Project description:Chronic Inflammation has a key role in the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Previously, we demonstrated that OBE100, a natural extract from the leaves of Eucalyptus tereticornis, has anti-inflammatory properties. Three pentacyclic triterpenoids, ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, and ursolic acid lactone are the major compounds present in OBE100. These molecules have shown multiple biological activities. In this study we analyzed how the compounds of OBE100 modify macrophage gene expression using RNA sequencing. Triterpenoids regulate the inflammatory program in activated macrophages inhibiting the expression of many cytokines, chemokines, and inflammatory mediators. However, the OBE100 extract has a more powerful immunomodulatory effect than the triterpene mixture increasing the number of genes regulated, both in mouse and human models. Our study shows that OBE100 is a promising extract for the treatment of diabetes that can break the link between inflammation and insulin resistance.
Project description:Chronic Inflammation has a key role in the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Previously, we demonstrated that OBE100, a natural extract from the leaves of Eucalyptus tereticornis, has anti-inflammatory properties. Three pentacyclic triterpenoids, ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, and ursolic acid lactone are the major compounds present in OBE100. These molecules have shown multiple biological activities. In this study we analyzed how the compounds of OBE100 modify adipocyte gene expression using RNA sequencing. Triterpenoids regulate the inflammatory program in differentiated adipocytes, inhibiting the expression of many cytokines, chemokines, and inflammatory mediators. However, the OBE100 extract has a more powerful immunomodulatory effect than the triterpene mixture increasing the number of genes regulated, both in mouse and human models. Our study shows that OBE100 is a promising extract for the treatment of diabetes that can break the link between inflammation and insulin resistance.
Project description:In order to obtain genetically engineering strain of Penicillium oxalicum with high Raw Starch Digesting Glucoamylase production,we deleted PoxCxrC and overexpressed POX_f08097 in Penicillium oxalicum TE4-10 ,and we want to investigating the function of deletion of PoxCxrC and overexpression of POX_f08097 at transcriptional level.
Project description:Supercritical rosemary extract (containing 16.90% carnosic acid, 1.90% carnosol and 13.59% volatile compounds) showed antitumor activity on colon cancer cells in vitro. We treated colon cancer cells with the extract and we employed whole genome microarray expression profiling to identify genes potentially involved in its antitumor mechanism of action.
Project description:In order to studing molecular mechanism of Raw Starch Digesting Glucoamylase production in Penicillium oxalicum ,we deleted POX01907 and POX08340 and analyzed the co-expression network of POX08340 and POX01907 at transcriptional level.
Project description:In order to studing molecular mechanism of Raw Starch Digesting Glucoamylase production in Penicillium oxalicum ,we deleted POX01907 and POX08340 and analyzed the co-expression network of POX08340 and POX01907 at transcriptional level.
Project description:Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. animalis CNCM I-4602 was tested for its ability to grow in reconstituted skimmed milk (RSM). Strain CNCM I-4602 grows and survives poorly in reconstituted skimmed milk (RSM), although this was partially countered by the addition of certain compounds, including yeast extract, uric acid, glutathione, cysteine, ferrous sulfate and a combination of magnesium sulfate and manganese sulfate. Microarray analysis of the strain grown in RSM revealed a number of up-regulated amino acid biosynthetic pathways, as well as stress-related genes. Expression profiling by array
Project description:Supercritical rosemary extract (containing 16.90% carnosic acid, 1.90% carnosol and 13.59% volatile compounds) showed antitumor activity on colon cancer cells in vitro. We treated colon cancer cells with the extract and we employed whole genome microarray expression profiling to identify genes potentially involved in its antitumor mechanism of action. We analyzed gene expression of colon cancer SW620 cells after treating during 48h with supercritical rosemary extract at concentrations that cause 50% inhibition of cell viability (30 M-NM-<g/mL), citostatic effect (60 M-NM-<g/mL) and 50% cell death (100 M-NM-<g/mL), in comparison to control cells (0 M-NM-<g/mL). Two independent experiments were performed in triplicate. Each sample is the pool of the triplicates of one of the experiments (a or b) at the indicated concentration.
Project description:Abstract: The crenarchaeal order Sulfolobales collectively contains at least five major terminal oxidase complexes. Based on genome sequence information, all five complexes are found only in Metallosphaera sedula and Sulfolobus tokodaii, the two sequenced Sulfolobales capable of iron oxidization. While specific respiratory complexes in certain Sulfolobales have been characterized previously as proton pumps for maintaining intracellular pH and generating proton motive force (pmf), their contribution to sulfur and iron biooxidation has not been considered. For M. sedula growing in the presence of ferrous iron and reduced inorganic sulfur compounds (RISCs), global transcriptional analysis was used to track the response of specific genes associated with these complexes, as well as other known and putative respiratory electron transport chain elements. ORFs from all five terminal oxidase or bc1-like complexes were stimulated on one or more conditions tested. Components of the fox (Msed0467-0489) and soxNL-cbsABA (Msed0500-0505) terminal/quinol oxidase clusters were triggered by ferrous iron, while the soxABCDD' terminal oxidase cluster (Msed0285-0291) were induced by tetrathionate and S°. Chemolithotrophic electron transport elements, including a putative tetrathionate hydrolase (Msed0804), a novel polysulfide/sulfur/DMSO reductase-like complex (Msed0812-0818), and a novel heterodisulfide reductase-like complex (Msed1542-1550), were also stimulated by RISCs. Furthermore, several hypothetical proteins were found to have strong responses to ferrous iron or RISCs, suggesting additional candidates in iron or sulfur oxidation-related pathways. From this analysis, a comprehensive model for electron transport in M. sedula could be proposed as the basis for examining specific details of iron and sulfur oxidation in this bioleaching archaeon. 5-slide loop of Mse cells includes 5 conditions tested: yeast exact (Y), yeast extract + ferrous sulfate (YFS), yeast extract + potassium sulfate (YKS), yeast extract + potassium tetrathionate (YKT), and yeast extract + elemental sulfur (YS). Half of an RNA sample for one condition was labeled with Cy3 while the other half was labeled with Cy5. The two differently labeled samples were run on different slides. Each probe is spotted on each slide 5 times (5 replicates; spot intensities for all replicates on slide provided in associated raw data file).