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Zhu L, Liu S, Liao F, Yang J, Liang T, Yang Y, Huang X, Gu L, Su L. Comprehensive Analysis of Blood-Based m6A Methylation in Human Ischemic Stroke. Mol Neurobiol 2023; 60:431-446. [PMID: 36279101 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-022-03064-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Alterations of N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation have been reported in the cerebral cortices of mouse and rat models of ischemic stroke (IS). However, the role of m6A methylation in human IS is still unknown. We assessed m6A levels in peripheral blood from patients with IS and healthy controls. A transient middle cerebral artery occlusion and reperfusion (tMCAO/R) mouse model, and an oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion (OGD/R) model in A172 cells were established to further assess m6A levels. Methylated RNA immunoprecipitation sequencing (MeRIP-seq) and RNA sequencing were performed in the peripheral blood of patients with IS and healthy controls. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analyses were used to identify underlying biological processes. In this study, we found that global m6A levels were elevated in the peripheral blood of patients with IS, in the cerebral cortex of mice after tMCAO/R treatment and in A172 cells after OGD/R treatment. MeRIP-seq analysis identified 2115 altered m6A peaks in patients with IS, 1052 upregulated and 1063 downregulated. Downregulated methylated mRNAs were enriched in Hippo signaling pathway, cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, NF-kappa B signaling pathway, etc. Upregulated methylated mRNAs were enriched in calcium signaling pathways, Hedgehog signaling pathway, MAPK signaling pathway, etc. Moreover, a total of 84 differentially expressed mRNAs with altered m6A peaks were identified and enriched in EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, Hematopoietic cell lineage, and cytokine-cytokine receptor interactions. This study is the first to profile the transcriptome-wide m6A methylome of peripheral blood in human IS and uncover increased global m6A levels in the peripheral blood of patients with IS.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lulu Zhu
- School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, 22 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, 22 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, 22 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, 22 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, 22 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Internal Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, 89-9 Dongge Road, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Internal Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, 89-9 Dongge Road, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Internal Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, 89-9 Dongge Road, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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- School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, 22 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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