Regulation of molecular pathways in ischemia-reperfusion injury after liver transplantation.
Regulation of molecular pathways in ischemia-reperfusion injury after liver transplantation.
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DOI:
10.1097/tp.0b013e3182a20398
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发表时间:
2013-11-27
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影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Maluf DG
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作者:
Gehrau RC;Mas VR;Dumur CI;Ladie DE;Suh JL;Luebbert S;Maluf DG
Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a multifactorial phenomenon that occurs during the transplant event and frequently compromise early graft function after liver transplantation (LT). Current comprehension of molecular mechanisms and regulation processes of I/R injury lacks clarity. MicroRNA (miRNA) regulation results critical in several biological processes. Patients and Methods: This study evaluated gene expression and microRNA (miRNA) expression profiles using microarrays in 34 graft biopsies collected at pre-implantation (L1) and at 90 minutes post-reperfusion (L2) from consecutives deceased donor LT recipients. MiRNA profiles were first analyzed. Data integration analysis (gene expression / microRNA expression) aimed to identify potential target genes for each identified miRNA from the L1/L2 differential gene expression profile. Pairwise comparison analyses identified 40 miRNAs and 3,168 significantly differentially expressed genes at post-reperfusion time compared with pre-reperfusion time. Pathway analysis of miRNAs associated these profiles with anti-apoptosis, inhibition of cellular proliferation, and pro-inflammatory processes. Target analysis identified a miRNA-associated molecular profile of 2,172 genes involved in cellular growth and proliferation modulation by cell cycle regulation, cell death and survival, and pro- and anti-inflammatory processes. MiRNA-independent genes involved pro-inflammatory molecules. We identified a miRNA profile involved in post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms in I/R injury post-LT. A better understanding of these molecular processes involved in I/R may contribute to develop new strategies to minimize graft injury.