A combined miRNA-piRNA signature in the serum and urine of rabbits infected with Toxoplasma gondii oocysts

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第一作者： Xie, Shi-Chen

作者： Xie, Shi-Chen;Liu, Guo-Hua;Zhu, Xing-Quan;Xie, Shi-Chen;Zheng, Wen-Bin;Zhu, Xing-Quan;Zhou, Chun-Xue;Zhai, Bin-Tao;Zhai, Bin-Tao

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关键词： Toxoplasma gondii; Rabbit; Serum; Urine; miRNAs; piRNAs

期刊名称：PARASITES & VECTORS （ 影响因子：3.2； 五年影响因子：3.6 ）

ISSN： 1756-3305

年卷期： 2022 年 15 卷 1 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Background: Increasing evidence has shown that non-coding RNA (ncRNA) molecules play fundamental roles in cells, and many are stable in body fluids as circulating RNAs. Study on these ncRNAs will provide insights into toxoplasmosis pathophysiology and/or help reveal diagnostic biomarkers. Methods: We performed a high-throughput RNA-Seq study to comprehensively profile the microRNAs (miRNAs) and PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) in rabbit serum and urine after infection with Toxoplasma gondii oocysts during the whole infection process. Results: Total RNA extracted from serum and urine samples of acutely infected [8 days post-infection (DPI)], chronically infected (70 DPI) and uninfected rabbits were subjected to genome-wide small RNA sequencing. We identified 2089 miRNAs and 2224 novel piRNAs from the rabbit sera associated with T. gondii infection. Meanwhile, a total of 518 miRNAs and 4182 novel piRNAs were identified in the rabbit urine associated with T. gondii infection. Of these identified small ncRNAs, 1178 and 1317 serum miRNAs and 311 and 294 urine miRNAs were identified as differentially expressed (DE) miRNAs in the acute and chronic stages of infections, respectively. A total of 1748 and 1814 serum piRNAs and 597 and 708 urine piRNAs were found in the acute and chronic infection stages, respectively. Of these dysregulated ncRNAs, a total of 88 common DE miRNAs and 120 DE novel piRNAs were found in both serum and urine samples of infected rabbits. Conclusions: These findings provide valuable data for revealing the physiology of herbivore toxoplasmosis caused by oocyst infection. Circulating ncRNAs identified in this study are potential novel diagnostic biomarkers for the detection/diagnosis of toxoplasmosis in herbivorous animals.

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