Project description:Murine pancreatic beta cell line MIN6 was growth at two different concentrations of glucose (22,2 and 5,5 mM of glucose), 37ºC, 5% CO2 and was treated at four different concentrations of human amylin (0, 1, 10 and 20 uM) during three different times (2, 12 and 24 hours) Keywords = pancreatic beta cell Keywords = amylin Keywords = glucose Keywords: time-course
Project description:Human primary keratinocytes were collected at 0, 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 and 48 hours after addition of 1.8mM Calcium and RNA was extracted.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of MeJA-treated pearl millet seedlings over time [0, 12, 24 and 48 hours post treatment (hpt)]. Keywords: Time course, Stress response
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of SA-treated pearl millet seedlings over time [0, 12, 24 and 48 hours post treatment (hpt)]. Keywords: Time course, Stress response
Project description:Acute occlusion of a coronary artery results in swift tissue necrosis. Bordering areas of the infarcted myocardium may also experience impaired blood supply and reduced oxygen delivery leading to altered metabolic and mechanical processes. While transcriptional changes in hypoxic cardiomyocytes are well-studied, little is known about the proteins that are actively secreted from these cells. We established a novel secretome analysis of cardiomyocytes by combining stable isotope labeling and click chemistry with subsequent mass spectrometry analysis. Further functional validation experiments included ELISA measurement of human samples, murine LAD ligation and adeno-associated virus (AAV) 9-mediated in vivo overexpression in mice. The presented approach is feasible for the analysis of the secretome of primary cardiomyocytes without serum starvation. 1026 proteins were identified to be secreted within 24 hours, indicating a 5-fold increase in detection compared to former approaches. Among them, a variety of proteins have so far not been explored in the context of cardiovascular pathologies. One of the most strongly upregulated secreted factors upon hypoxia was proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 6 (PCSK6). Validation experiments revealed an increase of PCSK6 on mRNA and protein level in hypoxic cardiomyocytes. PCSK6 expression was elevated in hearts of mice following 3 days of ligation of the left anterior descending artery, a finding confirmed by immunohistochemistry. ELISA measurements in human serum also indicate distinct kinetics for PCSK6 in patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction, with a peak on day 3 post-infarction. Transfer of PCSK6-depleted cardiomyocyte secretome resulted in decreased expression of collagen I and III in fibroblasts compared to control treated cells, and siRNA mediated knockdown of PCSK6 in cardiomyocytes impacted transforming growth factor-β activation and mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 3 (SMAD3) translocation in fibroblasts. An Adeno-associated virus (AAV) 9-mediated, cardiomyocyte-specific overexpression of PCSK6 in mice resulted in increased collagen expression and cardiac fibrosis as well as decreased left ventricular function after myocardial infarction. In conclusion, a novel mass spectrometry-based approach allows the investigation of the secretome of primary cardiomyocytes. Analysis of hypoxia-induced secretion led to the identification of PCSK6 to be crucially involved in cardiac remodeling after acute myocardial infarction. Secretome analysis was performed on neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes (NRVCMs) which were incubated under hypoxic conditions (1.5% O2, 5% CO2, 93.5% N2) for 12 (Hypoxia 0-12h), 24 (Hypoxia 0-24h) and 30 (Hypoxia 24-30h) hours. Furthermore, knockdown (KD) of PCSK6 in vitro mediated by small interfering RNA (siRNA) was performed to investigate changes in the secretome of cardiomyocytes with PCSK6 KD vs. control (control siRNA) during 24 hours of hypoxia (PCSK6 KD 0-24h). Cells were pulse-labeled with AHA (L-azidohomoalanine) and SILAC (stable isotope labeling with amino acids in cell culture) for 12 (Hypoxia 0-12h), 24 (Hypoxia 0-24h/PCSK6 KD 0-24h) and 6 hours (Hypoxia 24-30h). For Hypoxia 0-12h 3 replicates, Hypoxia 0-24h 6 replicates, PCSK6 KD 0-24h 3 Replicates and Hypoxia 24-30h 2 replicates were performed with label-swap.
Project description:This study aims to implement methods for toxicological profiling of engineered nanomaterials using toxicogenomics, proteomics, and metabolomics along with computational analyses. For all three omics layers the human cell lines A549 (lung epithelial cells) and THP1 (monocytes) were separately exposed to the nanomaterials TiO2 NM104, MWNCT NM401, and Ag NM300k. Proteomics and metabolomics samples have been performed as biological triplicates and were taken after 0, 6, 12, 24, and 48 hours. To assess ecotoxic effects C. elegans worms were grown in soil treated with NM300k. Ecotox samples were taken only at 0 and 24 hours. Integrating all three omics layers will enable the identification of (novel) ENM specific modes of action (MoA).
Project description:Myristic acid, the 14-carbon saturated fatty acid (C14:0), is usually associated with negative consequences for human health, and in particular its consumption is correlated to an increased cardiovascular disease risk. Since it is a little abundant into the cells, its specific properties and functional roles have not been fully described. The aim of this study was to explore the cell response to this fatty acid to help explaining clinical findings on the relationship between C14:0 and cardiovascular disease. Primary murine hepatocytes were used as a model to investigate the hepatic response to C14:0 in a proteomic approach. C14:0 treatment (250 µM) of primary murine hepatocytes confirmed that myristic acid induces lipid droplet accumulation as shown by cellular imaging and elevated perilipin 2 levels on cellular proteome level. The functionally enriched pathways were involved in protein synthesis, transport and degradation, protein depalmitoylation, unfolded protein response, lipid and cholesterol metabolism, mitophagy in response to depolarization, and cell cell adhesion. Our data provide for the first time quantitative proteomic data regarding C14:0 in primary murine hepatocytes (M1 in present dataset) and contribute to the elucidation of the molecular mechanisms through which this fatty acid can cause adverse health effects.