Project description:We analyzed paw skin polar and lipid metabolites in mice (C57BL/6J) in response to two dietary interventions. The first was: 1) low fat (LFD), 2) serine/glycine-free LFD (-SG LFD), high fat (HFD), and serine/glycine-free HFD (-SG HFD). And the second was: 1) low fat (LFD), high fat (HFD), serine/glycine-free HFD (-SG HFD), and serine/glycine-free HFD (-SG HFD) with myriocin (0.3 mg/kg every other day) treatment. The goal of the study was to determine the impact of dietary serine/glycine restriction and myriocin treatment on the hepatic lipidome.
Project description:We analyzed hepatic polar and lipid metabolites in mice (C57BL/6J) in response to two dietary interventions. The first was: 1) low fat (LFD), 2) serine/glycine-free LFD (-SG LFD), high fat (HFD), and serine/glycine-free HFD (-SG HFD). And the second was: 1) low fat (LFD), high fat (HFD), serine/glycine-free HFD (-SG HFD), and serine/glycine-free HFD (-SG HFD) with myriocin (0.3 mg/kg every other day) treatment. The goal of the study was to determine the impact of dietary serine/glycine restriction and myriocin treatment on the hepatic lipidome.
Project description:Epithelial cells provide an initial line of defense against damage and pathogens in barrier tissues such as the skin; however this balance is disrupted in obesity and metabolic disease. Skin gamma delta T cells recognize epithelial damage and release cytokines and growth factors that facilitate wound repair. To determine the impact of obesity and metabolic disease on skin gamma delta T cells, we isolated skin gamma delta T cells from 10-week old C57BLKS/J lean db/+ and obese db/db animals for further study. Due to a deficiency in the leptin receptor (db), homozygous db/db animals do not process satiety signals, continually eat and develop severe obesity and metabolic disease. Skin gamma delta T cells isolated from these animals were compared for changes in mRNA expression using microarray. We have determined that obesity and metabolic disease negatively impacts homeostasis and functionality of skin gamma delta T cells, rendering host defense mechanisms vulnerable to injury and infection. The goal of this experiment was to compare skin gamma delta T cells in a control mouse to skin gamma delta T cells isolated from an obese mouse to see what homeostatic changes occur in obesity and metabolic disease. gamma delta T cells were isolated from two 10-week old lean db/+ control and two 10-week old obese db/db animals for comparison. We wanted to determine which growth factors and signaling pathways were altered in skin gamma delta T cells residing in the obese environment.
Project description:Epithelial cells provide an initial line of defense against damage and pathogens in barrier tissues such as the skin; however this balance is disrupted in obesity and metabolic disease. Skin gamma delta T cells recognize epithelial damage and release cytokines and growth factors that facilitate wound repair. To determine the impact of obesity and metabolic disease on skin gamma delta T cells, we isolated skin gamma delta T cells from 10-week old C57BLKS/J lean db/+ and obese db/db animals for further study. Due to a deficiency in the leptin receptor (db), homozygous db/db animals do not process satiety signals, continually eat and develop severe obesity and metabolic disease. Skin gamma delta T cells isolated from these animals were compared for changes in mRNA expression using microarray. We have determined that obesity and metabolic disease negatively impacts homeostasis and functionality of skin gamma delta T cells, rendering host defense mechanisms vulnerable to injury and infection.
Project description:Vitamin D insufficiency may exacerbate non-specific inflammation observed in older adults. Here, we tested the hypothesis that an inflammatory gene signature present in old skin following saline injection (as model for non-specific needle injury) normalizes after oral vitamin D3 supplementation. To define the saline-induced signature, we compared gene expression in skin biopsies taken six hours after saline injection in old adults (≥65 years) to biopsies from unmanipulated skin. We then assessed signature expression in saline-injected skin of old and young adults (<40 years), and in paired samples of old adults before and after oral vitamin D3 supplementation (6400 IU/day for 14 weeks), where median serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D increased from 43 nmol/L (interquartile range 36-53 nmol/L) to 131 nmol/L (interquartile range 115-147 nmol/L). This submission comprises 112 samples from 57 individuals.
Project description:Genome wide H3K27ac CHIP sequencing was performed in the ER positive breast cancer cell line MCF7 cultured in serine-free media for 24h, with or without supplementation with 2 mM glycerol triacetate.
Project description:This study aimed at investigating the impact of chronic ingestion of sebacic acid (SA), a 10 carbons medium-chain dicarboxylic acid, on glycemic control in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes (db/db mice). Three groups of 15 mice were fed for 6 weeks either a chow diet (Ctrl), or a chow diet supplemented with 1.5% or 15% (SA1.5% and SA15% resp.) energy from SA. Fasting glycemia was measured once a week and HbA1c before and after supplementation. An oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed at the end of the supplementation. Gene expression was determined by transcriptomic analysis on the liver of the Ctrl and SA15% groups. Results-After 42 days of supplementation, fasting glycemia and HbA1c were ~70% and ~25% lower in the SA15% group compared to other groups showing a beneficial effect of SA on hyperglycemia. During OGTT, blood glucose area under the curve (AUC) was reduced after SA15% compared to other groups. This effect was associated with a tendency for an improved insulin response. In the liver, Pck1 and FBP mRNA were statistically decreased in the SA15% compared to Ctrl suggesting a reduced hepatic glucose output induced by SA. Conclusions-Dietary supplementation of SA largely improves glycemic control in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes. This beneficial effect may be due (1) to a reduced hepatic glucose output resulting from transcriptional down regulation of key gluconeogenesis genes and (2) to an improved glucose induced-insulin secretion. Microarray analysis of 6-8 wk old male BKS.Cg-m+/+Leprdb/J 000642 db/db mice. 2 groups. n=15/group: 1) Control group. 2) Sebacic acid high dose group - 15% (77.6g/kg food, â??9g/kg body weight per day).
Project description:The Janus liposozyme robustly eradicates infections and rapidly promotes wound closure and re-epithelialization on diabetic skin wound infected with methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). We used single cell RNA sequencing(scRNA-seq) to deep analyse local immune homeostasis manipulated by Janus on skin cells obtained from db/db mice .
Project description:Stem cells are fundamental units of tissue remodeling, whose functions are dictated by lineage-specific transcription factors. Home to epidermal stem cells and their upward stratifying progenies, skin relies upon its secretory functions to form the outmost protective barrier, of which a transcriptional orchestrator has been elusive. KLF5 is a Krüppel-like transcription factor broadly involved in development and regeneration, whose lineage specificity, if any, remains unclear. Here we report KLF5 specifically marks the epidermis, and its deletion leads to skin barrier dysfunction in vivo. Lipid envelopes and secretory lamellar bodies are defective in KLF5-deficient skin, accompanied by preferential loss of complex sphingolipids. KLF5 binds to and transcriptionally regulates genes encoding rate-limiting sphingolipid metabolism enzymes. Remarkably, skin barrier defects elicited by KLF5 ablation can be rescued by dietary interventions. Finally, we found KLF5 is widely suppressed in human diseases with disrupted epidermal secretion, and its regulation of sphingolipid metabolism is conserved in human skin. Altogether, we establish KLF5 as a disease-relevant transcription factor governing sphingolipid metabolism and barrier function in the skin, likely representing a long-sought secretory lineage defining factor across tissue types.