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Clostridium perfringens  type C ( C. perfringens  type C) is one of the main microbial pathogens responsible for piglet diarrhea worldwide, causing substantial economic losses for pig-rearing industries. The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway is a key regulator of inflammatory bowel disease, especially necrotic enteritis. However, whether and how the MAPK signaling pathway is involved in regulating the process of piglet diarrhea when challenged by  C. perfringens  type C are still unknown. Here, we screened 38 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in piglets' ileum tissues experimentally infected with  C. perfringens  type C that were enriched in the  Sus scrofa  MAPK signaling pathway, based on our previous transcriptome data. Of these DEGs, 12 genes ( TRAF2 ,  MAPK8 , and  GADD45G , among others) were upregulated whereas 26 genes ( MAPK1 ,  TP53 , and  CHUK , among others) were downregulated in the infected group. Our results showed that MAPK1, TP53, MAPK8, MYC, and CHUK were in the core nodes of the PPI network. Additionally, we obtained 35 lncRNAs from the sequencing data, which could be  trans -targeted to MAPK signaling pathway genes and were differentially expressed in the ileum tissues infected with  C. perfringens . We used qRT-PCR to verify the expression levels of genes and lncRNAs related to the MAPK signaling pathway; their expression patterns were consistent with RNA sequencing data. Our results provide strong support for deeply exploring the role of the MAPK signaling pathway in diarrhea caused by  C. perfringens  type C.

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Identification and Characterization of MAPK Signaling Pathway Genes and Associated lncRNAs in the Ileum of Piglets Infected by <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> Type C

Identification and Characterization of MAPK Signaling Pathway Genes and Associated lncRNAs in the Ileum of Piglets Infected by Clostridium perfringens Type C