Project description:The role of innate immunity in modulating severity of chemotherapy-induced complications is so far unclear. The aim of this study was to determine how TLR2 may influence MTX-induced mucositis in the small intestine in mice. We used microarrays to assess gene expression profiles in proximal jejunum of WT vs. TLR2 KO mice after systemic treatment with MTX. Mucositis was induced by i.p. injection of MTX [40mg/kg BW/d] for 4 days in WT or TLR2 knockout (KO) mice. On day 7, mice were sacrificed and RNA was extracted from proximal jejunum (n=3 mice/group) and hybridized on Affymetrix microarrays.
Project description:The role of innate immunity in modulating severity of chemotherapy-induced complications is so far unclear. The aim of this study was to determine how TLR2 may influence MTX-induced mucositis in the small intestine in mice. We used microarrays to assess gene expression profiles in proximal jejunum of WT vs. TLR2 KO mice after systemic treatment with MTX.
Project description:To understand the molecular mechanism by which IIAEK ameliorates hepatic and intestinal cholesterol metabolism, we performed DNA microarray analysis using liver, duodenal, and jejunal samples from the control and IIAEK groups of WT or IAP KO mice. We found that 3503 transcripts were identified in the jejunum of WT mice [WT, Control (WC) vs. WT, IIAEK (WI)] and 1388 in IAP-KO mice [IAP-KO, Control (KOC) vs. IAP-KO, IIAEK (KOI)] ( ≥1.2 fold-change, p < 0.05).
Project description:Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an intestinal pathology characterized by chronic recurrent inflammation, which requires in-depth exploration of its mechanisms. To investigate the biological effects of TLR2 on DSS-induced intestinal inflammation in mice, we constructed the WT and TLR2-KO colitis mice model. We found TLR2-KO mice were severely susceptible to DSS-induced colitis. To determine how TLR2 exerted a protective effect in DSS-induced colitis, we compared the global gene expression profiles in the gut between WT and TLR2-KO mice by RNA-Seq. Results suggested that cell cycle pathway-related genes were significantly downregulated in gut of TLR2-KO colitis mice. 16S rRNA gene sequencing demonstrated remarkable variation in the composition of gut microbiota between WT and TLR2-KO colitis mice. Compared with WT colitis mice, the relative abundance of Marinifilaceae, Rikenellaceae, Desulfovibrionaceae, Tannerellaceae, Ruminococcaceae, Clostridia, Mycoplasmataceae were significantly higher in the gut of TLR2-KO colitis mice at family level. Moreover, we found that the relative abundance of Marinifilaceae was negatively correlated with the expression of cell cycle signaling related genes by microbiome diversity-transcriptome collaboration analysis. We came to this conclusion: TLR 2-KO exacerbated DSS-induced intestinal injury by Marinifilaceae dependent attenuating cell cycle signaling.
Project description:Methotrexate (MTX) has been widely used for the treatment of a variety of tumors as well as for inflammatory diseases and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). MTX-induced toxicity has been a serious unpredictable side effect of the treatment and an important clinical problem. Possible causes include allergic, cytotoxic or immunologic reactions to this agent. We examined the consequences of the mechanism of MTX-induced pulmonary toxicity gene expression in BEAS-2B cells, huma bronchial cell line, by microarray. The expression of these genes are potential biomarker of methotrexate-induced pulmonary toxicity. Also, We provide a clue about mechanism of pulmonary toxic action by these clinical chemotherapeutic agents. Keywords: 48h treatment, 0.144uM (dose), MTX
Project description:A summary of the work associated to these microarrays is the following: Methotrexate (MTX) is one of the earliest cytotoxic drugs used in cancer therapy, and despite the isolation of multiple other folate antagonists, methotrexate maintains its significant role as a treatment for different types of cancer and other disorders. The usefulness of treatment with methotrexate is limited by the development of drug resistance, which may be acquired through different ways. To get insights into the mechanisms associated with drug resistance and sensitization we have performed a functional analysis of genes deregulated in methotrexate resistant cells, either due to its co-amplification with the DHFR gene or as a result of a transcriptome screening using microarrays. Genes adjacent to dhfr locus and included in the 5q14 amplicon were