期刊
CARDIOVASCULAR DIABETOLOGY
卷 11, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2840-11-15
关键词
Systems biology; Microarray; Diabetes mellitus; Gene expression; Coronary artery disease
资金
- NOVO Nordisk Foundation
- Danish Medical Research Council
- Danish Diabetes Association
- Augustinus Foundation
- Carl and Ellen Hertz's Foundation
- Engineer K.A. Rohde and wives Foundation
- A.P. Moller Foundation
- Th. Maigaards Eftf. Mrs. Lily Benthine Lunds Fond
- Bagger-Sorensen Foundation
Background: Generalized arterial alterations, such as endothelial dysfunction, medial matrix accumulations, and calcifications are associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D). These changes may render the vessel wall more susceptible to injury; however, the molecular characteristics of such diffuse pre-atherosclerotic changes in diabetes are only superficially known. Methods: To identify the molecular alterations of the generalized arterial disease in T2D, DNA microarrays were applied to examine gene expression changes in normal-appearing, non-atherosclerotic arterial tissue from 10 diabetic and 11 age-matched non-diabetic men scheduled for a coronary by-pass operation. Gene expression changes were integrated with GO-Elite, GSEA, and Cytoscape to identify significant biological pathways and networks. Results: Global pathway analysis revealed differential expression of gene-sets representing matrix metabolism, triglyceride synthesis, inflammation, insulin signaling, and apoptosis. The network analysis showed a significant cluster of dysregulated genes coding for both intra-and extra-cellular proteins associated with vascular cell functions together with genes related to insulin signaling and matrix remodeling. Conclusions: Our results identify pathways and networks involved in the diffuse vasculopathy present in non-atherosclerotic arterial tissue in patients with T2D and confirmed previously observed mRNA-alterations. These abnormalities may play a role for the arterial response to injury and putatively for the accelerated atherogenesis among patients with diabetes.
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