Project description:We performed miRNA array analysis from 4 groups (neonatal lung control, neonatal lung after hyperoxia, adult lung control, adult lung after hyperoxia). We used pools of every 100ng of total RNA of three samples for each groups.
Project description:The liver is a major site of drug metabolism and many of these hepatic enzymes are differentially expressed with age. Since many of these changes have unknown mechanisms, we wanted to idenfity miRNAs that may be controlling the expression of these proteins.
Project description:Understanding the underlying mechanisms of the well-established platelet hyporeactivity in neonates, would be of great relevance for both improving the clinical management of neonates, a population with a higher bleeding risk than adults (especially among sick and preterm infants), and getting new insights onto the regulatory mechanisms of platelet biology. Transcriptome analysis is a useful tool to identify mRNA signature affecting platelet function. However, human fetal/neonatal platelet transcriptome analysis has never been reported. Here, we used, for the first time, mRNA expression array to compare the platelet transcriptome changes during development. Microarray analysis was performed in pure platelet RNA obtained from adult and cord blood, using the same platform in two independent laboratories. A high correlation was obtained between arrays results for both adult and neonate platelet samples. There was also a good agreement between our adult results and those previously reported in three different studies. Gene enrichment analysis demonstrated that immunity- and platelet function-related genes are highly expressed in either developmental stage. Remarkably, 201 genes were found to be differentially expressed along development. In particular, neonatal platelets contain higher levels of mRNA that are associated with protein synthesis and processing, while they carry significantly lower levels of genes related with calcium transport/metabolism and cell signaling (including GNAZ). Overall, our results highlight that variations in platelet transcriptome may underline the hypo-functional phenotype of neonatal platelets, and further support the role of platelets in cellular immune response. A better characterization of the platelet transcriptome across development may help to elucidate the implications of transcriptome changes in different pathological conditions.
Project description:Human cardiovascular stem cells were isolated from adult (57-75 year old) and neonatal (<1 month old) atrial tissue. Cardiovascular stem cells were then cloned by single cell dilution and compared using sabiosciences cell development & differentiation miRNA PCR array.
Project description:Expression profiles of microRNAs in neonatal (isolated from day0 newborn rats) and adult rat cardiomyocytes (isolated from 2month old rats) Two condition experiment; Biological replicates: 7 samples of cardiomyocytes from neonatal rats (from independent isolations); 6 samples of cardiomyocytes isolated from adult animals (from independent isolations)
Project description:Loss of KChIP2 during cardiac stress has been suggested to have a transcriptional impact on cardiac ion channels through altered miRNA activity, contributing to maladaptive electrical remodeling. Therefore, we tested the consequence of KChIP2 loss, in the absence of cardiac stress, by treating cultured neonatal rat ventricular myocytes with siRNA for KChIP2 and subsequently performed miRNA microarray analysis to identify up-regulation of potential miRNA targets.
Project description:Human cardiovascular stem cells were isolated from adult (57-75 year old) and neonatal (<1 month old) atrial tissue. Cardiovascular stem cells were then cloned by single cell dilution and compared using sabiosciences cell development & differentiation miRNA PCR array. microRNA expression profiling by RT-PCR, 3 cardiac progenitor cell clones isolated from adults were run separately and results were pooled and compared to 8 neonatal cardiovascular progenitor cell clones that were run separately and pooled.
Project description:Expression profiles of microRNAs in neonatal (isolated from day0 newborn rats) and adult rat cardiomyocytes (isolated from 2month old rats)
Project description:Lats1-/-;Lats2fl/fl;Alb-Cre pups and control pups were sacrificed at 1 day after birth Total mRNA obtained from livers in control and Lats1/2 deficient neonatal mice