Expression Analysis of 2D, 3D Quiescent, and 3D Activated Pancreatic Stellate Cells
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ABSTRACT: This study used Illumina single-end RNA-sequencing to examine gene expression differences between 2 mouse-derived pancreatic stellate cell lines (PSC4, PSC5) grown either in 2D monolayers, as 3D quiescent cultures, or as 3D activated transwell cocultures with 2 mouse tumor-derived pancreatic ductal organoid lines (T4, T5). Mouse pancreatic stellate cell (PSC) lines were derived from the pancreata of wild-type C57Bl/6J mice. Mouse tumor organoid lines were derived from mouse pancreata containing pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) from the KrasLSL-G12D; Trp53LSL-R162H; Pdx1-Cre mouse model. We measured genes differentially expressed among 2D, quiescent, and 3D activated PSCs that may reflect the expression changes of heterogeneous CAF population in pancreatic tumors.
Project description:This study used Illumina strand-specific, paired-end RNA-sequencing to examine gene expression differences between normal and neoplastic mouse pancreatic ductal cells grown as three-dimensional, organoid cultures. The study analyzed 19 independently derived organoid lines. These 19 lines included 7 biological replicate "mN," or mouse normal, organoid lines, derived from the pancreatic ductal cells of wild-type C57Bl/6J or C57Bl/6N mice. In addition, the study analyzed 6 biological replicate "mP," or mouse PanIN, organoid lines, derived from PanIN-containing mouse pancreata from the KrasLSL-G12D; Pdx1-Cre mouse model. (The presence of PanIN in the pancreata from which these organoid lines were derived was confirmed by examining histological sections from the same pancreata). The final 6 lines examined in this study were biological replicate "mT," or mouse tumor, organoid lines, derived from mouse pancreata containing pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) from the KrasLSL-G12D; Trp53LSL-R162H; Pdx1-Cre mouse model. We genes differentially expressed in the PanIN- or tumor-derived mouse organoid lines, relative to the mouse normal organoids, that may reflect expression changes required for pancreatic tumorigenesis.
Project description:We evaluated the change in expression of genes after treatment of stellate cells with retinoic acid to understand how the stellate cells can de-differentiate and effect their physiological behaviour in pathological conditions. We then tested the changes in the gene expression in 2D and 3D culture conditions for pancreatic stellate cells and in a pancreatic cancer model. Keywords: gene expression change, dose response, matrix conditions We treated a pancreatic stellate cell line on plastic or Matrigel with 1 or 10 micromolar dose of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA). RNA was extracted and hybridized on Illumina Human microarrays. We looked for target genes regulated by ATRA and evaluated for dose repsonse and change due to background culture conditions.
Project description:We evaluated the change in expression of genes after treatment of stellate cells with retinoic acid to understand how the stellate cells can de-differentiate and effect their physiological behaviour in pathological conditions. We then tested the changes in the gene expression in 2D and 3D culture conditions for pancreatic stellate cells and in a pancreatic cancer model. Keywords: gene expression change, time course We treated a pancreatic stellate cell line on plastic with 1 micromolar all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) for timepoints of 30 mins, 4 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours and 168 hours. RNA was extracted and hybridized on Illumina Human microarrays. We looked for target genes regulated by ATRA and evaluated for time course change.
Project description:We evaluated the change in expression of genes after treatment of stellate cells with retinoic acid to understand how the stellate cells can de-differentiate and effect their physiological behaviour in pathological conditions. We then tested the changes in the gene expression in 2D and 3D culture conditions for pancreatic stellate cells and in a pancreatic cancer model. Keywords: gene expression change, time course
Project description:We evaluated the change in expression of genes after treatment of stellate cells with retinoic acid to understand how the stellate cells can de-differentiate and effect their physiological behaviour in pathological conditions. We then tested the changes in the gene expression in 2D and 3D culture conditions for pancreatic stellate cells and in a pancreatic cancer model. Keywords: gene expression change, dose response, matrix conditions
Project description:The ex vivo modelling of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) using patient-derived cells is a promising tool to predict treatment responses. Matrigel-based organoid and organotypic approaches are limited by their undefined molecular composition, hindering the recapitulation of the tumour’s characteristic desmoplasia, which is known to promote drug resistance. To overcome these limitations, we used self-assembling peptide amphiphiles (PAs) gelled in a minimal extracellular matrix to model the pancreatic tumour microenvironment and to establish 3D multicellular cultures of patient-derived PDAC cells, pancreatic stellate cells and macrophages. Matrisome analysis of 3D cultures demonstrated consistent ECM protein deposition, which was highly reminiscent of the corresponding primary PDAC tissues. The proteomic data obtained was also compared to the corresponding patient-derived xenografts (PDX) in nude mice and Matrigel-based cultures. Characterisation of the chemosensitivity of the cultures revealed realistic treatment responses by PDAC cells in PA hydrogels based on the responses of their corresponding PDX tumours. Histological, transcriptional and functional techniques confirmed these similarities, which were not observed in Matrigel-based cultures. These findings demonstrate the biomimetic nature of PA hydrogels, which enable cultured cells to recreate the PDAC matrisome ex vivo and to respond to chemotherapeutic agents in a predictive manner.
Project description:Pancreatic stellate cells are thought to be the predominant source of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in pancreatic cancer. We developed a mouse model which allows us to track and analyze stellate cells and stellate cell-derived CAFs in vivo during pancreatic tumorigenesis for the first time. We find that stellate cells in fact give rise to a minority of all CAFs. Here, we have used lineage reporters to isolate stellate cell-derived and non-stellate cell-derived CAFs and compared them by RNA-seq.
Project description:Gene expression of mouse hepatic stellate cells was characterized under the following conditions: Quiescent (isolated from normal mouse liver) and reverted (isolated from mouse liver treated with 4 injections of carbontetrachloride followed by 45 day rest period) Affymetrix Mouse 1.0ST gene expression measurements were used to characterize the transcriptomic basis in quiescent hepatic stellate cells, isolated from normal liver, and reverted hepatic stellate cells, isolated from liver treated with 4 injections of CCl4 followed by a 45 day rest period. Gene expression of mouse hepatic stellate cells was characterized under the following conditions: A. Quiescent control hepatic stellate cells (n=4). B. Reverted hepatic stellate cells (n=4).
Project description:Capan1 (well differentiated pancreatic cancer cell line) was co-cultured with pancreatic stellate cell line (PS1) embedded in a 3D organotypic model and gene expression was analysed in comparison to cancer cells cultured alone without stellate cells. Pancreatic stellate cells were embedded within a gel matrix composing collagen type I and Matrigel, and cancer cells were seeded on top. The gel was lifted on to metal grid after 24 hour and fed from below. Gels were harvested on day 10 and frozen sections obtained. The cancer cell layer on top of the gel was captured by laser microdissection for RNA extraction.