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Further in vivo and in vitro experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of silencing RGS7 on AF and the potential pathway.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>We identified top 5 hub genes (RGS7, EGFR, RGS4, GNA13 and RGS11) from the PPI network. PCA showed these genes could distinguish between AF and control samples, with 100 % of the area under curve (AUC) values. Silencing RGS7 inhibited cell apoptosis, inflammation and oxidative stress, and increased mitochondrial membrane potential in angiotensin II (AngII)-treated HL-1 cells, while overexpression of RGS7 reversed the inhibitory effects of silencing RGS7 on AF. Additionally, silencing RGS7 improved cardiac function and decreased cardiac fibrosis in AF rats. The cGMP-PKG signaling pathway was screened as a potential signal transduction pathway, and silencing RGS7 increased the expression of PKG1, while KT5823 blocked the process.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Silencing RGS7 attenuates AF by activating the cGMP-PKG signaling pathway, which may offer directions for selecting biomarkers and regulatory pathways for AF.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8821,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et biophysica acta. 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Principal components analysis (PCA) and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were performed to evaluate the ability of hub genes to discriminate between AF and control. RGS7 was selected as a key hub gene, and genes co-expressed with RGS7 were identified for functional enrichment analysis. Further in vivo and in vitro experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of silencing RGS7 on AF and the potential pathway.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>We identified top 5 hub genes (RGS7, EGFR, RGS4, GNA13 and RGS11) from the PPI network. PCA showed these genes could distinguish between AF and control samples, with 100 % of the area under curve (AUC) values. Silencing RGS7 inhibited cell apoptosis, inflammation and oxidative stress, and increased mitochondrial membrane potential in angiotensin II (AngII)-treated HL-1 cells, while overexpression of RGS7 reversed the inhibitory effects of silencing RGS7 on AF. 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Silencing RGS7 attenuates atrial fibrillation progression by activating the cGMP-PKG signaling pathway
Background
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common diagnosed heart disease that needs novel managements. This study aimed to seek potential biomarkers and underlying regulatory pathways associated with AF.
Methods
Differential expressed genes (DEGs) were identified from the Gene Expression Omnibus database, followed by a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network to discover hub genes. Principal components analysis (PCA) and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were performed to evaluate the ability of hub genes to discriminate between AF and control. RGS7 was selected as a key hub gene, and genes co-expressed with RGS7 were identified for functional enrichment analysis. Further in vivo and in vitro experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of silencing RGS7 on AF and the potential pathway.
Results
We identified top 5 hub genes (RGS7, EGFR, RGS4, GNA13 and RGS11) from the PPI network. PCA showed these genes could distinguish between AF and control samples, with 100 % of the area under curve (AUC) values. Silencing RGS7 inhibited cell apoptosis, inflammation and oxidative stress, and increased mitochondrial membrane potential in angiotensin II (AngII)-treated HL-1 cells, while overexpression of RGS7 reversed the inhibitory effects of silencing RGS7 on AF. Additionally, silencing RGS7 improved cardiac function and decreased cardiac fibrosis in AF rats. The cGMP-PKG signaling pathway was screened as a potential signal transduction pathway, and silencing RGS7 increased the expression of PKG1, while KT5823 blocked the process.
Conclusion
Silencing RGS7 attenuates AF by activating the cGMP-PKG signaling pathway, which may offer directions for selecting biomarkers and regulatory pathways for AF.
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