Laser capture microdissection and miRNA expression profiling of different tissue morphologies in triple-negative breast cancer
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ABSTRACT: Triple negative breast cancers (TNBC) are a morphologically and genetically heterogeneous group of breast cancers with uncertain prediction of biological behavior and response to therapy. The aim of our study was to analyze miRNAs expression within areas of TNBCs with different cellular morphology. We performed laser capture microdissection with PALM MicroBeam system from Zeiss and subsequent expression profiling with Affymetrix GeneChip miRNA 4.0 Arrays to identify distinct classes of miRNAs deregulated in respective tissue morphologies. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University Hospital Olomouc and Medical Faculty of Palacky University in compliance with the Helsinki Declaration (Ref No. 111/15). According to the Czech Law (Act. no. 373/11, and its amendment Act no. 202/17), it is not necessary to obtain informed consent in fully anonymised retrospective studies on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues. At least one tissue block for each patient was retained in the archive to allow future clinical use such as re-evaluation or further studies.
Project description:Nociceptive pain implies the activation of the nociceptors without damage to the somatosensory nervous system. Neuropathic pain implies an injury or a disease of the central or peripheral nervous system. Epigenomic may participate in chronic pain conditions as well as in the transition from acute to chronic pain. The purpose of the present study is to analyze how blood methylome differs in both mentionned types of chronic pain, by comparing them together and to controls. The study protocol was approved by the local ethic committee (CCVEM 034/12) and was conducted according to the recommendation of the Declaration of Helsinki. Patients were enrolled at the Clinique romande de réadaptation (CRR) in Sion, in Switzerland. Data were hosted and analyzed at the University of Geneva, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, in Switzerland. Data were processed in the high performance computing cluster (HPC) nammed "Baobab" in the Geneva University.
Project description:We analyzed the abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue of 434 male human subjects from the METSIM study, via RNA-sequencing. The METSIM study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital in Kuopio, Finland and carried out in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. Here, we provide the expression values by gene for each subject and relevant covariates. Raw fastq files will be contributed to dbGaP, as they require controlled access.
Project description:To explore which miRNAs were altered in COPD, we performed a microRNA microarray analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from stable COPD patients (n=6) and healthy controls (n=6). Sex, age, BMI and history of cigarette smoke were matched between different groups. Blood samples were obtained from stable COPD patients(n=6) and healthy adults (n=6) from clinical trial (NCT02037828). The study was in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by Peking University Institutional Review Board Office.
Project description:In this study, a total of 10 patients who received rt-PA were enrolled. Plasma samples were collected before and 1 hour after the rt-PA infusion for proteomic analysis. Blood sample collection has been approved by Tianjin Medical University General Hospital Ethics Committee, and collection was conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from all participants, and all experiments were conducted in accordance with Chinese laws and institutional guidelines.
Project description:In this study, a total of 10 patients who received rt-PA were enrolled. Plasma samples were collected before and 1 hour after the rt-PA infusion for proteomic analysis. Blood sample collection has been approved by Tianjin Medical University General Hospital Ethics Committee, and collection was conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from all participants, and all experiments were conducted in accordance with Chinese laws and institutional guidelines.
Project description:In this study, neutrophils isolated from human peripheral blood were cultured with PBS, tPA(10μg/ml) or tPA+HRG (0.5μm) for 2.5 hours at 37 ° C . Then, neutrophils were collected for proteomic analysis (n=6). Blood sample collection has been approved by Tianjin Medical University General Hospital Ethics Committee, and collection was conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from all participants, and all experiments were conducted in accordance with Chinese laws and institutional guidelines.
Project description:Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a subtype of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix, We compared N-linked glycan profiles of PMP tissues to those of normal appendix. N-glycosidase F liberated N-glycan profiles of eight normal appendix samples and eight low-grade and eight high-grade PMP specimens were analyzed by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. The most prominent alteration was increased and complex fucosylation in high-grade carcinoma. Authors: Lilli Saarinen, Pirjo Nummela, Hannele Leinonen, Annamari Heiskanen, Alexandra Thiel, Caj Haglund, Anna Lepistö, Tero Satomaa, Sampsa Hautaniemi, and Ari Ristimäki; from Genome-Scale Biology Research Program, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki; Glykos Finland Ltd, Helsinki; Department of Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital; Translational Cancer Biology, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki; and Department of Pathology, HUSLAB, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.
Project description:RNA was extracted from 57 LUAD patients hospitalized from 2004 to 2010 at the Pasteur Hospital (Departments of Pulmonary Medicine, and Thoracic Surgery, CHU de Nice, France) and 11 normal lung tissue specimens taken from areas at standard distance (3 cm) from the same cohort of patients.The diagnosis of LUAD patients was based on examination of all tumor specimens using the 7th pTNM classification and on the last histological classification of NSCLC. Written informed consent was obtained from participants after explaining the nature of the study, which was approved by the research ethics board of the Nice University hospital and was performed according to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki. The main clinical and pathological data are summarized. Enrollment of patients in our study was conditioned by stringent criteria such as obtained signed consent, availability of resected surgical specimens, good quality RNA and time of follow-up for surviving patients (min 40 months for surviving patients).
Project description:Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is a severe vision-threatening disorder characterized by the formation of cicatricial fibrous membranes leading to traction retinal detachment. As the pathophysiology remains unclear, there has been no effective therapeutic approach to date other than vitreoretinal surgery. In order to identify genes associated with the pathogenesis of PVR, we performed gene expression analyses in fibrous membrane in patients with PVR using DNA microarray technology. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Kyushu University Hospital and Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, and the surgical specimens were handled in accordance with the ethical standards of the 1989 Declaration of Helsinki. All patients gave informed consent before inclusion in the study. Fibrousl membranes were surgically dissected from the retinal surface with horizontal scissors of patients with PVR undergoing pars plana vitrectomy. Total RNA were extracted from the fibrous membranes with three different PVR patients. RNA from human retina was obtained from Clontech (Palo Alto, CA).
Project description:To identify novel molecular targets for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), we have employed whole genome microarray expression profiling. We purified 30 surgically resected breast cancer tissue diagnosed triple negative by means of immunohistochemical staining and 13 normal mammary ductal cells with lasermicrobeam microdissection system (PALM MicroBeam, Carl Zeiss MicroImaging Co., Ltd), performed whole human genome microarray, and compared gene expression levels of TNBC, normal mammary ductal cells, and normal vital organs to develop molecular targets with a minimum risk.