Project description:Cancer resistance is a major cause for longevity of the naked mole-rat. Recent liver transcriptome analysis in this animal compared to wild-derived mice revealed higher expression of alpha2-macroglobulin (A2M) and cell adhesion molecules, which contribute to the naked mole-rat’s cancer resistance. Notably, A2M is known to dramatically decrease with age in humans. We hypothesize that this might facilitate tumour development. Here we found that A2M modulates tumour cell adhesion, migration and growth by inhibition of tumour promoting signalling pathways, e.g. PI3K / AKT, SMAD and up-regulated PTEN via down-regulation of miR-21, in vitro and in tumour xenografts. A2M increases the expression of CD29 and CD44 but did not evoke EMT. Transcriptome analysis of A2M-treated tumour cells, xenografts and mouse liver demonstrated a multifaceted regulation of tumour promoting signalling pathways indicating a less tumorigenic environment mediated by A2M. By virtue of these multiple actions the naturally occurring A2M has strong potential as a novel therapeutic agent.
Project description:Cancer resistance is a major cause for longevity of the naked mole-rat. Recent liver transcriptome analysis in this animal compared to wild-derived mice revealed higher expression of alpha2-macroglobulin (A2M) and cell adhesion molecules, which contribute to the naked mole-rat’s cancer resistance. Notably, A2M is known to dramatically decrease with age in humans. We hypothesize that this might facilitate tumor development. Here we found that A2M modulates tumor cell adhesion, migration and growth by inhibition of tumor promoting signalling pathways, e.g. PI3K / AKT, SMAD and up-regulated PTEN via down-regulation of miR-21, in vitro and in tumor xenografts. A2M increases the expression of CD29 and CD44 but did not evoke EMT. Transcriptome analysis of A2M-treated tumor cells, xenografts and mouse liver demonstrated a multifaceted regulation of tumor promoting signalling pathways indicating a less tumorigenic environment mediated by A2M. By virtue of these multiple actions the naturally occurring A2M has strong potential as a novel therapeutic agent.
Project description:Comparison of liver transcriptome between RC-fed mice, HFD-fed mice with vehicle or nobiletin treatment provides the possibility to identify the effects of nobiletin on gene expression altered by HFD relative to RC. We used Illumina microarrays to analyze liver transcriptome of different treatment groups following exposure to RC, HFD.Veh (denoted as the HFD group) and HFD.NOB (denoted as the NOB group). The microarray experiment was performed to investigate effects of HFD and NOB on mouse liver transcriptome. Liver tissues were collected at ZT2 and ZT14 (corresponding to 2 hours after light on and light off, respectively). The pooled RNA samples, 4 mice each group, were used for the microarray.
Project description:Transcriptomic characterization of ABCD2 KO mice to fibrate treatment in liver tissue, 3 months of age ABCD2 KO and age-matched WT mice were administered fenofibrate (100 mg/kg/day) for 14 days.