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Comparison of gene expression between a human epididymal cell line derived from the caput epididymidis of a fertile patient and another one derived from the caput epididymidis of an obstructive azoospermic patient

ABSTRACT: Transcriptional profiling of human epididymal cell lines FHCE1 and IHCE1 respectively derived from the caput epididymidis of a fertile and an obstructive azoospermic patient. These two cell lines are comprised of homogenous populations of principal cells immortalized with the SV40 Large T antigen. Goal was to determine if cell junctions are impaired in this type of male infertility. Two-condition experiment, FHCE1 vs. IHCE1 cells. Replicates: 3 replicates from each cell line.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Daniel Cyr

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-21391 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Project description:This study compared changes in gene expression in an oviparous female fish, the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), under two different photoperiod treatments, a natural photoperiod (NP) and a shortened photoperiod (SP; 60% of NP). Gene expression in the liver, ovary and pituitary were measured at one-four week intervals over the course of the reproductive cycle in each treatment. Total RNA was harvested from these tissues, cDNA prepared, and hybridized on the 16K GRASP cDNA microarray. Established indices of reproductive development (ovulation, gonadosomatic index, mean oocyte diameter, and plasma hormone levels) were also measured. The SP fish failed to ovulate and their reproductive trajectory was clearly different from the NP group, which ovulated as expected. A comparative examination of the reproductive indices in both groups shows that ovarian development initiated in the SP group and proceeded relatively normally for about two-thirds of the reproductive cycle. Plasma follicle-stimulating hormone levels were higher in the SP fish from the cycle onset. This may have dampened E2 synthesis, preventing the positive feedback signal on the pituitary for the normal, rapid increase in luteinizing hormone late in the cycle. Transcriptome analysis used an unsupervised k-means hierarchical clustering method to visualize changes in gene expression in the different organs from the NP fish that were assumed to represent the normal pattern leading to successful ovary development. In the NP, fish four, five, and six unique gene clusters were identified in the liver, ovary, and pituitary, respectively. These clusters ranged in size from 22 genes in one of the pituitary clusters to 302 genes in the liver. These clusters were then applied to the SP fish to determine if and how they were altered. The expression patterns of most genes in the SP fish were notably altered from the first time point. A SP in female rainbow trout initiated a rapid change in tr anscript levels within the liver, ovary, and pituitary, leading to ovarian failure and apparently disrupting normal endocrine signaling between the pituitary and ovary. Normal photoperiod: Two channel experiment; T=0 versus T= up to 330 days post spawn. 3 biological replicates for the later time points paired with a pooled laboratory standard t=0 control. One replicate per array Shortened photoperiod: Two channel experiment; T=0 versus T= up to 216 days post spawn. 3 biological replicates for the later time points paired with a pooled laboratory standard t=0 control. One replicate per array

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Comparison of gene expression between a human epididymal cell line derived from the caput epididymidis of a fertile patient and another one derived from the caput epididymidis of an obstructive azoospermic patient

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