Deciphering Regulatory Patterns in a Mouse Model of Hyperoxia-induced Acute Lung Injury

Overview

Journal PeerJ

Specialties Biology
Environmental Health
General Medicine

Date 2024 Sep 30

PMID 39346085

Authors

Yundi Chen

Jinwen Liu

Han Qin

Song Qin

Xinyang Huang

Chunyan Wei

Xiaolin Hu

Affiliations

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Abstract

Background: Oxygen therapy plays a pivotal role in treating critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). However, excessive oxygen concentrations can precipitate hyperoxia, leading to damage in multiple organs, with a notable effect on the lungs. Hyperoxia condition may lead to hyperoxia-induced acute lung injury (HALI), deemed as a milder form of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Given its clinical importance and practical implications, there is a compelling need to investigate the underlying pathogenesis and comprehensively understand the regulatory mechanisms implicated in the development of HALI.

Results: In this study, we conducted a mouse model with HALI and performed regulatory mechanism analysis using RNA-seq on both HALI and control group. Comprehensive analysis revealed 727 genes of significant differential expression, including 248 long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). Also, alternative splicing events were identified from sequencing results. Notably, we observed up-regulation or abnormal alternative splicing of genes associated with immune response and ferroptosis under hyperoxia conditions. Utilizing weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), we ascertained that genes involved in immune response formed a distinct cluster, showcasing an up-regulated pattern in hyperoxia, consistent with previous studies. Furthermore, a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network was constructed, including 78 differentially expressed mRNAs and six differentially expressed lncRNAs, including H19. These findings uncover the intricate interplay of multiple transcriptional regulatory mechanisms specifically tailored to the pulmonary defense against HALI, substantiating the importance of these non-coding RNAs in this disease context.

Conclusions: Our results provide new insights into the potential mechanisms and underlying pathogenesis in the development of HALI at the post-transcriptional level. The findings of this study reveal potential regulatory interactions and biological roles of specific lncRNAs and genes, such as H19 and Sox9, encompassing driven gene expression patterns, alternative splicing events, and lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA ceRNA networks. These findings may pave the way for advancing therapeutic strategies and reducing the risk associated with oxygen treatment for patients.

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