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2025-01-02 | GSE275129 | GEO
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2025-03-25 | GSE284321 | GEO
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2021-07-21 | GSE171360 | GEO
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2023-08-01 | E-MTAB-13168 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:High-Throughput Transcriptomic Profiling of PFAS Chemicals for Molecular Targets and Potency in HepaRG Cells
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Project description:Rapidly increasing number of man-made chemicals urges the development of reliable time- and cost-effective approaches for the carcinogen detection and identification. Considering this, the utility of high throughput microarray gene expression profiling for the identification of genotoxic and non-genotoxic carcinogens in vitro was investigated. Human terminally differentiated hepatic HepaRG cells were treated with model liver carcinogens, genotoxic carcinogen aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and non-genotoxic carcinogen methapyrilene, at IC10 and IC25 concentrations for 72 hours, and transcriptomic profiles were determined. Treatment of HepaRG cells with IC10 and IC25 concentrations of AFB1 resulted in altered expression of 538 and 3033 genes (p-value ≤0.01 and fold change ≥2.0), respectively, and treatment of HepaRG cells with methapyrilene at the IC10 and IC25 concentrations altered the expression of 1255 and 1861 genes, respectively. Pathway analysis of transcriptomic signatures in HepaRG cells treated with minimally cytotoxic IC10 concentrations of AFB1 and methapyrilene demonstrated a strong enrichment in genes involved in key carcinogen-associated pathways, including receptor-mediated effects, detoxification response, cell death and apoptosis, cell proliferation and survival, oxidative stress and inflammation. Importantly, DNA damage and repair, cell cycle progression, and cell cycle checkpoint control pathways were uniquely activated in AFB1-treated HepaRG cells, whereas receptor-mediated signaling detoxification response pathway was predominantly altered in methapyrilene-treated HepaRG cells. In summary, high throughput microarray gene expression approach identifies specific carcinogen-exposure-associated transcriptomic responses and identifies affected molecular pathways, and categorize pathways associated with carcinogen exposure in a short-term in vitro test.
2016-09-17 | GSE87028 | GEO
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| PRJNA286930 | ENA
Project description:Since initial regulatory action in 2010 in Canada, bisphenol A (BPA) has been progressively replaced by structurally related alternative chemicals. Unfortunately, many of these chemicals are data-poor, limiting toxicological risk assessment. We used high-throughput transcriptomics to evaluate potential hazards and compare potencies of BPA and 15 BPA alternative chemicals in cultured breast cancer cells. MCF-7 cells were exposed to BPA and 15 alternative chemicals (0.0005 – 100 µM) for 48 hrs. TempO-Seq sequencing (BioSpyder Inc.) was used to examine general toxicological effects and estrogen receptor alpha (ERα)-associated transcriptional changes. Benchmark concentration (BMC) analysis was conducted to identify two global transcriptomic points of departure (tPODs): (a) the lowest pathway median gene BMC and (b) the 25th lowest rank-ordered gene BMC. ERα activation was evaluated using a published transcriptomic biomarker and an ERα-specific tPOD was derived. Genes fitting BMC models were subjected to upstream regulator and canonical pathway analysis in Ingenuity Pathway Analysis. Biomarker analysis identified BPA and eight alternative chemicals as ERα active. Global and ERα tPODs produced highly similar potency rankings with BPAF as the most potent chemical tested, followed by BPA, BPC, 4,4’-BPF, BPAP, BPS, BADGE, 2,4’-BPF, Pergafast201®, D-8, 2,4’-BPS, TGSA, and BPS-MAE. Further, BPA and transcriptionally active alternative chemicals enriched similar gene sets associated with increased cell division and cancer-related processes. These data provide support for future read-across applications of transcriptomic profiling for risk assessment of data-poor chemicals and suggest that several BPA alternative chemicals may cause hazards at similar concentrations to BPA.
2022-08-18 | GSE211183 | GEO
Project description:Background: Modern testing paradigms seek to apply human-relevant cell culture models and integrate data from multiple test systems to accurately inform potential hazards and modes of action for chemical toxicology. In genetic toxicology, the use of metabolically competent human hepatocyte cell culture models provides clear advantages over other more commonly used cell lines that require the use of external metabolic activation systems, such as rat liver S9. HepaRG™ cells are metabolically competent cells that express Phase I and II metabolic enzymes and differentiate into mature hepatocyte-like cells, making them ideal for toxicity testing. We assessed the performance of the flow cytometry in vitro micronucleus (MN) test and the TGx-DDI transcriptomic biomarker to detect DNA damage-inducing (DDI) chemicals in human HepaRG™ cells after a 3-day repeat exposure. The biomarker, developed for use in human TK6 cells, is a panel of 64 genes that accurately classifies chemicals as DDI or non-DDI. Herein, the TGx-DDI biomarker was analyzed by Ion AmpliSeq whole transcriptome sequencing to assess its classification accuracy using this more modern gene expression technology as a secondary objective. Methods: HepaRG™ cells were exposed to increasing concentrations of 10 test chemicals (six genotoxic chemicals, including one aneugen, and four non-genotoxic chemicals). Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity were measured using the In Vitro MicroFlow® kit, which was run in parallel with the TGx-DDI biomarker. Results: A concentration-related decrease in relative survival and a concomitant increase in MN frequency were observed for genotoxic chemicals in HepaRG™ cells. All five DDI and five non-DDI agents were correctly classified (as genotoxic/non-genotoxic and DDI/non-DDI) by pairing the test methods. The aneugenic agent (colchicine) yielded the expected positive result in the MN test and negative (non-DDI) result by TGx-DDI. Conclusions: This next generation genotoxicity testing strategy is aligned with the paradigm shift occurring in the field of genetic toxicology. It provides mechanistic insight in a human-relevant cell-model, paired with measurement of a conventional endpoint, to inform the potential for adverse health effects. This work provides support for combining these assays in an integrated test strategy for accurate, higher throughput genetic toxicology testing in this metabolically competent human progenitor cell line.
2020-02-18 | GSE136009 | GEO