Gene expression profile in rat small intestinal allografts after cold preservation/reperfusion / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To determine the changes of gene expression profile in small intestinal allograft in rats after cold preservation/reperfusion and investigate the mechanism of allograft injury. Methods Heterotopic segmental small bowel transplantation in rats was performed with a modified technique. Total RNAs was extracted from the allografts (experimental group) and normal intestines (control group) 1h after cold preservation /reperfusion, and then purified to mRNA. Equal mRNAs of the two groups were as then reversely transcribed to cDNA and to prepare hybridization probes. The mixed probes were hybridized to the cDNA microarray . After high-stringent washing, the fluorescent signals on cDNA microarray were scanned and analyzed . Results Among the 4096 target genes, 82 differentially expressed genes were identified between the two groups. There were 18 novel genes and 33 expression sequence tags. 31 genes reported and differentially expressed could be related to the preservation/reperfusion injury of grafts. Conclusions Abnormal adhesion between polymorphonuclear cells and microvascular endothelial cells, and failure in energy, glucose and protein metabolism of grafts may contribute to cold preservation/reperfusion injury of small intestinal allografts.