Analysis of the Molecular Mechanism of Acute Coronary Syndrome Based on circRNA-miRNA Network Regulation
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- 29 April 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Vol. 2020, 1-17
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/1584052
Abstract
Background. With the development of biological technology, biomarkers for the prevention and diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) have become increasingly evident. However, the study of novel circular RNAs (circRNAs) in ACS is still in progress. This study aimed to investigate whether the regulation of circRNA-miRNA networks is involved in ACS pathogenesis. Methods. We used microarray analysis to detect significantly expressed circRNAs and miRNAs in the peripheral blood of patients in the control group (CG) and ACS groups, including an unstable angina pectoris (UAP) group and an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) group. A circRNA-miRNA interaction network analysis was carried out with open-source bioinformatics. The gene ontology (GO), pathway, and disease enrichment analyses for differentially expressed circRNAs were further analysed with hierarchical clustering. Results. A total of 266 circRNAs (121 upregulated and 145 downregulated, , fold change FC ≥2) and 3 miRNAs (1 upregulated and 2 downregulated, , FC ≥ 1.2) were differentially expressed in the ACS groups compared with those in the CG. In addition, among these expressed circRNAs and miRNAs, a single circRNA could bind to more than 1–100 miRNAs, and vice versa. Next, an AMI-UAP network, an AMI-CG network, a UAP-CG network, and an AMI-CG-UAP network were constructed. The top 30 enriched GO terms among the three groups were emphasized as differentially expressed. Disease enrichment analysis showed that these differentially expressed circRNAs are involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. KEGG pathway analysis was performed to identify pathways associated with circRNAs targeting mRNAs. Conclusion. CircRNAs are closely related to the pathological process of ACS via a mechanism that may be related to the up- or down-regulation of circRNAs and miRNAs and circRNA-miRNA coexpression. The metabolic pathways, signalling pathways, and diseases affected by these circRNAs can be predicted by enrichment analysis.Funding Information
- Scientific Research Projects of Higher Education Institutions in Henan Province (18A320005, 19A360032, 182102310182)
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