Altered long non-coding RNA expression profile in patients with IgA-negative mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis

Int J Mol Med. 2012 Jul;30(1):173-8. doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2012.975. Epub 2012 Apr 20.

Abstract

Mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis (MsPGN) is one of the most common immune-mediated renal diseases. The mesangium is expanded and hypercellular, immuno-globulin deposits can be found in the mesangium, but the mechanism underlying its cause remains largely unclear. There is a large amount of evidence suggesting that long ﹥200 nucleotide) non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) have important regulatory functions in the epigenetic control of gene expression. Multiple lines of evidence increasingly link mutations and dysregulations of lncRNAs to a diverse number of human diseases. Through microarray expression analysis, tests show that thousands of lncRNAs and protein-coding genes are significantly differentially expressed in IgA-negative MsPGN. Some lncRNAs and their neighboring protein-coding genes are closely related and are cooperatively expressed. This may be part of a potential regulatory mechanism. The malfunction of regulation in the network of lncRNAs may be a possible mechanism for the development of IgA-negative MsPGN. Our observations suggest that some lncRNAs are closely related to IgA-negative MsPGN and may be playing an important role in this disease.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Glomerular Mesangium / immunology
  • Glomerular Mesangium / pathology*
  • Glomerulonephritis, IGA / genetics*
  • Glomerulonephritis, IGA / immunology
  • Glomerulonephritis, IGA / pathology
  • Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative / genetics*
  • Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative / immunology
  • Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative / pathology
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin A
  • Male
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • RNA, Untranslated / genetics*
  • RNA, Untranslated / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin A
  • RNA, Untranslated