Integrative analysis of miRNA‑mRNA expression profiles in esophageal fibrosis after ESD

Zhang,Yin; Xu,Chunfang

doi:10.3892/etm.2021.10610

Integrative analysis of miRNA‑mRNA expression profiles in esophageal fibrosis after ESD

Authors:
- Yin Zhang
- Chunfang Xu
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Affiliations: Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, P.R. China
Published online on: August 13, 2021 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10610
Article Number: 1176
Copyright: © Zhang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The incidence of esophageal fibrosis and benign esophageal stricture (BES) has increased in recent years due to the curative therapy for early‑stage esophageal carcinoma, including partial esophagectomy and esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). The aim of the present study was to identify key genes and associated pathways of esophageal fibrosis after the ESD procedure. During the esophageal ESD procedure, the esophageal tissue in the remaining submucosal layer, referred to as normal esophageal (NE) tissue, was collected, and 1 week thereafter, post‑operative esophageal (PE) tissue was obtained. High‑throughput sequencing was used to identify dysregulated microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) between NE and PE tissues. According to the differentially expressed (DE) miRNAs, putative target genes were predicted. Gene Ontology, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analysis and DEmiRNA interaction network analysis were performed. Reverse transcription‑quantitative PCR (RT‑qPCR) was performed to validate the RNA‑sequencing results. A total of 199 miRNAs were determined to be DE between NE and PE tissues. Compared with the expression in the NE group, 83 miRNAs were significantly upregulated, while 116 miRNAs were significantly downregulated. According to these DE miRNAs, forkhead box O1 (FOXO1), paired box 6 (PAX6), phosphatidylinositol‑4,5‑bisphosphate 3‑kinase catalytic subunit alpha (PIK3CA) and adrenoceptor β1 (ADRB1) were DE genes regulated by five DE miRNAs, including miR‑223‑3p, miR‑142‑5p, miR‑582‑5p, miR‑21‑3p and miR‑218‑5p. The results suggested that certain pathways were markedly dysregulated, including FOXO, MAPK, AMP‑activated protein kinase and signaling pathways regulating the pluripotency of stem cells and proteoglycans in cancer. According to the RT‑qPCR results, the expression levels of FOXO1, PAX6, ADRB1, miR‑223‑3p, miR‑582‑5p, miR‑21‑3p and miR‑218‑5p were consistent with the integrated analysis. In conclusion, FOXO1, PAX6, PIK3CA and ADRB1 may have a role in esophageal fibrosis, regulated by miR‑223‑3p, miR‑142‑5p, miR‑582‑5p, miR‑21‑3p and miR‑218‑5p. The present results provided an improved understanding of the changes in the microenvironment during the process of esophageal fibrosis, as well as novel potential targets for the treatment of esophageal fibrosis and BES.

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