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    单细胞核转录组测序分析揭示草酸钙结石对肾脏内皮细胞基因表达谱的影响

    Impact of calcium oxalate stones on the gene expression profile of renal endothelial cells through single-cell nucleus transcriptome sequencing analysis

    • 摘要: 目的 阐明草酸钙肾结石大鼠模型中肾脏内皮细胞亚群的基因表达谱特征,为揭示肾脏内皮细胞在肾结石介导的肾脏损伤中的作用提供参考依据。方法 选取成年雄性SD大鼠,采用1%乙二醇(EG)-1%氯化铵(AC)法建立草酸钙肾结石大鼠模型(实验组),以正常饲养的雄性大鼠为对照组;采用 Von Kossa染色法检测大鼠肾脏组织中钙盐晶体沉积;应用单细胞核转录组测序(snRNA-seq)方法鉴定肾脏内皮细胞亚群,对比分析实验组和对照组大鼠肾脏内皮细胞亚群转录组的差异;通过生物信息学方法进行差异基因集的基因本体(GO)注释、京都基因与基因组百科全书(KEGG)信号通路以及基因集富集分析(GSEA)。结果 实验组大鼠肾脏组织样本中发现明显的钙盐沉积区域呈黑色或棕黑色,表明草酸钙肾结石大鼠模型构建成功。单细胞核转录组测序发现,实验组和对照组大鼠肾脏内皮细胞亚群共有差异基因2 116个,在实验组中表达上调706个、表达下调1 410个,其中LOC299282S100a11以及LOC100360841表达上调,而LOC361914Slc7a13以及Tcf7表达下调,差异有统计学意义。KEGG信号通路分析发现实验组大鼠肾脏内皮细胞磷脂酰肌醇3-激酶/蛋白激酶B(PI3K/Akt)信号通路、Ras相关蛋白1(Rap1)信号通路、缺氧诱导因子-1(HIF-1)信号通路、核糖体、内分泌、粘合连接以及细胞衰老等信号通路发生改变,差异有统计学意义。结论 本研究证实草酸钙结石对肾脏内皮细胞转录组的影响,为理解肾脏内皮细胞亚群在肾结石形成导致肾脏损伤中的基因表达谱变化提供了新的理论依据。

       

      Abstract: Objective To clarify the gene expression profile of renal endothelial cell subpopulations in a calcium oxalate kidney stone rat model, providing reference for understanding the role of renal endothelial cells in kidney damage mediated by kidney stones. Methods Adult male SD rats were selected, and a calcium oxalate kidney stone model of rats was established using a 1% ethylene glycol (EG) and 1% ammonium chloride (AC) method (experimental group). Male rats fed under normal conditions were used as the control group. Von Kossa staining was used to detect calcium salt crystal deposition in rat kidney tissues. Single-cell nucleus transcriptome sequencing (snRNA-seq) was performed to identify renal endothelial cell subpopulations, and differential analysis of the transcriptomes of renal endothelial cell subpopulations in the experimental and control groups was conducted. Bioinformatics methods, including Gene Ontology (GO) annotation, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) signaling pathway analysis, and Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA), were applied to analyze the differential gene sets. Results In the experimental group, distinct calcium salt deposition areas were observed in the kidney tissue, appearing black or dark brown, indicating successful construction of the calcium oxalate kidney stone model. Single-cell nucleus transcriptome sequencing identified a total of 2,116 differential genes between the experimental and control groups in renal endothelial cell subpopulations, with 706 genes upregulated and 1,410 genes downregulated in the experimental group. Notable genes, including LOC299282, S100a11, and LOC100360841, were upregulated, while LOC361914, Slc7a13, and Tcf7 were downregulated, with statistical significance. KEGG pathway analysis showed alterations in the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway, Rap1 signaling pathway, HIF-1 signaling pathway, ribosome, endocrine system, adherens junctions, and cellular senescence in the experimental group, with statistical significance. Conclusions This study confirms the impact of calcium oxalate stones on the transcriptome of renal endothelial cells and provides a new theoretical basis for understanding the gene expression profile changes in renal endothelial cell subpopulations in kidney damage caused by kidney stone formation.

       

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