Project description:Aristolochic acid nephropathy (AAN) is characterised by rapidly progressive tubulointerstitial nephritis culminating in end stage renal failure and urothelial malignancy. microRNAs (miRs) are small endogenous post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression implicated in numerous physiological and pathological processes. We aimed to characterise the mechanism of AA induced cell cycle arrest and its regulation by miRs. The microarray experiment was performed to identify differentially regulated microRNAs in human proximal tubulal epithelial cells treated with aristolochic acid (AA).
Project description:Aristolochic acid nephropathy (AAN) is characterised by rapidly progressive tubulointerstitial nephritis culminating in end stage renal failure and urothelial malignancy. microRNAs (miRs) are small endogenous post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression implicated in numerous physiological and pathological processes. We aimed to characterise the mechanism of AA induced cell cycle arrest and its regulation by miRs. The microarray experiment was performed to identify differentially regulated microRNAs in human proximal tubulal epithelial cells treated with aristolochic acid (AA). Analysis or differential miR expression in human proximal tubular epithelial cell line (HK-2) treated with 5ug/ml aristolochic acid, control (n=3) vs aristolochic acid (n=3)
Project description:The pqs operon of the bacteria P. aeruginosa is responsible for the production of at least 60 secreted compounds mainly hidroxy-quinolones (HAQs). Some of them, like PQS and HHQ, were found to be important signal that control the virulence of the bacteria. We have discover that one of the most abandon molecule produced by the pqs operon, 2 aminoacetophenone (2-AA), a volatile molecule serves as a unique signal. In contrast to the previous described PQS and HHQ, 2-AA is downregulating virulence and acute phase proteins and upregulating chronic phase proteins. In addition we have found that 2-AA promotes the formation of persisters cells that antibiotic tolerant. we have compared the genes profile of wild-type PA14 strain and its derivatives topA which lacks Topoisomerase I and pqsA that do not produces HAQs or 2-AA to cultures that were treated with 3mM of 2-AA.