Menghui Xu

Ms. Menghui Xu

Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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17 March 2022 in WIREs RNA
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RZRuhao Zhuo
Ruhao Zhuo
MXMenghui Xu
Menghui Xu
XWXiaoyun Wang
Xiaoyun Wang
Bin ZhouBin Zhou
Bin Zhou
XWXin Wu
Xin Wu
Xiang ZhongXiang Zhong
Xiang Zhong

30 September 2022 in Antioxidants
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MXMenghui Xu
Menghui Xu
RZRuhao Zhuo
Ruhao Zhuo
STShengxiang Tao
Shengxiang Tao
YLYaxu Liang
Yaxu Liang
CLChunru Liu
Chunru Liu
Xiang ZhongXiang Zhong
Xiang Zhong
N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant internal modification that widely participates in various immune and inflammatory responses; however, its regulatory mechanisms in the inflammation of liver induced by lipopolysaccharide in piglets remain largely unknown. In the present study, piglets were intraperitoneally injected with 80 μg/kg LPS or an equal dose of sterile saline. Results indicated that LPS administration increased activities of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), induced M1 macrophage polarization and promoted secretion of inflammatory cytokines, and finally led to hepatic lesions in piglets. The NOD1/NF-κB signaling pathway was activated in the livers of the LPS group. Moreover, the total m6A level was significantly elevated after LPS treatment. MeRIP-seq showed that 1166 and 1344 transcripts contained m6A methylation in control and LPS groups, respectively. The m6A methylation sites of these transcripts mainly distributes in the 5′ untranslated region (5′UTR), the coding sequence (CDS), and the 3′ untranslated region (3′UTR). Interestingly, these genes were mostly enriched in the NF-κB signaling pathway, and LPS treatment significantly changed the m6A modification in NOD1, RIPK2, NFKBIA, NFKBIB, and TNFAIP3 mRNAs. In addition, knockdown of METTL3 or overexpression of FTO both changed gene levels in the NOD1/NF-κB pathway, suggesting that activation of this pathway was regulated by m6A RNA methylation. Moreover, the alteration of m6A RNA methylation profile may be associated with the increase of reactive oxygen species (ROS), HIF-1α, and MAT2A. In conclusion, LPS activated the NOD1/NF-κB pathway at post-transcriptional regulation through changing m6A RNA methylation, and then promoted the overproduction of proinflammatory cytokines, ultimately resulting in liver inflammation and damage.