Project description:To investigate sex differences in endothelial cell response to AngII, male and female human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) were treated with AngII for 24 hours. RNA seq was run, and demonstrated that female HUVEC had elevated genes associated with oxidative stress and inflammatory responses compared to male HUVEC following AngII treatment.
Project description:Significant sex differences exist in cardiovascular diseases. It is largely unknown whether sexually dimorphic gene expression plays a role, and whether cells themselves show intrinsic sex differences. We therefore performed whole genome expression analyses in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) from five sample pools with equal amounts of four individual RNAs from either male or female donors (altogether 20 male and 20 female donors) and compared levels of gene transcription between the sexes. Genes indicative for greater immune responsiveness were stronger expressed in female compared to male HUVEC. There was a significant enrichment of 77 immune-related genes in female HUVEC.
Project description:Sex-specific transcriptional differences between male and female human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) after shear stress.
Project description:Endothelial cell secretomes were analyzed using culture medium derived from control young and premature senescent human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC).
Project description:Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) expressing vPK (HUVEC-vPK) have a survival advantage over control HUVEC under conditions of extrinsic- and intrinsic-mediated apoptosis.
Project description:Preeclampsia-offspring have increased risks of developing cardiovascular disorders in adulthood, implicating that preeclampsia programs fetal vasculature in utero. Fetal sex is associated with the risk of preeclampsia but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. We hypothesize that preeclampsia alters fetal endothelial gene expression and disturbs cytokines and growth factors-induced endothelial function in a fetal sex-specific manner. Methods: RNAseq analysis was performed with female and male unpassaged (P0) human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) from normotensive and preeclamptic (PE) pregnancies and verified by RT-qPCR. Results: PE dysregulate 926 and 172 genes in female and male P0-HUVECs, respectively. PE differentially dysregulates cardiovascular diseases (i.e. heart failure) and endothelial function (i.e. endothelial cell migration, calcium, eNOS, and iNOS signaling)-associated genes in female and male P0-HUVECs. PE also differentially dysregulates TNF-, TGFβ1-, FGF2-, and VEGFA-regulated gene networks in female and male P0-HUVECs. Conclusions: There are sexual dimorphisms of PE-dysregulated cardiovascular diseases and endothelial function-associated genes/pathways in fetal endothelial cells in association with sexual dimorphisms of PE-dysregulated fetal endothelial function.
Project description:To compare the gene expression profiles of unpassaged, proliferating HUVEC and human iris, retinal and choroidal microvascular endothelial cells. Gene expression profiling revealed significant differences between HUVEC and ocular microvascular endothelial cells suggesting that HUVE cells may not be a suitable surrogate when studying pathophysiological mechanisms of ocular disorders. There were significant differences in the gene expression of important cell signalling pathways in human retinal and choroidal ECs. These differences may be important in the mechanisms and treatment of choroidal and retinal neovascularisation. 12 arrays are included. Endothelial cells were derived from 4 tissues: iris, retina, choroid and human umbilical vein. RNA extracts from cells were hybridised to Affymetrix HGU133plus2 arrays in triplicate.
Project description:We describe the transcriptional response to infection of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (Huvec) with different rubella virus strains
Project description:Question Addresses: What is the gene expression profile from human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and human Jurkat T cells after irradiation (IR)? What, if any, is the effect of co-culturing these two cell types on gene expression? There are eight experimental conditions for this experiment: (1) non-irradiated HUVEC; (2) irradiated HUVEC; (3) non-irradiated Jurkat; (4) irradiated Jurkat; (5) non-irradiated HUVEC + non-irradiated Jurkat+; (6) non-irradiated HUVEC + irradiated Jurkat; (7) irradiated HUVEC + non-irradiated Jurkat; (8) irradiated HUVEC + irradiated Jurkat. A common, pooled reference consisting of RNA taken from conditions 1-8 as described above was used for all hybridizations.