Project description:To further explain pathology of mTORC1 -stimulated osteoarthritis, we have employed whole genome microarray expression profiling as a discovery platform to identify miRNAs which involved in development of mTORC1-stimulated osteoarthritis We generated Col2a1-specific deletion of Tsc1 mice. mTORC1 induced miRNAs expression in development of osteoarthritis was measured at eight weeks after birth. Independent experiments were performed using knee joint cartilage from Col2a1Tsc1KO and control mice.
Project description:To further explain pathology of mTORC1 -stimulated osteoarthritis, we have employed whole genome microarray expression profiling as a discovery platform to identify miRNAs which involved in development of mTORC1-stimulated osteoarthritis
Project description:The aim of the study was to investigate whether the trefoil peptide genes, in concerted action with a miRNA regulatory network, were contributing to nutritional maintrenance. Using a Tff3 knock-out mouse model, 21 specific miRNAs were noted to be significantly deregulated when compared to the wild type strain.
Project description:The aim of the study was to investigate whether the trefoil peptide genes, in concerted action with a miRNA regulatory network, were contributing to nutritional maintrenance. Using a Tff2 knock-out mouse model, 48 specific miRNAs were noted to be significantly deregulated when compared to the wild type strain.
Project description:This is an investigation of whole genome gene expression level in tissues of mice stimulated by LPS, FK565 or LPS + FK565 in vivo and ex vivo. We show that parenteral administration of a pure synthetic Nod1 ligand, FK565, induces site-specific vascular inflammation in mice, which is prominent in aortic root including aortic valves, slight in aorta and absent in other arteries. The degree of respective vascular inflammation is associated with persistent high expression of proinflammatory chemokine/cytokine genes in each tissue in vivo by microarray analysis, and not with Nod1 expression levels. The ex vivo production of proinflammatory chemokine/cytokine by Nod1 ligand is higher in aortic root than in other arteries from normal murine vascular tissues, and also higher in human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAEC) than in human pulmonary artery endothelial cells (HPAEC), suggesting that site-specific vascular inflammation is at least in part ascribed to an intrinsic nature of the vascular tissue/cell itself.
