目的研究1型糖尿病(T1D)大鼠视网膜基因启动子区域甲基化水平,并探讨其与T1D引起的视网膜损伤之间的关系。
方法采用随机数字表法将20只8~10周龄雄性SD大鼠分为对照组和T1D组,每组10只。T1D组大鼠采用鼠尾静脉注射链脲佐菌素(STZ)法建立大鼠T1D模型,对照组同法注射等容积枸橼酸钠溶液。于注射前和注射后每周监测2个组大鼠体质量,于造模后3 d和5周监测各组大鼠血糖浓度。采用甲基化DNA免疫共沉淀-芯片(MeDIP-chip)技术分析对照组与T1D组大鼠视网膜基因启动子区CpG岛的甲基化状态,并进行基因富集的基因本体(GO)分析和通路分析。
结果与对照组比较,T1D组大鼠出现体质量减轻、多饮、多食、多尿等典型表现。与对照组比较,T1D组大鼠视网膜中共鉴定出1 478个差异性甲基化位点,包括689个高甲基化和789个低甲基化位点,其中768、365和345个差异性甲基化位点分别位于高、中、低CpG岛密度启动子上。GO分析显示,差异性甲基化基因影响了蛋白结合等分子功能。通路分析显示,高甲基化基因与丝裂原活化蛋白激酶(MAPK)和钙信号通路有关,而低甲基化基因与MAPK、Notch及谷氨酸能突触信号通路有关。
结论与对照组大鼠比较,T1D大鼠视网膜中多数基因的甲基化水平发生变化,这些启动子区域的差异性甲基化为糖尿病视网膜病变(DR)分子机制的阐明以及新型治疗靶点的确定提供了依据。
ObjectiveTo study the methylation level of retinal gene promoter region in a rat model of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and investigate the correlation between DNA methylation level and retinal damage caused by T1D.
MethodsTwenty male SD rats aged 8-10 weeks were randomly divided into a control group and a T1D group using a random number table.T1D model was established via a rat tail vein injection of streptozotocin (STZ). The same volume of sodium citrate buffer was injected in the same way in the control group.Body mass of the rats was monitored before and after the injection of STZ.Blood glucose concentration of the rats was detected three days and five weeks following the injection.Methylated DNA immunoprecipitation-chip (MeDIP-chip) technology was employed to analyze the DNA methylation in the CpG islands of retinal gene promoter regions of the rats.Methylation data were compared between the two groups and subjected to Gene Ontology (GO) and pathway enrichment analyses.This study protocol was evaluated and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Tianjin Medical University, and the use and care of the animals were in accordance with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health.
ResultsCompared to the normal control group, typical deregulated metabolic syndromes were found in the T1D group.including hyperphagia, polydipsia, polyuria, and loss of body weight.According to the results of MeDIP-chip analysis, 1 478 differentially methylated gene loci were detected in the T1D group compared to the normal control group, of which 689 were hypermethylated and 789 hypomethylated.Of these differentially methylated loci 768, 365 and 345 were located in high, intermediate, and low CpG-density promoters, respectively.GO analysis showed that the differentially methylated genes were involved in some molecular functions such as protein binding.The pathway analysis revealed that the hypermethylated genes in the rats of the T1D group were associated with mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and calcium signaling pathways; whereas the hypomethylated genes were associated with MAPK, Notch, and glutamatergic synapse signaling pathways.
ConclusionsMethylation level of the majority of genes was altered in T1D rats.A differential methylation in the retinal gene promoter regions provides a preliminary theoretical basis for elucidating the molecular mechanism underpinning diabetic retinopathy and searching for novel therapeutic targets.
李亚红,耿超,刘胜男,等. 1型糖尿病大鼠视网膜基因启动子区域的甲基化水平变化及其意义[J]. 中华实验眼科杂志,2020,38(04):291-299.
DOI:10.3760/cma.j.cn115985-20190616-00262版权归中华医学会所有。
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