上海交通大学学报(医学版) ›› 2023, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (10): 1227-1235.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2023.10.002

• 论著 · 基础研究 • 上一篇    

高脂饮食诱导的小鼠NAFLD模型肝组织中m6A甲基化修饰表达谱分析

刘君君1,2(), 逯素梅2, 张炳杨2, 李永清2, 马万山1,2()   

  1. 1.山东大学临床医学院,济南 250014
    2.山东第一医科大学第一附属医院(山东省千佛山医院)检验医学科,山东省医药卫生临床检验诊断学重点实验室,济南 250014
  • 收稿日期:2023-04-14 接受日期:2023-09-12 出版日期:2023-10-28 发布日期:2023-10-28
  • 通讯作者: 马万山 E-mail:liujing920927@163.com;mwsqianyi@163.com
  • 作者简介:刘君君(1992—)女,主管技师,硕士生;电子信箱:liujing920927@163.com
  • 基金资助:
    山东省自然科学基金(ZR2021MH187);山东省千佛山医院国家自然科学基金培育基金(QYPY2020NSFC1004)

Analysis of m6A methylation expression profiles in liver tissue of high-fat diet-induced mouse models of NAFLD

LIU Junjun1,2(), LU Sumei2, ZHANG Bingyang2, LI Yongqing2, MA Wanshan1,2()   

  1. 1.School of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250014, China
    2.Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University/Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Medicine and Health Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Jinan 250014, China
  • Received:2023-04-14 Accepted:2023-09-12 Online:2023-10-28 Published:2023-10-28
  • Contact: MA Wanshan E-mail:liujing920927@163.com;mwsqianyi@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2021MH187);Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, National Natural Science Foundation of China Cultivation Fund(QYPY2020NSFC1004)

摘要:

目的·利用微阵列芯片技术检测高脂饮食诱导的小鼠非酒精性脂肪性肝病(non-alcoholic fatty liver disease,NAFLD)模型中肝组织mRNA的m6A甲基化修饰和基因表达的变化。方法·以6~8周龄雄性C57BL/6J小鼠为实验动物,高脂饲料喂养16周诱导建立NAFLD模型(高脂组,n=10);另设基础组(n=10)为对照,给予含10%脂肪的基础饲料喂养。苏木精-伊红(hematoxylin-eosin,H-E)染色评估小鼠肝组织病理改变,判断NAFLD模型是否构建成功。运用甲基化RNA免疫共沉淀技术(methylated RNA immunoprecipitation,MeRIP)和微阵列测序技术(microarray表达谱分析)检测2组小鼠肝组织中mRNA的m6A甲基化和表达水平变化。结果·基础组小鼠肝脏呈鲜红色,少见脂肪沉积;高脂组小鼠肝脏边界黄润,H-E染色可见肝细胞中脂滴弥漫浸润且相互融合,提示高脂饲料诱导的NAFLD模型构建成功。MeRIP-微阵列芯片检测结果显示,与基础组相比,高脂组小鼠肝脏中共有320个基因m6A甲基化修饰水平变化显著(P<0.05且变化倍数>1.5),其中有108个上调基因和212个下调基因。将组间m6A甲基化水平差异显著的基因与mRNA差异表达基因取交集,发现有163个基因m6A甲基化水平和mRNA表达水平均差异显著。结论·高脂饮食诱导的小鼠NAFLD模型中肝组织mRNA的m6A修饰变化显著,且该变化与mRNA的基因表达有关。

关键词: 非酒精性脂肪性肝病, m6A甲基化修饰, mRNA, 表观转录组学

Abstract:

Objective ·To detect the differences in m6A methylation modification and gene expression of liver tissue mRNA in high-fat diet-induced mouse models of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) using microarray technology. Methods ·The NAFLD models were established in 6-8 weeks old male C57BL/6J mice fed with high-fat chow for 16 weeks (high-fat group, n=10). The basal group (n=10) was given 10% fat diet. Hematoxylin-eosin (H-E) staining was used to assess the histopathological changes in liver tissue and to determine the success of the NAFLD models. The changes of mRNA m6A methylation and expression levels in the liver tissues of the two groups were detected by using methylated RNA immunoprecipitation (MeRIP) and microarray expression profiling. Results ·The livers of the mice in the basal group were bright red with few fat deposits, while the livers of the mice in the high-fat group were yellowish with diffuse infiltration and fusion of lipid droplets in the hepatocytes by H-E staining, suggesting that the high-fat diet-induced NAFLD models were successfully constructed. The results of the MeRIP-microarray showed that the m6A methylation levels of 320 genes in the livers of mice in the high-fat group were significantly altered compared with those in the basal group (P<0.05 and fold change>1.5), of which 108 genes were up-regulated and 212 genes were down-regulated. Genes with significant differences in m6A methylation levels between the two groups were intersected with those with differentially expressed mRNAs, and 163 genes were found to have significant differences in both m6A methylation level and mRNA expression level. Conclusion ·The change in m6A modification of liver tissue mRNA in the high-fat diet-induced mouse models of NAFLD is significant and the change is associated with the gene expression of mRNA.

Key words: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), m6A methylation modification, mRNA, epitranscriptomics

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