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Validation of Bioinformatics Findings via RT-qPCR

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To further validate the findings from the bioinformatics computations, we implemented RT-qPCR to compare the expression levels of open reading frame (ORF) 72 gene on chromosome 9 (C9orf72) and cartilage-associated protein (CRTAP) in the normal and NOA samples. RNA from the testicular tissues was collected in TRIzol (Invitrogen, USA), and complementary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) was synthesized using a First-Strand cDNA Synthesis Kit (Servicebio, China). Finally, RT-qPCR was performed using the Bio-Rad CFX Connect real-time system (Bio-Rad, USA). The following gene primers were used: (I) C9orf72 forward, ATGAGTCAGGGCTCTTTGTA and reverse, TCTATGTGTGTGGTGGGATA; (II) CRTAP forward, GCTGCTCACACCTTTCTACT and reverse, GTTCCTCTTCATCATTTCGT; and (III) internal reference GAPDH forward, CCCATCACCATCTTCCAGG and reverse, CATCACGCCACAGTTTCCC. The PCR program cycle was as follows: pre-denaturation for 1 min at 95 ℃, denaturation for 20 s at 95 ℃, annealing for 20 s at 55 ℃, and synthesis for 30 s at 72 ℃ for a total of 40 cycles.
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Quantifying Cytokine Expression in Splenocytes

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Total cellular RNA was isolated from splenocytes (5 × 106 cells/well) treated with the indicated concentrations of compounds or cyclosporin A for 48 h and extracted using RNA isolate. The obtained total RNA (2 µg) was used for cDNA synthesis with a Servicebio®RT First Strand cDNA Synthesis Kit with random primers, according to the manufacturer’s instructions. qPCR was performed ith SYBR Green qPCR Master Mix (High ROX) using ABI StepOne Plus Real-time Detection System and β-actin as internal control. The primers were as follows: IL-2 forward, 5′-TGTCACAAACAGTGCACCTACTTC-3′; IL-2 reverse, 5′-TGTGGCCTTCTTGGGCATGT-3′; β-actin forward, 5′-GTGACAGCAGTCGGTTGGAG-3′; β-actin reverse, 5′-AGTGGGGTGGCTTTTAGGAT-3′. The expression levels of genes were normalized to the expression of β-actin mRNA and analyzed using the delta-delta CT method (2−ΔΔCT).
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Caco-2 Cell RNA Extraction and qPCR Analysis

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Total RNA was isolated and purified from the Caco-2 cells using an RNA extraction kit (Cat. number 74104, QIAGEN, Hilden, Germany) following the manufacturer’s instructions and quantified using a spectrophotometer (ND-1000 Nano-Drop, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Waltham, MA, USA). Subsequently, the extracted RNA was subjected to reverse transcription using a First Strand cDNA Synthesis Kit provided by Service bio, Wuhan, China. Real-time PCR was performed in triplicate using the Applied Biosystems Real-time PCR 7500 Fast system (United States). The mRNA expression of the genes was normalized to the best housekeeping gene, β-actin (Actb). TaqMan hydrolysis primer and probe gene expression assays were obtained from Life Technologies with the following assay TRPA1 ID: qHsaCIP0027750; TRPV1 ID: qHsaCIP0033268; B-actin: ID: qHsaCEP0036280; IL-8 ID: qHsaCEP0053894; IL-1β ID: qHsaCIP0033362.
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Neuroinflammation Gene Expression Analysis

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The chloromethane reagent (Servicebio, China) was used to prepare total RNA from hippocampal tissue samples, followed by the use of a First Strand cDNA Synthesis Kit (Servicebio, China) to prepare cDNA. SYBR Green qPCR Master Mix (High ROX) (Servicebio, China) was then used to conduct qPCR analyses using the following primers: IL-1β (F 5′ GCATCCAGCTTCAAATCTCGC 3′; R 5′TGTTCATCTCGGAGCCTGTAGTG 3′), NLRP3 (F 5′TAAGAACTGTCATAGGGTCAAAACG 3′; R5′GTCTGGAAGAACAGGCAACATG 3′), ASC (F 5′ACTATCTGGAGTCGTATGGCTTGG 3′; R 5′ TTCTGTGACCCTGGCAATGAG 3′), caspase-1 (F 5′GGCTGACAAGATCCTGAGGG 3′; R 5′TAGGTCCCGTGCCTTGTCC 3′), TSPO (F 5′GCAGAAACCCTCTTGGCATC 3′; R 5′ AGCGTCCTCTGTGAAACCTCC 3′). Relative mRNA expression was assessed through the 2−DDCt method, with GAPDH being used for normalization.
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RNA Extraction and Quantitative PCR

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According to the manufacturer's protocol, total RNA was isolated from cultured cells or synovial tissue using TRIzol (Invitrogen). Reverse transcription was synthesized via a first strand cDNA synthesis kit (Servicebio). qPCR was performed using a 2xSYBR Green qPCR Master Mix (Servicebio) and operated on ABI Prism 7500 system (Applied Biosystems, Life Technologies). The sequences of primers are listed in Table 1. The expression level of target genes was calculated by a 2ΔΔCt method after being normalized to GAPDH expression.
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Quantifying Transcription Factors in Lung Tissue

