Expression data from adipose tissue of WNIN/Ob lean and obese rats
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ABSTRACT: Obesity is characterised by increased adipocyte size and number. Analysis of altered gene expression gives better understading about the mechanisms involved/alterted in the development of obesity in this new obese rat model. We used Microarrays to delinate the alted gene expression in adipose tissue of WNIN/Ob obese rats Retroperitioneal adipose tissue was collected from 4 month old WNIN/Ob lean and obese rats (n=2 per phenotype) for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymatrix Rat gene 1ST arrays.
Project description:Obesity is risk factor for development of fatty liver. Analysis of altered gene expression gives better understading about the mechanisms involved/alterted in the development of obesity-induced fattyliver in this new obese rat model. We used Microarrays to delinate the alted gene expression in liver of WNIN/Ob obese rats Liver was collected from 4 month old WNIN/Ob lean and obese rats for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymatrix Rat gene 1ST arrays. Four RNA samples from each phenotype were pooled and used for the study.
Project description:Objective: Obesity is associated with a pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic state that supports atherosclerosis progression. The goal of this study was to gain insights into the phosphorylation events related to platelet reactivity in obesity and identify platelet biomarkers and altered activation pathways in this clinical condition. Approach and Results: We performed a comparative phosphoproteomic analysis of resting platelets from obese patients and their age- and gender-matched lean controls. The phosphoproteomic data were validated by mechanistic, functional and biochemical assays. We identified 220 differentially regulated phosphopeptides, from at least 175 proteins; interestingly all were up-regulated in obesity. Most of the altered phosphoproteins are involved in Src-family kinases (SFKs)-related signaling pathways, cytoskeleton reorganization and vesicle transport, some of them validated by targeted mass spectrometry. To confirm platelet dysfunction, flow cytometry assays were performed in whole blood indicating higher surface levels of glycoprotein (GP) VI and C-type lectin-like (CLEC) -2 in platelets from obese patients correlating positively with BMI. ROC curves analysis suggested a much higher sensitivity for GPVI to discriminate between obese and lean individuals. Indeed, we also found that obese platelets displayed more adhesion to collagen-coated plates. In line with the above data, sGPVI levels - indicative of higher GPVI signaling activation - were almost double in plasma from obese patients. Conclusion: Our results provide novel information on platelet phosphorylation changes related to obesity, revealing the impact of this chronic pathology on platelet reactivity and pointing towards the main signaling pathways dysregulated.
Project description:Aims: Despite the high prevalence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), the pathomechanisms remain elusive and specific therapy is lacking. Disease-causing factors include metabolic risk, notably obesity. However, proteomic changes in HFpEF are poorly understood, hampering therapeutic strategies. We sought to elucidate how metabolic syndrome affects cardiac protein expression, phosphorylation and acetylation in the Zucker diabetic fatty/Spontaneously hypertensive heart failure F1 (ZSF1) rat HFpEF model, and to evaluate some changes regarding their potential for treatment. Main methods: ZSF1 obese and lean rats were fed a Purina diet up to the onset of HFpEF in the obese animals. We quantified the proteome, phosphoproteome and acetylome of ZSF1 obese versus lean heart tissues by mass spectrometry and singled out targets for site-specific evaluation. Key findings: We found the acetylome of ZSF1 obese versus lean hearts more severely altered (21% of proteins changed) than the phosphoproteome (9%) or proteome (3%). Proteomic alterations, confirmed by immunoblotting, indicated low-grade systemic inflammation and endothelial remodeling in obese hearts, but low nitric oxide-dependent oxidative/nitrosative stress. Altered acetylation in ZSF1 obese hearts mainly affected pathways important for metabolism, energy production and mechanical function, including hypo-acetylation of mechanical proteins but hyper-acetylation of proteins regulating fatty acid metabolism. Hypo-acetylation and hypo-phosphorylation of elastic titin in ZSF1 obese hearts explained myocardial stiffening. Significance: Cardiometabolic syndrome alters posttranslational modifications, notably acetylation, in experimental HFpEF. Pathway changes implicate a HFpEF signature of low-grade inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, metabolic and mechanical impairment, and suggest titin stiffness and mitochondrial metabolism as promising therapeutic targets.
Project description:In mammals, expansion of adipose tissue mass induces accumulation of adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs). We isolated CD11c- (FB) and CD11c+ (FBC) perigonadal ATMs from SVCs of lean (C57BL/6J Lep +/+) and obese leptin-deficient (C57BL/6J Lep ob/ob) mice. We used expression microarrays to generate transcription profiles of perigonadal ATMs from lean (C57BL/6J Lep +/+) and obese (C57BL/6J Lep ob/ob) mice. Profiling purified FBs and FBCs, we identified 521 transcripts whose expression was differentially (nominal p-value < 0.01) expressed between FBs from lean and obese mice and 1509 genes whose expression was differentially (nominal p-value <0.01) expressed between FBC from lean and obese mice RNA was isolated from sorted FBC (F4/80+, CD11b+, CD11c+) cells and FB ( F4/80+, CD11b+, CD11c-) cells and using RNeasy micro-kits (Qiagen), using a PicoPure RNA isolation kit then amplified two-rounds. Labeled cRNA Mouse Genome 430 2.0 arrays (purified FB and FBC adipose tissue macrophages. There was a total of sixteen samples. FB and FBC populations were isolated from 4 lean and 4 obese mice.
Project description:Obesity is associated with severe, difficult to control asthma, and increased airway oxidative stress. Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mROS) are an important source of oxidative stress leading us to hypothesize that targeting mROS in obese allergic asthma might be an effective treatment strategy. Using a mouse model of house dust mite (HDM) induced allergic airway disease in mice fed a low- (LFD) or high-fat diet (HFD), and the mitochondrial antioxidant MitoQuinone (MitoQ); we investigated the effects of obesity and mROS on airway inflammation, remodelling and airway hyperreactivity (AHR). HDM induces airway inflammation, remodelling and hyperreactivity in both lean and obese mice. Obese allergic mice showed increased lung tissue eotaxin levels, airway tissue eosinophilia and AHR when compared to lean allergic mice. MitoQ reduced markers of airway inflammation, remodelling and hyperreactivity in both lean and obese allergic mice, and tissue eosinophilia in obeseHDM mice. mROS regulates cell signalling by protein oxidation of multiple downstream targets: MitoQ reduced HDM-induced cysteine-sulfenylation of several proteins including those involved in the unfolded protein response (UPR). In summary, mROS mediates the development of allergic airway disease and hence MitoQ might be effective for the treatment for asthma, and specific features of obese asthma.
Project description:Obesity is a chronic inflammatory disease that weakens macrophage innate immune response to infections. Since M1 polarization is crucial during acute infectious diseases, we hypothesized that diet-induced obesity inhibits M1 polarization of macrophages in the response to bacterial infection. Using a computational approach in conjunction with microarray data, we identified switching genes that may differentially control the behavior of response pathways in macrophages from lean and obese mice. Bone marrow macrophages (BMMM-NM-&) from lean and obese mice were exposed to live Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) for three incubation times (1 h, 4 h and 24 h). cDNA from BMMM-NM-& of lean and obese mice were hybridized on Affymetrix Mouse Genome 430 2.0 Arrays. Hybridization was performed on three replicates at each time point (18 arrays total).
Project description:Background Understanding how obesity impacts human mammary adipose tissue (MAT) biology is crucial for deciphering its role in mammary epithelium during both physiological and pathophysiological processes, including breast cancer. Hypertrophic mammary adipocytes and Crown-like Structures are present in MAT of obese patients but whether these changes initiate a fibro-inflammatory response at the tissue level remains insufficiently explored. Objective We aimed to investigate the markers of adipose tissue dysfunction (immune cell infiltration, secretion pattern and fibrosis) in tumor-free MAT of obese versus lean patients Methods Tumor-free MAT were obtained from 61 lean and obese women who underwent mastectomy for breast cancer risk reduction or treatment. Immune and non-immune cell infiltration was determined using flow cytometry. Bulk transcriptomic was used to characterize the phenotype of CD206+ macrophages whose infiltration is increased in obese. Conditioned-medium were prepared from MAT to characterize their secretome and dose adipokines and cytokines by ELISA assay. The extra-cellular matrix (ECM) deposition was evaluated by Masson trichrome staining on cross-stained sections and 3D imaging of red picrosirius-stained tissues. Results We observed an increase in CD206+/HLA-DR+ macrophages in the stromal vascular fraction of MAT from obese patients compared to lean ones. Other immune cell infiltration and endothelial or adipose progenitor cell numbers were similar between groups. Bulk transcriptomics on CD206+ macrophages revealed a significant decrease in ECM component secretion and processing in obese samples. Additionally, no heightened secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines or MCP-1 was noted in obese samples. ECM characterization indicated an absence of fibrosis, with obese MAT showing reduced collagen secretion and deposition compared to lean counterparts. Conclusions Obesity does not associate with inflammation or fibrosis in MAT, underscoring its unique behavior.
Project description:Affymetrix miRNA 3.0 array profiling of adipocyte-derived exosomes from obese and lean human subjects. We used miRNA arrays to profile exosomes shed from obese and lean human subcutaneous fat that was cultured for 60 minutes. Human obese and lean subcutaneous fat were surgically acquired, dissected, and promptly cultured for 60 minutes. We used the culture supernatants for exosome purification and isolation using ExoQuick-TC Precipitation Solution.
Project description:Affymetrix miRNA 3.0 array profiling of adipocyte-derived exosomes from obese and lean human subjects We used miRNA arrays to profile exosomes shed from obese and lean human visceral and subcutaneous fat that was cultured for 60 minutes. Human obese and lean visceral and subcutaneous fat were surgically acquired, dissected, and promptly cultured for 60 minutes. We used the culture supernatants for exosome purification and isolation using ExoQuick-TC Precipitation Solution
Project description:BACKGOUND: Drinking water can be contaminated with pharmaceuticals. However, it is uncertain whether this contamination can have harmful consequences for the liver, especially in the context of obesity. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether chronic, low dose exposure to pharmaceuticals could have deleterious effects in livers of lean and obese mice. METHODS: Lean and ob/ob male mice (5-week-old) were treated for 4 months with a mixture of 11 drugs (acetaminophen, caffeine, carbamazepine, cotinine, diclofenac, erythromycin, ibuprofen, phenazone, roxithromycin, salicylic acid and sulfamethoxazole) provided in drinking water at a concentration of 1 mg/L (for each drug). At the end of the treatment, investigations were performed in liver and plasma. RESULTS: Some liver and plasma abnormalities were observed in ob/ob mice treated with the cocktail containing 1 mg/L of each drug. For this dosage, a gene expression analysis by microarray showed altered expression of circadian genes (e.g. Bmal1, Dbp, Cry1) in lean and obese mice. RT-qPCR analyses carried out in all groups of animals indicated that expression of 8 different circadian genes was significantly modified in a dose-dependent manner. For some genes, a significant modification was observed for dosages as low as 100-1,000 ng/L. Drug mixture and obesity presented an additive effect on circadian gene expression. These data were confirmed in an independent study performed in female mice. CONCLUSIONS: Chronic, low dose exposure to pharmaceuticals disturbed hepatic expression of circadian genes, especially in obese mice. Because some of the 11 drugs can be found in the drinking water at such concentrations (e.g. acetaminophen, carbamazepine, ibuprofen) our data could be relevant in environmental toxicology, in particular for obese individuals exposed to these contaminants. C57BL/6J lean and ob/ob male mice (5-week-old) were treated for 4 months with a mixture of 11 drugs provided in drinking water at a concentration of 1 mg/L (for each drug). 4 groups were designed: untreated versus treated WT and ob/ob mice (n=6 mice per group).