Evaluation of RNA Isolation Methods in Human Adipose Tissue

• Objective: Research has shown that RNA extraction from adipose tissue (AT) is challenging because of high lipid content and low RNA quantity. We compared a traditional RNA extraction with a column-based method in human AT to evaluate RNA quantity and quality. Materials and Methods: Human subcutaneous AT (n = 9) was collected through needle biopsy, and RNA was extracted using the phenolchloroform traditional method and the RNeasy Lipid Tissue Mini Kit column-based method. The RNA quantity, quality, integrity, and expression of key AT genes were assessed. Results: We found that the RNA quantity and integrity were reduced by 40% and 15-20%, respectively, using the column-based method compared to the traditional method, but the findings were not statistically significant. The column-based method showed a higher 260/280 ratio (similar to 2.0) compared to the traditional method (similar to 1.8) (P <.05), suggesting lower amounts of contaminants. The expression of AT genes was comparable between methods. Conclusion: The traditional extraction method provides adequate RNA yield and integrity compared to the column-based method, which is an advantage when AT specimens are small.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Biologi -- Biokemi och molekylärbiologi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Biological Sciences -- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (hsv//eng)

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RNA isolation

adipose tissue

RNA quantity

RNA purity

traditional

phenol-chloroform method

column-based methods

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