Analysis of the effect of vascular endothelial growth factor on gene expression profile after focal cerebral ischemia in mouse
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ABSTRACT: To investigate the effect of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) on gene expression profile after focal cerebral ischemia in mouse, we employed Agilent SurePrint G3 Mouse Gene Expression 8M-CM-^W60K Microarray as a platform to identify which genes influenced by VEGF in mouse after focal cerebral ischemia. Mice were randomized to sham group, in which mice underwent sham surgery; MCAO group, in which transient (90 min) middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model was performed and mice received vehicle (PBS, 0.01M, pH 7.4) intracerebroventricularly in the right lateral ventricle 3hr after reperfusion; VEGF group (n = 36), in which rhVEGF-A165 (10M-NM-
Project description:To investigate the effect of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) on gene expression profile after focal cerebral ischemia in mouse, we employed Agilent SurePrint G3 Mouse Gene Expression 8×60K Microarray as a platform to identify which genes influenced by VEGF in mouse after focal cerebral ischemia. Mice were randomized to sham group, in which mice underwent sham surgery; MCAO group, in which transient (90 min) middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model was performed and mice received vehicle (PBS, 0.01M, pH 7.4) intracerebroventricularly in the right lateral ventricle 3hr after reperfusion; VEGF group (n = 36), in which rhVEGF-A165 (10μg/ml, dissolved in 0.01M PBS) was injected into the right lateral ventricle 3hr after reperfusion. Mice were sacrificed at 24hr after reperfusion, brains removed and peri-infarct areas were used for microarray. Gene expression microarray was applied to investigate the differentially expressed genes among sham group, MCAO group and VEGF group. Expression of thirty-seven genes was confirmed in the same RNA samples by real-time PCR.
Project description:We employed DNA microarray to identify genes differentially regulated by salidroside in ischemic brain of MCAO rats. With a cut of p < .01 and 2-fold change, we found that 121 genes were upregulated and 142 genes were down-regulated in the MCAO group, compared to the sham group. Administration of salidroside (1 h after reperfusion, daily for 6 d) enhanced 28 transcripts and suppressed 16 transcripts. The genes involved in neuroplasticity and oxygen carrier were further confirmed by qRT-PCR. Our data suggest that salidroside could regulate neuroplasticity in post-ischemic stroke, in addition to its neuroportective function. MCAO rats were injected intraperitoneally with salidroside (50 mg/kg body weight) or vehicle (saline) once a day for 6 d, commencing 1 h after reperfusion (n=3 /group). Ischemic brain was dissected for RNA extraction. Differential gene expression regulated by salidroside were analysed by microarray and subsequently confirmed by qRT-PCR.
Project description:Ischemic stroke triggers severe focal hypoperfusion accompanied with deprivation of oxygen and glucose to the cerebral tissue, together with loss of ATP, depolorization of neurons, elevated extracellular potassium concentration, and subsequently leads to excitotoxicity as well as increased oxidative stress promoting microvascular injury, blood-brain-barrier deregulation, post-ischemic inflammation and eventually the consequential neurological deficit. Although reperfusion of ischemic brain tissue is critical for restoring normal function, it can paradoxically result in secondary damage, called ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Microarray analysis was performed on the right striatum and cortex (corresponded to infarct area) of post-I/R injured brain tissues of wild-type (WT-MCAO) using Illumina mouse Ref8 V2 genechips. Suture-induced middle cerebral artery occlusion was induced for 2h followed by reperfusion, with tissue extraction taking place 2h, 8h and 24h post-reperfusion (n=4 respectively). Sham controls were included in this study too (n=4 respectively).
Project description:We obtained the profiles of neuronal phosphoproteome after cerebral ischemia and reperfusion by isolating mice hippocampus. Hippocampus combined from either nine sham or nine focal cerebral ischemia 1.5 h and reperfusion 24 h (IR) mice were lysed, digested, labeled with different TMT tags, then pooled and analyzed by LC/LC-MS/MS. In total, we quantified 7,865 phosphopeptides,179 phosphorylation sites of 129 proteins were upregulated and 843 phosphorylation sites of 494 proteins were downregulated in hippocampus during cerebral ischemia 2 h compare with sham operation.
Project description:Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and long-term disability and ischemic stroke accounts for 87% of all strokes. Though timely recanalization of the occluded vessel is essential in the treatment of ischemic stroke, it is well known to cause ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury which result in neuronal cell death, brain tissue loss and severe neurological deficits. In this work, we employed a global proteomic approach to examine the changes of cerebral cortex proteins in rats undergoing acute and long-term I/R injury. In vivo middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model of focal cerebral I/R injury in rats was established. The animals were divided into three model groups with 2 h-MCAO followed with different reperfusion time, 1 day, 7 days and 14 days, respectively. For each model group a sham group was correspondingly set. Each group included four animals. For proteomic analysis, cerebral cortex proteins were extracted and analyzed by SDS-PAGE, whole-lane slicing, in-gel digestion and label-free quantitative LC-MS/MS. A total of 5621 proteins were identified and their quantities between the surgery and corresponding sham groups and across the three reperfusion time points were compared for mechanism investigation. This dataset includes all the raw files of the 840 LC-MS runs (6 groups x 4 animals x 35 gel squares/sample), as well as their identification and quantitation results at the levels of peptide fragments, peptides and proteins, respectively.
