Project description:Obesity is a risk factor for numerous metabolic disorders; however, not all obese individuals are prone to insulin resistance. The central aim of this study was to identify molecular pathways directly related to insulin resistance independent of BMI in obesity. We sought to determine the gene expression signature of adipose tissue in a body mass index (BMI)-matched obese cohort of patients that are either insulin sensitive or insulin resistant. We determined the global gene expression signatures of omental and subcutaneous adipose tissue samples obtained from insulin-sensitive obese and insulin-resistant obese patients undergoing gastric bypass surgery. The SQ sample for Insulin Resistant Patient 6 has been removed from the study.
Project description:Obesity is a risk factor for numerous metabolic disorders; however, not all obese individuals are prone to insulin resistance. The central aim of this study was to identify molecular pathways directly related to insulin resistance independent of BMI in obesity. We sought to determine the gene expression signature of adipose tissue in a body mass index (BMI)-matched obese cohort of patients that are either insulin sensitive or insulin resistant.
Project description:Microbial RNAseq analysis of cecal and fecal samples collected from mice colonized with the microbiota of human twins discordant for obesity. Samples were colleted at the time of sacrifice, or 15 days after colonization from mice gavaged with uncultured or cultured fecal microbiota from the lean twins or their obese co-twins. Samples were sequenced using Illumina HiSeq technology, with 101 paired end chemistry.
Project description:In our study, we generated and sequenced small RNA libraries from blood plasma samples. These samples were obtained from patients undergoing colonoscopy and are balanced for age, sex, and self-identified ancestry. From the sequencing data, we derived small-RNA feature counts and performed an analysis for differential expression between patients with and without colorectal adenoma. We found numerous significant associations, including hsa-miR-335-5p and a RNA fragment of the theoretical transcript, AK126744.
Project description:Human fecal samples related to the concept of obesity and health disparities. Untargeted LC-MS/MS acquisition was performed on a Vanquish UHPLC system coupled to a Q-Exactive Hybrid Quadrupole-Orbitrap (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bremen, Germany).
Project description:Genome wide DNA methylation in blood, subcutaneous and omental visceral adipose tissue from two-step surgical approach (N=9) was analysed in patients with severe obesity using Illumina 850K EPIC technology before and after metabolic surgery (Leipzig Obesity BioBank (LOBB) cohort). Additionally, a validation blood cohort of patients with obesity undergoing metabolic surgery was analyzed for results validation.
Project description:Microbial RNAseq analysis of cecal and fecal samples collected from mice colonized with the microbiota of human twins discordant for obesity. Samples were colleted at the time of sacrifice, or 15 days after colonization from mice gavaged with uncultured or cultured fecal microbiota from the lean twins or their obese co-twins. Samples were sequenced using Illumina HiSeq technology, with 101 paired end chemistry. Comparisson of microbial gene expression between the microbiota of lean and obese twins fed a Low fat, rich in plant polysaccharide diet.
Project description:Investigating alterations the intestinal microbiome in a diet induced obesity (DIO) rat model after fecal transplant from rats, which underwent Roux-Y-Gastric-Bypass surgery (RYGB). The microbiomes of the RYGB-donor rats, the DIO rats, and DIO rats after receiving the fecal transplant from the RYGB rats. As controls lean rats as well as lean, RYGB and DIO rats after antibiotics treatment were used.