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Assessing the quality of RNA isolated from human breast tissue after ambient room temperature exposure

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PLOS ONE
卷 17, 期 1, 页码 -

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PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262654

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  1. CBCP FY19 Breast Cancer Center of Excellence (BC-COE)/Clinical Breast Care Project (CBCP) [HU0001-19-20058]

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This study evaluated the impact of prolonged exposure to room temperature on RNA quality in non-diseased breast tissue. The results showed that up to 190 minutes after excision, higher RNA Integrity Numbers (RINs) were obtained. Further exposure of up to 180 minutes had no significant effect on RIN values. This study strengthens the rationale for assessing RIN and specific gene transcript levels as an objective method for determining RNA suitability for research purposes.
High quality human tissue is essential for molecular research, but pre-analytical conditions encountered during tissue collection could degrade tissue RNA. We evaluated how prolonged exposure of non-diseased breast tissue to ambient room temperature (22 +/- 1 degrees C) impacted RNA quality. Breast tissue received between 70 to 190 minutes after excision was immediately flash frozen (FF) or embedded in Optimal Cutting Temperature (OCT) compound upon receipt (T0). Additional breast tissue pieces were further exposed to increments of 60 (T1 = T0+60 mins), 120 (T2 = T0+120 mins) and 180 (T3 = T0+180 mins) minutes of ambient room temperature before processing into FF and OCT. Total exposure, T3 (T0 +180 mins) ranged from 250 minutes to 370 minutes. All samples (FF and OCT) were stored at -80 degrees C before RNA isolation. The RNA quality assessment based on RNA Integrity Number (RIN) showed RINs for both FF and OCT samples were within the generally acceptable range (mean 7.88 +/- 0.90 to 8.52 +/- 0.66). No significant difference was observed when RIN at TO was compared to RIN at T1, T2 and T3 (FF samples, p = 0.43, 0.56, 0.44; OCT samples, p = 0.25, 0.82, 1.0), or when RIN was compared between T1, T2 and T3. RNA quality assessed by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis of beta-actin (ACTB), glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), cyclophilin A (CYPA), and porphobilinogen deaminase (PBGD) transcripts showed threshold values (C-t) that indicate abundant and intact target nucleic acid in all samples (mean ranging from 14.1 to 25.3). The study shows that higher RIN values were obtained for non-diseased breast tissue up to 190 minutes after resection and prior to stabilization. Further experimental exposure up to 180 minutes had no significant effect on RIN values. This study strengthens the rationale for assessing RIN and specific gene transcript levels as an objective method for determining how suitable RNA will be for a specific research purpose (fit-for purpose).

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