overexpressed in HT29 MTX-resistant cells. Treatment with siRNAs against those genes caused a slight reduction in cell viability in both HT29 sensitive and resistant cells. On the other hand, microarray analysis of HT29 and HT29 MTX resistant cells unveiled overexpression of caveolin 1, enolase 2 and PKCa genes in treated cells without concomitant copy number gain. siRNAs against these three genes effectively reduced cell viability and caused a decreased MTX resistance capacity. Moreover, overexpression of E-cadherin, which was found underexpressed in MTX-resistant cells, also sensitized the cells toward the chemotherapeutic agent. We provide functional evidences indicating that caveolin 1 and E-cadherin may play a critical role in cell survival and may constitute potential targets for coadjuvant therapy. Keywords: DHFR, Methotrexate, drug resistance
Project description:A summary of the work associated to these microarrays is the following:; Methotrexate (MTX) is one of the earliest cytotoxic drugs used in cancer therapy, and despite the isolation of multiple other folate antagonists, methotrexate maintains its significant role as a treatment for different types of cancer and other disorders. The usefulness of treatment with methotrexate is limited by the development of drug resistance, which may be acquired through different ways. To get insights into the mechanisms associated with drug resistance and sensitization we have performed a functional analysis of genes deregulated in methotrexate resistant cells, either due to its co-amplification with the DHFR gene or as a result of a transcriptome screening using microarrays. Genes adjacent to dhfr locus and included in the 5q14 amplicon were overexpressed in HT29 MTX-resistant cells. Treatment with siRNAs against those genes caused a slight reduction in cell viability in both HT29 sensitive and resistant cells. On the other hand, microarray analysis of HT29 and HT29 MTX resistant cells unveiled overexpression of caveolin 1, enolase 2 and PKCa genes in treated cells without concomitant copy number gain. siRNAs against these three genes effectively reduced cell viability and caused a decreased MTX resistance capacity. Moreover, overexpression of E-cadherin, which was found underexpressed in MTX-resistant cells, also sensitized the cells toward the chemotherapeutic agent. We provide functional evidences indicating that caveolin 1 and E-cadherin may play a critical role in cell survival and may constitute potential targets for coadjuvant therapy. Experiment Overall Design: Two cell lines are compared in the study, which are HT29 colon cancer cells sensitive to methotrexate and HT29 cells resistant to 10e-5M MTX. Six samples are provided which correspond to triplicated of each cell line. The samples provided were subsequently normalyzed and analyzed using the specific software GeneSpring GX v7.3.1.
Project description:Methotrexate (MTX) is an anti-folate drug used to treat inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. The changes induced by MTX were profiled within EA.hy 926 cells grown in normal (Hi) and low (Lo) folate. Several inflammatory genes were up regulated and several mitosis related genes were down regulated. Hi and Lo cells were grown to confluence and maintained in fresh medium for 24 hours prior to treatment with 0.5uM MTX for 48 hours.
Project description:Background: Methotrexate (MTX) is the first line treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and methylation changes in bulk T cells have been reported after treatment with MTX. We have investigated cell-type specific DNA methylation changes across the genome in naïve and memory CD4+ T cells before and after MTX treatment of RA patients. DNA methylation profiles of newly diagnosed RA patients (N=9) were assessed by reduced representation bisulfite sequencing. Results: We found that MTX treatment significantly influenced DNA methylation levels at multiple CpG sites in both cell populations. Interestingly, we identified differentially methylated sites annotated to two genes; TRIM15 and SORC2, previously reported to predict treatment outcome in RA patients when measured in bulk T cells. Furthermore, several of the genes, including STAT3, annotated to the significant CpG sites are relevant for RA susceptibility or the action of MTX. Conclusion: We detected CpG sites that were associated with MTX treatment in CD4+ naïve and memory T cells isolated from RA patients. Several of these sites overlap genetic regions previously associated with RA risk and MTX treatment outcome.