Project description:We report here hippocampal RNA-seq data from adult (20 weeks) male offspring exposed to 0 mg (control) or 50 mg BPA/kg diet during gestation and lactation.
Project description:Gene expression training data set from rat blood samples exposed to either 150, 1500 or 2500 mg/kg of APAP for 6, 12 or 24 hours. Experiment Overall Design: Male F344/N rats, 10-12 weeks old, were exposed to 0 (vehicle only), 150, 1500 or 2500 mg/kg APAP in 0.5% ethyl cellulose by oral gavage in two doses to increase absorption. The animals were sacrificed after 6, 12 or 24 hours. Equal amounts of RNA from the blood from each of four vehicle-only treated animals at the 6 and 12 hour time point and from each of six vehicle-only treated animals at the 24 hour time point, were pooled for control gene expression. The pooled controls were compared with individual treated animals at each dose and time period. The samples were hybridized in duplicate for each individual rat for a total of 8 (exception due to insufficient RNA quality: 150 mg/kg APAP and 1500 mg/kg APAP at 12 hour time point only 3 animals) microarray chips per dose and time period. Experiment Overall Design: Experiments were performed according to the guidelines established in the NIH Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and an approved Animal Study Protocol was on file prior to initiation of the study.
Project description:Seven male C57BL/6 mice, at 10 weeks of age, were injected daily intraperitoneally with 0.5 mg/kg of haloperidol, for 28 days. A control group of six animals was injected with vehicle only (saline).
Project description:In order to investigate the underlying mechanisms of methylmecury (MeHg)-mediated toxicity to Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), we analyzed the liver proteome of fish exposed in vivo to MeHg (0, 0.5, 2 mg/kg body weight) for 2 weeks. Label-free quantitative mass spectrometry enabled quantification of 1143 proteins, and 125 were differentially regulated between MeHg-treated samples and controls. Six proteins among the top differentially regulated (T23O, GLNA EPS8L2, APOA4, RAP1B, CZTZ) were analyzed using selected reaction monitoring (SRM). Supported by bioinformatics analyses, we conclude that MeHg disrupts mainly redox homeostasis and energy generating metabolic pathways in cod liver, the latter potentially modulated through MeHg-induced oxidative stress.
Project description:To identify liver transcripts differentially expressed between control samples and animals exposed to DE-71, we collected RNA from male pups at postnatal day 4 (PND4) after the Wistar Han dams were exposed to 0, 0.1, 15, or 50 mg/kg DE-71. These samples were interrogated with the Affymetrix Rat Genome 230 2.0 GeneChip array A total of 0, 15, and 162 gene transcripts were differentially expressed between control samples and 0.1, 15, and 50 mg/kg DE-71, respectively (using a false discovery rate (FDR) threshold of 0.05). These transcripts were mapped to 0, 13, and 161 genes using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis.
Project description:Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent pollutants known for their bio-accumulative properties and prevalence in water supplies and household products. Although legacy PFAS, such as perfluorooctanoic acid, are phased out in the U.S. due to public health concerns, a PFAS variant hexafluoropropylene oxide-dimer acid (HFPO-DA) is an emerging replacement. HFPO-DA is a potential neurotoxicant that has been shown to cause dopaminergic neurodegeneration. We investigated the bioaccumulative potential of HFPO-DA and its effects on lifespan, locomotor activity, and brain gene expression in female and male Drosophila melanogaster (fruit flies). Flies were collected less than 4 hours post-eclosion and exposed to 0, 10, 10^2, 10^3, or 10^4 mg/kg/day HFPO-DA. To measure the effect of HFPO-DA on lifespan, surviving flies from each exposure were recorded every 24 hours. Flies were subjected to a negative geotaxis assay at 3, 7, and 14 days of exposure to measure the effects of acute, sub-chronic, and chronic exposures on locomotor ability. To capture HFPO-DA-induced sexually dimorphic gene expression responses in the brain, we sequenced brain-specific mRNA from flies exposed for 3, 7, or 14 days. The Bioconcentration Factor was 0.031 for females, and 0.026 for males. Dose and median lifespan were negatively correlated in both female (R^2 adj = 0.77, p<0.0001) and male flies (R^2 adj = 0.77, p<0.0001). Log-rank Mantel-Cox tests and one-way ANOVAs revealed that median lifespan was reduced in females starting at 10 mg/kg/day and in males starting at 10^2 mg/kg/day (p< 0.01). Acute exposure at 10 mg/kg/day significantly decreased locomotor ability in females (p<0.0001) while acute exposures at 1 mg/kg/day decreased locomotor activity in males (p <0.0001). Among 7500 genes analyzed, pairwise gene expression comparison between controls and treatments identified 2496 differentially expressed genes. While HFPO-DA does not readily bioaccumulate in fruit fly bodies, high-dose exposures have sex-specific effects on lifespan, locomotor ability, and brain gene expression. LOAEL for median lifespan is 10 mg/kg/day in females, and 10^2 mg/kg/day in males. Both locomotor ability and brain gene expression exhibited non-conventional dose-response as seen in other endocrine disrupting chemical exposures.
