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Wu J, Yuan XH, Jiang W, Lu YC, Huang QL, Yang Y, Qie HJ, Liu JT, Sun HY, Tang LJ. Genome-wide map of N 6-methyladenosine circular RNAs identified in mice model of severe acute pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27:7530-7545. [PMID: 34887647 PMCID: PMC8613746 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i43.7530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is a deadly inflammatory disease with complex pathogenesis and lack of effective therapeutic options. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification of circRNAs plays important roles in physiological and pathological processes. However, the roles of m6A circRNA in the pathological process of SAP remains unknown.
AIM To identify transcriptome-wide map of m6A circRNAs and to determine their biological significance and potential mechanisms in SAP.
METHODS The SAP in C57BL/6 mice was induced using 4% sodium taurocholate salt. The transcriptome-wide map of m6A circRNAs was identified by m6A-modified RNA immunoprecipitation sequencing. The biological significance of circRNAs with differentially expressed m6A peaks was evaluated through gene ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis. The underlying mechanism of m6A circRNAs in SAP was analyzed by constructing of m6A circRNA-microRNA networks. The expression of demethylases was determined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot to deduce the possible mechanism of reversible m6A process in SAP.
RESULTS Fifty-seven circRNAs with differentially expressed m6A peaks were identified by m6A-modified RNA immunoprecipitation sequencing, of which 32 were upregulated and 25 downregulated. Functional analysis of these m6A circRNAs in SAP found some important pathways involved in the pathogenesis of SAP, such as regulation of autophagy and protein digestion. In m6A circRNA–miRNA networks, several important miRNAs participated in the occurrence and progression of SAP were found to bind to these m6A circRNAs, such as miR-24-3p, miR-26a, miR-92b, miR-216b, miR-324-5p and miR-762. Notably, the total m6A level of circRNAs was reduced, while the demethylase alkylation repair homolog 5 was upregulated in SAP.
CONCLUSION m6A modification of circRNAs may be involved in the pathogenesis of SAP. Our findings may provide novel insights to explore the possible pathogenetic mechanism of SAP and seek new potential therapeutic targets for SAP.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jun Wu
- Department of General Surgery and Pancreatic Injury and Repair Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610036, Sichuan Province, China
- College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610036, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery and Pancreatic Injury and Repair Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610036, Sichuan Province, China
- College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610036, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery and Pancreatic Injury and Repair Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610036, Sichuan Province, China
- College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610036, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery and Pancreatic Injury and Repair Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610036, Sichuan Province, China
- College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610036, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery and Pancreatic Injury and Repair Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610036, Sichuan Province, China
| | - Yi Yang
- Department of General Surgery and Pancreatic Injury and Repair Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610036, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery and Pancreatic Injury and Repair Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610036, Sichuan Province, China
- College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610036, Sichuan Province, China
| | - Jiang-Tao Liu
- Department of General Surgery and Pancreatic Injury and Repair Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610036, Sichuan Province, China
- College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610036, Sichuan Province, China
| | - Hong-Yu Sun
- Department of General Surgery and Pancreatic Injury and Repair Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610036, Sichuan Province, China
- College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610036, Sichuan Province, China
- Laboratory of Basic Medicine, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610036, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery and Pancreatic Injury and Repair Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610036, Sichuan Province, China
- College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610036, Sichuan Province, China
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