Project description:We compared PBMC genomic response to exercise in both early (EG) and late-pubertal girls (LG) Experiment Overall Design: Twenty healthy females (age range 8-17 y/o) participated in this study. A blood sample was taken before the onset of exercise and immediately after 30-min exercise bout. PBMCs were isolated using OptiPrep® Density Gradient Medium (SIGMA). Total RNA was extracted using TRIzol®. cRNA was hybridized onto Affymetrix U133+2 arrays (total of 40 chips).
Project description:We compared PBMC genomic response to exercise in both early (EB) and late-pubertal boys (LB) Experiment Overall Design: Twenty healthy males (age range 8-18 y/o) participated in this study. A baseline blood sample was taken before the onset of exercise and immediately after 30-min exercise bout. PBMCs were isolated using OptiPrepï Density Gradient Medium (SIGMA). Total RNA was extracted using TRIzol®. cRNA was hybridized onto Affymetrix U133+2 arrays (total of 40 chips).
Project description:Studying microRNAs in the immune cells of athletes offers a novel perspective on the molecular regulation of immune function and recovery, potentially uncovering strategies to enhance performance and resilience to physical stress. However, PBMC microRNA expression in endurance athletes, such as runners and cyclists, remains underexplored, especially with regard to sex differences. This study aimed to (i) assess sport- and sex-specific differences in PBMC microRNA expression induced by acute aerobic exercise in runners and cyclists, (ii) evaluate the impact of maximal (trial A) and sub-maximal (trial B) exercises, and (iii) examine correlations between PBMC microRNAs and exercise performance. Methods: A total of 58 participants were included: 22 runners (9 females), 18 cyclists (9 females), and 18 active controls (9 females). Participants underwent VO2max and time-to-exhaustion tests, with blood samples collected pre- and post-exercise to analyze PBMC microRNA levels. Results: Runners exhibited a stronger microRNA response than cyclists or controls, with significant sex-based differences. After maximal intensity exercise, 279 microRNAs (255 upregulated) were altered in runners, compared to only 7 microRNAs (none upregulated) in cyclists. Exercise intensity and duration had sport-specific effects on microRNA expression. Time-to-exhaustion in runners and weekly training volume in both groups were significantly associated with changes in PBMC microRNA profiles. Conclusion: This study reveals that PBMC microRNA expression in response to acute aerobic exercise is sport- and sex-specific, providing new insights into the molecular adaptations of endurance athletes and their relationship to athletic performance.
Project description:Purpose. Exercise typically reduces tumour growth, proliferation, and improves outcomes. Many of these effects require exercise to change gene expression within a tumour, but whether exercise affects gene expression within a tumour has not been investigated yet. The aim of this study was therefore to find out whether one bout of endurance exercise alters gene expression and proliferation in a C26 carcinoma in immunocompetent mice. Methods. BALB/c were injected with C26 colon carcinoma cells. Once the tumours had formed, the mice either ran for 65 min with increasing intensity or rested before the tumour was dissected. The tumours were then analysed by RNA-Seq and stained for the proliferation marker KI67. Results. One bout of running for 65 minutes did not systematically change gene expression in C26 carcinomas of BALB/c mice that ran for 65 minutes when compared to BALB/c mice that were rested. However, when analysed for sex, the RNA expression of 17, mostly skeletal muscle-related genes was higher in the samples of the female mice taken post exercise. Further histological analysis showed that this signal likely comes from the presence of muscle fibres from the panniculus carnosus muscle inside the tumours. Also, we found no differences in the positivity for the proliferation marker KI67 in the control and exercise C26 carcinomas. Conclusion. A bout of exercise did not systematically affect gene expression or proliferation in C26 carcinomas in immunocompetent BALB/c mice.
Project description:Relatively brief bouts of exercise alter gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), but whether or not exercise changes gene expression in circulating neutrophils (whose numbers, like PBMCs, increase) is not known. We hypothesized that exercise would activate neutrophil genes involved in apoptosis, inflammation, and cell growth and repair, since these functions in leukocytes are known to be influenced by exercise. Blood was sampled before and immediately after 30-min of constant, heavy (about 80% peak O2 uptake) cycle-ergometer exercise in 12 healthy men (19-29 yr old) of average fitness. Neutrophils were isolated using density gradients; RNA was hybridized to Affymetrix U133+2 Genechip arrays. Using FDR<0.05 with 95% confidence a total of 526 genes were differentially expressed between before and after exercise. 316 genes had higher expression after exercise. The Jak/STAT pathway, known to inhibit apoptosis, was significantly activated (EASE score, p<0.005), but 14 genes were altered in a way likely to accelerate apoptosis as well. Similarly, both proinflammatory (e.g., IL32, TNFSF8 and CCR5) and anti-inflammatory (e.g., ANXA1) were affected. Growth and repair genes like AREG and FGF2 receptor genes (involved in angiogenesis) were also activated. Finally, a number of neutrophil genes known to be involved in pathological conditions like asthma and arthritis were altered by exercise, suggesting novel links between physical activity and disease or its prevention. In summary, brief heavy exercise leads to a previously unknown substantial and significant alteration in neutrophil gene expression. Experiment Overall Design: Twelve healthy men (19-29 yr old) participated in this study. A baseline blood sample was taken before the onset of exercise and immediately after 30-min exercise bout. Neutrophils were isolated using OptiPrep Density Gradient Medium (SIGMA). Total RNA was extracted using TRIzol. cRNA was hybridized onto Affymetrix U133+2 arrays (total of 24 chips).
Project description:Investigating acute exercise response over time in mice and rats Gene expression profiling of mice and rats (different training status), 1 hour after an acute exercise bout.
Project description:Regulated in DNA Damage and Development 1 (REDD1) is a stress induced protein whose expression is highly induced in skeletal muscle following a single bout of aerobic exercise. However, the role of this induction is unknown We used microarrays to detail the change in gene signature within skeletal muscle following a single bout of aerobic exercise in wild type and REDD1 null mice