Blood transcriptomic markers of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm pigs

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第一作者： Pan, Xiaoyu

作者： Pan, Xiaoyu;Muk, Tik;Ren, Shuqiang;Nguyen, Duc Ninh;Shen, Rene L.;Gao, Fei;Sangild, Per Torp;Gao, Fei;Sangild, Per Torp;Sangild, Per Torp

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期刊名称：PEDIATRIC RESEARCH （ 影响因子：3.756； 五年影响因子：3.926 ）

ISSN： 0031-3998

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摘要： Background Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a severe gut disorder in preterm infants, is difficult to predict due to poor specificity and sensitivity of clinical signs and biomarkers. Using preterm piglets as a model, we hypothesized that early development of NEC affects blood gene expression, potentially related to early systemic immune responses. Methods A retrospective analysis of clinical, tissue, and blood data was performed on 129 formula-fed piglets with NEC diagnosis at necropsy on day 5. Subgroups of NEC (n = 20) and control piglets (CON, n = 19) were analyzed for whole-blood transcriptome. Results Preterm piglets had variable NEC lesions, especially in the colon region, without severe clinical signs (e.g. normal growth, activity, hematology, digestion, few piglets with bloody stools). Transcriptome analysis showed 344 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between NEC and CON piglets. Validation experiment showed that AOAH, ARG2, FKBP5, PAK2, and STAT3 were among the genes affected by severe lesions on day 5, when analyzed in whole blood and in dried blood spots (DBS). Conclusion Whole-blood gene expressions may be affected in preterm pigs before clinical signs of NEC get severe. Blood gene expression analysis, potentially using DBS samples, is a novel tool to help identify new early biomarkers of NEC. Impact Preterm pig model was used to investigate if blood transcriptomics could be used to identify new early blood biomarkers of NEC progression. Whole-blood transcriptome revealed upregulation of target genes in NEC cases when clinical symptoms are subtle, and mainly colon regions were affected. Differential NEC-associated gene expressions could be detected also in dried blood spots, potentially allowing easy collection of small blood volumes in infants.

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