Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Stachon, T; Nastaranpour, M; Seitz, B; Meese, E; Latta, L; Taneri, S; Ardjomand, N; Szentmáry, N; Ludwig, N.
Altered Regulation of mRNA and miRNA Expression in Epithelial and Stromal Tissue of Keratoconus Corneas.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2022; 63(8): 7
Doi: 10.1167/iovs.63.8.7
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- PURPOSE: Evaluation of mRNA and microRNA (miRNA) expression in epithelium and stroma of patients with keratoconus. METHODS: The epithelium and stroma of eight corneas of eight patients with keratoconus and eight corneas of eight non-keratoconus healthy controls were studied separately. RNA was extracted, and mRNA and miRNA analyses were performed using microarrays. Differentially expressed mRNAs and miRNAs in epithelial and stromal keratoconus samples compared to healthy controls were identified. Selected genes and miRNAs were further validated using RT-qPCR. RESULTS: We discovered 170 epithelial and 1498 stromal deregulated protein-coding mRNAs in KC samples. In addition, in epithelial samples 180 miRNAs and in stromal samples 379 miRNAs were significantly deregulated more than twofold compared to controls. Pathway analysis revealed enrichment of metabolic and axon guidance pathways for epithelial cells and enrichment of metabolic, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and focal adhesion pathways for stromal cells. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates significant differences in the expression and regulation of mRNAs and miRNAs in the epithelium and stroma of Patients with KC. Also, in addition to the well-known target candidates, we were able to identify further genes and miRNAs that may be associated with keratoconus. Signaling pathways influencing metabolic changes and cell contacts are affected in epithelial and stromal cells of patients with keratoconus.
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- Cornea - metabolism
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- Keratoconus - genetics, metabolism
- MicroRNAs - genetics, metabolism
- Microarray Analysis - administration & dosage
- RNA, Messenger - genetics, metabolism
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- keratoconus
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