Affiliation:
1. Department of Pneumology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
2. Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China.
Abstract
Background:
Neonate lung injury is a common phenomenon after perinatal asphyxia.
Objective:
To evaluate proteomic profiles of exosomes isolated from lung injury offspring serum after
perinatal asphyxia.
Methods:
Serum samples were collected at 12 h, 24 h, and 72 h after birth in neonates with perinatal
asphyxia-induced lung injury. Exosomes were isolated, and the concentration and size distribution
were assessed. The exosome surface markers CD9, CD63, CD81, HSP70, and TSG101 were detected
by Western blot. The exosome proteins were evaluated by quantitative proteomics using a tandem
mass tag (TMT). All the identified proteins were submitted to the Weighted Gene Co-Expression
Network Analysis (WGCNA), GO function, and KEGG pathway analysis. A protein-protein interaction
network (PPI) was utilized to identify hub proteins with the Cytohubba plugin of Cytoscape.
Results:
The exosomes were round or oval vesicular structures at a diameter range of 100-200 nm,
and the size distribution was standard and consistent. Exosome surface markers CD9, CD63, CD81,
HSP70, and TSG101 were detected. 444 out of 450 proteins were mapped with gene names. A brown
module containing 71 proteins was highly linked with the 12 h phenotype and was predominantly
concentrated in lipoprotein and complement activation. The top 10 proteins, APOA1, APOB, APOE,
LPA, APOA2, CP, C3, FGB, FGA, and TF, were determined as hub proteins.
Conclusion:
The present study demonstrates comprehensive information for understanding molecular
changes of lung injury following perinatal asphyxia, which provides a reliable basis for screening potential
biomarkers and therapeutic targets in the clinic.
Funder
Nantong Health Commission
333 Scientific Research Project of Jiangsu Province
Key medical research project of Jiangsu Provincial Health Commission
key talents of maternal and child health in Jiangsu Province
maternal and child health research project of Jiangsu
226 talent Project of Nantong, Science and Technology Program of Nantong
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Subject
Molecular Biology,Biochemistry