Small RNA-Seq for primary rat hepatic stellate cells and hepatic stellate cell-derived small extracellular vesicles

Aims: To obtain small non-coding RNA expression profiles of short-term activated and long-term activated hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). To obtain small non-coding RNA expression profiles of small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) from short-term activated and long-term activated HSCs. Methods: Primary rat HSCs were isolated and cultured in vitro. To isolate HSC-derived sEVs, culture media (CMs) from Day 0 to Day 3 and Day 7 to Day 14 were collected. The sEVs from Day 0 to Day 3 HSC CMs were referred to as short-term activated HSC-sEVs (3dHSC-sEVs), and those from Day 7 to Day 14 HSC CMs were referred to as long-term activated HSC-sEVs (14dHSC-sEVs). Day 3 HSCs, Day 14 HSCs, and HSC-sEVs were collected and lysed in TRIzol (Life Technologies) for RNA sample preparation at the indicated time points.