ABSTRACT: Differential microarray expression profile analysis of long non-coding RNAs in umbilical cord vein plasma from normal and gestational diabetes-induced macrosomia
Project description:To investigate the umbilical cord lncRNA profiles in gestational diabetes-induced macrosomia, the umbilical cord vein blood from normal and gestational diabetes-induced macrosomia was hybridized to a microarray containing probes representing 33,000 lncRNA genes. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used to validate selected differentially expressed lncRNAs. The gene ontology (GO), pathway and network analysis were performed. The microarray identified 8814 lncRNAs that were expressed in the umbilical cord blood, of which 349 were significantly upregulated and 892 were significantly downregulated (fold-change M-bM-^IM-% 2.0) in GDM group. The highest enriched GOs targeted by downregulated transcripts were biological regulation. Pathway analysis indicated that nine pathways corresponded to downregulated transcripts. Thirty pairs of GDM macrosomia and normal controls were divided into three subgroups randomly, and the umbilical cord vein blood from each subgroup was mixed, and hybridized to a microarray.
Project description:To investigate the umbilical cord lncRNA profiles in gestational diabetes-induced macrosomia, the umbilical cord vein blood from normal and gestational diabetes-induced macrosomia was hybridized to a microarray containing probes representing 33,000 lncRNA genes. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used to validate selected differentially expressed lncRNAs. The gene ontology (GO), pathway and network analysis were performed. The microarray identified 8814 lncRNAs that were expressed in the umbilical cord blood, of which 349 were significantly upregulated and 892 were significantly downregulated (fold-change ≥ 2.0) in GDM group. The highest enriched GOs targeted by downregulated transcripts were biological regulation. Pathway analysis indicated that nine pathways corresponded to downregulated transcripts.
Project description:Exosomal RNAs in cord blood may allow intercellular communication between maternal and fetus. We aimed to establish exosomal RNA expression profiles in cord blood exosomes from gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) patients with macrosomia.We used microarray technology to establish the differential mRNA, lncRNA and circRNA expression profiles in cord blood exosomes from GDM patients with macrosomia compared with normal controls. A total of 98 mRNAs, 372 lncRNAs and 452 circRNAs were differentially expressed in cord blood exosomes from GDM patients with macrosomia. Pathway analysis showed the differential genes were associated with PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, JAK-STAT signaling pathway, TGF-beta signaling pathway, insulin resistance, glycerolipid metabolism, fatty acid degradation and mTOR signaling pathway. These results showed that exosomal RNAs are aberrantly expressed in the cord blood of GDM patients with macrosomia.
Project description:Primary endothelial cells from umbilical cord vein (HUVEC) obtained at delivery from gestational diabetic (GD) women, represent an expedient model for the study of the effects of chronic HG in vivo. In fetal tissues genome-wide epigenetic changes are likely to occur with specific long term and even trans-generational effects. We have utilized this model to study the effects of chronic hyperglycemia on the transcriptome and to verify the presence of specific epigenetic changes associated to chronic HG in vascular cells. HUVEC cells from Umbilical cords of 3 Caucasian Gestational Diabetes women were compared with HUVEC cells from umbilical of from 3 Caucasian non diabetic women matching for age and Body Mass Index. [sample collection] Umbilical cords were obtained from 3 Caucasian Gestational diabetes women (diagnosed not later than 28 th gestational week - gw) and from 3 Caucasian non diabetic women matching for age and Body Mass Index (BMI). All pregnants signed an informed consent. All donors were normotensive, and underwent a 100 g 3 hours Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) between the 24 -34th gw. Each woman performed a 7 points-blood glucose monitoring on 3 days at week 34 -36th gw.
Project description:We performed the single cell RNAsequencing in the placental tissues of term pregnancies with gestational diabetes mellitus complicated with macrosomia after cesarean section to explore the transcriptome differences and potential mechanisms of placenta in the process of macrosomia in patients with gestational diabetes. Our research helps to understand placental overgrowth in GDMM and its impact on fetal development, providing new insights into the pathogenesis of GDMM and predicting potential therapeutic interventions.
