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Xue R, Wang Y, Geng L, Xiao H, Kumar V, Lan X, Malhotra A, Singhal PC, Chen J. Comprehensive analysis of the gene expression profile of the male and female BTBR mice with diabetic nephropathy. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 257:128720. [PMID: 38101684 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
Abstract
Comprehensive insight into the gender-based gene expression-related omics data in a rodent model of diabetic nephropathy (DN) is scarce. In the present study, the gender-based genes regulating different pathways involved in the progression of DN were explored through an unbiased RNA sequence of kidneys from BTBR mice with DN. We identified 17,739 and 17,981 genes in male and female DN mice; 1121 and 655 genes were expressed differentially (DEGs, differentially expressed genes) in male and female DN mice; both genders displayed only 195 DEGs. In the male DN mice, the number of upregulated genes was nearly the same as that of the down-regulated genes. In contrast, the number of upregulated genes was lesser than that of the down-regulated genes in the female DN mice, manifesting a remarkable gender disparity during the progression of DN in this animal model. Gene Ontology (GO) and KEGG-enriched results showed that most of these DEGs were related to the critical biological processes, including metabolic pathways, natural oxidation, bile secretion, and PPAR signaling; all are highly associated with DN. Notably, the DEGs significantly enriched for steroid hormone biosynthesis pathway were identified in both genders; the number of DEGs increased was 22 in male DN mice and 14 in female DN mice. Specifically, the Ugt1a10, Akr1c12, and Akr1c14 were upregulated in both genders. Interestingly, the Hsd11b1 gene was upregulated in female DN mice but downregulated in male DN mice. These results suggest that a significant gender-based variance in the gene expression occurs during the progression of DN and may be playing a role in the advancement of DN in the BTBR mouse model.
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- Rui Xue
- Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310000, China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luzhou City for Aging Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Postgraduate Institute for Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
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- Key Laboratory of Luzhou City for Aging Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY 11030, United States
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- Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY 11030, United States.
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- Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310000, China.
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Lai XJ, Peng S, Wang YL. Dynamic transcriptome analysis of ovarian follicles in artificial maturing Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica). Theriogenology 2021; 180:176-188. [PMID: 34990963 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2021.12.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2021] [Revised: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Inducing maturation of the ovaries to enable the production of good-quality eggs is critical for the successful artificial breeding of Anguilla japonica. During the spawning season, however, the ovaries of A. japonica have been found to develop into asynchronous clutches, impeding the success of artificial breeding on a commercial scale. The dynamic molecular regulation of follicular development in the same individual was assessed by transcriptome analysis of the five stages of follicles, the pre-vitellogenic, early vitellogenic, midvitellogenic, late vitellogenic, and migratory nucleus stages in artificial maturing A. japonica. Comparisons across these developmental stages identified a total of 19,298 differentially expressed transcripts (DETs). Short time-series expression miner analysis across these DETs revealed four significant expression profiles. Gene Ontology function and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway enrichment analyses found that some of the significantly enriched biological processes and metabolic pathways included those related to steroid hormone biosynthesis (cyp11a1, cyp17a1, cyp17a2, hsd17b1, and hsd17b12), cargo receptor activity (vtgr and vldlr), meiosis and ovulation (pgrs and mPRγ), hydration (cts and aqp1), and egg coat formation (zp). These genes and pathways were associated with serum 17β-estradiol concentrations and morphological changes. The levels of hsd17b12 and mPRγ mRNAs were much higher during the migratory nucleus stage, suggesting their respective involvement in the biosynthesis and functional pathway of the maturation-inducing steroid 17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one. The gene subtypes aqp1b and ctsd may regulate water influx into oocytes and yolk protein proteolysis, respectively. To our knowledge, the present study is the first to describe combined transcriptome profiling of asynchronously developing follicles in the same individual. The findings suggest that steroid hormone synthesis and nutrient absorption in follicular somatic cells play important roles during follicular development and maturation, despite the same external physiological surroundings.
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- Xiao Jian Lai
- Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China; Engineering Research Center of the Modern Technology for Eel Industry, Ministry of Education, Xiamen, 361021, China; Key Laboratory of Cultivation and High-value Utilization of Marine Organisms in Fujian Province, Xiamen, 361013, China.
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- Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China; Engineering Research Center of the Modern Technology for Eel Industry, Ministry of Education, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China.
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Yang J, Peng G, Shu F, Dong D, Zheng X, Zhu C, Li X, Ma J, Pan C, Yang F, Dong W. Characteristics of steroidogenesis-related factors in the musk gland of Chinese forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii). J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2021; 212:105916. [PMID: 34010686 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2021.105916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
Musk secreted by Chinese forest musk deer (FMD; Moschus berezovskii) is a highly valuable ingredient in the fields of perfumery and medicine, and the main factor affecting the production of musk is the androgen level of male FMD. To clarify whether the musk gland of FMD can synthesize androgen, we compared and analyzed the expression patterns of steroid hormone biosynthesis-related genes in the musk gland and testis of FMD by RNA-seq and RT-qPCR. We obtained 33,308 and 38,602 unigenes from the musk gland and testis, respectively, and 26,780 co-expressed unigenes. Analysis of co-expressed genes revealed that 12,647 genes were annotated to 11,484 Gene Ontology terms and 10,941 genes were annotated to 6120 pathways, including several pathways important in metabolic and synthetic activity. Next, 21 steroid hormone synthesis-related genes were screened from the transcriptome of the musk gland of 4-month-old FMD. The expression levels of three key genes of steroid hormone biosynthesis (CYP11A1, CYP17A1, and HSD3B) in the musk gland differed from their expression levels in the testis based on RT-qPCR. Furthermore, immunohistochemistry indicated that CYP11A1, CYP17A1, and HSD3B were localized in the glandular tubular columnar cells of the musk gland. These results suggested that the musk gland of male FMD has the potential to locally synthesize steroid hormone and thus plays a critically important role in musk secretion.
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- Jinmeng Yang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Shaanxi Reed Musk Deer Industry Co., Ltd., Meixian, Shaanxi, 722307, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Biology Research Centre of Qin Mountains Wildlife, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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Neunzig J, Bernhardt R. Effect of sulfonated steroids on steroidogenic cytochrome P450-dependent steroid hydroxylases. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2018; 179:3-7. [PMID: 28694196 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2017.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Revised: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
In the last decades, sulfonated steroids evolved from inactive metabolites intended for excretion to highly relevant compounds involved in many physiological processes. Investigations of the impact of sulfonated steroids on the steroid hormone biosynthesis revealed that, on the one hand, these can serve as substrate for steroidogenic cytochromes P450 and, on the other hand, these are able to influence the catalytic properties of these enzymes. In this review the relevance of sulfonated steroids for the steroid hormone biosynthesis will be discussed.
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- J Neunzig
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Technical and Natural Sciences III, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany; Institute of Biochemistry, Campus B2.2, Saarland University, D-66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Technical and Natural Sciences III, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany; Institute of Biochemistry, Campus B2.2, Saarland University, D-66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
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