Project description:Inappropriate excess of the steroid hormone aldosterone, which is a mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) agonist, is associated with increased inflammation and risk of cardiovascular disease. MR antagonists are cardioprotective and antiinflammatory in vivo, and evidence suggests that they mediate these effects in part by aldosterone- independent mechanisms. We used affymetrix to characterize the effect of Mineralocorticoid Receptor deletion on macrophage transcriptional profile, and identify its requirement in normal glucocorticoid signalling.
Project description:Inappropriate excess of the steroid hormone aldosterone, which is a mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) agonist, is associated with increased inflammation and risk of cardiovascular disease. MR antagonists are cardioprotective and antiinflammatory in vivo, and evidence suggests that they mediate these effects in part by aldosterone- independent mechanisms. We used affymetrix to characterize the effect of Mineralocorticoid Receptor deletion on macrophage transcriptional profile, and identify its requirement in normal glucocorticoid signalling. We isolated mouse peritoneal macrophages from Myeloid MRKO mice and Floxed Controls, cultured in the presence or absence of corticosterone. RNA was extracted for Affymetrix cDNA hybridization. Each sample was pooled from experiments performed in triplicate.
Project description:To study effect of VRK1 deletion on spermatogenesis of the mouse, transciptomic analysis of genes in postnatal 8-day testicular cells of wild type and VRK1-deficient Mus musculus was performed.
Project description:To define the direct gene expression changes in normal human skeletal muscle with mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptor agonist and antagonist treatment.
Project description:Gene expression analysis of hearts from double transgenic mice with conditional, cardiomyocyte-specific, overexpression of the mineralocorticoid (MR) or of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR).
