Project description:This experiment aimed to investigate the differences in the transcriptional profile of the neurogenic niche regions of mouse pups that were raised in room air verses mouse pups that were exposed to hyperoxia during the neonatal period. Pups were housed in room air or hyperoxia (85% O2) from P0 to P14. Brain tissue (the subventricular zone and the hippocampus) was collected at P14 and 12 months of age. RNA was extracted from the brain tissue and the microarray labelling, hybridization, and scanning was conducted by the Génome Québec Innovation Centre (Montréal, Canada).
Project description:It is unclear why preterm birth increases risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. Studies in mice indicate excess oxygen typically used to treat preterm infants causes pulmonary hypertension, cardiac failure, and shortens lifespan. We previously reported neonatal hyperoxia causes pulmonary hypertension in aged mice as defined pathologically by pulmonary capillary rarefaction, dilation of pulmonary arterioles and veins, right ventricular hypertrophy, and reduced lifespan. These changes were preceded by a pronounced growth inhibition of cardiomyocytes lining the pulmonary vein and extending into the left atria, resulting in diastolic heart failure as the mice aged. To identify transcriptional changes by which hyperoxia suppresses proliferation of these cardiomyocytes, newborn mice were exposed to room air or 100% oxygen between birth and postnatal day 4. RNA was then isolated from atria of 3 room air and 4 hyperoxia-exposed mice and used to probe Affymetrix mouse array 430 versus 2.0
Project description:Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF15) is a divergent member of the TGF-β superfamily, and its expression increases under various stress conditions, including inflammation, hyperoxia, and senescence. GDF15 expression is increased in neonatal murine BPD models, and GDF15 loss exacerbates oxidative stress and decreases viability in vitro in pulmonary epithelial and endothelial cells. Our overall hypothesis is that the loss of GDF15 will exacerbate hyperoxic lung injury in the neonatal lung in vivo. We exposed neonatal Gdf15-/- mice and wild-type (WT) controls on a similar background to room air or hyperoxia (95% O2) for 5 days after birth. The mice were euthanized on PND 21. Gdf15 -/- mice had higher mortality and lower body weight than WT mice after exposure to hyperoxia. Upon exposure to hyperoxia, female mice had higher alveolar simplification in the Gdf15-/- group than the female WT group. Gdf15-/- and WT mice showed no difference in the degree of the arrest in angiogenesis upon exposure to hyperoxia. Gdf15-/- mice showed lower macrophage count in the lungs compared to WT mice. Our results suggest that Gdf15 deficiency decreases the tolerance to hyperoxic lung injury with evidence of sex-specific differences.
Project description:To detect sex-specific differences in gene expression in a model of hyperoxic lung injury in adult C56BL/6J mice. In this dataset, we include the expression data obtained from lungs from 8-10 week old male and female WT C57BL/6J mice exposed to hyperoxia for 48 hours amd room air controls.These data were used to determine differences in transcriptome between male and female mice after hyperoxia exposure
Project description:Different inbred strains of rats differ in their susceptibility to OIR, an animal model of human retinopathy of prematurity. We examined gene expression profiles in Fischer 344 (F344, resistant to OIR) and Sprague Dawley (SD, susceptible to OIR) rats at the early time points of day 5 (in response to hyperoxia) and day 6 (in response to relative hypoxia) to identify gene pathways related to the underlying genetic cause of the phenotypic differences observed between strains. To examine gene expression changes in rat strains which are resistant and susceptible to OIR, four different experimental conditions were analysed: F344 cyclic hyperoxia (O2) exposed, F344 room air (RA) exposed, SD O2 exposed and SD RA exposed. Two samples of pooled RNA, comprising of 3 individual rats from 2 separate litters, was used for each experimental condition, for each time point of interest. Pooled RNA from age-matched room air-exposed rats were used as controls.
Project description:To detect sex-specific differences in gene expression in a model of hyperoxic lung injury in adult C56BL/6J mice. In this dataset, we include the expression data obtained from lungs from 8-10 week old male and female WT C57BL/6J mice exposed to hyperoxia for 48 hours amd room air controls.These data were used to determine differences in transcriptome between male and female mice after hyperoxia exposure 12 total samples were analyzed. We generated the following pairwise comparisons: 5 comparisons (M/F: male/female, A/O: air/oxygen): 1) M_O - M_A, 2) F_O - F_A, 3) M_O - F_O, 4) M_A - F_A, 5) (M_O - M_A) - (F_O - F_A). Genes with an FDR≤5% and a fold-change ≥1.4 were selected.
Project description:Neonatal Tracheal Aspirate-derived Airway Epithelial Cells (nTAECs) were isolated utilizing fresh tracheal suction aspirates from preterm (born at 23-28wks gestational age) and term infants (born at 37-42wks gestation). Included infants (especially term infants) did not have significant lung disease at the time of collection. Isolated cells were plated in 804g-cell-derived matrix coated T25, then expanded to a T75 flask and subsequently cultured in transwell inserts (0.4μm size pore) at 105 live cells/insert under air-liquid interface (ALI). Basal nTAECs have the capacity to differentiate into the full repertoire of mature airway epithelial lineages (ciliated, secretory club and mucus secreting goblet cells) during ALI culture. Cells were exposed to 60% O2 or room air control (21% O2) for 7 days (ALI day 7 to 14). On ALI day 14, cells will be harvested from the transwells and prepared for proteomic analysis using Data-independent acquisition (DIA) proteomics analysis. The samples will undergo several processing steps including chloroform/methanol extraction with trypsin digestion, Orbitrap Exploris 480 mass spectrometry analysis and eventual library construction and bioinformatics analysis. Utilizing 5 donor samples for each group, the proteomic workflow compared 4 exposure groups: a) Term nTAECs in Normoxia, b) Term nTAECs Hyperoxia, c) Preterm nTAECs in Normoxia, d) Preterm nTAECs in Hyperoxia.
Project description:Extremely preterm infants are often treated with supraphysiological oxygen which contributes to the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). These same infants exhibit compromised antioxidant capacities due in part to selenium (Se) deficiency. The present study was designed to develop a perinatal Se deficiency mouse model, identify the effects of newborn hyperoxia exposure, and explore alternative pathways affected by Se deficiency (SeD) that would contribute to impaired lung development. Se deficient breeding pairs were generated, once pups were born, they were exposed to room air or 85% O2 for 14 d. Survival, antioxidant and Nrf2-regulated protein expression, and RNA seq analyses were performed. Greater than 40% mortality was observed in Se deficient (SeD), hyperoxia exposed pups. Surviving SeD pups had greater lung growth deficits than Se sufficient (SeS) pups exposed to hyperoxia. Gpx2 and 4 protein and Gpx activity were significantly decreased in SeD pups. Nrf2-regulated proteins, NQO1 and Gclc were increased in the setting of Se deficiency and hyperoxia exposure. RNA seq revealed significant decreases in the Wnt/-catenin and Notch pathways. Se is a biologically relevant modulator of perinatal lung development and antioxidant responses, especially in the context of hyperoxia exposure. RNA seq implicates pathways essential for normal lung development are dysregulated by Se deficiency.