RNA sequencing reveals the mechanism of FTO in inhibiting inflammation and excessive proliferation of lipopolysaccharide-induced human glomerular mesangial cells
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RNA sequencing reveals the mechanism of FTO in inhibiting inflammation and excessive proliferation of lipopolysaccharide-induced human glomerular mesangial cells
Abstract
Chronic glomerulonephritis (CGN) is a leading cause of end-stage renal disease in China; thus, there is an urgent need for effective therapeutic targets and strategies for CGN treatment. However, studies on CGN pathogenesis are limited. In this study, we found that the fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO) was significantly decreased in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced human glomerular mesangial cells (HGMCs) (P < 0.01) and kidney tissues of CGN patients (P < 0.05). Moreover, double-labeling immunofluorescence and flow cytometry assays demonstrated that the overexpression of FTO could inhibit inflammation and excessive proliferation of HGMCs. Furthermore, RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) analyses revealed that FTO overexpression induced differential expression of 269 genes (absolute fold change ≥ 2 and P-value < 0.05), including 143 upregulated and 126 downregulated genes. Further functional analysis of these differentially expressed genes by Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analyses suggested that FTO possibly mediates its inhibitory function by regulating the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway and substance metabolism. Lastly, analysis of the PPI network and further identification of the top 10 hub genes (RPS15, RPS18, RPL18A, GNB2L1, RPL19, EEF1A1, RPS25, FAU, UBA52, and RPS6) indicated that FTO mediates its function by affecting the ribosomal proteins. Therefore, in this study, we elucidated the important role of FTO in the regulation of inflammation and excessive proliferation of HGMCs, suggesting FTO administration as a suitable therapeutic intervention for CGN.
Keywords: Cell proliferation; Fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO); Glomerular mesangial cells (GMCs); Inflammation; RNA sequencing (RNA-seq).
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