Transcriptome sequencing (RNA-Seq) of HepG2 cells upon treatment of the 10μM Oridonin or DMSO(0.1%)for exploring the metabolic mechanism of Oridonin

Oridonin is a nature diterpenoid mainly isolated from Chinese herb Rabdosia rubescens and other Isodon species. Nowadays, most of studies focused on the pharmacological effects of oridonin, the metabolism of which remains unclear. In order to investigate the effect of oridonin on metabolism-related genes, we used the second-generation transcriptome sequencing(RNA-seq) to determine the expression changes of each gene in HepG2 cells treated with oridonin. mRNA profiles of HepG2 cells upon treatment of the 10μM Oridonin or DMSO (0.1%) were generated by deep sequencing, using Illumina HiSeqTM 4000