Project description:This study is the first to show changes of m6A abundance in circRNAs in cerebral infarction by Methylated RNA immunoprecipitation (MeRIP) and circRNA microarray. The bioinformatics analysis predicted the possible functions and related pathways of m6A modified circRNAs in secondary injury and the repair of cerebral infarction. Our results provide new insights into the molecular mechanism of infarct stroke.
Project description:In experimental animal studies, control sham groups are essential to reduce the influence of the surgical intervention on the analysis. The intraluminal filament procedure is one of the most common models of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) used in the study of brain ischemia. However, in these studies, the sham group has not usually been included in the experimental design. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relevance of the sham group by analyzing and comparing the brain protein profile between a sham and an MCAO ischemic group. In the sham group, 98 dysregulated proteins were detected compared to the 171 in the ischemic group. Moreover, a comparative study of both protein profiles showed the existence of a pool of 57 proteins that appeared dysregulated in both sham and ischemic animals. These results indicate that the surgical procedure required for intraluminal occlusion of the MCA induces changes in brain protein expression that are not associated with the ischemic lesion. This study highlights the importance of including control sham groups in the experimental design to guarantee that the therapeutic target under study is not affected by the surgical intervention.
Project description:To evaluate the change of gene expression at cerebral infarction by the treatment of IV-human umblical cord derived mesenchymal stem cell. RNA was isolated from the ipsilateral hemisphere to MCAo in rats. At 72 h post-MCAo, the ipsilateral hemisphere subjected to MCAo was used for mRNA microarray. RNA was isolated from the ipsilateral hemisphere to MCAo in rats without MCAo (control group, n=5), rats treated with 1x106 IV-hUMSC (hUMSC group, n=6) and saline (saline group, n=5) at 24h post-MCAo.
Project description:Middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo) in rat represent the ischemic stroke in human. Rodents subjected to MCAo and treated with venom phospholipase A2 showed reduction in infarct volume after 24hours of stroke. We studied the global gene expression of the reduction in infarct volume using Affymetrix Gene Chips. We analysed all the genes that were up or down regulated in the study. Total RNA isolated from sham, MCAo and MCAo+nPLA rat brains, was pooled to minimize inter-individual variation and hybridized to each array of the RAE-230A or U34A GeneChipTM according to protocols described in the GeneChipTM expression analysis package (Affymetrix, CA).
Project description:Animal experiments were performed with male Sprague-Dawley rats (Charles River Laboratories, Boston, MA) weighing 150 ? 200 grams. All experimental protocols used in this study were approved by the Subcommittee on Research Animal Care, Massachusetts General Hospital. Rats were individually housed in a temperature-controlled (25oC) and light-controlled room (12h light-dark cycle) and allowed to adjust to their new surroundings for at least 5 days prior to the experiment. Water and rat chow were provided ad libitum to the animals. On the day of the treatment, the animals were randomly divided into two groups, burned and sham-burned. The burn injury consisted of a full-skin-thickness scald burn of the dorsum, calculated to be ~ 20% of the rat?s total body surface area (TBSA), induced by immersing the designated area in boiling water for 10 s (45). Rats were resuscitated with an intra-peritoneal injection of sterile saline solution (1.5 mL/Kg body weight/% TBSA) immediately after burn. The mortality rate of this treatment was negligible. At each time point (1, 2, 4, and 7d), three animals belonging to each group were sacrificed, the liver and serum collected, and stored at ?80oC after being inflicted with 20% TBSA burn injury. Sham-burn rats (n=3) considered as the control were treated identically except that they were immersed into a 37oC water bath and immediately sacrificed to collect the livers. Keywords = Burn Liver microarray genechip time course Keywords: time-course
Project description:To investigate the effect of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) on gene expression profile after focal cerebral ischemia in mouse, we employed Agilent SurePrint G3 Mouse Gene Expression 8M-CM-^W60K Microarray as a platform to identify which genes influenced by VEGF in mouse after focal cerebral ischemia. Mice were randomized to sham group, in which mice underwent sham surgery; MCAO group, in which transient (90 min) middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model was performed and mice received vehicle (PBS, 0.01M, pH 7.4) intracerebroventricularly in the right lateral ventricle 3hr after reperfusion; VEGF group (n = 36), in which rhVEGF-A165 (10M-NM-<g/ml, dissolved in 0.01M PBS) was injected into the right lateral ventricle 3hr after reperfusion. Mice were sacrificed at 24hr after reperfusion, brains removed and peri-infarct areas were used for microarray. Gene expression microarray was applied to investigate the differentially expressed genes among sham group, MCAO group and VEGF group. Expression of thirty-seven genes was confirmed in the same RNA samples by real-time PCR. Gene expression in sham group, MCAO group and VEGF group was measured at 24 hours after reperfusion. Three independent experiments were performed using different mice for each experiment.
Project description:To investigate the effect of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) on gene expression profile after focal cerebral ischemia in mouse, we employed Agilent SurePrint G3 Mouse Gene Expression 8×60K Microarray as a platform to identify which genes influenced by VEGF in mouse after focal cerebral ischemia. Mice were randomized to sham group, in which mice underwent sham surgery; MCAO group, in which transient (90 min) middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model was performed and mice received vehicle (PBS, 0.01M, pH 7.4) intracerebroventricularly in the right lateral ventricle 3hr after reperfusion; VEGF group (n = 36), in which rhVEGF-A165 (10μg/ml, dissolved in 0.01M PBS) was injected into the right lateral ventricle 3hr after reperfusion. Mice were sacrificed at 24hr after reperfusion, brains removed and peri-infarct areas were used for microarray. Gene expression microarray was applied to investigate the differentially expressed genes among sham group, MCAO group and VEGF group. Expression of thirty-seven genes was confirmed in the same RNA samples by real-time PCR.