reveals microRNAs related to neuropathic pain in rats Dai, Dawei Wang, Junyu Jiang, Ying Yuan, Lei Lu, Youming Zhang, Aijun Zou, Dongdong Chen, Xin Braz J Med Biol Res Research Article The present study aimed to identify microRNAs (miRNAs) that are involved in neuropathic pain and predict their corresponding roles in the pathogenesis and development process of neuropathic pain. The rat model of neuropathic pain caused by spared nerve injury (SNI) was established in Sprague-Dawley male rats, followed by small RNA sequencing of the L3–L6 dorsal root ganglion. Real-time PCR was performed to validate the differently expressed miRNAs. Functional verification was performed by intrathecally injecting the animals with miRNA agomir. A total of 72 differentially expressed miRNAs were identified in the SNI rats, including 33 upregulated and 39 downregulated miRNAs. The results of qPCR further verified the expression levels of rno-miR-6215 (P=0.015), rno-miR-1224 (P=0.030), rno-miR-1249 (P=0.038), and rno-miR-488-3p (P=0.048), which were all significantly downregulated in the SNI rats compared to the control ones. The majority of differentially expressed miRNAs were associated with phosphorylation, intracellular signal transduction, and cell death. Target prediction, Gene Ontology, and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway enrichment analyses suggested that these differentially expressed miRNAs targeted genes that are related to axon guidance, focal adhesion, and Ras and Wnt signaling pathways. Moreover, miR-1224 agomir significantly alleviated SNI-induced neuropathic pain. The current findings provide new insights into the role of miRNAs in the pathogenesis of neuropathic pain. Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2019-09-16 /pmc/articles/PMC6753853/ /pubmed/31531524 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1414-431X20198380 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Dai, Dawei
Wang, Junyu
Jiang, Ying
Yuan, Lei
Lu, Youming
Zhang, Aijun
Zou, Dongdong
Chen, Xin
Small RNA sequencing reveals microRNAs related to neuropathic pain in rats
title Small RNA sequencing reveals microRNAs related to neuropathic pain in rats
title_full Small RNA sequencing reveals microRNAs related to neuropathic pain in rats
title_fullStr Small RNA sequencing reveals microRNAs related to neuropathic pain in rats
title_full_unstemmed Small RNA sequencing reveals microRNAs related to neuropathic pain in rats
title_short Small RNA sequencing reveals microRNAs related to neuropathic pain in rats
title_sort small rna sequencing reveals micrornas related to neuropathic pain in rats
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6753853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31531524
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1414-431X20198380
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