Transcription profiling of lymphocytes from allergic and tolerant patients after stimulation with p-phenylenediamine and Bandrowskis base
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ABSTRACT: Measurement of cytokine secretion and gene expression changes from allergic and tolerant patient lymphocytes stimulated with p-phenylenediamine and Bandrowski's base
Project description:We used DNA microarrays to identify discriminative gene signatures for the purpose of classifying n-3 PUFA-fed, carcinogen injected Sprague Dawley rats at the initiation and progression stages. Animals were assigned to three dietary treatments differeing only in the type of fat (corn oi/n-6 PUFA, fish oil/n-3 PUFA, or olive oli/n-9 monounsaturated fatty acid). The effects of diet on colonic mucosal gene expression signatures during tumor initiation with the progression of colon cancer. Each dietary lipid source exhibited its own unique transcriptional profile, as assessed by linear discriminant analysis. Applying this novel approach we identified the single genes and the two- to three-gene combinations that best distinguished the dietary treatment groups. For the chemoprotective fish oil diet, mediators of stem cell homeostasis, e.g., ephrin B1 and bone morphogenic protein 4, were the top-permorming gene classifiers. keywords: diet analysis 29 samples were analyzed. 10 samples had repeat arrays. No control or reference samples were included.
Project description:Peritoneal macrophages of Tyk2-/- and wildtype (wt) mice were compared before and after six hours of LPS treatment. Interferon responsive genes are lower expressed in Tyk2-/- macrophages at the basal level, metabolic genes higher before, but even more after LPS treatment. cDNA from macrophages from three replicates of three Tyk2-/- and three wt mice before and after six hours of LPS treatment, respectively, was hybridized to a microarray and analyzed.
Project description:Cyclic indole-3-carbinol (I3C) tetrameric derivative (CTet) is an anticancer molecule that has been shown to exert an antiproliferative activity in both MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell lines. To characterize the molecular mechanisms leading to the inhibition of the cell proliferation, gene expression analyses were conducted. MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells were plated in 6-wells culture plates at density of 150,000 cells/well and cultured overnight. Cellular treatments were conducted at 6uM and 12 uM concentration of CTet, or vehicle control, for 24 h. Cell survival was evaluated by trypan blue dye exclusion assay and, after washing in phosphate buffered saline (PBS), the cells were pelletted by centrifugation and stored at -20M-0C with 300M-5l of RNA-later solution (Sigma-aldrich). Total RNA was purified from treated and control cells using the RNeasy plus kit (Qiagen). Biotin-labeled cRNA was synthesized using the CodeLink iExpress Assay reagent kit (GE Healthcare), following the manufacturerM-^Rs protocols. Biotin-labeled cRNA obtained from each biological sample was fragmented and hybridized against three independent arrays (10 ug each) at 37M-0C for 22 h. After hybridization, the arrays were washed, stained with Cy5-streptavidin and scanned using a ScanArray GX scanner (Perkin Elmer), with a resolution of 5 um. The image files generated by the scanner were processed using the Codelink Expression Analysis software (GE Healthcare). Normalized data from the Codelink software package were analyzed with GeneSifter software (www.genesifter.net; Geospiza Inc., Seattle, WA) for statistical validation and data mining. Normalized data of the two experiments were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) and 5% false discovery rate calculation (Benjamini and Hochberg). The cut-off parameters for differential gene expression were p =0.01 and fold change threshold =2.<br>
Project description:Gene expression profiling was used to identify genes that display radiation-induced transcriptional change over tumor histopathology. Keywords: mouse squamous cell carcinoma, fibrosarcoma and mammary carcinoma, gamma-irradiation, carbon ion irradiation, resected sample, transplanted tissues C3H/HeMs male mice were irradiated by gamma-rays (30Gy, 50Gy, 70Gy) or carbon ions (30Gy) as local irradiation in single doses to hind legs where each tumor was transplanted. Animals were sacrificed either before irradiation (pre) or 1 day after irradiation (day 1) for expression analysis.
