Project description:To further development of our lncRNA and mRNA expression approach to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC), we have employed lncRNA and mRNA microarray expression profiling as a discovery platform to identify lncRNA and mRNA expression in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.Human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma tissues and normal pancreatic tissues from PDAC donors and other duodenum diseases donors. analyze mRNA and lncRNA expression in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) by microarray platform
Project description:To further development of our lncRNA and mRNA expression approach to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC), we have employed lncRNA and mRNA microarray expression profiling as a discovery platform to identify lncRNA and mRNA expression in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.Human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma tissues and normal pancreatic tissues from PDAC donors and other duodenum diseases donors.
Project description:Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal malignany and currently the fourth leading cause of cancer related death worldwide. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a kind of novel noncoding RNA with a covalently circular structure arise from the non-canonical splicing of precursor-mRNA(pre-mRNA). To identify circRNAs involved in the progression of PDAC, next-generation sequencing (NGS) was performed in five paired PDAC and normal adjacent tissues. Our results suggest that the differential expressed circRNAs in PDAC tissues and normal adjacent tissues associated with the metastasis of PDAC.
Project description:Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most important histological subtype of pancreatic cancer, accounting for approximately 90% of all pancreatic cancers.Acinar to ductal metaplasia (ADM) is a recently recognized, yet less well-studied, precursor lesion of PDAC developed in the setting of chronic pancreatitis. Through digital spatial mRNA profiling, we compared ADM and adjacent PDAC tissues from patient samples to unveil the bridging genes, bridging signaling pathway and bridging molecular function during the malignant transformation of pancreatitis.
Project description:To explore the potential involvement of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) oncogenesis, we conducted circRNA profiling in six pairs of human PDAC and adjacent normal tissue by microarray. Our results showed that clusters of circRNAs were aberrantly expressed in PDAC compared with normal samples, and provided potential targets for future treatment of PDAC and novel insights into PDAC biology. Analyze circular RNA expression in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) by microarray platform.
Project description:Perineural invasion (PNI) is a prominent characteristic of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and indicates poor prognosis. The invasion of the surrounding nerves by pancreatic cancer cells not only provides route for metastasis but also contributes to neural remodeling and changes in the neuronal milieu that can profoundly influenced the microenvironment of pancreatic cancer. To investigate the downstream molecules associated with PNI, the experiment analyzed mRNA expression of 50 pairs of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma tissue and paired adjacent non-tumor tissue, among which 28 pairs of cases diagnosed with PNI by experienced pathologist. Results provide new insight into molecular basis for the influence of PNI on the microenvironment of pancreatic cancer.
Project description:FASTQ Sequencing files of 5 healthy pancreas tissues and 6 pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) tissues. Analysis of data is presented in the manuscript: Next generation sequencing reveals novel differentially regulated mRNAs, lncRNAs, miRNAs, sdRNAs and a piRNA in pancreatic cancer in BMC Molecular Cancer.
Project description:Gene expression analyses of pancreatic adenocarcinoma and adjacent ductal epithelia from the same patient using bulk vs LCM dissected samples. Our results indicate that laser capture microdissection (LCM) is necessary to identify differentially expressed genes that discriminate between PDAC and healthy pancreatic ductal tissue. Pancreatic tissues were collected at time of surgery and snap frozen in liquid nitrogen for RNA extraction and Affymetrix GeneChip Expression analyses.
Project description:BACKGROUND & AIMS: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is usually incurable. Contrary to genetic mechanisms involved in PDAC pathogenesis, epigenetic alterations are ill defined. Here we determine the contribution of epigenetically silenced genes to the development of PDAC. METHODS: We investigated methylated DNAs from PDACs, chronic pancreatitis and normal pancreatic tissues using Methyl-CpG immunoprecipitation followed by microarray hybridization. Promoter methylation of selected genes was confirmed with the Epityper assay. Expression levels were evaluated by quantitative RT-PCR. WNK2 was further investigated in tissue microarrays, methylation analysis of early pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanINs), mouse models for PDAC and pancreatitis, re-expression studies after demethylation, and cell growth assays using WNK2 overexpression. RESULTS: A total of 3.8% of 27.800 interrogated CpG islands were hypermethylated in PDAC versus normal and chronic pancreatitis tissues. Hypermethylation was confirmed in 12 out of 13 selected islands and was associated with gene silencing in 4 of them. The most prominently hypermethylated gene, WNK2, was further investigated. Demethylation assays confirmed the link between methylation and expression. WNK2 hypermethylation was higher in pancreatic tumor cells than in surrounding inflamed tissues and was observed in PanIN lesions as well as in a PDAC mouse model. WNK2 mRNA and protein expression were lower in PDAC and chronic pancreatitis compared to normal tissues both in patients and mouse models. Overexpression of WNK2 led to a reduced cell growth and WNK2 expression in tissues correlated negatively with the expression of pERK1/2, a downstream target of WNK2 responsible for cell proliferation. CONCLUSIONS: WNK2 is downregulated by promoter hypermethylation early in PDAC pathogenesis and may support tumor cell growth via the ERK-MAPK pathway. 3 types of pancreatic tissue samples: 5 normals, 2 chronic pancreatitis, 7 tumors (PDAC)
Project description:Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly aggressive cancer marked by a dense, collagen-rich extracellular matrix that promotes tumor progression. In this study, we developed a high-throughput method combining enhanced hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) and 12-plex N,N-dimethyl leucine (DiLeu) isobaric tags for efficient quantitative analysis of hydroxyproline. Applied to human pancreatic tissues, this approach identified the largest hydroxyproline dataset reported for the pancreas. Our analysis reveals significant changes in proline hydroxylation in benign tumors, PDAC, and adjacent normal tissues, highlighting key proteins like collagen and GAPDH as potential targets for further investigation into PDAC progression.