Project description:Trauma induces a “genomic storm” of gene expression in circulating leukocytes. We hypothesized that the neutrophil contribution to this response after blunt trauma varies with the magnitude of physiologic insult and with exposure to additional and subsequent inflammatory stimuli.
Project description:Time dependent-profiles in the gene expression level following lateral moderate fluid percussion injury in the rat brain We used microarray to elucidate relationship between the alteration of gene expression levels and the progression of brain damages following traumatic brain injury. To examine the levels of gene expression in the early phase of traumatic brain injury, we analyzed the gene expression at 3, 6, 12, and 48 h after trauma using the lateral moderate fluid percussion TBI model. The ratios of the gene expression level were compared between chips corresponding to the 3, 6 and 12 h fluid percussion groups and the sham group chips. On the other hand, the rations of gene expression level after 48 h FPI were compared with 48 h sham chip, because the gene expression levels of 48 h sham chip were distinct from sham group chips (3, 6 and 12 h) in the cluster and principal components analyses.
Project description:Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) represent a large global disease burden and can result in several short- and long-term deficits. Treatment for TBIs are limited, however stem cell therapies involving either transplantation of exogenous stem cells or stimulation of endogenous stem cells have been proposed. These approaches possess issues with survival and differentiation of stem/progenitor cells, which highlights the need to elucidate mechanisms necessary for complete regeneration. Zebrafish exhibit a robust neuronal regenerative capacity following damage in various parts of the central nervous system. In this study, we use a modified blunt-force TBI (bfTBI) model, the most common type of TBI seen in the human population, to damage the adult zebrafish telencephalon and examine cellular and molecular consequences. This model induces a variety of TBI-related phenotypes across different injury severities, which mimic the pathologies observed following bfTBI in humans. Additionally, we show that after bfTBI, cells in the zebrafish telencephalon, including radial glia (RGC), non-glial neural progenitors (NPs), and neuroblasts, proliferate and differentiate into various neural cell types. We performed a snRNA-Seq analysis of the damaged and regenerating telencephalon, which revealed heterogeneity among the progenitor cells. Further, the snRNA-Seq demonstrated that quiescent radial glia became activated upon injury and yielded neural progenitor cells. To functionally assess how the regenerative process is regulated, we knocked down the expression of PdgfrB and demonstrated that it played a role in maintaining RGC quiescence. Collectively, this study provides a foundation for future studies of neuronal regeneration in the adult zebrafish telencephalon following a bfTBI.
Project description:C. elegans exhibit an age-dependent mechanical stress response to blunt force injury. Stress responses are often defined in part by an elicited cellular transcriptional response. We find in C. elegans that mechanical stress by blunt trauma induces a distinct and age-dependent transcriptional program.
Project description:Screen of traumatic brain injury-associated genes from lncRNA m6A-modified transcriptomes in the cerebral cortex of mice after repetitive mild traumatic brain injury
Project description:Time dependent-profiles in the gene expression level following lateral moderate fluid percussion injury in the rat brain We used microarray to elucidate relationship between the alteration of gene expression levels and the progression of brain damages following traumatic brain injury.
Project description:Analysis of the dentate gyrus of traumatic brain injury model. Results provide insight into the molecular mechanism underlying TBI.
Project description:Analysis of the dentate gyrus of traumatic brain injury model. Results provide insight into the molecular mechanism underlying TBI.
Project description:Background: Traumatic brain injury is a medical event of global concern, and a growing body of research suggests that circular RNA can play very important roles in traumatic brain injury. To explore the functions of more novel and valuable circular RNA in traumatic brain injury response, a moderate traumatic brain injury in rat was established and a comprehensive analysis of circular RNA expression profiles in rat cerebral cortex was done. Results: As a result, 301 up-regulated and 284 down-regulated circular RNAs were obtained in moderate traumatic brain injury rats, the Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analysis were performed based on the circular RNA’s host genes, and a circRNA-miRNA interaction network based on differentially expressed circular RNAs was constructed. Also, four circular RNAs were validated by RT-qPCR and sanger sequencing. Conclusion: This study showed that differentially expressed circular RNAs existed between rat cerebral cortex after moderate traumatic brain injury and control. And this will provide valuable information for circular RNA research in the field of traumatic brain injury.