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- Title
Expression profile analysis of mycotoxin-related genes in cartilage with endemic osteochondropathy Kashin-Beck Disease.
- Authors
Zhang, Feng; Guo, Xiong; Wang, Weizhuo; Wu, Shixun; Ma, Weijuan; Yan, Hua
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Kashin-Beck Disease (KBD) is an endemic osteochondropathy. Mycotoxins are believed to play an important role in the pathogenesis of KBD. Because the molecular mechanism of mycotoxin-induced cartilage lesions remains unclear, there is not effective treatment for KBD now. To identify key genes involved in the mycotoxin-induced cartilage lesions, we compared the expression profiles of mycotoxin-related genes (MRG) between KBD cartilage and healthy cartilage.<bold>Methods: </bold>Total RNA was isolated from cartilage samples, following by being amplified, labeled and hybridized to Agilent human whole genome microarray chip. qRT-PCR was conducted to validate the microarray data. 1,167 MRG were derived from the environmentally related genomic database Toxicogenomics. The microarray data of MRG was subjected to single gene and gene ontology (GO) expression analysis for identifying differently expressed genes and GO.<bold>Results: </bold>We identified 7 up-regulated MRG and 2 down-regulated MRG in KBD cartilage, involved in collagen, apoptosis, metabolism and growth & development. GO expression analysis found that 4 apoptosis-related GO and 5 growth & development-related GO were significantly up-regulated in KBD cartilage.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Based on the results of previous and our studies, we suggest that mycotoxins might contribute to the development of KBD through dysfunction of MRG involved in collagen, apoptosis and growth & development in cartilage.
- Publication
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2012, Vol 13, Issue 1, p130
- ISSN
1471-2474
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2474-13-130