Project description:Ion channel splice array data from cerebellum brain tissue samples collected from Alzheimer's disease patients. Temporal cortex (Alzheimer's disease affected brain tissue structure) and cerebellum (Alzheimer's disease unaffected brain tissue structure) samples from control subjects were compared to temporal cortex and cerebellum of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Project description:Ion channel splice array data from temporal cortex brain tissue samples collected from Alzheimer's disease patients. Temporal cortex (Alzheimer's disease affected brain tissue structure) and cerebellum (Alzheimer's disease unaffected brain tissue structure) samples from control subjects were compared to temporal cortex and cerebellum of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Project description:Ion channel splice array data from cerebellum brain tissue samples collected from control (non Alzheimer's disease) subjects. Temporal cortex (Alzheimer's disease affected brain tissue structure) and cerebellum (Alzheimer's disease unaffected brain tissue structure) samples from control subjects were compared to temporal cortex and cerebellum of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Project description:FK506 binding protein 51kDa (FKBP51/FKBP5) is part of a mature heat shock protein 90kDa (Hsp90) chaperone complex that preserves tau. Microarray analysis of human brains reveal that FKBP51 gene expression selectively increased with age and Alzheimer's disease, which correlated with demethylation of the regulatory regions in the FKBP5 gene. Moreover, FKBP51 levels significantly correlated with Braak pathological staging. In addition, we show that in brains devoid of FKBP51, tau levels are reduced. Recombinant FKBP51 and Hsp90 synergize to block tau clearance through the proteasome and produce T22-positive tau oligomers. Overexpression of FKBP51 in a tau transgenic mouse model revealed that FKBP51 preserved tau species, including phosphorylated and oligomeric tau that have been linked to Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis. FKBP51 blocked amyloid formation and decreased tangle load in the brain. These alterations in tau turnover and aggregate structure culminated in enhanced neurotoxicity. We propose a model where age-associated increases in FKBP51 levels can out-compete the association of other pro-degradation Hsp90 co-chaperones, resulting in neurotoxic tau accumulation. Thus, strategies aimed at attenuating FKBP51 levels or its interaction with Hsp90 could be therapeutically relevant for Alzheimer's disease and other tauopathies. These AD cases were processed simultaneously with the control cases (young and aged) included in GSE11882 Postmortem brain tissue was collected from ADRC brain banks. Cases were preferentially selected where 3 or more brain regions were available
Project description:Ion channel splice array data from temporal cortex brain tissue samples collected from control subjects (no Alzheimer's disease). Temporal cortex (Alzheimer's disease affected brain tissue structure) and cerebellum (Alzheimer's disease unaffected brain tissue structure) samples from control subjects were compared to temporal cortex and cerebellum of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Project description:Purpose of our study is to determine the status of synaptosomal microRNAs in Alzheimer's disease and their roles in Alzheimer's progression.
Project description:Claret2009 - Predicting phase III overall survival in colorectal cancer
This model is described in the article:
Model-based prediction of
phase III overall survival in colorectal cancer on the basis of
phase II tumor dynamics.
Claret L, Girard P, Hoff PM, Van
Cutsem E, Zuideveld KP, Jorga K, Fagerberg J, Bruno R.
J. Clin. Oncol. 2009 Sep; 27(25):
4103-4108
Abstract:
PURPOSE: We developed a drug-disease simulation model to
predict antitumor response and overall survival in phase III
studies from longitudinal tumor size data in phase II trials.
METHODS: We developed a longitudinal exposure-response
tumor-growth inhibition (TGI) model of drug effect (and
resistance) using phase II data of capecitabine (n = 34) and
historical phase III data of fluorouracil (FU; n = 252) in
colorectal cancer (CRC); and we developed a parametric survival
model that related change in tumor size and patient
characteristics to survival time using historical phase III
data (n = 245). The models were validated in simulation of
antitumor response and survival in an independent phase III
study (n = 1,000 replicates) of capecitabine versus FU in CRC.
RESULTS: The TGI model provided a good fit of longitudinal
tumor size data. A lognormal distribution best described the
survival time, and baseline tumor size and change in tumor size
from baseline at week 7 were predictors (P < .00001).
Predicted change of tumor size and survival time distributions
in the phase III study for both capecitabine and FU were
consistent with observed values, for example, 431 days (90%
prediction interval, 362 to 514 days) versus 401 days observed
for survival in the capecitabine arm. A modest survival
improvement of 39 days (90% prediction interval, -21 to 110
days) versus 35 days observed was predicted for capecitabine.
CONCLUSION: The modeling framework successfully predicted
survival in a phase III trial on the basis of capecitabine
phase II data in CRC. It is a useful tool to support
end-of-phase II decisions and design of phase III studies.
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Project description:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive deterioration of cognitive function. Evidence suggests a role for epigenetic regulation, in particular the cytosine modifications 5-methylcytosine (5mC) and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC,) in AD. 5hmC is highly enriched in the nervous system and displays neurodevelopment and age-related changes. To determine the role of 5hmC in AD, we performed genome-wide analyses of 5hmC in DNA from prefrontal cortex of post-mortem AD as well as RNA-Seq to correlate changes in methylation status with transcriptional changes. We also utilized the existing AD fly model to further test the functional significance of these epigenetically altered loci. We identified 325 genes containing differentially hydroxymethylated loci (DhMLs) in both the discovery and replication datasets, and these are enriched for pathways involved in neuron projection development and neurogenesis. Of the 325 genes identified, 140 also showed changes in gene expression by RNA-Seq. Proteins encoded by genes identified in the current analysis form direct protein-protein interactions with AD-associated genes, expanding the network of genes implicated in AD. Furthermore, we identified AD-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located within or near DhMLs, suggesting that these SNPs may identify regions of epigenetic gene regulation that play a role in AD pathogenesis. Finally using the existing AD fly model we showed that some of these genes could modulate the toxicity associated with AD. Our data implicate neuron projection development and neurogenesis pathways as potential targets in AD. These results indicate that incorporating epigenomic and transcriptomic data with GWAS data can expand the known network of genes involved in disease pathogenesis. Combination of epigenome profiling and Drosophila model enables us to identify the epigenetic modifiers of Alzheimer's disease. University of Kentucky Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (3 control, 3 Alzheimer's) and Emory University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (2 control, 2 Alzheimer's)