mRNA and Long Non-coding RNA Expression Profiles in Rats Reveal Inflammatory Features in Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy

摘要

Abstract Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is related to cognitive sequelae in patients in the intensive care unit and can have serious impacts on quality of life after recovery. Although various pathogenic pathways are involved in SAE development, little is known concerning the global role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in SAE. Herein, we employed transcriptome sequencing approaches to characterize the effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on lncRNA expression patterns in brain tissue isolated from Sprague–Dawley rats with and without SAE. We performed high-throughput transcriptome sequencing after LPS was intraperitoneally injected and predicted targets and functions using bioinformatics tools. Subsequently, we explored the results in detail according to Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses. LncRNAs were differentially expressed in brain tissue after LPS treatment. After 6?h of LPS exposure, expression of 400 lncRNAs were significantly changed, including an increase in 316 lncRNAs and a decrease in 84 lncRNAs. In addition, 155 mRNAs were differentially expressed, with 84 up-regulated and 71 down-regulated. At 24?h post-treatment, expression of 117 lncRNAs and 57 mRNAs was consistently elevated, while expression of 79 lncRNAs and 21 mRNAs was decreased (change?>1.5-fold; p?