Project description:Analysis of metabolic pathway gene expression. The hypothesis tested in the present study is to assess mRNA level changes in metabolic genes in enterocytes from intestine specific PGC-1β konckout mice. Total RNA obtained from ileum samples from IKOPGC-1β mice was compared to the total RNA extracted from their wild-type littermates.
Project description:Analysis of metabolic pathway gene expression. The hypothesis tested in the present study is to assess mRNA level changes in metabolic genes in enterocytes from transgenic mice overexpressing PGC-1β specifically in the intestine. Total RNA obtained from ileum samples from iPGC-1β mice was compared to the total RNA extracted from their wild-type littermates.
Project description:Analysis of metabolic pathway gene expression. The hypothesis tested in the present study is to assess mRNA level changes in metabolic genes in intestinal tumors from APCmin mice overexpressing PGC-1β specifically in the intestine. Total RNA obtained from ileum tumor samples from iPGC-1β/APCmin mice was compared to the total RNA extracted from FVBN/APCmin mice.
Project description:The mucosa of the small intestine is renewed completely every 3-5 d throughout the entire lifetime by small populations of adult stem cells that are believed to reside in the bottom of the crypts and to migrate and differentiate into all the different populations of intestinal cells. When the cells reach the apex of the villi and are fully differentiated, they undergo cell death and are shed into the lumen. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production is proportional to the electron transfer activity of the mitochondrial respiration chain. ROS homeostasis is maintained to control cell death and is finely tuned by an inducible antioxidant program. Here we show that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1β (PGC-1β) is highly expressed in the intestinal epithelium and possesses dual activity, stimulating mitochondrial biogenesis and oxygen consumption while inducing antioxidant enzymes. To study the role of PGC-1β gain and loss of function in the gut, we generated both intestinal-specific PGC-1β transgenic and PGC-1β knockout mice. Mice overexpressing PGC-1β present a peculiar intestinal morphology with very long villi resulting from increased enterocyte lifespan and also demonstrate greater tumor susceptibility, with increased tumor number and size when exposed to carcinogens. PGC-1β knockout mice are protected from carcinogenesis. We show that PGC-1β triggers mitochondrial respiration while protecting enterocytes from ROS-driven macromolecule damage and consequent apoptosis in both normal and dysplastic mucosa. Therefore, PGC-1β in the gut acts as an adaptive self-point regulator, capable of providing a balance between enhanced mitochondrial activity and protection from increased ROS production.
Project description:The aim of the study was to assess whether changes in the expression of miRs could be implicated in the modulation of the NOTCH pathway in head and neck paragangliomas. Several miRs, notably including families (miR-34s, miR-200s) that target the NOTCH signaling pathway, resulted differentially expressed in paragangliomas compared to the reference normal tissue, i.e., Jacobson's nerve. Total RNA from paraganglioma samples compared to total RNA from Jacobson's nerves (normal controls, chosen because Jacobson's nerve is a frequent site of origin of tympanic paraganglioma) and from SH-SY5Y cells (chosen based on their sympathoadrenal origin).
Project description:miRNA expression profiles of PBMCs in healthy subjects following extra virgin olive oil intake. The aim of the present study was to investigate the whole-genome gene and miRNA profiles of PBMCs after EVOO intake. Results provide the information of changes in PBMPs transcriptome following EVOO intake. RNA obtained from PBMCs of the same patients before and after extra virgin olive oil intake (paired samples). Comparisons: T0 vs. T1 (paired samples) - Controls