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The importance of the selection of appropriate reference genes for gene expression profiling in adrenal medulla or sympathetic ganglia of spontaneously hypertensive rat
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SYSNO ASEP 0461570 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title The importance of the selection of appropriate reference genes for gene expression profiling in adrenal medulla or sympathetic ganglia of spontaneously hypertensive rat Author(s) Vavřínová, Anna (FGU-C) RID, ORCID, SAI
Behuliak, Michal (FGU-C) RID, ORCID
Zicha, Josef (FGU-C) RID, ORCID, SAISource Title Physiological Research. - : Fyziologický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i. - ISSN 0862-8408
Roč. 65, č. 3 (2016), s. 401-411Number of pages 11 s. Language eng - English Country CZ - Czech Republic Keywords adrenal medulla ; gene expression profiling ; reference gene selection ; sympathetic nervous system Subject RIV FA - Cardiovascular Diseases incl. Cardiotharic Surgery R&D Projects GP14-16225P GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Institutional support FGU-C - RVO:67985823 UT WOS 000382115700004 EID SCOPUS 84979730390 Annotation Catecholaminergic system plays an important role in hypertension development. The available results on mRNA expression of catecholaminergic system genes in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) are often contradictory. One of the possible causes might be the use of various reference genes as internal controls. In the present study, we searched for suitable reference genes in adrenal medulla or sympathetic ganglia of SHR and Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats, which would enable reliable comparison of mRNA expression between these two strains. The mRNA expression was measured by quantitative real-time PCR in adrenal medulla and superior cervical ganglia of 4-week-old or 24-week-old SHR and WKY rats. We evaluated 12 reference genes by three software tools (Normfinder, BestKeeper, geNorm) and compared them for the standardization of mRNA expression. Combination of reference genes Hprt1 and Ywhaz in adrenal medulla and Gapdh and 18S in sympathetic ganglia were chosen as the best ones. 18S was found as applicable reference gene in both tissues. We found many alterations in expression of catecholaminergic system genes in adrenal medulla and sympathetic ganglia of SHR. The usage of the most or the least stable reference gene as internal control changed results moderately in sympathetic ganglia but seriously in adrenal medulla. For example, tyrosine hydroxylase (Th) gene was underexpressed in adrenal medulla of adult SHR using the appropriate reference gene but unchanged after the standardization to the least stable reference gene. Our results indicate the importance of appropriate internal control. The suitability of reference genes should be checked again in the case of change in experimental conditions. Workplace Institute of Physiology Contact Lucie Trajhanová, lucie.trajhanova@fgu.cas.cz, Tel.: 241 062 400 Year of Publishing 2017
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