Project description:The majority of colon carcinomas are known to develop in tubular adenomas through multi-stage carcinogenesis. Recently, we have reported a simple and reproducible method for the expression profiling using microdissected cells from formalin-fixed tissue samples (Lee et al, World J Gastroenterol, 11:1937-1945, 2005). Using the method, we analyzed the expression profiling in colon tubular adenoma/carcinoma sequence. Epithelial cells of carcinoma, tubular adenoma, and normal colon mucosa were microdissected from colon tubular adenomas containing focal adenocarcinomas. Keywords: disease (colon cancer) state analysis
Project description:Most of the carcinogenesis of colorectal cancer (CRC) follows the normal-adenoma-carcinoma (N-A-C) sequence. We aimed to identify the key proteins in the N-A-C sequence and describe the proteomic pattern of tubular adenoma, tubulovillous adenoma and high-grade neoplasia. This study used high-resolution liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), in combination with quantitative 5-plex tandem mass tag labeling, to profile protein changes in normal epithelium, tubular adenoma, tubulovillous adenoma, high-grade neoplasia, cancer tissues in colorectum.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing normoxic MSCs cells with hypoxic MSCs cells. Hypoxia may inhibit senescence of MSCs during expansion. Goal was to determine the effects of hypoxia on global MSCs gene expression.
Project description:Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease characterized by airway inflammation and remodeling. The role of 15-oxo-5Z,8Z,11Z,13E-eicosatetraenoic acid (15-oxoETE), a 15-HETE metabolite catalyzed by 15-prostaglandin dehydrogenase (15-PGDH), has been relatively unexplored in asthma. In this study, we used RNA-seq to explore the effect of 15-KETE on the transcriptome of airway epithelial cells, aiming to identify its potential downstream targets and mechanisms of action.
