Project description:We set out to test the hypothesis that formaldehyde inhalation exposure significantly alters miRNA expression profiles within the nasal epithelium of nonhuman primates. Here, cynomolgus macaques were exposed to 0, 2, and 6 ppm formaldehyde for 6 hours/day across two consecutive days. RNA was extracted from the nasal maxilloturbinate region, a direct target of formaldehyde inhalation exposure. Genome-wide miRNA expression levels were assessed using microarrays.
Project description:We set out to test the hypothesis that formaldehyde inhalation exposure significantly alters miRNA expression profiles within the nasal epithelium of nonhuman primates. Here, cynomolgus macaques were exposed to 0, 2, and 6 ppm formaldehyde for 6 hours/day across two consecutive days. RNA was extracted from the nasal maxilloturbinate region, a direct target of formaldehyde inhalation exposure. Genome-wide miRNA expression levels were assessed using microarrays. Cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) were exposed to 0, 2 and 6 ppm formaldehyde for 6 hours/day across two consecutive days using whole body exposure chambers. RNA was extracted from the nasal maxilloturbinate region, a direct target of formaldehyde inhalation exposure. Genome-wide miRNA expression levels were assessed using microarrays.
Project description:Exogenous formaldehyde disrupts genomic/epigenomic profiles in the rodent nose and white blood cells (WBCs) related to inflammation and immune signaling, although it does not reach the circulating blood. We aimed to compare and contrast alterations in genomic signaling in the nose and circulating blood of non-human primates exposed to formaldehyde. We used microarrays to identify transcripts that were diffentially expressed in response to formaldehyde inhalation exposure. A total of 14 primates received two consecutive days of 6-hour whole body inhalation exposures consisting of either filtered air (n = 6) or a target of 6 ppm formaldehyde (n = 8). To assess formaldehyde-induced changes in genome-wide gene expression profiles, RNA samples extracted from the nasal epithelium and circulating WBCs were labeled and hybridized to the Affymetrix Cynomolgus Macaque Gene 1.0 ST Array.
Project description:Early and sustained innate immune response defines pathology and death in nonhuman primates infected by highly pathogenic influenza virus.
