Defining effects of in utero arsenic exposure on immune cells in lungs of adult mice exposed to Influenza A with single cell RNA sequencing
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ABSTRACT: Our recent studies have shown that adult mice exposed to inorganic arsenic exclusively in utero (100 ppb via maternal drinking water) exhibit greater lung damage and inflammation following infection with IAV (Influenza A virus, H1N1) than control mice not exposed in utero. We employed an unbiased single cell RNA sequencing approach to conduct a high resolution molecular analysis of recruited immune cells and their transcriptional activities in the lungs of arsenic-exposed and control mice at day 3 after IAV infection. Transcriptional profiling of single immune cells from 6 mice (3 As, 3 Con, all exposed to IAV) revealed evidence of an enhanced inflammatory response mediated by dysregulation of innate immune functions of monocyte derived macrophages, neutrophils and alveolar macrophages.
Project description:In utero exposure to arsenic via drinking water increases the risk of lower respiratory tract infections during infancy and mortality from bronchiectasis in adulthood. Pregnant mice were exposed to arsenic, and gene expression patterns were profiled in peripheral lung tissue obtained from the offspring at 2 weeks of age.
Project description:In utero exposure to arsenic via drinking water increases the risk of lower respiratory tract infections during infancy and mortality from bronchiectasis in adulthood. Pregnant mice were exposed to arsenic, and gene expression patterns were profiled in peripheral lung tissue obtained from the offspring at 2 weeks of age. Pregnant Mice (BALB/c, C57BL/6, C3H/HeARC) mice were exposed to arsenic (or control) via drinking water from day 8 of gestation until the birth of their offspring. After giving birth, mothers were given control drinking water. At 2 weeks post-natal age, total RNA was extracted from peripheral lung tissue of the offspring and analysed on Affymetrix microarrays.
Project description:Total RNA was purified from keratinocytes isolated from FFPE arsenic-induced skin lesion samples collected from individuals exposed to high concentrations of arsenic exceeding 50 ppb in drinking water in Murshidibad district of West Bengal, India.
Project description:Purpose: To determine the effects of sodium arsenite in male mice on adaptive thermogenesis. Methods: Male C57BL/6J mice were exposed to sodium arsenite in drinking water at 300 parts per billion (ppb) for 9 weeks Findings: Arsenic-treated mice experienced significantly decreased metabolic heat production when acclimated to chronic cold tolerance testing, as evidenced by indirect calorimetry, despite no change in physical activity. Arsenic exposure increased total fat mass, and unilocular lipid droplet size in both subcutaneous inguinal white adipose tissue (iWAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT). Conclusion: Chronic arsenic exposure impacts the mitochondria of thermogenic tissues involved in energy expenditure and glucose regulation, providing novel mechanistic evidence for arsenic’s role in metabolic pathologies.
Project description:Adult male mice (F0) were exposed to 250 ppb inorganic arsenic (iAs) in drinking water before mating with unexposed female mice to generate male F1 offspring (iAsF1-M). Unexposed male mice were bred simultaneously to generate male controls (conF1-M). Both iAsF1-M and conF1-M mice drank normal water without iAs. Adult iAsF1-M and conF1-M mice were harvested to collect liver samples to do RNA-seq.
Project description:Determining the DNA methylation profiles in the hippocampus of developmental arsenic-exposed offspring mice by target-capture MethylC-Seq.
Project description:Arsenic and DBPs has been found to be one of the major risk in many regions of the world. However, current understanding of thier combined toxicities are unclear. Here we used single-cell RNA sequencing to provide the transcriptome heterogeneity of 13563 liver cells obtained from zebrafishes exposed to 100μg/L arsenic, 300μg/L dichloroacetanilide (DCAcAm) and co-exposure for 23 days. Five liver cell populations were identified. We found that the hepatocytes and macrophages were the main target of arsenic and DCAcAm exposure. And the hepatocytes of male and female showed a huge difference, when expsoure to arsenic and DCAcAm).
Project description:Defining effects of in utero arsenic exposure on immune cells in lungs of adult mice exposed to Influenza A with single cell RNA sequencing