Project description:Acute phase reactants serum amyloid A-1, 3 and micro RNA-135b, -449a, and -1 are induced in lungs of mice exposed to subtoxic doses of nano-titanium dioxide particles by inhalation In the present study we investigate pulmonary mRNA and miRNA profiles of mice exposed to subtoxic dose of nano-titanium dioxide particles by inhalation. We show dramatic induction of acute phase reactants, chemoattractants, immune and host defence related genes. We also demonstrate for the first time changes in miRNA profiles in the lungs in response to nanoTiO2. Keywords: Toxicology, disease state analysis, biomarkers of health effects
Project description:Our aims in this study were: 1) to identify the miRNAs of the bumble bees Bombus terrestris and B. impatiens; 2) to compare the total numbers of miRNAs between both bumble bee species and between them and the honey bee, Apis mellifera; and 3) to test whether the sequences and expression patterns of miRNAs were conserved between species. To investigate each of these aims we used miRNA-seq (deep sequencing of miRNA-enriched libraries) in B. terrestris, and bioinformatics prediction programs to identify miRNAs in both Bombus species. We identified 131 miRNAs in B. terrestris, and 114 in B. impatiens; of these, 17 were new miRNAs that had not previously been sequenced in any species. We found a striking level of difference in the miRNAs present between Bombus and A. mellifera, with 103 miRNAs in A. mellifera not being present in the genomes of the two bumble bees. miRNA profiles of Bombus terrestris at two developmental stages in larvae. This submission represents 'Bombus terrestris' component of study.
Project description:Our aims in this study were: 1) to identify the miRNAs of the bumble bees Bombus terrestris and B. impatiens; 2) to compare the total numbers of miRNAs between both bumble bee species and between them and the honey bee, Apis mellifera; and 3) to test whether the sequences and expression patterns of miRNAs were conserved between species. To investigate each of these aims we used miRNA-seq (deep sequencing of miRNA-enriched libraries) in B. terrestris, and bioinformatics prediction programs to identify miRNAs in both Bombus species. We identified 131 miRNAs in B. terrestris, and 114 in B. impatiens; of these, 17 were new miRNAs that had not previously been sequenced in any species. We found a striking level of difference in the miRNAs present between Bombus and A. mellifera, with 103 miRNAs in A. mellifera not being present in the genomes of the two bumble bees.
Project description:Expression of bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) from four colonies exposed to 3 different genotypes of the trypanosome parasite Crithidia bombi
Project description:Background: N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most prominent epitranscriptomic modification to RNA in eukaryotes, but it’s role in adaptive changes within the gestational environment are poorly understood. Nano titanium dioxide (TiO2) exposure is common during pregnancy, though the impact fetal progeny is not entirely understood. We propose that gestational exposure to nano-TiO2 contributes to cardiac m6A methylation in fetal offspring and indirectly contributes to mitochondrial dysfunction.
Project description:Background: N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most prominent epitranscriptomic modification to RNA in eukaryotes, but it’s role in adaptive changes within the gestational environment are poorly understood. Nano titanium dioxide (TiO2) exposure is common during pregnancy, though the impact fetal progeny is not entirely understood. We propose that gestational exposure to nano-TiO2 contributes to cardiac m6A methylation in fetal offspring and indirectly contributes to mitochondrial dysfunction.
Project description:Expression of bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) from four colonies exposed to 3 different genotypes of the trypanosome parasite Crithidia bombi RNA from guts of exposed individuals. Sacrificed 18hr after exposure.
Project description:Acute phase reactants serum amyloid A-1, 3 and micro RNA-135b, -449a, and -1 are induced in lungs of mice exposed to subtoxic doses of nano-titanium dioxide particles by inhalation In the present study we investigate pulmonary mRNA and miRNA profiles of mice exposed to subtoxic dose of nano-titanium dioxide particles by inhalation. We show dramatic induction of acute phase reactants, chemoattractants, immune and host defence related genes. We also demonstrate for the first time changes in miRNA profiles in the lungs in response to nanoTiO2. Keywords: Toxicology, disease state analysis, biomarkers of health effects Female C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 40 mg nanoTiO2/m3 for one hour/day for 11 consecutive days and were sacrificed 5 days following the last exposure. Left lung lobes and liver were removed and flash frozen. Total RNA was isolated from a small random part of the frozen lung and liver and was hybridized against universal mouse reference RNA to Agilent Oligo DNA microarrays (Agilent Technologies) containing 44,000 transcripts. Microarrays were normalized using a global LOWESS approach and analyzed by MAANOVA 2.0 and SAM. Microarray results were validated by real time RT-PCR. Impact of alteration in expression of select genes was further validated by analysing their total protein levels in lung tissue homogenates.
Project description:The toxicity and toxicogenomics of selected anatase and rutile nanoparticles (NP) and bulk titanium dioxide (TiO2) particles were evaluated in the soil nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Results indicated that bulk or nano-TiO2 particles were slightly toxic to soil nematode C. elegans, as measured by reproduction EC50 values ranging from 4 to 32 mg/L. Whole-genome microarray results indicated that the regulation of glutathione-S-transferase gst-3, cytochrome P450 cypp33-c11, stress resistance regulator scl-1, oxidoreductase wah-1, and embryonic development pod-2 genes were significantly affected by nano-sized and bulk TiO2 particles. More specifically, it was determined that anatase particles exerted a greater effect on metabolic pathways, whereas rutile particles had a greater effect on developmental processes. The up-regulation of the pod-2 gene corroborated the phenotypic effect observed in the reproduction test. Our results demonstrated that C. elegans is a good genomic model for nano-TiO2 toxicity assessment.