Project description:Purpose: The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of ANGPTL3 inhibition on liver transcriptomes in LDLR KO mice. Methods: Mice were treated once weekly for 3 weeks with 25mg/kg control mAb or ANGPTL3 mAb. Livers were harvested 6 days after the last mAb treatment. Results: ANGPTL3 inhibition had no major impact on hepatic gene expression.
Project description:Genetic variants at the TRIB1 (Tribbles-homolog 1) gene locus are strongly associated with plasma lipid traits and the risk of coronary artery disease in humans. In this study, we analyzed the consequences of Trib1-deficiency (Trib1-/-) on hepatic gene expression in mice on the atherosclerosis-susceptible LDL-receptor deficient (Ldlr-/-) background. Therefore, Trib1-/- mice were crossed onto the Ldlr-/- background to generate double knockout mice (Trib1-/-Ldlr-/-) and fed a semisynthetic, modified AIN76 diet (0.02% cholesterol, 4.3% fat). At 20 weeks of age, Trib1-/-Ldlr-/- mice and Trib1+/+Ldlr-/- control mice were sacrificed and liver tissue was snap frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at -80°C until further processing. Total RNA was isolated from liver tissue (n=8 mice per genotype) and subjected to microarray gene expression analysis.
Project description:Organoids were established from non-tumorous cirrhotic liver tissue and treated with CLDN1 mAb or Control mAb for 4 days. Organoids were harvested and mRNA was extracted. RNAsequencing was performed for comparative gene expression profiling.
Project description:PCSK9 promotes the lysosomal degradation of cell surface LDL receptor (LDLR). We analyzed how excess LDLR generated by PCSK9 deficiency is differently handled in male and female mice to possibly unveil the mechanism leading to the lower efficacy of PCSK9 mAb on LDL-cholesterol levels in women. Analysis of intact or ovariectomized PCSK9 knockout (KO) mice supplemented with placebo or 17β-estradiol (E2) demonstrated that female, but not male mice massively shed the soluble ectodomain of the LDLR in the plasma. Liver-specific PCSK9 KO or alirocumab-treated WT mice exhibit the same pattern. This shedding is distinct from the basal one and is inhibited by ZLDI-8, a metalloprotease inhibitor pointing at ADAM10/ADAM17. In PCSK9 KO female mice, ZLDI- 8 raises by 80 % the LDLR liver content in a few hours. This specific shedding is likely cholesterol-dependent: it is prevented in PCSK9 KO male mice that exhibit low intra-hepatic cholesterol levels without activating SREBP-2, and enhanced by mevalonate or high cholesterol feeding, or by E2 known to stimulate cholesterol synthesis via the estrogen receptor-α. Liver transcriptomics demonstrates that critically low liver cholesterol in ovariectomized female or knockout male mice also hampers the cholesterol-dependent G2/M transition of the cell cycle. Finally, higher levels of shed LDLR were measured in the plasma of women treated with PCSK9 mAb. PCSK9 knockout female mice hormonally sustain cholesterol synthesis and shed excess LDLR, seemingly like women. In contrast, male mice rely on high surface LDLR to replenish their stocks, despite 80 % lower circulating LDL.
Project description:Dietary fiber such as inulin have been reported to promote cardiovascular and metabolic health. However, the mechanisms involved are not well understood. We studied effects of inulin on lipid metabolism in Ldlr deficient atherosclerosis mouse model using lipidomics and transcriptomics. Plasma and tissues were collected at 10 days and/or 12 weeks after feeding an atherogenic diet supplemented with inulin or cellulose (control).
Project description:To investigate the mechanism of hepatic Activin A in atherosclerosis, we studied LDLR-/- mice on a Western diet for 12 weeks and used adeno-associated viral vectors with a liver-specific thyroxine binding globulin (TBG) promoter to express Activin A or GFP (control) We then performed gene expression profiling analysis using data obtained from RNA-seq of 3 different livers in each group
Project description:Here we study the effect of LPS in the transcriptome of thioglycollate-elicited peritoneal macrophages isolated from Ldlr knock out and Ch25h;Ldlr double knock out mice