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JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH
Volume 198, Issue 1, Pages 127-134Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.04.071
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MicroRNAs; Microarray analysis; Mandibular prognathism; MicroRNA-gene network; Gene ontology analysis; Pathway analysis
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- Science and Technology Program of Liaoning Province [2012225015]
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Background: Mandibular prognathism (MP) or skeletal class III malocclusion with a prognathic mandible is one of the most severe facial deformities. Recent work has revealed certain circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) are associated with MP, we conducted this study to characterize the miRNAs expression profile in surgically removed mandibular bone tissue in patients with MP and explored the role of miRNA regulation in the pathogenesis of MP. Methods: Affymetrix GeneChip miRNA 3.0 Array was used to examine the miRNA expression in mandibular bone tissues from MP patients and control subjects. A variety of bioinformatic approaches were used to predict the target genes of the miRNAs, find the potential functions and pathways of the target genes, analyze their intersection with differentially expressed mRNAs, and establish miRNA-gene network. Results: Eleven upregulated and 11 downregulated miRNAs with a fold change >= 2 and a P value <0.05 were identified in bone specimens of MP patients. A total of 3569 genes were predicted as targets of hsa-miR-10a-5p, hsa-miR-150-5p, hsa-miR-192-5p, hsa-miR-194-5p, hsa-miR-197-3p, hsa-miR-30d-5p, hsa-miR-342-5p and hsa-miR-629-5p, hsa-miR-1202, and hsa-miR-638. The target genes were predicted to be involved in biological functions and signaling pathways related to osteogenesis. Hsa-miR-30d-5p was the key node of miRNA-gene network. Conclusions: Our results indicated a possible association between the differentially expressed miRNAs and MP pathogenesis, and the precise mechanisms are needed to be further validated. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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