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Transcriptome analysis reveals key pathways that vary in patients with paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation

  • Authors:
    • Haoliang Sun
    • Yongfeng Shao
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  • Published online on: March 29, 2021     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10003
  • Article Number: 571
  • Copyright: © Sun et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The present study evaluated mRNA and long non‑coding RNA (lncRNA) expression profiles and the pathways involved in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (ParoAF) and persistent atrial fibrillation (PersAF). Nine left atrial appendage (LAA) tissues collected from the hearts of patients with AF (patients with ParoAF=3; and patients with PersAF=3) and healthy donors (n=3) were analyzed by RNA sequencing. Differentially expressed (DE) mRNAs and lncRNAs were identified by |Log2 fold change|>2 and P<0.05. Gene Ontology (GO), Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway enrichment, protein‑protein interaction network and mRNA‑lncRNA interaction network analyses of DE mRNA and mRNA at the upstream/downstream of DE lncRNA were conducted. A total of 285 and 275 DE mRNAs, 575 and 583 DE lncRNAs were detected in ParoAF and PersAF samples compared with controls, respectively. PI3K/Akt and transforming growth factor‑β signaling pathways were significantly enriched in the ParoAF_Control and the calcium signaling pathway was significantly enriched in the PersAF_Control. Cis and trans analyses revealed some important interactions in DE mRNAs and lncRNA, including an interaction of GPC‑AS2 with dopachrome tautomerase, and phosphodiesterase 4D and cAMP‑specific with XLOC_110310 and XLOC_137634. Overall, the present study provides a molecular basis for future clinical studies on ParoAF and PersAF.
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Sun H and Shao Y: Transcriptome analysis reveals key pathways that vary in patients with paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation. Exp Ther Med 21: 571, 2021.
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Sun, H., & Shao, Y. (2021). Transcriptome analysis reveals key pathways that vary in patients with paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 21, 571. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10003
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Sun, H., Shao, Y."Transcriptome analysis reveals key pathways that vary in patients with paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 21.6 (2021): 571.
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Sun, H., Shao, Y."Transcriptome analysis reveals key pathways that vary in patients with paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 21, no. 6 (2021): 571. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10003