Project description:Objective: To explore the characteristics and underlying molecular mechanisms of genome-scale expression profiles of women with- or without- gestational diabetes mellitus and their offspring. Materials and Methods: We recruited a group of 21 pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and 20 healthy pregnant women as controls. For each pregnant women, RRBS were performed using the placenta and paired neonatal umbilical cord blood specimens. Differentially methylated regions (DMRs) were identified. Then, functional enrichment analysis was performed to differential methylated genes (DMGs) separately or interactively in placenta and umbilical cord blood. Results: Through the comparison of GDM and healthy samples, 2779 and 141 DMRs were identified from placenta and umbilical cord blood, respectively. Functional enrichment analysis showed that the placenta methylation and expression profiles of GDM women mirrored the molecular characteristics of “type II diabetes” and “insulin resistance”. Methylation-altered genes in umbilical cord blood were associated with pathways “type II diabetes” and “cholesterol metabolism”. DMGs illustrated significant overlaps among placenta and umbilical cord blood samples, and the overlapping DMGs were associated with cholesterol metabolism. Conclusions: Our research demonstrated the epigenomic alternations of GDM mothers and offspring. Our findings emphasized the importance of epigenetic modifications in the communication between pregnant women with GDM and offspring, and provided reference for the prevention, control, treatment, and intervention of perinatal deleterious events of GDM and neonatal complications.
Project description:Genome-wide DNA methylation profiling of umbilical cord blood buffy coat DNA samples. The Illumina Infinium MethylationEPIC array was used to obtain DNA methylation profiles across approximately 850,000 CpGs. Samples included 557 cord blood samples born to obese women in the UPBEAT trial, with and without gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), to determine the association between maternal GDM and hyperglycaemia during pregnancy on the methylation in the infant.
Project description:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) are transcribed but not translated ribonucleic acids with various functions. We analyzed a so far unreported lncRNAn 342419, which we named MANTIS. A search for micropeptides after overexpression of MANTIS in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVEC) with subsequent LC-MS/MS with trypsination showed that none of the micropeptides found had any similarity to potential MANTIS ORFs.
Project description:Preeclampsia (PE) is a peculiar multisystemic disorder that contributes to maternal and perinatal morbidity. Exosomes, existing in the circulation, origin from late endosomes which are secreted into the extracellular surrounding by diverse cell types under different conditions, can mediate intercellular communication via transporting its constituents and regulate inflammation, immunomodulation and angiogenesis. We hypothesize that exosomes from trophoblast in preeclampsia complications under pathological hypoxia microenvironment impair vascular development by transmitting its contents to endothelial cells. Here, transwell and tube formation assays revealed that exosomes from hypoxic trophoblast cells attenuated the migration, and tube formation in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in vitro. In a mouse model, hypoxic trophoblast cells derived exosomes leaded to vascular dysfunction and caused adverse PE-like birth outcomes. Next, we detected lncRNA expression in cord blood plasma derived exosomes from gestational age-matched preeclampsia and normal pregnancies by microarray analysis. Then, we identified the possible mechanisms of one up-regulated exosomal lncRNA, TINCR. Application of Quantitative RT-PCR, lncTINCR was confirmed overexpressing in exosomes released from cord blood plasma, peripheral blood plasma and human placental trophoblasts of preeclampsia patients. Moreover, the exosomal lncTINCR could be specifically secreted by hypoxic trophoblast cells and transferred to HUVECs, which increased autophagy in HUVECs and impaired angiogenesis of endothelial cells in vitro. Furthermore, we demonstrated that lncTINCR was considered as a competing endogenous RNA to regulate miR-424, which resulted in elevated ATG5 expression. Thus, we reported that exosomes intervened effective delivering of lncTINCR to endothelial cells to damage vascular functions and result in the development of PE. The newly identified exosomal lncTINCR /miR-424/ATG5 axis may present potential novel targets of diagnosis and treatment for PE. lncRNA profiles of cord blood plasma derived exosomes from gestational age-matched preeclampsia and normal pregnancies
Project description:Primary endothelial cells from umbilical cord vein (HUVEC) obtained at delivery from gestational diabetic (GD) women, represent an expedient model for the study of the effects of chronic HG in vivo. In fetal tissues genome-wide epigenetic changes are likely to occur with specific long term and even trans-generational effects. We have utilized this model to study the effects of chronic hyperglycemia on the transcriptome and to verify the presence of specific epigenetic changes associated to chronic HG in vascular cells.