Project description:We obtained the profiles of neuronal proteome after cerebral ischemia and reperfusion by isolating mice hippocampus. Hippocampus combined from either nine sham or nine focal cerebral ischemia 1.5 h and reperfusion 24 h (IR) mice were lysed, digested, labeled with different TMT tags, then pooled and analyzed by LC/LC-MS/MS. In total, we quantified 5,059 proteins. We identified 142 differentially expressed proteins (t-test, p-value<0.05) after IR compared to sham groups. The results showed that 92 proteins were upregulated, and 50 proteins were downregulated after IR compared to sham groups. Gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis of differentially expressed proteins between sham and IR groups. The results showed that the biological process of most of upregulated genes linked with immune inflammatory related responses were increased. And KEGG pathway analysis for upregulated genes showed that multiple immune inflammatory response pathways also increased significantly, such as TNF-signaling, NF-κB signaling and cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, as well as NOD-like receptor signaling, and toll-like receptor signaling.
Project description:profiling gene transcription in a mouse model of permanent focal cerebral ischemia that was induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO)
Project description:Astrogliosis is a hallmark of the response to brain ischemia, comprised of changes in gene expression and morphology. Hsp72 protects from cerebral ischemia, and although several mechanisms of protection have been investigated, effects on astrocyte activation are unknown. To identify potential mechanisms of protection, gene expression was assessed in mice subjected to middle cerebral artery (MCAO) or sham surgery, of either wildtype (WT) or Hsp72-overexpressing (Hsp72Tg) mice. After stroke, both genotypes exhibited genes related to cell death, stress response, and immune response. Furthermore, genes indicative of astrocyte activation, including cytoskeletal proteins and cytokines, were upregulated. To measure astrocyte activation after stroke, detailed histological and morphological analyses were performed in the cortical penumbra after stroke using unbiased stereology. Consistent with other reports, we observed a marked and persistent increase in glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP ) as soon as 3 hours after MCAO. In contrast, vimentin immunoreactivity appeared 12-24 hours after stroke, peaked at 72 hours, and returned to baseline after 30 days. Surprisingly, no change in overall astrocyte number was observed based on glutamine synthetase (GS) immunoreactivity. To determine if Hsp72Tg mice exhibited altered astrocyte activation compared to WT controls, morphological evaluation by fractal analysis was used. Overexpression of Hsp72 reduced astrocyte cell area, arbor area, and to a lesser extent fractal dimension, 72 hours following stroke. In conclusion, in vivo overexpression of Hsp72 alters gene expression following stroke, including genes involved in astrocyte activation, and decreases astrocyte activation acutely following MCAO. Thus, modulation of astrogliosis may be a neuroprotective mechanism exerted by Hsp72 after ischemia. A total of 10 samples were analyzed, with 5 of each genotype, wildtype (WT) and Hsp72-overexpressing (Hsp72Tg) mice. Of the 5 in each group, 3 received middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) and 2 received a sham surgery. The sham samples serve as the controls for the MCAO samples in each genotype. All samples were taken from the ischemic or control hemisphere 24 hours after surgery.
Project description:IL-6 Ko and wildtype control mice were subjected to 30 min left filamentous middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo)/reperfusion or sham operation. Animals were killed at 2 and at 10 days after MCAo or sham operation, respectively. The left (i.e. ischemic) hemisphere was used for further gene expression analysis.
Project description:Ischemic tolerance can be induced by numerous preconditioning stimuli, including various Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands. We have shown previously that systemic administration of the TLR4 ligand, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or the TLR9 ligand, unmethylated CpG ODNs prior to transient brain ischemia in mice confers substantial protection against ischemic damage. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms of preconditioning, we compared brain and blood genomic profiles in response to preconditioning with these TLR ligands and to preconditioning via exposure to brief ischemia. The experiment is a comparison of multiple treatment groups with sampling at multiple time points. The objective is to identify differentially regulated genes associated with preconditioning. Time points are examined both following preconditioning alone and following subsequent ischemic challenge (middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO)). Brain ipsilateral cortex tissue and blood were collected and processed from each animal. 6 experimental conditions: (n=3-4 mice/condition) LPS treated (i.p. 0.2mg/kg) + ischemic challenge (45min MCAO) CpG treated (i.p. 0.8mg/kg) + ischemic challenge (45min MCAO) Saline treated (i.p.) + ischemic challenge (45min MCAO) brief ischemia (12 min MCAO) + ischemic challenge (45min MCAO) Sham of brief ischemia (12 min) + ischemic challenge (45min MCAO) Non-treated + ischemic challenge (45min MCAO) Time points: Pre-ischemic challenge 3hr 24hr 72hr Post-ischemic challenge 3hr 24hr Unhandled (6 mice)-BASELINE