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Baduanjin exerts anti-diabetic and anti-depression effects by regulating the expression of mRNA, lncRNA, and circRNA

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An, Tian, He, Zhong-Chen, Zhang, Xin-Qing, Li, Jun, Chen, Ai-Ling, Tan, Fang, Chen, Hong-Dong, Lv, Bo-Han, Lian, Juan, Gao, Si-Hua, Jiang, Guang-Jian·2019·Chinese Medicine

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Baduanjin, a traditional Chinese exercise therapy, has been widely used in China to treat type 2 diabetes (T2DM) with depression (DD). However, the underlying mechanism of Baduanjin in anti-DD is unclear. This study was focused on investigating the effects of Baduanjin on symptoms of depression and blood glucose in patients with DD and the underlying mechanism. METHODS: We performed a 12-week Baduanjin intervention on patients with DD and longitudinally compared the differential expressions of lncRNAs, circRNAs, and mRNAs between pre- (BDD) and post- (ADD) Baduanjin intervention in the same group. Subsequently, Gene Ontology (GO) and pathway analysis was performed to investigate the function of differentially expressed mRNAs. Finally, Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) was used to verify the sequencing result and the mRNA-lncRNA regulatory network was constructed. RESULTS: The blood glucose level, depression index scores, and PHQ9 scores of the patients with DD were significantly decreased (P < 0.05) after Baduanjin intervention. Compared to BDD, 207 lncRNAs, 266 circRNAs, and 610 differentially expressed mRNAs were identified in ADD. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) and GO showed that the significantly dysregulated mRNAs were mainly involved in immune function and inflammatory response pathways, and various signaling pathways including IL-17 and TNF. In addition, we selected five differentially expressed lncRNAs to construct an lncRNA-mRNA regulatory network, and found a total of 1045 mRNAs associated with them. CONCLUSIONS: Our research is the first systematic profiling of mRNA, lncRNA, and circRNA in patients of ADD and BDD, and provides valuable insights in the potential mechanism of Baduanjin in anti-DD. Further, it was confirmed that Baduanjin is a safe and effective intervention for patients with DD because it can effectively ameliorate the symptoms of depression and blood glucose levels in patients with DD by regulating the dysregulated expression of lncRNA, mRNA, and circRNA.

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  • Baduanjin may ameliorate the symptoms of depression and alter blood glucose levels in depression patients via changes in circRNA expression.

    “This study provided valuable insights into potential mechanisms by which Baduanjin may ameliorate the symptoms of depression and alter blood glucose levels in depression patients [94].”
  • An et al. identified 266 differentially expressed circRNAs (170 down-regulated and 96 up-regulated) during a 12-week Baduanjin intervention.

    “An et al. investigated molecular changes that occurred during a 12-week Baduanjin intervention and identified 266 differentially expressed circRNAs (170 down-regulated and 96 up-regulated).”

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An, T., He, Z.-C., Zhang, X.-Q., Li, J., Chen, A.-L., Tan, F., Chen, H.-D., Lv, B.-H., Lian, J., Gao, S.-H., & Jiang, G.-J.
Affiliations
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
Corresponding author
Gao, Si-Hua
Venue
Chinese Medicine
Published
2019-02-01
Volume
14
Issue
1
Pages
3-3
ISSN
1749-8546 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2923052285
Cited by
63
References
40
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 5
FWCI
6.84
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journal article
Language
en
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
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Funders
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (81774171)
  • Tangshan Science and Technology Innovation Team Training Program (18130219A)
  • Beijing Municipal Commission of Education (1000062520025)
  • Collaborative innovation project of Chaoyang District in Beijing (CYXC1719)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Circular RNAs in diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
Keywords
Baduanjin, type 2 diabetes, depression, blood glucose, long non-coding RNA, circular RNA, mRNA expression profiling, lncRNA-mRNA regulatory network, inflammation, IL-17, TNF signaling

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