Project description:Changes in the secretion profile of visceral-pancreatic white adipose tissue (pWAT) due to diet-induced obesity are partially responsible for increased beta cell replication, suggesting that a crosstalk between pWAT and beta cells may play a role in regulating beta cell plasticity. The molecular mechanisms underlying this cross-talk are still not fully understood. The aim of this study was to integrate transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic data to unravel the cross-talk between adipose tissue and pancreatic islets during evolution of obesity. Pancreatic islets from control lean and cafeteria diet fed obese rats were obtained. RNA was extracted and processed for further hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays (GeneChip Rat Genome 230 2.0 (Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA)).
Project description:Changes in the secretion profile of visceral-pancreatic white adipose tissue due to diet-induced obesity are partially responsible for increased beta cell replication, suggesting that a crosstalk between pWAT and beta cells may play a role in regulating beta cell plasticity. The molecular mechanisms underlying this cross-talk are still not fully understood. The aim of this study was to integrate transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic data to unravel the cross-talk between adipose tissue and pancreatic islets during evolution of obesity. Adipose tissue from control lean and obese rats were obtained. RNA was extracted and processed for further hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays (GeneChip Rat Genome 230 2.0 (Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA)).
Project description:Glucocorticoids are part of the therapeutic armamentarium of chronic lymphocytic leukemia where it has been suggested that cells with unmutated IGHV genes exhibit higher sensitivity. The mechanisms by which glucorticoids are active in CLL are not well elucidated. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression underlying dexamethasone differential activity according to the prognostic subgroups mutated IGHV genes / low ZAP-70 expression and unmutated IGHV genes / high ZAP-70 expression. We aimed to ascertain the molecular mechanisms that are influencing the diffferential response to this drug. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients were obtained. Samples were split in two for control and incubation with dexamethasone for 6 hours. RNA was extracted and processed for further hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays.
Project description:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive and irreversible chronic inflammatory lung disease. The abnormal inflammatory response of the lung, mainly to cigarette smoke, causes multiple cellular and structural changes affecting all of its compartments, which leads to disease progression. The molecular mechanisms underlying these pathological changes are still not fully understood The aim of this study was to identify genes and molecular pathways potentially involved in the pathogenesis of COPD Peripheral lung tissue samples from moderate COPD patients, smokers and nonsmokers were obtained. All patients were undergoing lung resection for localized carcinomas. RNA was extracted and processed for further hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays
Project description:Perinatal nutritional imbalances may have long-lasting consequences on health and disease, increasing risk of obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease. This idea has been conceptualized in the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Hypothesis (DOHaD). In addition, there is evidence that such early-programmed phenotypes can be transmitted to the following generation(s). It is proposed that, environmentally induced, transmission of disease risk is mediated by epigenetic mechanisms. The aim of this study was to determine whether patterns of gene expression in the first generation offspring are also present in the following generation offspring, via the paternal lineage. Paternal transmission of patterns of gene expression strongly suggest epigenetic inheritance of disease risk. Liver tissue was obtained from the follwing experimental groups: a) control male mice, b) adult male mice previously exposed to 50% caloric restriction in utero (IUGR), c) adult male mice overfed during lactation (ON), d) adult male offspring from control mice, e) adult male offspring from IUGR mice and f) adult male offspring from ON mice.RNA was extracted and processed for further hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays (GeneChip Mouse Genome 430 2.0 (Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA)).
Project description:In this study we set out to characterize the mechanisms by which miR-34c deregulation contribute to PCa progression. The genes regulated by miR-34c in the prostate cancer cell line PC3 were identified by microarray analyses, and the top biofunctional pathways enriched for identified genes were found to be cell death, cell cycle, cellular growth, and cellular movement. One of the identified targets was MET, a receptor protein tyrosine kinase activated by hepatocyte growth factor, that is crucial for metastatic progression. see above A total of 6 samples. Where 3 are ectopic expression of miR-205 and 3 are ectopic expression of a scramble mimic.
Project description:Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is a perfluoroalkyl acid (PFAA) and a persistent environmental contaminant found in the tissues of humans and wildlife. Although blood levels of PFOS have begun to decline, health concerns remain because of the long half-life of PFOS in humans. Like other PFAAs, such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), PFOS is an activator of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPARα) and exhibits hepatocarcinogenic potential in rodents. PFOS is also a developmental toxicant in rodents where, unlike PFOA, it’s mode of action is independent of PPARα. Wild-type (WT) and PPARα-null (Null) mice were dosed with 0, 3, or 10 mg/kg/day PFOS for 7 days. Animals were euthanized, livers weighed, and liver samples collected for histology and preparation of total RNA. Gene profiling was conducted using Affymetrix 430_2 microarrays. In WT mice, PFOS induced changes that were characteristic of PPARα transactivation including regulation of genes associated with lipid metabolism, peroxisome biogenesis, proteasome activation, and inflammation. PPARα-independent changes were indicated in both WT and Null mice by altered expression of genes related to lipid metabolism, inflammation, and xenobiotic metabolism. Such results are similar to prior studies done with PFOA and are consistent with modest activation of the constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) and possibly PPARγ and/or PPARβ/δ. Unique treatment-related effects were also found in Null mice including altered expression of genes associated with ribosome biogenesis, oxidative phosphorylation and cholesterol biosynthesis. Of interest was up-regulation of Cyp7a1, a gene which is under the control of various transcription regulators. Hence, in addition to its ability to modestly activate PPARα, PFOS induces a variety of “off-target” effects as well. PPARalpha-null and wild-type male mice at 6-9 months of age were dosed by gavage for 7 consecutive days with either 0, 3, or 10 mg/kg PFOS (potassium salt) in 0.5% Tween 20. Five biological replicates consisting of individual animals were included in each dosage group. Data were compared to results previously published by our group for PFOA and Wy-14,643, a commonly used agonist of PPARalpha (Rosen et al., Toxicol Pathol. 36:592-607, 2008; GSE9796)
Project description:Alterations in the presence of sperm RNAs have been identified using microarrays in teratozoospermic (abnormal morphology) or other types of infertile patients. However, so far no studies had been reported on the sperm RNA content using microarrays in asthenozoospermic patients (low motility). We started the present project to with the goal to characterize the RNA expression in asthenozoospermic infertile patients as compared to normozoospermic fertile controls. We selected four normal fertile donors and four severe asthenozoospermic infertile patients. Equal amounts of RNA were extracted from the sperm samples, subjected to different quality controls and hybridized to the Affymetrix U133 Plus version 2 arrays.