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Next Generation Sequencing Facilitates Quantitative Analysis of Pressure Type and control Transcriptomes

ABSTRACT: With the aim to reveal the function of microRNAs in Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) in response to portal hypertension, primary rat HSCs were exposed to pressure (10mmHg, 1 h) by using a pressure induced apparatus. Appling next-generation sequencing screened the pressurization induced miRNAs expression profile in HSCs. Among them miR-9a-5p was confirmed to be significantly increased after loading pressure in HSC by RT-PCR. It was found that inhibition of miR-9a-5p could significantly restrain HSCs proliferation and activation under pressure overload. Moreover, the results showed that the induction of miR-9a-5p upon pressure load might by increasing the phosphorylation of Akt but not FAK and Erk1/2. Luciferase reporter assay and western blot suggested that Sirt1 was a potential target gene of miR-9a-5p. Finally, we revealed that miR-9a-5p level was apparently higher in rat liver fibrotic model than in the normal control while Sirt1 level was decreased in fibrotic liver tissue. In conclusion, our results suggest that miR-9a-5p regulate HSCs proliferation through negative regulation of Sirt1 and suggest a potential biomarker for portal hypertension.

ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus

PROVIDER: GSE63783 | GEO | 2017/08/29

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA269064

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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