Project description:Kabuki syndrome is a Mendelian intellectual disability syndrome caused by mutations in either of two genes (KMT2D and KDM6A) involved in chromatin accessibility. We previously showed that an agent that promotes chromatin opening, the histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) AR-42, ameliorates the deficiency of adult neurogenesis in the granule cell layer of the dentate gyrus, and rescues hippocampal memory defects in a mouse model of Kabuki syndrome (Kmt2d+/βGeo). Unlike a drug, a dietary intervention could be quickly transitioned to the clinic. Therefore, we have explored whether treatment with a ketogenic diet could lead to a similar rescue through increased amounts of beta-hydroxybutyrate, an endogenous HDACi. Here, we report that a ketogenic diet in Kmt2d+/βGeo mice modulates H3ac and H3K4me3 in the granular cell layer, with concomitant rescue of both the neurogenesis defect and hippocampal memory abnormalities seen in Kmt2d+/βGeo mice; similar effects on neurogenesis were observed upon exogenous administration of beta-hydroxybutyrate. These data suggests that dietary modulation of epigenetic modifications through elevation of beta-hydroxybutyrate may provide a feasible strategy to treat the intellectual disability seen in Kabuki syndrome and related disorders. We used microarrays to query global gene expression changes in the hippocampus of wild type and Kmt2d+/βGeo (Kabuki syndrome model) mice on a regular diet to identify specific gene expression abnormalities in the hippocampus of the Kabuki syndrome mouse model.
Project description:The ketogenic diet has long been used to treat epilepsy, but its mechanism is not yet clearly understood. To explore the potential mechanism, the changes in gene expression induced by the ketogenic diet in the rat kainic acid (KA) epilepsy model were analyzed. Two-condition experiment, Normal diet-fed rat brain vs. Ketogenic diet-fed rat brain. Duplicate per array
Project description:10x v3 single cell RNA-Seq of cultured primary hippocampal neural stem/progenitor cells (NPCs) (isolated by microdissection from E17 day embryos) from wild type or Kmt2d+/B-Geo mice (a haploinsufficiency model of Kabuki Syndrome). Cells are either undifferentiated (day0) or differentiated via growth factor withdrawl for 2, 4, or 8 days.
Project description:Zinc is an essential trace element that is closely related to learning and memory ability. The hippocampus plays an important role in learning and memory and has the highest zinc concentration in the brain. Severe zinc deficiency (zinc-deprived diet) significantly alter hippocampal protein expression and impair learning and memory abilities. However, no study has investigated the effects of marginal zinc deficiency (low zinc diet) on hippocampal proteins and learning and memory abilities. In this study, the rat model after 4 and 8 weeks of feeding with low zinc diet was first used to identify and quantify the hippocampal proteins of low zinc rats by high-thoughput proteomics technology. Explore the changes of hippocampus proteome patterns after 4 and 8 weeks of feeding with low zinc diet were compared with those in control rats.
Project description:Mutation in KMT2D, a histone-lysine N-methyl transferase, is responsible for majority of Kabuki syndrome in human. A mouse model of Kabuki syndrome with heterzygous mutation of KMT2D, KMT2D+/bGeo was created to understand the disease mechanism and for drug discovery. TAK-418-418, a lysine-specific histone demethylase (LSD1) inhibitor, was tested on these mice for therapeutic treatment of the disease. Differences between expression levels among different experimental conditions was evaluated by high throughput RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq).
Project description:The ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) is produced during dietary restriction, fasting, and exercise. A ketogenic diet (KD) results in long-term production of BHB outside of these contexts. We sought to determine a protein-matched, non-obese ketogenic diet (KD) would affect the longevity and healthspan of C57BL/6 male mice. We find that feeding KD every-other-week to prevent obesity (cyclic KD) reduces mid-life mortality but does not affect maximum lifespan. Similar feeding of a non-ketogenic high-fat/low-carbohydrate (HF) diet may have an intermediate effect on mortality. Cyclic KD improves memory performance in old age, while modestly improving composite measures of healthspan. RNAseq gene expression analysis identifies down-regulation of insulin, TOR, and fatty acid synthesis pathways as possible longevity mechanisms common to KD and HF. However, up-regulation of fasting-related PPARα target genes is unique to KD, consistent across tissues, and preserved in old age, suggesting a mechanism for an incremental benefit from KD. In all, we show that a non-obese ketogenic diet improves survival, memory, and healthspan into old age. These gene expression studies were carried out on 12 month-old male C56BL/6 mice from the NIA Aged Rodent Colony, habituated to AIN-93M control diet and then either maintained on this diet or switched for one week to a 75% kcal fat non-ketogenic high-fat diet or a 90% kcal fat ketogenic diet (all diets with 10% kcal from carbohydrates). Tissues were harvested in the middle of the nighttime feeding period (MN-3am).
Project description:KMT2D+/bGeoation in KMT2D, a histone-lysine N-methyl transferase, is responsible for majority of Kabuki syndrome in human. A mouse model of Kabuki syndrome with heterzygous KMT2D+/bGeoation of KMT2D, KMT2D+/bGeo was created to understand the disease mechanism and for drug discovery. TAK-418-418, a lysine-specific histone demethylase (LSD1) inhibitor, was tested on these mice for therapeutic treatment of the disease. Rescue of genome wide chromatin abnormality, which has been reported in KMT2D+/bGeo mice, was evaluated by high throughput next generation sequencing following chromatin immunoprecipitation of H3K4me1 and H3K4me3.
Project description:The ketogenic diet has long been used to treat epilepsy, but its mechanism is not yet clearly understood. To explore the potential mechanism, the changes in gene expression induced by the ketogenic diet in the rat kainic acid (KA) epilepsy model were analyzed.
Project description:<h4><strong>INTRODUCTION: </strong>Approximately 1% of the world's population is impacted by epilepsy, a chronic neurological disorder characterized by seizures. One-third of epileptic patients are resistant to AEDs, or have medically refractory epilepsy (MRE). One non-invasive treatment that exists for MRE includes the ketogenic diet, a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet. Despite the KD's success in seizure attenuation, it has a few risks and its mechanisms remain poorly understood. The KD has been shown to improve metabolism and mitochondrial function in epileptic phenotypes. Potassium channels have implications in epileptic conditions as they have dual roles as metabolic sensors and control neuronal excitation.</h4><h4><strong>OBJECTIVES: </strong>The goal of this study was to explore changes in the lipidome in hippocampal and cortical tissue from Kv1.1-KO model of epilepsy.</h4><h4><strong>METHODS: </strong>FT-ICR/MS analysis was utilized to examine nonpolar metabolome of cortical and hippocampal tissue isolated from a Kv1.1 channel knockout mouse model of epilepsy (n = 5) and wild-type mice (n = 5).</h4><h4><strong>RESULTS: </strong>Distinct metabolic profiles were observed, significant (p < 0.05) features in hippocampus often being upregulated (FC ≥ 2) and the cortex being downregulated (FC ≤ 0.5). Pathway enrichment analysis shows lipid biosynthesis was affected. Partition ratio analysis revealed that the ratio of most metabolites tended to be increased in Kv1.1-/-. Metabolites in hippocampal tissue were commonly upregulated, suggesting seizure initiation in the hippocampus. Aberrant mitochondrial function is implicated by the upregulation of cardiolipin, a common component in the mitochondrial membrane.</h4><h4><strong>CONCLUSION: </strong>Generally, our study finds that the lipidome is changed in the hippocampus and cortex in response to Kv1.1-KO indicating changes in membrane structural integrity and synaptic transmission.</h4>