Project description:Expression profiles of 7-day cultured HSPCs in the presence or absence of valproic acid and/or lithium. Two small molecules, valproic acid (VPA) and lithium (Li), were tested to inhibit differentiation of hematopoietic stem/progenitor (HSPC) cells in culture. HSPCs exposed to VPA and Li during differentiation-inducing culture preserved an immature cell phenotype, provided radioprotection to lethally irradiated recipients and enhanced in vivo repopulating potential. Furthermore, VPA and Li synergistically preserved expression of stem cell-related genes and repressed genes involved in differentiation. Target genes were collectively co-regulated during normal hematopoietic differentiation. Additionally, transcription factor networks were identified as possible primary regulators. Our results demonstrate that the combination of VPA and Li potently prevents differentiation at the biological and the molecular level, and provide evidence to suggest that combinatorial screening of chemical compounds may uncover possible additive/synergistic effects to modulate stem cell fate decisions. These data consist of total mRNA obtained from hematopoietic cells cultured for 7 days in the presence or absence of valproic acid and/or lithium. All samples were analyzed in independent biological triplicates.
Project description:Two small molecules, valproic acid (VPA) and lithium (Li), were tested to inhibit differentiation of hematopoietic stem/progenitor (HSPC) cells in culture. HSPCs exposed to VPA and Li during differentiation-inducing culture preserved an immature cell phenotype, provided radioprotection to lethally irradiated recipients and enhanced in vivo repopulating potential. Furthermore, VPA and Li synergistically preserved expression of stem cell-related genes and repressed genes involved in differentiation. Target genes were collectively co-regulated during normal hematopoietic differentiation. Additionally, transcription factor networks were identified as possible primary regulators. Our results demonstrate that the combination of VPA and Li potently prevents differentiation at the biological and the molecular level, and provide evidence to suggest that combinatorial screening of chemical compounds may uncover possible additive/synergistic effects to modulate stem cell fate decisions. These data consist of total mRNA obtained from hematopoietic cells cultured for 7 days in the presence or absence of valproic acid and/or lithium. All samples were analyzed in independent biological triplicates.
Project description:Expression profiles of LSK cells stimulated for 24h in the presence or in the absence of of valproic acid (VPA) The molecular process that underlies the biological effects of valproic acid (VPA), a widely used histone deacetylase inhibitor, on HSPCs was investigated by studying the early-response genes of VPA. Genome-wide gene expression studies revealed overrepresentation of genes involved in glutathione metabolism, receptor and signal transducer activity and changes in the HSPCs surface profile following short, 24h VPA treatment. Sca-1, a well-known and widely used stem cell surface marker, was identified as a prominent VPA target.VPA strongly preserved Sca-1 expression on LSK cells, but also re-activated Sca-1 on committed progenitor cells that were Sca-1 negative, thereby reverting them to the LSK phenotype. We demonstrated that re-acquired Sca-1 expression coincided with induced self-renewal capacity as measured by in vitro re-plating assays, while Sca-1 itself was not required for the biological effects of VPA as demonstrated using Sca-1 deficient progenitor cells. We show that VPA can induce several genes involved in signal transduction of which Sca-1 was shown to mark cells with increased self-renewal capacity. These data consist of total mRNA obtained from hematopoietic cells cultured for 24h in the presence or absence of valproic acid. All samples were analyzed in independent biological triplicates.
Project description:Early during culture of primary mouse HSCs gene expression changes. These expression alterations can be affected by treating cells with histone deacetylase inhibitor, valproic acid Primary mouse Hepatic stellate cells were cultured for short periods of time (4-16-64h) in presence or absence of valproic acid. Gene expression analysis (mouse Gene 1.0 ST arrays according to manufacturerM-bM-^@M-^Ys manual 701880Rev4 (Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA)), in vitro stellate cell activation and inhibition of the activation by valproic acid treatment.
Project description:Transcriptional changes of mouse precision-cut liver slices (PCLS) after three days of culture were determined using RNA sequencing. PCLS were cultured for three days in the absence or presence of 2.5 mM valproic acid sodium salt (VPA). Illumina NovaSeq SP was used for sequencing.
Project description:Expression profiles of LSK cells stimulated for 24h in the presence or in the absence of of valproic acid (VPA) The molecular process that underlies the biological effects of valproic acid (VPA), a widely used histone deacetylase inhibitor, on HSPCs was investigated by studying the early-response genes of VPA. Genome-wide gene expression studies revealed overrepresentation of genes involved in glutathione metabolism, receptor and signal transducer activity and changes in the HSPCs surface profile following short, 24h VPA treatment. Sca-1, a well-known and widely used stem cell surface marker, was identified as a prominent VPA target.VPA strongly preserved Sca-1 expression on LSK cells, but also re-activated Sca-1 on committed progenitor cells that were Sca-1 negative, thereby reverting them to the LSK phenotype. We demonstrated that re-acquired Sca-1 expression coincided with induced self-renewal capacity as measured by in vitro re-plating assays, while Sca-1 itself was not required for the biological effects of VPA as demonstrated using Sca-1 deficient progenitor cells. We show that VPA can induce several genes involved in signal transduction of which Sca-1 was shown to mark cells with increased self-renewal capacity.
Project description:Valproic acid (VPA) is a short-chain fatty acid used in the treatment of epilepsy and also considered to be an epigenetic modifier by functioning as a histone deacetylase (HDAC)-inhibitor. The aim of this study was to search for gene altered by VPA in human endothelial cells. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) from five individuals were cultured in the absence or presence of 4mM VPA for 24h. Cells were cultured in EGM-2 medium and all experiments were performed in passages 1 or 2.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of primary cord blood hematopoietic stem cell (day 0, CD34+ cells), enriched control (untreated), Scriptaid and Valproic acid expanded CD34+ cells after a week in culture Individal cord blood CD34+ cells were processed individually and equal number of reisolated CD34+ cells from 3-4 samples were pooled after expansion to avoid the sample variations. Gene expression profiles of primary human cord blood CD34+ cells (day0), primary cells (PC) expanded in the presence or absence of histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACIs) in serum containing cultures supplemented with a combination of cytokines (SCF, FLT3, IL3 and TPO) for 7 days.
Project description:We report the transcritpome of purified CD34+ cells from cultures initiated with cord blood CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells that were expanded ex vivo in Stemline II media supplemented with a cytokine cocktail in the presence or absence of valproic acid for 6 days .