Project description:Indole is a bacterial signal secreted by pathogenic and commensal Escherichia coli in the stationary phase at high concentrations (~600 µM). Prior work from our lab has shown that indole decreases E. coli O157:H7 (EHEC) chemotaxis, motility, attachment to epithelial cells and biofilm formation. However, its effect on epithelial cells is not known. We hypothesized that indole induces gene expression changes in epithelial cells that lead to decreased pathogen colonization and infection. Changes in gene expression with the human enterocyte cell line HCT-8 exposed to indole suggested down-regulation of Toll-like receptor signaling and coordinated changes in Jak-STAT and p38 MAPK pathways. Corresponding changes in the expression of cytokines, chemokines, and their receptors also suggested that indole functions as a modulator of inflammation in intestinal epithelial cells. In addition, the expression of genes involved in tight junction organization (claudins, and tight junction proteins) and mucin production were also up-regulated by indole. Keywords: Inter-kingdom signaling interactions between human cells and bacterial signal indole Human intestinal epithelial cells were exposed to 1 mM indole for 4 h or 24 h. RNA was isolated from the control cells and cells exposed to indole for 4 h and 24 h. The experiments were performed in triplicate. A total of 9 microarrays were performed, three for each condition. The gene expression data was analyzed using significance analysis of microarrays (SAM) where a false discovery rate cut-off of 1% was used. The genes were then classified and importnat regulated pathways were reported.
Project description:Mycobacterium smegmatis is a model non-pathogenic mycobacterium that is efficiently killed by macrophages. Here, we explore the role of NF-?B in the innate immune response, focusing in detail on the mechanisms of the first killing period (1-4h) of M. smegmatis which coincides with phagosome-lysosome fusion. We show that infection of macrophages with M. smegmatis induces an activation of NF-?B and this activation is required for killing since treatment of macrophages with NF-?B inhibitors or siRNA silencing of the NF-?B subunit p65 increases bacterial survival. NF-?B induced proteins were thus hypothesized to be essential during the first phase of M. smegmatis killing. We therefore identified, using RNA microarray, the genes that were regulated during infection in the absence and presence of NF-?B inhibitors. By subtraction this provided a list of pro-inflammatory proteins that were under the control of NF-?B and putatively involved in the killing response. Among these category of genes were those for lysosomal enzymes and membrane trafficking regulators, including Cathepsins, LAMP-2 and Rab34, are regulated by NF-?B. Moreover, inhibition of NF-?B signaling retarded the delivery of v-ATPase, LAMP-2, CtsZ and CtsH thereby impairing the maturation of mycobacterial phagosomes. Collectively; our data provide the first compelling evidence that the innate immune response via NF-?B activation is linked to phagosome fusion with lysosomes that is essential for killing of mycobacteria. Keywords: NFkB inhibitor treated vs untreated The study includes J774 macrophage cell lines which are infected with Mycobacterium smegmatis in the presence and absense of NFkB inhibitor SC-514.Total RNA was isolated from individual samples and each sample was hybridised to CodeLink Mouse whole genome bioarray slides.This study was intended to know the role of NFkB regulated genes in killing non-pathogenic mycobacteria during 4 hour post infection of macrophages.
