The identification of putative circulating miRNA biomarkers of Thioacetamide-induced hepatotoxicity.

ABSTRACT: The Thioacetamide-treated rat was first identified as a model of hepatotoxicity by Gupta in 1956 and is now well-established, not least because the histopathogical output closely mimics that seen in humans with chronic liver disease. Acute treatment of rats with Thioacetamide causes pronounced necrosis and inflammation. Animals received intraperitoneal (ip) doses of vehicle-only (0.9% (v/v) saline) (n=3), or 100 mg/kg Thioacetamide (n=3) and were sacrificed after 24 hours. Blood was withdrawn via the descending vena cava and immediately transferred into potassium/EDTA tubes. Following centrifugation (16,100g, 4M-BM-0C, 5 min) the plasma was collected and stored at -80M-BM-0C. miRNA microarray profiling of RNA extracted from the plasma of rats treated with Thioacetamide revealed that a subs

ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus

SUBMITTER: Kate Dudek 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-55885 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress