Transcription profiling of human angiomyolipoma xenograft tumours grown in mice after estrogen treatment
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ABSTRACT: SV7tert AML cells were obtained from ATCC and cultured in Dulbecco's modified essential medium (DMEM), glutamine (4mmol) and 10% foetal bovine serum (FBS). Two million SV7tertAML cells were subcutaneously injected into nude mice either with or without subcutaneous oestrogen pellets (n=4 per group); oestrogen was added using 0.36mg 60 day release oestrogen pellets implanted sub-cutaneously. Mice were housed in pathoflex isolators at 26°C, on 12 hour light / dark cycles. Irradiated RB2 diet and autoclaved water provided ad libertum. All oestrogen treated mice inoculated with SV7tertAML cells developed subcutaneous tumours which required termination of the animals at six weeks due to tumour load. These primary tumours were removed and fragments placed subcutaneously in further nude mice which went on to develop tumours both in the presence and absence of oestrogen. Mice were weighed weekly and their clinical condition closely monitored by a trained observer. Mice were terminated individually when the tumour cross-sectional area reached 250mm2 or sooner, which has previously been seen to be below the limit of 10% of initial body weight set by the UKCCCR guidelines. Tumours were removed and a portion flash frozen in liquid nitrogen. RNA was extracted from five tumours from oestrogen treated and control animals. Equal quantities of RNA was pooled and quality checked by Agilent Bioanylyser. Experimenter name = Simon Johnson; Experimenter institute = Queens Medical Centre Experiment Overall Design: 2 samples were used in this experiment
Project description:SV7tert AML cells were obtained from ATCC and cultured in Dulbecco's modified essential medium (DMEM), glutamine (4mmol) and 10% foetal bovine serum (FBS). Two million SV7tertAML cells were subcutaneously injected into nude mice either with or without subcutaneous oestrogen pellets (n=4 per group); oestrogen was added using 0.36mg 60 day release oestrogen pellets implanted sub-cutaneously. Mice were housed in pathoflex isolators at 26°C, on 12 hour light / dark cycles. Irradiated RB2 diet and autoclaved water provided ad libertum. All oestrogen treated mice inoculated with SV7tertAML cells developed subcutaneous tumours which required termination of the animals at six weeks due to tumour load. These primary tumours were removed and fragments placed subcutaneously in further nude mice which went on to develop tumours both in the presence and absence of oestrogen. Mice were weighed weekly and their clinical condition closely monitored by a trained observer. Mice were terminated individually when the tumour cross-sectional area reached 250mm2 or sooner, which has previously been seen to be below the limit of 10% of initial body weight set by the UKCCCR guidelines. Tumours were removed and a portion flash frozen in liquid nitrogen. RNA was extracted from five tumours from oestrogen treated and control animals. Equal quantities of RNA was pooled and quality checked by Agilent Bioanylyser. Experimenter name = Simon Johnson Experimenter institute = Queens Medical Centre Keywords: estrogen treatment, angiomyolipoma xenograft tumors
Project description:Experimental design: Endometrial tumours were induced orthotopically (in one uterine horn) in 8-week-old female athymic nude mice (Crl:NU(NCr)-Foxn1nu), using an Ishikawa-derived cell line (clones Ishi-M3-HSDA, described in Konings et al 2018). This cell line maintains the characteristics of the parental line (i.e., gives rise to well differentiated-estrogen sensitive adenocarcinomas) and further bears the luciferase gene for in vivo measurement of tumour growth by bioluminescence and expresses the enzyme 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD17B1). After tumour engraftment (approximately two weeks), baseline was defined, mice were ovariectomised (to remove the natural source of estrogens) and estrone was supplemented via subcutaneous pellets at a dose of 0.02 g/day. Mice were further assigned to one arm, receiving only estrone, and a second arm, receiving estrone plus the HSD17B1 inhibitor FP4643 at a dose of 25mg/Kg. At humane endpoint (approximately 10 weeks), mice were sacrificed, primary tumours were excised and snap-frozen. Tumours were divided on their largest diameter plane and slices for RNA isolation were prepared from such largest surface area of the primary tumours. Histology on mirror slices confirmed the present of tumour tissue and the absence of necrosis, inflammation and mouse endometrium.
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Project description:We investigated changes to the head and neck tumour microenvironment immune cell transcriptome following treatment with an adenovirus encoding TNFa and IL-2 in the context of a antiPD-L1 refractory model. Murine head and neck cancer cell line was engrafted subcutaneously onto the right flank of immunocompetent mice. Tumours were treated with antiPD-L1 until 'refractory' status as determined by tumour volume. The tumours were than treated with or without an adenovirus encoding TNFa and IL2. Tumours were digested and CD45+/- were isolated using magnetic bead isolation.