Project description:Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a solid neoplasm exhibiting aggressive tumor phenotypes with unpredictable biological behavior and usually a very unfavorable prognosis. The comprehension of the molecular basis of the variability within this cancer disease should lead to the development of satisfactory targeted therapies as well as to improvements in diagnosis specificity and sensitivity. Due to the lack of definite molecular concepts in OSCC, this study aimed to detail molecular characteristics possibly reflecting differences in tumor progression mechanisms through genome-wide gene expression profiles. Keywords: disease-state analysis Nine tumor samples differing in their TNM classification and their respective surgical margins were used in this study. They were obtained from individual patients during tongue and floor of the mouth tumor resection surgery. Microarray experiments were carried out using the microarray platform CodeLink (GE Healthcare). This platform utilizes bioarrays consisting of 30-base, single pre-validated oligonucleotide probe per gene target. CodeLink Whole-Genome bioarrays, containing 55,000 human transcripts, were used for all experiments. Hybridization procedures strictly followed protocols provided by the manufacturer (GE Healthcare). A total of 11 arrays were hybridized in this study. Arrays were scanned following the recommended scanning procedure and settings for use with CodeLink bioarrays (GE Healthcare) on GenePix 4000B Array Scanner/GenePix Pro 4.0 software (Axon Instruments).
Project description:MCF7 breast cancer cells are a luminal-type breast cancer with moderate native levels of SIM2s. To determine effects of SIM2s on tumor progression, cells were stably transduced with SIM2si shRNA to knockdown expression, inducing an EMT effect. Microarray analysis was performed to determine genetic pathways involved in this phenotype. The coordination of cellular metabolism is a key factor in the progression of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) to invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC). Pathways regulating the balance between oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis are unclear. We have found that transcription factor Singleminded-2s (SIM2s), commonly lost with breast cancer progression, contributes to metabolic regulation by controlling glycolytic flux and cellular senescence. Through promotion of p21 and cellular senescence, SIM2s decreases glycolytic enzyme activity and promotes oxidative phosphorylation in breast cancer. These, coupled with increased autophagy and ROS, inhibit tumor growth and metastasis. We use microarrays to detail the global gene programming changes that occur with loss of SIM2s gene expression. Scrambled and SIM2si cells were grown in triplicate for RNA extraction and hybridization on Amersham microarrays.
Project description:Preferentially Expressed Antigen in Melanoma (PRAME) is frequently overexpressed in a wide variety of cancers and it has been proposed as prognostic marker for clinical outcome. It belongs to a class of non-mutated genes whose expression seems to be mostly restricted to tumor cells. Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumor in children and young adults. Despite advances in the diagnosis and management of osteosarcoma, long-term survival has not envolved substantially in the past decades, justifying efforts in finding effective therapeutic targets. In order to assess transcriptome characteristics that could contribute to further comprehend PRAME association with cancer, the technique of gene expression profiling was used to compare PRAME-positive and PRAME-negative osteosarcoma samples. Keywords: disease state analysis Six tumor samples representing distinct histological classes of osteosarcoma (telangiectatic, giant cell, anaplastic, osteoblastic and chondroblastic) were included in this study. They were obtained from individual patients ranging from 5 to 29 years old. Microarray experiments were carried out using the microarray platform CodeLink (GE Healthcare). This platform utilizes bioarrays consisting of 30-base, single pre-validated oligonucleotide probe per gene target. CodeLink UniSet Human I bioarrays, containing 10,000 human transcripts, were used for all experiments. Hybridization procedures strictly followed protocols provided by the manufacturer (GE Healthcare). A total of 12 arrays were hybridized, including 6 tumor samples (3 PRAME-positive and 3 PRAME-negative) and their respective technical replicates. Arrays were scanned following the recommended scanning procedure and settings for use with CodeLink bioarrays (GE Healthcare) on GenePix 4000B Array Scanner/GenePix Pro 4.0 software (Axon Instruments).
Project description:The Effect of Aromatase Knockout on Gene Expression in the Mouse Lacrimal and Meibomoan Gland. Keywords: Aromatase Knockout vs Wild Type Control Lacrimal and meibomian glands were harvested from homozygous male and female aromatase knockout mice and age matched wild type controls. Tissues were pooled into 3 biological replicates and were hybridized to separate microarrays. Each cRNA prep was hybridized to a GE Healthcare/Amersham Biosciences CodeLink UniSet Mouse 20K I Bioarray and a Affymetrix GeneChip Mouse Expression Array 430A.