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\The transcription factors of IFN-γ, IL-4, FOXP3, and RORγt in lung tissue were detected, and the total RNA from the tissues was extracted by TRIzol (Invitrogen) in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. cDNA was synthesized by reverse transcription by using the first-strand cDNA synthesis kit (Servicebio, G3330) in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and used for real-time PCR assay performed in 1× SYBR green qPCR master mix (Servicebio, G3320) together with 0.2 mM forward and reverse primers. The amount of mRNA of the indicated genes after normalization of β-actin mRNA. The primers of GAPDH, Foxp3, RORγt, IFN-γ and IL-4 genes were as described as in a previous study (Zhou et al., 2022 (link)).
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Diagnostic Gene Expression Analysis

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Firstly, we conducted the total RNA extraction utilizing TRIzol (Ambion, Austin, USA). Then, reverse transcription of total RNA to cDNA was made via First-strand-cDNA-synthesis-kit (Servicebio, Wuhan, China). RT-qPCR was made utilizing the 2xUniversal Blue SYBR Green qPCR Master Mix (Servicebio, Wuhan, China). Specific experimental steps were carried out on the basis of instructions. The primer sequences were showcased in Additional file 1. Internal reference gene was GAPDH. The 2−ΔΔCt method was utilized to calculate the expression of diagnostic genes [29 (link)]. Levels of expression of diagnostic genes between the control and AR groups were compared by the T test.
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Quantifying RNA Expression Across Samples

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Total RNA was isolated from the aforementioned samples and cultured cells using Trizol reagent (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA), which was then reverse transcribed into complementary DNA (cDNA) utilizing the first strand cDNA synthesis kit (Servicebio, China). The cDNA was used for qRT-PCR targeting the following genes: NEAT1, 5′-CTCTAGGTTTGGCGCTAAACTCTT-3′ and 5′-CCACCATTACCAACAATACCGACT-3′; miR-128-3p, 5′-CTCAACTGGTGTCGTGGAGTCGGCAATTCAGTTGAGAAAGAGAC-3′ and 5′-ACACTCCAGCTGGGTCACAGTGAACCGGT-3′; ITGA5, 5′-CTCCACAGATAACTTCACCCGA-3′ and 5′-GGCCTTGCCAGAAATAGCTT-3′; GAPDH, 5′-GGAAGCTTGTCATCAATGGAAATC-3′ and 5′-TGATGACCCTTTTGGCTCCCTGATGACCCTTTTGGCTCCC-3′; U6, 5′-CTCGCTTCGGCAGCACACTCGCTTCGGCAGCACA-3′ and 5′-AACGCTTCACGAATTTGCGT-3′. GAPDH was included as an internal amplification control for NEAT1 and ITGA5, while U6 was used as a control for miR-128-3p. Relative quantification was determined via the 2-∆∆CT method.
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Colon RNA Extraction and qPCR Analysis

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Mice in all groups were sacrificed, and the colon tissue from the cecum to the anus was obtained. After removing the tissue used for H&E staining, a total RNA extraction kit was used to extract and isolate RNA from the remaining tissues. After the tissue was fully ground, total RNA was extracted and diluted to an appropriate concentration. The Servicebio®RT First Strand cDNA Synthesis Kit was used to prepare the reverse transcription system. The reverse transcription program was set as follows: 25°C for 5 minutes, 42°C for 30 minutes, and 85°C for 5 seconds. The 2×SYBR Green qPCR Master Mix (None ROX) was used to perform quantitative fluorescent PCR. The gene sequence was checked from GenBank, and GAPDH was used as the internal reference. The sequences of the forward and reverse primers for GAPDH, IL-1β, and IL-6 are shown in Supplementary Table S1.
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Quantifying Gene Expression via qRT-PCR

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Total RNA from cells was extracted by TRIzol reagent (ThermoFisher, America) following the supplier’s instructions. Reverse transcription was conducted with the First Strand cDNA Synthesis Kit (Servicebio, Wuhan, China). PCR was implemented with SYBR Green qPCR Master Mix (Servicebio, Wuhan, China). The conditions for qRT-PCR were as follows: 95°C for 3 min, followed by 40 cycles of 10 s at 95°C, 10 s at 60°C, and 15 s at 70°C, followed by heating from 65°C to 95°C.
The sequences of main primers were as follows: COL14A1 (forward): 5′‐AGTGGGTGAGAAGGCAATGA‐3′, COL14A1 (reverse): 5′‐CTCTCAGGCCTGGAAGTTCA‐3′; TNS1 (forward):5’-TCAAGTGGAAGAACTTGTTTGCTT-3’, TNS1 (reverse): 5′‐CACGACAATATAGTGGAGGCACA‐3′; NUSAP1 (forward): 5′-AGCCCATCAATAAGGGAGGG-3′, NUSAP1 (reverse): 5′‐ACCTGACACCCGTTTTAGCTG‐3′; YWHAE (forward): 5′‐GCTGGATCCATGGATGATCGAGAGGATCTG‐3′, YWHAE (reverse): 5′‐GCTGAATTCTCACTGATTTTCGTCTTCCAC‐3′; GAPDH (forward): 5′‐CACCATTGGCAATGAGCGGTTC‐3′, GAPDH (reverse): 5′‐AGGTCTTTGCGGATGTCCACGT‐3′; GAPDH was utilized as an endogenous control.
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