Project description: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 Blood was withdrawn via the descending vena cava and immediately transferred into potassium/EDTA tubes.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 subset of miRNAs were differentially expressed following treatment. These miRNAs appeared to mediate pathways involved in hepatic fibrosis and stellate cell activation, suggesting that they might function as predictive biomarkers following compound-induced hepatotoxicity. The changes correlated well with increases in ALT levels, which are the current gold standard method for determining the extent of liver injury. Furthermore, it is hypothesised that particular aetiologies of liver damage might cause differing expression profiles of miRNAs, thus certain miRNAs could be implemented in a panel-type expression study to distinguish between different types of hepatic injury. Single channel miRNA microarrays were performed on n= 3 samples, 2 treatment groups; control and test. Control animals received vehicle-only (0.9% (v/v) saline) via the ip route. Test animals received 100 mg/kg Thioacetamide dissolved in 0.9% (v/v) saline, via the ip route. 24 h after dosing animals were sacrificed using decapitation under terminal anaesthesia.
Project description:Gene expression profiling was carried out to compare labeled cRNA derived from 3 experimental groups. Group 1 was mRNA extracted from wild type dorsal root ganglia (DRG) taken from mice 10-12 weeks of age, Group 2 was mRNA extracted from DRG taken from NT-4 -/- mice of 4-5 weeks of age. Group 3 was mRNA extracted from DRGs taken from NT-4 -/- mice of 12 weeks of age. In all cases mRNA was extracted from 6-10 mice per group. The experiment was carried out a total of three times.
Project description:Investigation of transcriptome variability in neurospheres originating from separate isolations (individuals), different passages and parallel cultures. As a control neurospheres were also compared to neurospheres induced to differentiate by adding serum and plating onto solid support.
Project description:Investigation of transcriptional changes induced in adult primary neural stem cells when stimulated with the proliferative agent PACAP (pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide). In addition the data was compared to results obtained from a proliferation control (stimulation with a transmembrane receptor agonist) and a differentiation control (primary neural stem cells induced to differentiate by withdrawing growth factors, adding serum and plating onto solid support).
Project description:Transcriptional profiles of a chlorhexidine tolerant Salmonella Typhimurium were compared to its, chlorhexidine sensitive, isogenic progenitor isolate. RNA was extracted from mid-log phase cells from both isolates, without chlorhexidine exposure and following exposure to 1 µg/ ml of chlorhexidine for 30 minutes. Transcriptional profiles of the tolerant isolate were compared to the sensitive isolate, with and without chlorhexidine exposure. Carried out using 3 biological replicates for each sample; each sample hybridised in a two-channel hybridization against Salmonella genomic DNA as the comparator/reference
Project description:To demonstrate the analysis of differential expression using CATMA v1 arrays, Arabidopsis seedlings were treated with indole-3-acetic acid at physiological concentrations. The seedlings were germinated in liquid medium, and treated with indole-3-acetic acid for 30, 120 or 240 minutes. Changes in expression patterns were monitored using a complete loop design including an untreated sample (0 minutes). Reciprocal labelling was used rendering a total of eight hybridisations. An additional self-to-self hybridisation for time-point 0 was included. The statistical analysis was based an ANOVA model and indicated that 1123 GSTs were differentially expressed (p < 2.37 x 10-6) in at least one of the three time points following treatment.
Project description:21120 Arabidopsis thaliana gene sequence tags were amplified and purified using a novel bead-based strategy (see Publication for more details).This experiment was carried out to demonstrate the use of these arrays for expression profiling of Arabidopsis thaliana.Briefly, 10-day old Arabidopsis seedlings were treated for 30, 120 and 240 minutes with the plant hormone indole-3-acetic acid (auxin) and the effects on gene expression were analysed.