Yuanyuan Luo1, Shuangshuang Li1, Yinping Teng1, Ning Wang1, Li Li1, Hang Liu1, Xianqing Jin1. 1. Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders; Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing; Chongqing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Child Development and Disorders, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Yuzhong District, Chongqing 400014, P. R. China ; Department of Neonatal Gastrointestinal Surgery, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Yuzhong District, Chongqing 400014, P. R. China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the expression profiles of FOXA1, DUSP6, and HA117 in different portions of the colon of patients diagnosed with Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR). METHODS: Colon specimens were collected from 34 HSCR patients and grouped into 3 segments: proximal anastomosis, dilated segment and stenotic segment. Levels of FOXA1, DUSP6, and HA117 RNA were evaluated by real-time PCR. Levels of FOXA1 and DUSP6 protein were analyzed by immunohistochemistry and Western blotting. RESULTS: The levels of FOXA1 and DUSP6 RNA were significantly lower in the stenotic segment compared to proximal anastomosis (P < 0.05). The level of HA117 RNA was significantly higher in the stenotic segment compared to proximal anastomosis (P < 0.05). In proximal anastomosis, FOXA1 and DUSP6 were both expressed at the protein level in ganglion cells and nerve fibers between the circular and longitudinal muscles. In the stenotic segments, positive staining for FOXA1 and DUSP6 was diminished. The levels of FOXA1 and DUSP6 protein were significantly lower in the stenotic segment compared to proximal anastomosis (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Suppression of the FOXA1/DUSP6 signaling pathway may contribute to the development of HSCR. LncRNA HA117 may have an anti-differentiation function, and play a pivotal role in the progression of HSCR.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the expression profiles of FOXA1, DUSP6, and HA117 in different portions of the colon of patients diagnosed with Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR). METHODS: Colon specimens were collected from 34 HSCR patients and grouped into 3 segments: proximal anastomosis, dilated segment and stenotic segment. Levels of FOXA1, DUSP6, and HA117 RNA were evaluated by real-time PCR. Levels of FOXA1 and DUSP6 protein were analyzed by immunohistochemistry and Western blotting. RESULTS: The levels of FOXA1 and DUSP6 RNA were significantly lower in the stenotic segment compared to proximal anastomosis (P < 0.05). The level of HA117 RNA was significantly higher in the stenotic segment compared to proximal anastomosis (P < 0.05). In proximal anastomosis, FOXA1 and DUSP6 were both expressed at the protein level in ganglion cells and nerve fibers between the circular and longitudinal muscles. In the stenotic segments, positive staining for FOXA1 and DUSP6 was diminished. The levels of FOXA1 and DUSP6 protein were significantly lower in the stenotic segment compared to proximal anastomosis (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Suppression of the FOXA1/DUSP6 signaling pathway may contribute to the development of HSCR. LncRNA HA117 may have an anti-differentiation function, and play a pivotal role in the progression of HSCR.
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