Project description:Even though these results have shown several key proteins played an import role in radiation tolerance mechanism of DR, they were lack of the deep protein coverage, global protein analysis as well as the dynamic changes of DR, which limits further understanding of biological changes in response to ionizing radiation. To the best of our knowledge, the global and specific radiation tolerance mechanism of DR has not been elucidated yet. Therefore, a label-free quantitative proteomics was applied to conduct a systematic and comprehensive proteomic analysis on DR after 6 kGy γ-irradiation at different time point. Differentially abundant proteins (DAPs) with a fold-change cutoff were reported. These proteins, providing a deep understanding of the molecular response to ionizing radiation.
Project description:Normal lung tissue tolerance constitutes a limiting factor in delivering the required dose of radiotherapy to cure thoracic and chest wall malignancies. Patient genetic predisposition, the volume of irradiated lung and combination regimens consisting of concurrent chemotherapy are correlated with increased risk of radiation induced toxicity in lung. The main purpose of this study is to investigate dose-response regulations of fractionated (5-fractions) of mouse lung irradiation based on a comprehensive dose-escalation program, for a better understanding of molecular mechanism governing radiation induced lung fibrosis.
Project description:Normal lung tissue tolerance constitutes a limiting factor in delivering the required dose of radiotherapy to cure thoracic and chest wall malignancies. Patient genetic predisposition, the volume of irradiated lung and combination regimens consisting of concurrent chemotherapy are correlated with increased risk of radiation induced toxicity in lung. The main purpose of this study is to investigate dose-response regulations of mouse lung irradiation based on a comprehensive dose-escalation program, for a better understanding of molecular mechanism governing radiation induced lung fibrosis by high-LET carbon-ions versus conventional low-LET X-ray.
Project description:Human bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) are key elements of the hematopoietic environment and they play a central role in bone and bone marrow physiology. However, how key BMSC functions are regulated is largely unknown. We analyzed the role of the immediate early response transcription factor EGR1 as key BMSC regulator and found that EGR1 was highly expressed in prospectively-isolated primary BMSCs, downregulated upon culture, and lower in non-CFU-F-containing CD45neg BM cells. Furthermore, EGR1 expression was lower in proliferative regenerating adult and fetal primary cells compared to adult steady-state BMSCs. Accordingly, EGR1 overexpression markedly decreased BMSC proliferation but considerably improved hematopoietic stroma support function as indicated by an increased production of transplantable CD34+CD90+ hematopoietic stem cells in expansion co-cultures. The improvement of BMSC stroma support function was mediated by increased expression of hematopoietic supporting genes, such as VCAM1 and CCL28. On the other hand, EGR1 knockdown increased ROS-mediated BMSC proliferation, and clearly reduced BMSC hematopoietic stroma support potential. These findings thus show that EGR1 is a key BMSC transcription factor with a dual role in regulating proliferation and hematopoietic stroma support function that is controlling a genetic program to coordinate the specific functions of BMSC in their different biological contexts.
Project description:BMSC gene expression profiling was completed to examine the baseline neurotrophin and receptor gene expression in BMSC and to evaulate changes in gene expression in response to NGF or BDNF stimulation In the study, primary BMSC were treated with recombinant human NGF or BDNF for 24 hours. Following treatment, RNA isolated from the BMSC were analyzed using the Human Neurotrophin and Receptor Gene Array HS-018
Project description:Tardigrades can survive remarkable doses of ionizing radiation, up to about 1000 times the lethal dose for humans. How they do so is incompletely understood. We found that the tardigrade Hypsibius exemplaris suffers DNA damage upon gamma irradiation, but damage is repaired. We show that tardigrades have a specific and robust response to ionizing radiation: irradiation induces a rapid and dramatic upregulation of many DNA repair genes. By expressing tardigrade genes in bacteria, we validate that increased expression of some repair genes can suffice to increase radiation tolerance. We show that at least one such gene is necessary for tardigrade radiation tolerance. Tardigrades’ ability to sense ionizing radiation and massively upregulate specific DNA repair pathway genes may represent an evolved solution for maintaining DNA integrity.
Project description:In this study, the DEGs in leaves of R. soongorica in response to PEG-induced drought stress, UV-B radiation, combined stress by UV-B radiation and PEG-induced drought, and combined stresses by UV-B radiation, PEG-induced drought and NaCl in contrast to control group were examined, respectively, using DGE tag profiling technology. Analysis of gene expression related to stress response should provide further insight into the molecular mechanisms of stress tolerance in R. soongorica. Based on the putative functions of the identified genes, some important genes may be cloned. Moreover, the cloning of stress tolerance genes and determination of their expression patterns may offer some attractive candidate genes and valuable information for improving stress tolerance of plants through genetic engineering.
Project description:The objective of the present study was to compare the secretome of BMSC (BMSC-CM) to that of L-PRF (LPRF-CM) – an established standard for GF therapy, in the context of wound healing and regeneration.
Project description:Tardigrades can survive remarkable doses of ionizing radiation, up to about 1000 times the lethal dose for humans. How they do so is incompletely understood. We found that the tardigrade Hypsibius exemplaris suffers DNA damage upon gamma irradiation, but damage is repaired. We show that this tardigrade has a specific and robust response to ionizing radiation: irradiation induces a rapid upregulation of many DNA repair genes. This upregulation is unexpectedly extreme, making some DNA repair transcripts among the most abundant transcripts in the animal. By expressing tardigrade genes in bacteria, we validate that increased expression of some repair genes can suffice to increase radiation tolerance. We show that at least one such gene is important for tardigrade radiation tolerance. We hypothesize that tardigrades’ ability to sense ionizing radiation and massively upregulate specific DNA repair pathway genes may represent an evolved solution for maintaining DNA integrity.