Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs.
Project description:Anisomycin is known as a potent apoptosis inducer by activating JNK/SAPK and inhibiting protein synthesis during translation. However, only few details are known on the mechanism of apoptosis induced by this compound. Genes in apoptosis induced by anisomycin in human leukemia U937 cells were investigated by using an Affymetrix GeneChip system. DNA fragmentation and phosphatidylserine externalization assays clearly demonstrated that anisomycin induced apoptosis in a time- and concentration- dependent manner. Of 22,283 probe sets analyzed, this compound down-regulated 524 probe sets and up-regulated 523 by a factor 1.5 or greater. Keywords: anisomycin, gene expression, Human lymphoma U937 cell
Project description:The rationale underlying hyperthermia is the fact that temperatures over 42.5˚C are highly cytotoxic to tumor cells. On the other hand, although mild hyperthermia at a range from 39 to 41˚C alone did not induce cytotoxicity in tumor cells, mild hyperthermia is reported to show a synergism with radiotherapy and anti-cancer drugs. Here, the effects of mild hyperthermia (41˚C for 30 min) on the gene expression in human lymphoma U937 cells were investigated using by an Affymetrix GeneChip system. Although the cells treated with the mild hyperthermia did not induce apoptosis, a significant increase in protein levels of heat shock proteins, Hsp40 and Hsp70, was observed following activation of heat shock factor-1. At 3 h post-treatment, 938 probe sets that were differentially expressed by >1.5-fold were identified. Keywords: mild hyperthermia, gene expression, Human lymphoma U937 cell
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing normoxic MSCs cells with hypoxic MSCs cells. Hypoxia may inhibit senescence of MSCs during expansion. Goal was to determine the effects of hypoxia on global MSCs gene expression.
Project description:Cold atmospheric pressure plasma (CAP) is known as a source of biologically active agents, such as reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS). Recent medical investigations have focused on applying CAP to cancer treatment. There is also growing evidence that exposure of cells to CAP or CAP-activated medium induces apoptosis in cancer cells, and ROS and/or RNS are considered to be effective agents to CAP-induced apoptosis. More recently, we demonstrated that Ar-CAP or Ar containing 2.5 % of N2 (Ar-N2-CAP) significantly induced apoptosis in human lymphoma U937 cells. However, a detailed molecular mechanism underling the induction of apoptosis by CAP in cancer cells is unclear. In the present study, to identify genes involved in the induction of apoptosis by CAP in human lymphoma U937 cells, global-scale gene expression analysis was performed using a GeneChip® system. Human lymphoma U937 cells were treated with Ar-CAP or Ar-N2-CAP. Total RNA samples were prepared from the cells, and quality of the RNA was analyzed using a Bioanalyzer 2100. Gene expression was analyzed by an Affymetrix GeneChip® system with a Human Genome U133-plus 2.0 array. Sample preparation for array hybridization was carried out as described in the manufacturerâs instructions.
Project description:Paeoniflorin (PF) isolated from paeony root (Paeoniae radix) has been used as an herbal medicine in East Asis for its anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, and immunoregulatory effects. PF is known to be a chemical heat shock protein (HSP) inducer. The effects on the gene expression in human lymphoma U937 cells treated with PF were investigated using by an Affymetrix GeneChip system. PF treatment induced Hsp70 expression in U937 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner as shown in Western blot analysis. When the cells were treated with PF (160 μg/ml; 30 min), 41 up-regulated and 23 down-regulated genes were identified. Keywords: paeoniflorin, gene expression, Human lymphoma U937 cell
Project description:Gene methylation profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells comparing HPV E6/E7-transfected MSCs cells with human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT)- and HPV E6/E7-transfected MSCs. hTERT may increase gene methylation in MSCs. Goal was to determine the effects of different transfected genes on global gene methylation in MSCs.
Project description:Hyperthermia is widely used to treat patients with various cancers. 42.5˚C is well known as the inflection point of hyperthermia and generally up to 42˚C of hyperthermia is used in clinical cases combined with other therapies. Here, the effects of heat stress at 42 or 44˚C for 15 min on the gene expression in human lymphoma U937 cells were investigated using an Affymetrix GeneChip system. The cells were treated with heat stress (42 or 44°C for 15 min), followed by incubation for 0, 1, 3 or 6 h at 37°C. The percentage of DNA fragmentation was 8.4 ± 2.2 (mean ± SD) at 42°C for 6 h and 21.0 ± 2.0 at 44°C for 6 h. Of approximately 47,000 probe sets analyzed, many genes that were differentially expressed by a factor 2.0 or greater were identified in the cells treated with heat stress at 42 and 44°C. U937 cells, a human lymphoma cell line, were treated with heat stress (42 or 44°C for 15 min), followed by incubation for 0, 1, 3 or 6 h at 37°C. Non-treated cells served as the control. Total RNA samples were prepared from the cells. Gene expression was analyzed by an Affymetrix GeneChip® system with a Human Genome U133-plus 2.0 array for analysis of over 47,000 transcripts. Sample preparation for array hybridization was carried out as described in the manufacturer’s instruction