Project description:To investigate the development of aldosterone-producing adenoma, we profiled cells of different areas of the adjacent adrenal cortex by snRNAseq to obtain possible trajectories towards adenoma formation.
Project description:Whole genomic microarray analysis was performed in order to identify gene expression profile alterations focusing on the dysplastic adenoma-carcinoma transition. Our aims were to determinate characteristic transcript sets for developing diagnostic mRNA expression patterns for objective classification of benign and malignant colorectal diseases and to test the classificatory power of these markers on an independent sample set. Total RNA was extracted from colonic biopsy samples of histologically negative patients and of patients with adenoma or colorectal cancer and were hybridized on Affymetrix HGU133 Plus 2.0 microarrays
Project description:Whole transcriptome expression levels of healthy colonic, colorectal adenoma and colorectal cancer biopsy samples were analyzed by HTA 2.0 microarrays
Project description:Background: We tested the hypothesis that short-term supplementation with a physiological dose of folate can alter global gene expression in the colon of subjects with colorectal adenoma using a randomised double blind placebo controlled trial design. Materials and Methods: Fourteen subjects with histologically confirmed colorectal adenoma, randomised to receive folic acid (400M-BM-5g/d, n=6) or placebo (n=8) for 10 weeks, had blood samples and colonic tissue biopsies collected before and after the intervention. Blood samples were used to determine serum and red cell folate, plasma homocysteine, and genetic polymorphisms in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR C677T) and methionine synthase (MS A2756G). RNA extracted from normal-appearing colonic tissue samples was used to determine global gene expression in the colon using AffymetrixM-oM-^CM-^R Microarray GeneChips. Microarray results were confirmed by quantitative real time RT-PCR. Two methods were used to analyse the microarray data: (1) differences between pre- and post-intervention gene expression values in the folic acid and placebo groups separately using paired-sample t tests; (2) differences between the folic acid and placebo groups in the ratio of post-intervention to pre-intervention gene expression values using independent sample t-tests. Results: (1) Following intervention, sixty seven genes were up-regulated and 13 genes were down-regulated in the folic acid group, while 21 genes were up-regulated and none were down-regulated in the placebo group (P<0.05, adjusted for multiple testing). (2) Thirty six genes were up-regulated and 18 genes were down-regulated in the folic acid group when compared with placebo, but none of these were statistically significant after adjustment for multiple testing. These genes are involved in multiple pathways, including cell cycle, signal transduction, cell differentiation, transport, cell division, cell motility, protein transport and immune response. There were no genes involved in 1-carbon metabolism that were altered in expression, although several genes involved in neoplasia were up-regulated. Conclusions: These results indicate that while folic acid can modify gene expression, it is difficult to separate its effects from the natural variability in gene expression in the colon. Fourteen patients with colorectal adenoma were treated with either folate supplementation (6 subjects) or a placebo (8 subjects) for 10 weeks in a randomised double-blind trial. Colonic biopsies of normal tissue were taken before and after the intervention, and analysed for gene expression.
Project description:Patients with germline APC mutations are recognized by hundreds of adenoma polyps in colon, which will give rise to adenocarcinoma inevitably. Over 700 germline APC mutations have been reported to be the leading cause of adenomatous polyposis. However, the underlying mechanism of APC mutation triggered colonic cancer remains mysterious. Here, using a modified STRT-seq protocol, we analyzed over 4000 single cells from the four matching adenomatous polyposis, adenocarcinoma, adjacent normal colon tissue and one lymphatic metastasis from four adenomatous polyposis patients with APC mutations. We identified the main cell types existed in human intestine such as B cells, mast cells, T cells, macrophage cells, endothelial cells, stromal cells and epithelial cells. And the proportional changes of various cell types during the development of adenoma were showed. The transcriptomic similarities and differences between adenoma, adenocarcinoma and adjacent normal tissue were comprehensively investigated. For better understanding the tumor progression process, we also take advantage of other genomic signatures, such as SNV and CNV. We found that the gene expression signatures of adenoma and adenocarcinoma were largely similar when compared with adjacent normal tissue. But the mutation accumulation was indeed observed during the progression from adenoma to adenocarcinoma. To summarized, our work will help us accurately investigate the pathogenic mechanism and heterogeneity of APC inactive mutation triggered colonic cancer, which will also help us better understand the non-familial colorectal cancers
Project description:These samples have been analyzed for global alternative splicing variation on exon-level expression data using the FIRMA algorithm. We have identified and described transcriptome instability as a genome-wide, pre-mRNA splicing related characteristic of solid cancers. This Series consists of 19 normal colonic mucosa samples from colorectal cancer patients, and is an amendment to a larger series of colorectal cancer and adjacent normal colonic mucosa samples analyzed for gene expression at the exon-level (GSE24550).
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human adrenocortical tumors. Gene expression profile of normal adrenal cortex, hormonally inactive adenoma, cortisol-secreting Cushing-adenoma and primary adrenocortical cancer tissues were compared. The goal of this study was to identify significant differences in the gene expression of these groups. Further aim was to reveal biologically relevant pathogenetic pathways altered at transcriptional and posttranscriptional level, as well.
Project description:The majority of colon carcinomas are known to develop in tubular adenomas through multi-stage carcinogenesis. Recently, we have reported a simple and reproducible method for the expression profiling using microdissected cells from formalin-fixed tissue samples (Lee et al, World J Gastroenterol, 11:1937-1945, 2005). Using the method, we analyzed the expression profiling in colon tubular adenoma/carcinoma sequence. Epithelial cells of carcinoma, tubular adenoma, and normal colon mucosa were microdissected from colon tubular adenomas containing focal adenocarcinomas. Keywords: disease (colon cancer) state analysis