Comparative transcriptomics reveals highly conserved regional programs between porcine and human colonic enteric nervous system.

ABSTRACT: The porcine gut is increasingly regarded as a useful translational model. The enteric nervous system in the colon coordinates diverse functions. However, knowledge of the molecular profiling of porcine enteric nerve system and its similarity to that of human is still lacking. We identified the distinct transcriptional programs associated with functional characteristics between inner submucosal and myenteric ganglia in porcine proximal and distal colon using bulk RNA and single-cell RNA sequencing. Comparative transcriptomics of myenteric ganglia in corresponding colonic regions of pig and human revealed highly conserved programs in porcine proximal and distal colon, which explained >96% of their transcriptomic responses to vagal nerve stimulation, suggesting that porcine proximal and dista

SUBMITTER: Li T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9872754 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature