Project description:We report the histone modification profiles in the brain cortex of animal models of neurodevelopmental disorders (rat with prenatal exposure to valproate and mouse with prenatal exposure to poly I:C) treated with TAK-418.
Project description:Objective: Chromosomal 1q21.1 deletions and duplications are genomic disorders which are usually diagnosed postnatally. However, the genotype-phenotype correlations of 1q21.1 copy number variants (CNVs) during prenatal period are still not clear. This study aimed to provide a systematical summary of prenatal phenotypes for such genomic disorders. Methods: Twenty-six prenatal amniotic fluid samples diagnosed with 1q21.1 microdeletions/microduplications were obtained from pregnant women who opted for invasive prenatal testing. Karyotypic analysis and chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) were performed for all cases simultaneously. The pregnancy outcomes and health conditions after birth for all cases were followed up. Meanwhile, prenatal cases with 1q21.1 microdeletions or microduplications in the literature were retrospectively collected. Results: Eleven pregnancies (11/8252, 0.13%) with 1q21.1 microdeletions and fifteen (15/8252, 0.18%) with 1q21.1 microduplications were identified. Among these 1q21.1 CNVs, four cases covered thrombocytopenia-absent radius (TAR) region, sixteen cases covered 1q21.1 recurrent microdeletion/microduplication region, and six cases covered all regions mentioned above. The prenatal abnormal ultrasound findings were recorded in four participants with 1q21.1 deletions and seven participants with 1q21.1 duplications. Finally, three cases with 1q21.1 deletions and five with 1q21.1 duplications terminated their pregnancies. Conclusion: 1q21.1 microdeletions were associated with increased nuchal translucency (NT), anomalies of urinary system and cardiovascular abnormalities, and 1q21.1 microduplications were correlated with cardiovascular malformations, nasal bone dysplasia and increased NT in prenatal setting. In addition, cerebral ventriculomegaly might be correlated with 1q21.1 microduplications. Considering the variable expressivity and incomplete penetrance of 1q21.1 CNVs, long term follow up after birth should be carried out for these cases. We identified 26 fetuses carrying the 1q21.1 microdeletions and microduplications using chromosomal microarray analysis. And diverse prenatal phenotypes and the critical genes involved in the deleted/duplicated regions were described in this study.
Project description:DNA methylation profiling of CD34 positive cells derived from cord blood at birth following prenatal stress The groups consist of 8 individuals with low levels of prenatal stress (control) and 10 individuals with high levels of prenatal stress (stress)
Project description:Prenatal stress induced by maternal activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and subsequent release of glucocorticoids can profoundly affect fetal brain development. This study investigates the molecular mechanisms underlying prenatal stress in Gallus gallus domesticus by analyzing the brain proteome of embryos exposed to corticosterone. Using one of the most comprehensive proteomic analyses of the developing chicken brain to date, in which over 6,500 proteins were quantified, we identified significant myelination deficits as a key pathological feature. These results are consistent with previous research in mammalian models, highlighting the utility of Gallus gallus as a non-mammalian model for studying the effects of prenatal stress on neurodevelopment.
Project description:This study seeks to assess the effects of prenatal exposure of female sheep to execessive testosterone in metabolically relevant liver and muscle tissue. The goals are to 1) determine noncoding RNA in the control animals and 2) assess the effects of prenatal T-treatment on non-coding RNA. 3) Finally identify putative ncRNA-totalRNA interactions.
Project description:The phenotypes of Xp22.33 or Yp11.32 microdeletions containing short-stature homeobox (SHOX) gene have been extensively described in adults and children, however, few have been reported in prenatal fetuses. We analyzed the prenatal ultrasound phenotype and pregnancy outcomes of fetuses with Xp22.33 or Yp11.32 microdeletion containing SHOX gene to improve the understanding, diagnosis, and monitoring of the disease in the fetal period.
Project description:Spatial organization of different cell types within prenatal skin across various anatomical sites is not well understood. To address this, here we have generated spatial transcriptomics data from prenatal facial and abdominal skin obtained from a donor at 10 post conception weeks. This in combination with our prenatal skin scRNA-seq dataset has helped us map the location of various identified cell types.