Project description:Cl-amidine treatment reduces autoantibody responses in CIA. Sera were collected from Cl-amidine and control treated mice, and autoantibodies in these samples were profiled using Synovial Antigen Arrays. Significance Analysis of Microarrays (SAM) was used to analyze the antigen array datasets, and identified 8 antigens with a significant difference in autoantibody reactivity (false discovery rate (q) < 5%). Hierarchical clustering was then performed to elucidate the relationships between the autoantibody profiles. The Cl-amidine treated mice clustered together and exhibited lower autoantibody titers against all of the 8 antigens identified by SAM, including autoantibody reactivity to native epitopes derived from cartilage as well as citrulline-modified filaggrin peptides.
Project description:We used microarrays to detail the gene expression profile during WAT -beige transition by treatment of beta adrenergic receptor agonist . Stromal vascular fractions (SVF) from mice (n = 3/group) that received vehicle or beta3 adrenergic receptor agonist, CL, treatment were served for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays. We are trying to find out angiogenic factors genes dynamics during white adipose tissues (WAT) - beige transition.
