Micro-RNAs in regenerating lungs: an integrative systems biology analysis of murine influenza pneumonia
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Tan, Kai S.
Choi, Hyungwon
Jiang, Xiaoou
Yin, Lu
Seet, Ju E.
Patzel, Volker
Chow, Vincent T. K.
Tan, Kai
Seet, Ju
Engelward, Bevin P.
Date Issued
July 2014
Journal
BMC Genomics
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BioMed Central Ltd
Citation
Tan et al. Micro-RNAs in regenerating lungs: an integrative systems biology analysis of murine influenza pneumonia. BMC Genomics 2014 15: 587.
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Final published version
Abstract
Background:
Tissue regeneration in the lungs is gaining increasing interest as a potential influenza management strategy. In this study, we explored the role of microRNAs, short non-coding RNAs involved in post-transcriptional regulation, during pulmonary regeneration after influenza infection.
Results:
We profiled miRNA and mRNA expression levels following lung injury and tissue regeneration using a murine influenza pneumonia model. BALB/c mice were infected with a sub-lethal dose of influenza A/PR/8(H1N1) virus, and their lungs were harvested at 7 and 15 days post-infection to evaluate the expression of ~300 miRNAs along with ~36,000 genes using microarrays. A global network was constructed between differentially expressed miRNAs and their potential target genes with particular focus on the pulmonary repair and regeneration processes to elucidate the regulatory role of miRNAs in the lung repair pathways. The miRNA arrays revealed a global down-regulation of miRNAs. TargetScan analyses also revealed specific miRNAs highly involved in targeting relevant gene functions in repair such as miR-290 and miR-505 at 7 dpi; and let-7, miR-21 and miR-30 at 15 dpi.
Conclusion:
The significantly differentially regulated miRNAs are implicated in the activation or suppression of cellular proliferation and stem cell maintenance, which are required during the repair of the damaged lungs. These findings provide opportunities in the development of novel repair strategies in influenza-induced pulmonary injury.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
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