Project description:DNA microarrays were used to investigate global gene expression patterns in cultured human umbilical artery endothelial cells (HUAECs) exposed to 1 nmol/L estradiol and/or 100 µg/ml oxidized low density lipoprotein (oxLDL) for 24 hours compared to control cells. HUAECs from 15 separate cultures were exposed to control (0.1% ethanol), 1nmol/L estradiol, 100 µg/ml oxLDL, or 1nmol/L estradiol + 100 µg/ml oxLDL treatments for 24 h. Total cellular RNA was extracted. Equal amounts of RNA extracted from 3 control cells or 3 estradiol-treated cells obtained from three different cultures were pooled, achieving five biological replicates of the control, five replicates that were treated with estradiol, five replicates that were treated with oxLDL and five replicates that were treated with estradiol+oxLDL . Therefore, a total number of 20 microarrays were developed.
Project description:DNA microarrays were used to investigate global gene expression patterns in cultured human umbilical artery endothelial cells (HUAECs) exposed to 1 nmol/L estradiol and/or 100 µg/ml oxidized low density lipoprotein (oxLDL) for 24 hours compared to control cells.
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: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:Regenerative capabilities of the human endothelium are governed by vessel-resident progenitors termed endothelial colony forming cells (ECFCs). Endothelial cells acquire mesenchymal phenotypes during atherogenesis, via a process termed endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT). This study aimed to investigate the molecular drivers of EndMT in the progenitor population under an atherogenic model. In the presence of oxidised low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL), cultured human ECFCs displayed classical features of EndMT, through reduced endothelial gene and protein expression, function as well as increased mesenchymal genes, contractility, and motility. Importantly, in vitro oxLDL resulted in a dramatic loss in progenitor self-renewal through single-cell colony formation assay and numbers. RNA sequencing of ECFCs exposed or not to oxLDL validated gene expression changes suggesting EndMT but identified SOX9 as one of the highly differentially expressed genes. ATACseq revealed SOX9 binding sites were associated with regions of dynamic chromosome accessibility resulting from exposure to oxLDL. EndMT phenotype and gene expression changes induced by oxLDL in vitro or high fat diet (HFD) in vivo was reversed by an shRNA knockdown of SOX9 or endothelial specific conditional knockout of Sox9 in murine models respectively. Finally, analysis of single cell RNA sequencing of human atherosclerotic aorta identified endothelial populations with mesenchymal characteristics overexpressing SOX9 when compared to controls. Overall, our findings support that in the atherogenic process, EndMT induced by oxLDL or HFD is driven by SOX9 and strongly affects progenitor function opening new avenues for targeting this process.
Project description:Regenerative capabilities of the human endothelium are governed by vessel-resident progenitors termed endothelial colony forming cells (ECFCs). Endothelial cells acquire mesenchymal phenotypes during atherogenesis, via a process termed endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT). This study aimed to investigate the molecular drivers of EndMT in the progenitor population under an atherogenic model. In the presence of oxidised low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL), cultured human ECFCs displayed classical features of EndMT, through reduced endothelial gene and protein expression, function as well as increased mesenchymal genes, contractility, and motility. Importantly, in vitro oxLDL resulted in a dramatic loss in progenitor self-renewal through single-cell colony formation assay and numbers. RNA sequencing of ECFCs exposed or not to oxLDL validated gene expression changes suggesting EndMT but identified SOX9 as one of the highly differentially expressed genes. ATACseq revealed SOX9 binding sites were associated with regions of dynamic chromosome accessibility resulting from exposure to oxLDL. EndMT phenotype and gene expression changes induced by oxLDL in vitro or high fat diet (HFD) in vivo was reversed by an shRNA knockdown of SOX9 or endothelial specific conditional knockout of Sox9 in murine models respectively. Finally, analysis of single cell RNA sequencing of human atherosclerotic aorta identified endothelial populations with mesenchymal characteristics overexpressing SOX9 when compared to controls. Overall, our findings support that in the atherogenic process, EndMT induced by oxLDL or HFD is driven by SOX9 and strongly affects progenitor function opening new avenues for targeting this process.
Project description:Analysis of ex vivo isolated lymphatic endothelial cells from the dermis of patients to define type 2 diabetes-induced changes. Results preveal aberrant dermal lymphangiogenesis and provide insight into its role in the pathogenesis of persistent skin inflammation in type 2 diabetes. The ex vivo dLEC transcriptome reveals a dramatic influence of the T2D environment on multiple molecular and cellular processes, mirroring the phenotypic changes seen in T2D affected skin. The positively and negatively correlated dLEC transcripts directly cohere to prolonged inflammatory periods and reduced infectious resistance of patients´ skin. Further, lymphatic vessels might be involved in tissue remodeling processes during T2D induced skin alterations associated with impaired wound healing and altered dermal architecture. Hence, dermal lymphatic vessels might be directly associated with T2D disease promotion. Global gene expression profile of normal dermal lymphatic endothelial cells (ndLECs) compared to dermal lymphatic endothelial cells derived from type 2 diabetic patients (dLECs).Quadruplicate biological samples were analyzed from human lymphatic endothelial cells (4 x diabetic; 4 x non-diabetic). subsets: 1 disease state set (dLECs), 1 control set (ndLECs)
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. One-condition experment, gene expression of 3A6
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.