Project description:The inhibitory effect of supra physiological iodide concentrations on thyroid hormone synthesis (Wolff-Chaikoff effect) and thyrocyte proliferation is largely know as iodine autoregulation. However, the molecular mechanisms by which iodide excess modulate thyroid functions remains unclear. In this work, we analyzed the rat follicular cell PCCl3 transcriptome profile under untreated and treated conditions with 10-3M sodium iodide (Na/I). Serial Analysis of Gene Expression revealed several transcripts differentially expressed in response to the iodide showing that excess iodide affects almost all aspects of thyroid cell function and differentiation acting on the iodine autoregulatory mechanism through a complex process. Keywords: comparative genomic analysis PCCl3 cells were cultured under untreated and treated conditions with 10-3M NaI during 24 hours
Project description:The inhibitory effect of supra physiological iodide concentrations on thyroid hormone synthesis (Wolff-Chaikoff effect) and thyrocyte proliferation is largely know as iodine autoregulation. However, the molecular mechanisms by which iodide excess modulate thyroid functions remains unclear. In this work, we analyzed the rat follicular cell PCCl3 transcriptome profile under untreated and treated conditions with 10-3M sodium iodide (Na/I). Serial Analysis of Gene Expression revealed several transcripts differentially expressed in response to the iodide showing that excess iodide affects almost all aspects of thyroid cell function and differentiation acting on the iodine autoregulatory mechanism through a complex process. Keywords: comparative genomic analysis
Project description:In order to establish a rat embryonic stem cell transcriptome, mRNA from rESC cell line DAc8, the first male germline competent rat ESC line to be described and the first to be used to generate a knockout rat model was characterized using RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis.
Project description:PAX8-PPARG fusion protein (PPFP) results from a t(2;3)(q13;p25) chromosomal translocation, is found in 30% of follicular thyroid carcinomas, and demonstrates oncogenic capacity in transgenic mice. A PPARG ligand, pioglitazone, is highly therapeutic in mice with PPFP thyroid cancer. However, only limited data exist to characterize the binding sites and oncogenic function of PPFP, or to explain the observed therapeutic effect of pioglitazone. Here we used our previously characterized transgenic mouse model of PPFP follicular thyroid carcinoma to identify PPFP binding sites in vivo using ChIP-seq, and to distinguish genes and pathways regulated directly or indirectly by PPFP with and without pioglitazone treatment via integration with RNA-seq data. PPFP bound to DNA regions containing the PAX8 and/or the PPARG motif, near genes involved in lipid metabolism, the cell cycle, apoptosis, and cell motility; the binding site distribution was highly concordant with our previous study in a rat PCCL3 cell line. Most strikingly, pioglitazone induced an immune cell infiltration including macrophages and T cells only in the presence of PPFP, which may be central to its therapeutic effect.
Project description:Comparison of cistromes from PAX8, NKX2.1, and FOXE1 ChIP-Seq analysis using mouse thyroid gland and rat thyrocyte PCCl3 cells revealed that there is a significant overlap between GLIS3 binding regions and those of PAX8, NKX2.1, and FOXE1 in genes associated with thyroid hormone biosynthesis.
Project description:Knee osteoarthritis (KOA), as a degenerative multifactorial disease, affects the quality of life and mental health of patients, and also brings a huge socioeconomic burden. Treating synovitis have shown promise as anti-inflammatory therapeutics in mitigating OA symptoms and disease progression. Here, by analysing synovial single-cell sequencing (scRNA-seq) data from KOA, we found that synovial fibroblasts (FLS) in OA synovium showed a distinct pro-inflammatory phenotype. We collected synovial tissue from patients with clinical OA as well as from healthy donors, and histological examination was consistent with findings in scRNA-seq. Inspired by recent cross-tissue fibroblast lineage studies, we identified by sequencing that healthy FLS in synovial tissues share transcriptome-level similarities with dermal fibroblasts (DFb). Subsequently, we revealed the local as well as systemic distribution of intra-articular injected DFbs by constructing/extracting two types of rat fibroblasts (luciferase DFbs as well as GFP DFbs). The results demonstrate that DFbs can be locally retained in the synovium for up to three weeks following targeted engrafting on it. And intra-articular injection does not result in DFbs migration to vital organs or the occurrence of histological changes in these organs. A rat model of KOA was constructed by anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) in order to study the therapeutic effect of DFbs on KOA. After injection, the rats showed improvement in painful gait. In addition, histological as well as imaging results showed reduced synovitis and improvement in articular cartilage. Finally we verified the protective effect of DFbs on cytokine-stimulated chondrocytes in a co-culture system.