Project description:Male mice, female mice, ovariectomized female mice given placebo pellets, and ovariectomized female mice given extradiol pellets were treated with experimenter-administered saline or cocaine for 7 days, and behaviorally monitored. After a 28 day withdrawal period, RNA samples were prepared from nucleus accumbens and subjected to RNA-Seq, followed by differential expression analyses using Cuffdiff, Limma and DESeq2. Selected transcripts were further investigated using quantitative polymerase chain reaction.
Project description:Agrobacterium tumefaciens, a bacterial species found in temperate soils world wide, is the causative agent of crown gall disease on many plants. A. tumefaciens-induced tumours are feared in orchards and vineyards because of their pathological interference with nutrient and water supply which results in crop decline. Small wounds at the crown of the plant, usually induced by wind-bending, are potential entry sites for the bacterium. The tumorous growth is initiated by the integration and expression of the T-DNA of the bacterial Ti plasmid within the plant nuclear DNA. The T-DNA encodes enzymes catalysing the synthesis of increased concentrations of auxin and cytokinin, and of opines which stimulate cell division and enlargement. The fast growing tumours have been shown to be a strong nutrient sink on their host plants. As a matter of fact, sugar and K+ content were found to be up to 10- and 5-fold, respectively, higher in this tissue and transpiration was about 15 times increased compared to normal tissue. Whereas the morphological structure as well as some physiological and biochemical parameters of the tumour have been analysed in detail, little is known about the underlying gene expression pattern. Proliferation and growth of the tumour induced by Agrobacterium tumefaciens is obviously due to the extraordinary high concentration of phytohormons, minerals and metabolites. Their influence on regulation of gene transcription will provide information on the mechanisms underlying fast tumour growth. In a project funded by the DFG we recently started to investigate the role of solute transporter for tumour development on the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. By comparing the expression pattern of RNA preparations from Arabidopsis tumour and non-tumour tissue, we will be able to identify genes which facilitate crown gall development. For the expression analysis with an Affymetrix full genome chip we will induce tumours at the base of an injured Arabidopsis inflorescence stalk (var. Wassilewskija, WS-2). RNA will be extraxted from tumour and injured non-tumor inflorescence stalk tissue using the RNeasy Plant Mini Kit (Qiagen), followed by a DNase treatment to eliminate DNA contamination. This Series record represents a partial dataset. The complete dataset was submitted under GEO accession number GSE13927. Experimenter name = Rosalia Deeken Experimenter phone = +49 931 8886121 Experimenter fax = +49 931 8886158 Experimenter institute = Julius-von-Sachs-Institute of Biosciences Molecular Plant Physiology and Electrophysiology Experimenter address = Julius-von-Sachs-Platz 2 Experimenter address = Wuerzburg Experimenter zip/postal_code = D-97082 Experimenter country = Germany Keywords: pathogenicity_design
Project description:Agrobacterium tumefaciens, a bacterial species found in temperate soils world wide, is the causative agent of crown gall disease on many plants. A. tumefaciens-induced tumours are feared in orchards and vineyards because of their pathological interference with nutrient and water supply which results in crop decline. Small wounds at the crown of the plant, usually induced by wind-bending, are potential entry sites for the bacterium. The tumorous growth is initiated by the integration and expression of the T-DNA of the bacterial Ti plasmid within the plant nuclear DNA. The T-DNA encodes enzymes catalysing the synthesis of increased concentrations of auxin and cytokinin, and of opines which stimulate cell division and enlargement. The fast growing tumours have been shown to be a strong nutrient sink on their host plants. As a matter of fact, sugar and K+ content were found to be up to 10- and 5-fold, respectively, higher in this tissue and transpiration was about 15 times increased compared to normal tissue. Whereas the morphological structure as well as some physiological and biochemical parameters of the tumour have been analysed in detail, little is known about the underlying gene expression pattern. Proliferation and growth of the tumour induced by Agrobacterium tumefaciens is obviously due to the extraordinary high concentration of phytohormons, minerals and metabolites. Their influence on regulation of gene transcription will provide information on the mechanisms underlying fast tumour growth. In a project funded by the DFG we recently started to investigate the role of solute transporter for tumour development on the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. By comparing the expression pattern of RNA preparations from Arabidopsis tumour and non-tumour tissue, we will be able to identify genes which facilitate crown gall development. For the expression analysis with an Affymetrix full genome chip we will induce tumours at the base of an injured Arabidopsis inflorescence stalk (var. Wassilewskija, WS-2). RNA will be extraxted from tumour and injured non-tumor inflorescence stalk tissue using the RNeasy Plant Mini Kit (Qiagen), followed by a DNase treatment to eliminate DNA contamination. Experimenter name = Rosalia Deeken; Experimenter phone = +49 931 8886121; Experimenter fax = +49 931 8886158; Experimenter institute = Julius-von-Sachs-Institute of Biosciences Molecular Plant Physiology and Electrophysiology; Experimenter address = Julius-von-Sachs-Platz 2; Experimenter address = Wuerzburg; Experimenter zip/postal_code = D-97082; Experimenter country = Germany Experiment Overall Design: 4 samples were used in this experiment