ABSTRACT
Ischemic stroke (IS) is a leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide. However, the treatments for ischemic stroke remained inadequate. The mechanisms underlying ischemic stroke are still not completely understood. the present study identified 19 lncRNAs related to stroke recovery by analyzing a public dataset GSE37587. A co-expression network included 24 lncRNAs, 1668 mRNAs and 3542 edges were constructed in the present study. Bioinformatics analysis showed these lncRNAs were involved in regulating multiple biological processes and pathways, such as mRNA nonsense-mediated decay, translation, cell-cell adhesion. Three lncRNAs, including DLEU1, LOC432369, and LOC338799, were identified as key lncRNAs in stroke. Bioinformatics showed DLEU1 was involved in regulating oxidative phosphorylation, and ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis. LOC432369 was associated with oxidative phosphorylation. LOC338799 was associated with clathrin-dependent endocytosis, the establishment of organelle localization and ribonucleoprotein complex assembly. We thought this study could provide useful information to understand the mechanisms underlying stroke progression.
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Brain Ischemia , Ischemic Stroke , RNA, Long Noncoding , Stroke , Brain Ischemia/genetics , Gene Expression Regulation , Humans , RNA, Long Noncoding/genetics , Stroke/genetics , Tumor Suppressor ProteinsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of Yanggan Lidan Granule (YGLDG), a compound traditional Chinese herbal medicine, on insulin resistance in guinea pigs with induced cholesterol gallstones. METHODS: Eighty guinea pigs were randomly divided into normal control group, untreated group, YGLDG group and ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) group, with 20 guinea pigs in each group. Except the normal control group, gallstones were induced by high-cholesterol diet in the guinea pigs. The guinea pigs in the normal control group and the untreated group were administered with normal saline. UDCA and YGLDG were given to the guinea pigs in the corresponding groups for seven weeks. Eight guinea pigs of each group were used to measure the glucose infusion rate (GIR) by using hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp technique. At the end the guinea pigs were killed and their gallstone formation was observed. RESULTS: The gallstones in guinea pigs were identified as cholesterol stones by qualitative analysis through infrared spectrum. The incidence rate of cholelithiasis of the untreated group was 82.35% . The GIR of guinea pigs in the untreated group was obviously lowered down as compared with the normal control group. Compared with the untreated group, the GIRs of the YGLDG group and the UDCA group were obviously increased, especially in the YGLDG group. CONCLUSION: YGLDG may improve insulin resistance in guinea pigs with cholesterol gallstones by elevating GIR obviously.
