Project description:To explore the gene expression prolife in the chroniclly hypoxic myocardium, 8 rats were divided randomly into normoxic (n=4) or chroniclly hypoxic (n=4) group, and were exposed to room air (21% O2) or continued hypoxia (10% O2) for 4 weeks. Heart tissues were collected and RNA sequencing was applied to detect the overall gene expression prolife. Genes with adjusted P-value ≤0.01 (corrected by Benjamini-Hochberg) and |log2_ratio|≥0.585 are identified as differentially expressed genes. RNA sequencing identified a total of 2014 gene with statistical significances, among which 1260 genes were significantlly increased and 754 genes were significantlly decreased. The results showed that gene expression profiling was perturbed in chronically hypoxic myocardium.
Project description:Gene expression was evaluated in the myocardium of male Wistar rats after a single sc administration of 0.5 mg of isoproterenol, a β-adrenergic agonist that causes acute tachycardia with subsequent myocardial necrosis. Histology of the heart, clinical chemistry and hematology were evaluated at 9 time-points (0.5 hr to 14 d post-injection). Myocardial gene expression was evaluated at 4 time-points (1 hr to 3 d). Contraction bands and loss of cross striation were identified on phosphotungstic acid-hematoxylin-stained sections 0.5 hr post-dosing. Plasma troponin I elevation was detected at 0.5 hr, peaked at 3 hr, and returned to baseline values at 3 d post-dosing. Interleukin 6 (Il6) expression spiked at 1-3 hr and was followed by a short-lived time-dependant dysregulation of its downstream targets. Concurrently and consistent with the kinetics of the histologic findings, many pathways indicative of necrosis/apoptosis (p38 MAPK signaling, NF-kB signaling) and adaptation to hypertension (PPAR signaling) were over-represented at 3 hr. The 1 d and 3 d time-points indicated an adaptative response, with down-regulation of the fatty acid metabolism pathway, up-regulation of the fetal gene program, and superimposed inflammation and repair at 3 d. These results suggest early involvement of Il6 in isoproterenol-induced myocardial necrosis and emphasize the value of early time-points in transcriptomic studies Keywords: time course study of Isoproternol hydrochloride
Project description:Knee osteoarthritis (KOA), as a degenerative multifactorial disease, affects the quality of life and mental health of patients, and also brings a huge socioeconomic burden. Treating synovitis have shown promise as anti-inflammatory therapeutics in mitigating OA symptoms and disease progression. Here, by analysing synovial single-cell sequencing (scRNA-seq) data from KOA, we found that synovial fibroblasts (FLS) in OA synovium showed a distinct pro-inflammatory phenotype. We collected synovial tissue from patients with clinical OA as well as from healthy donors, and histological examination was consistent with findings in scRNA-seq. Inspired by recent cross-tissue fibroblast lineage studies, we identified by sequencing that healthy FLS in synovial tissues share transcriptome-level similarities with dermal fibroblasts (DFb). Subsequently, we revealed the local as well as systemic distribution of intra-articular injected DFbs by constructing/extracting two types of rat fibroblasts (luciferase DFbs as well as GFP DFbs). The results demonstrate that DFbs can be locally retained in the synovium for up to three weeks following targeted engrafting on it. And intra-articular injection does not result in DFbs migration to vital organs or the occurrence of histological changes in these organs. A rat model of KOA was constructed by anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) in order to study the therapeutic effect of DFbs on KOA. After injection, the rats showed improvement in painful gait. In addition, histological as well as imaging results showed reduced synovitis and improvement in articular cartilage. Finally we verified the protective effect of DFbs on cytokine-stimulated chondrocytes in a co-culture system.
Project description:Introduction: β-adrenergic stimulation using β-agonists such as isoproterenol has been routinely used to induce cardiac fibrosis in experimental in animal models. While transcriptome changes in surgical models of cardiac fibrosis such as Transverse aortic constriction (TAC), and coronary artery ligation (CAL) are well-studied, transcriptional changes during isoproterenol induced cardiac fibrosis is not well explored. Methods: Cardiac fibrosis was induced in male C57BL6 mice by administration of isoproterenol for 4, 8 or 11 days at 50mg/kg/day dose. Temporal changes in gene expression were studied by RNA sequencing. Results: We observed a significant alteration in the transcriptome profile across the different experimental groups compared to the saline group. Isoproterenol treatment caused upregulation of genes associated with ECM organization, cell-cell contact, three-dimensional structure, and cell growth, while genes associated with fatty acid oxidation, sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ion transport, and cardiac muscle contraction are downregulated. A number of known long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and putative novel lncRNAs exhibited differential regulation. Conclusion: In conclusion, our study shows that isoproterenol administration leads to the deregulation of genes relevant to ECM deposition and cardiac contraction and serves as an excellent alternate model to the surgical models of heart failure.
Project description:Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphorus insecticide that despite imposed restricitions on its use by the EPA, is one of the most commonly used insecticides. Although CPF is so widely used little is known about its effect on overall gene expression in vivo. DNA microarray technology was used to determine differential gene expression resulting from chlorpyrifos (CPF) exposure. Keywords: Dose course
Project description:d-serine is naturally present throughout the human body. It is also used as add-on therapy for treatment-refractory schizophrenia. d-Serine interacts with the strychnine-insensitive glycine binding site of NMDA receptor, and this interaction could lead to potentially toxic activity (i.e., excitotoxicity) in brain tissue. The transcriptomic changes that occur in the brain after d-serine exposure have not been fully explored. Affymetrix microarray technology was used to determine differential gene expression resulting from D-Serine exposure. Keywords: Dose course