Basic Research
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2006; 12(42): 6842-6849
Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6842
Expression patterns and action analysis of genes associated with blood coagulation responses during rat liver regeneration
Li-Feng Zhao, Wei-Min Zhang, Cun-Shuan Xu
Li-Feng Zhao, Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 260003, Shandong Province, China
Cun-Shuan Xu, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, Henan Province, China
Li-Feng Zhao, Wei-Min Zhang, Key Laboratory for Cell Differentiation Regulation, Xinxiang 453007, Henan Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30270673
Correspondence to: Professor Cun-Shuan Xu, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, Henan Province, China. xucs@x263.net
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Received: August 25, 2006
Revised: October 1, 2006
Accepted: October 6, 2006
Published online: November 14, 2006
Abstract

AIM: To study the blood coagulation response after partial hepatectomy (PH) at transcriptional level.

METHODS: After PH of rats, the associated genes with blood coagulation were obtained through reference to the databases, and the gene expression changes in rat regenerating liver were analyzed by the Rat Genome 230 2.0 array.

RESULTS: It was found that 107 genes were associated with liver regeneration. The initially and totally expressing gene numbers occurring in initiation phase of liver regeneration (0.5-4 h after PH), G0/G1 transition (4-6 h after PH), cell proliferation (6-66 h after PH), cell differentiation and structure-function reconstruction (66-168 h after PH) were 44, 11, 58, 7 and 44, 33, 100, 71 respectively, showing that the associated genes were mainly triggered in the forepart and prophase, and worked at different phases. According to their expression similarity, these genes were classified into 5 groups: only up-, predominantly up-, only down-, predominantly down-, up- and down-regulation, involving 44, 8, 36, 13 and 6 genes, respectively, and the total times of their up- and down-regulation expression were 342 and 253, respectively, demonstrating that the number of the up-regulated genes was more than that of the down- regulated genes. Their time relevance was classified into 15 groups, showing that the cellular physiological and biochemical activities were staggered during liver regeneration. According to gene expression patterns, they were classified into 29 types, suggesting that their protein activities were diverse and complex during liver regeneration.

CONCLUSION: The blood coagulation response is enhanced mainly in the forepart, prophase and anaphase of liver regeneration, in which the response in the forepart, prophase of liver regeneration can prevent the bleeding caused by partial hepatectomy, whereas that in the anaphase contributes to the structure-function reorganization of regenerating liver. In the process, 107 genes associated with liver regeneration play an important role.

Keywords: Partial hepatectomy; Rat Genome 230 2.0 array; Blood coagulation response; Genes associated with liver regeneration