Expression profiles of long noncoding RNAs in type 2 diabetes mellitus rat associated with the progression of ischemia-reperfursion injury

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to analyze the expressions of long noncoding RNA(lncRNA) in rat with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM) complicated with acute myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury(IRI). Methods Type 2 diabetic rats were induced by high calorie diet combined with streptozotocin. IRI rats models were established by the ligation and release of left anterior descending coronary artery(LAD). The expression levels of lncRNA and mRNA in myocardial tissues of rats were detected via high-throughput sequencing technology, and Gene Ontology analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analysis were performed. Result Transcriptome analyses were performed to show expression profiles of mRNAs and lncRNAs in myocardial tissues of diabetic rats with IRI. A total of 2,476 lncRNAs and 710 mRNAs were differentially expressed between operation group and sham operation group. Then, an mRNA-lncRNA coexpression network was constructed. Finally, the present study verified that TCONS_00036439、TCONS_00151548、TCONS_00153276、TCONS_00344188、TCONS_00277692、TCONS_00236469、TCONS_00236468、TCONS_00153290、TCONS_00360941、TCONS_00142622 were associated with the initiation and development of ischemia reperfusion injury. Then, an lncRNA-mRNA coexpression network was constructed. Conclusion There is differential expression of lncRNAs in myocardial IRI tissues of diabetic rats. Building gene regulation networks to find the nodal gene and lncRNA is useful for understanding the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with acute myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury and providing new therapy target.