Project description:Thyroid hormone has a positive effect on endochondral bone growth. Few studies have looked at the interaction between thyroid hormone exposures and intramembranous bone derived cells. We used microarray as one tool to determine the gene expression profile of intramembranous (calvarial) derived murine pre-osteoblsts after thyroxine exposure.
Project description:Thyroid hormone has a positive effect on endochondral bone growth. Few studies have looked at the interaction between thyroid hormone exposures and intramembranous bone derived cells. We used microarray as one tool to determine the gene expression profile of intramembranous (calvarial) derived murine pre-osteoblsts after thyroxine exposure. We isolated whole RNA from MC3T3-E1 cells treated with proliferation media or proliferation media with thyroxine at a dose of 10^-6 mol./liter for 3 or 7 days in culture. We then used an Affymetrix array and compared expression profiles between control and experimental treatments.
Project description:Effects of Ilex paraguariensis and Ligularia fischeri extracts on osteogenesis and bone microenvironment in mouse osteoblasts (MC3T3-E1)
Project description:Effects of Ilex paraguariensis and Ligularia fischeri extracts on osteogenesis and bone microenvironment in mouse osteoblasts (MC3T3-E1)
Project description:Recently, serotonin and serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) drugs have been shown to have an effect on the development and maintenance of bone. However, little is known about its role in craniofacial development. We used microarray as one tool to determine the gene expression profile of intramembranous (calvarial) derived murine pre-osteoblasts after citalopram (SSRI) exposure.
Project description:Thyroid hormone is know to effect growth and development. However little is know about the hormone thyroxine's effect on craniofacial growth and suture development. We used microarray as one tool to determine gene expression profile of wild type and craniosynostotic (Twist 1 +/-) suture cells after thyroxine exposure. We isolated whole RNA from Wild type C57BL6 and Twist 1 +/- suture derived calvarial cells and treated with proliferation media and with thyroxine 10^-6 mol/liter for 3 or 7 days in culture. We then used an Affymetrix array and compared expression profiles between control and experimental treatments.
