Project description:This study aims at identifying non-coding RNA driving AAA pathogenesis and progression.To fish out AAA-relevant circRNA targets, we took advantage of array technology and profiled differentially expressed circRNAs in AAAs vs. non-AAA human tissue specimens. We then focused on studying circRNA-exerted gene expression regulation at the locus of origin and its implication in AAA disease dynamics.
Project description:Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a permanent segmental dilatation of the abdominal aorta, contributing to a high mortality once rupture. We performed RNA-sequencing analysis of abdominal aorta tissues from 14 participants, including seven patients with AAA and seven control individuals.
Project description:Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) was performed on the infrarenal abdominal aortas from C57BL/6J mice at days 7 and 14 post periadventitial elastase-induced AAA or days 14 post periadventitial heat-inactive elastase incubation. This study report the changes of cellular subpopulations, fractions and transcriptomic profiles in response to elastase-induced AAA model.
Project description:We performed single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) on infrarenal abdominal aortas from C57BL/6J mice after perivascular CaCl2 treatment. Infrarenal abdominal aortas were collected four days after AAA induction and processed for sequencing. These data provide high-resolution insight into the complexity and heterogeneity of mouse AAA.
Project description:We sought to identify differentially regulated microRNAs in infrarenal mouse aortic tissue after AAA-induction with PPE, compared with sham-operated mice. This treatment leads to rapid development of infrarenal aortic aneurysms with significant diameter differences observed by Day 7. We found 41 miRNAs were up-regulated with aneurysm and 37 down-regulated at p<0.05, which were also altered by >1.5-fold. Utilizing the PPE infusion model, we induced AAA in Male 10-week-old C57/Bl6 mice, 7 days after AAA-induction with PPE. One array per mouse, 5 mice per group, two groups (PPE and sham).
