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Analysis of the transcriptional regulatory mechanisms mediated by microRNAs in Metabolic Syndrome

Hirata, Thiago Dominguez Crespo

Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da USP; Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas 2019-09-13

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  • Título:
    Analysis of the transcriptional regulatory mechanisms mediated by microRNAs in Metabolic Syndrome
  • Autor: Hirata, Thiago Dominguez Crespo
  • Orientador: Nakaya, Helder Takashi Imoto
  • Assuntos: Assinatura Gênica; Mrna; Obesidade; Microrna; Co-Expressão; Biologia De Sistemas; Síndrome Metabólica; Bioinformática; Obesity; Metabolic Syndrome; Gene Signature; Co-Expression; Bioinformatics; Systems Biology
  • Notas: Tese (Doutorado)
  • Descrição: Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a combination of diseases interrelated and associated with increased mortality and risk of cardiovascular events. Among the elucidated molecular mechanisms of MetS, there are several genes regulated by miRNAs - small non-coding RNAs. A large number of transcriptomic studies in public databases integrated with new analysis methods can generate new insights. Therefore, this study aimed to identify circulating miRNAs and their target genes in MetS using a Systems Biology approach. For this, we used GEO-NCBI to download and analyse 26 microarray transcriptome studies of MetS and obesity. After preprocessing, the data underwent differential expression (LIMMA method), gene co-expression (CEMiTool), and enrichment (GSEA, Reactome) analyses. We retrieved a gene expression signature for subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) for obese individuals that included 291 consistent differentially expressed genes (DEG). This signature had a positive normalized enrichment score (NES) for adaptive immune system activation responses, and negative NES for metabolic pathways. The consensus co-expression network of SAT revealed 3 communities (CM) of densely interconnected genes. These CMs had a high number of up regulated genes and a consistent positive NES among the studies. The co-expressed genes of these 3 CMs were related to neutrophil degranulation, infiltration of immune system cells, and inflammatory processes. Also, a small brazillian cohort (6 individuals with MetS and 6 controls) underwent a seric miRNA profiling using PCR array. From the 222 miRNAs detected in serum, the differential expression analysis identified 4 upregulated miRNAs (miR-30c-5p, miR-421, miR-542-5p and miR-574) in MetS patients (p<0.01). The integrative miRNAs-mRNAs analysis revealed that the circulating upregulated miRNAs had 12 targets in the SAT, 3 targets in the liver; and no targets in the muscle and blood. Many of these target genes are known modulators of proinflammatory pathways. In conclusion, the use of Systems Biology in the analysis of gene networks and circulating miRNAs identified some potential molecular and pathophysiological mechanisms of the Metabolic Syndrome. The circulating miRNAs identified in this study are potential biomarkers and/or therapeutic targets. However, further studies are needed to validate these miRNAs and their target mRNA.
  • DOI: 10.11606/T.9.2019.tde-22102019-114732
  • Editor: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da USP; Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas
  • Data de criação/publicação: 2019-09-13
  • Formato: Adobe PDF
  • Idioma: Inglês
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