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Analysis of non‑alcoholic fatty liver disease microRNA expression spectra in rat liver tissues

  • Authors:
    • Jiao Nie
    • Chang‑Ping Li
    • Jue‑Hong Li
    • Xia Chen
    • Xiaoling Zhong
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  • Published online on: July 9, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2018.9268
  • Pages: 2669-2680
  • Copyright: © Nie et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been increasing in recent years. Previous studies have suggested that micro (mi)RNAs may be involved in the pathogenesis of NAFLD. To investigate the role of miRNAs in rat NAFLD, a total of 16 male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into a control group and a model group. Rats in the control group were fed a normal diet for 12 weeks, whereas the rats in the model group were fed a high‑fat and high‑sugar diet for 12 weeks. Following this, the animals were sacrificed and liver tissues were rapidly removed to investigate the severity of NAFLD. Blood samples were collected to investigate liver function, in addition to total cholesterol, total triglyceride and fasting plasma glucose levels. Total RNA from three fresh liver samples per experimental group was extracted for subsequent miRNA gene chip analysis using GeneChip miRNA 4.0 to investigate differentially expressed miRNAs, and miRNA expression was further verified via reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT‑qPCR). Compared with the control group, the results revealed that there were 10 differentially expressed miRNAs in the model group, five of which were overexpressed and five of which were underexpressed compared with the control group. The results of the RT‑qPCR analysis revealed that miR‑182, miR‑29b‑3p and miR‑741‑3p were significantly overexpressed in the model group compared with the control group, which was largely consistent with the results of the microarray analysis. The results suggested that the differentially expressed microRNAs demonstrated in the present study may be involved in the pathogenesis of NAFLD; however, the mechanism underlying the differential expression of miRNAs in NAFLD requires further investigation.
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Nie J, Li CP, Li JH, Chen X and Zhong X: Analysis of non‑alcoholic fatty liver disease microRNA expression spectra in rat liver tissues. Mol Med Rep 18: 2669-2680, 2018
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Nie, J., Li, C., Li, J., Chen, X., & Zhong, X. (2018). Analysis of non‑alcoholic fatty liver disease microRNA expression spectra in rat liver tissues. Molecular Medicine Reports, 18, 2669-2680. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2018.9268
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Nie, J., Li, C., Li, J., Chen, X., Zhong, X."Analysis of non‑alcoholic fatty liver disease microRNA expression spectra in rat liver tissues". Molecular Medicine Reports 18.3 (2018): 2669-2680.
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Nie, J., Li, C., Li, J., Chen, X., Zhong, X."Analysis of non‑alcoholic fatty liver disease microRNA expression spectra in rat liver tissues". Molecular Medicine Reports 18, no. 3 (2018): 2669-2680. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2018.9268