Project description:To investigate the potential role of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor–alpha (PPARa) activation in mice, RNA sequencing was conducted on paraffin-embedded liver sections from a 90-day toxicity study of GenX conducted in mice. the TempO-Seq platform was utilized for RNA sequencing data collection. Differentially expressed genes were identified for each treatment group, and gene set enrichment analysis was conducted using gene sets that represent biological processes and known canonical pathways. Significant enrichment of peroxisome signaling was evident in males and females exposed to 0.5 and 5 mg/kg GenX, with no enrichment at 0.1 mg/kg. PPAR signaling and fatty acid metabolism were among the most significantly enriched gene sets, and two gene sets specific to the PPARa subtype were also significantly enriched.
Project description:<p>Individuals with Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) cannot remove ammonia, a waste product, from the blood. At present there is little information on the use of sodium phenylbutyrate (Buphenyl™) in children with argininosuccinic aciduria (ASA). It is hoped that this drug may help lower ammonia and argininosuccinic acid levels in patients with ASA. Through this study we hope to learn whether the use of sodium phenylbutyrate (Buphenyl™) in patients with ASA, in addition to diet and arginine therapy, will decrease liver damage and the number of periods during which ammonia levels are high.</p> <p>The primary study objective is to determine if the treatment of ASA patients with sodium phenylbutyrate (Buphenyl™) in conjunction with lowered doses of arginine improves liver function as measured by short-term assessment of synthetic activity and the use of stable isotope tracers to assess ureagenesis and nitric oxide production.</p> <p>Twelve patients with ASA will be studied using a randomized, cross-over design. Medical records will be reviewed to confirm the diagnosis prior to enrollment. Patients will be on the each arm of the study for one week each preceded by a three day washout period. Patients will come to the Baylor College of Medicine General Clinical Research Center in Texas Children's Hospital for an inpatient hospitalization. This hospitalization is for diet control, clinical evaluation, and stable isotope infusions for measurement of in vivo rates of ureagenesis and nitric oxide production. During the washout periods Buphenyl™ or other alternative route medications, e.g., benzoate, will be discontinued and arginine will be administered at the standard therapeutic dose of 500 mg/kg/day or 10 grams/m2. </p> <p>Following randomization, subjects will be maintained on either high-dose arginine (500 mg/kg/day or 10 grams/m2) alone, or the alternative of low-dose arginine (100 mg/kg/d or 2 grams/m2) along with sodium phenylbutyrate (500 mg/kg/day or 10 grams/m2). For the second week they will be crossed over to the other arm of the study preceded by another three day washout. Previous medications and dietary protein intake (0.6 g/kg/day or current metabolic diet) will be continued during both arms of the study. The two arms may be performed as separate ten-day admissions.</p> <p>The decision to design the study with two arms, high-dose arginine and low-dose arginine/Buphenyl™, was reached after weighing several considerations. First, the current accepted practice for treatment of ASA is high-dose arginine. Based on metabolic flux studies, we have quantified the effects of this dose of arginine as compared to standard doses of Buphenyl™/phenylacetate on ureagenesis. Since the study is not designed or intended to address the independent effects of Buphenyl™ as compared to arginine alone, Buphenyl™ was added for safety reasons to accommodate loss of clearance of nitrogen by decreasing the arginine dose.</p> <p>Moreover, based on our experience with recruiting for previous versions of this study, most ASA patients with liver dysfunction are on an alternative route ammonia scavenger medication in addition to arginine. We found that this has in fact become an accepted practice.</p> <p>Hence, when considering study design from both a safety and recruitment perspective, it was most reasonable to design the study to investigate specifically the hypothesis that the production and presence of argininosuccinic acid leads to liver dysfunction. Since both low-dose arginine with Buphenyl™ and high-dose arginine alone lead to a decreased production of argininosuccinic acid, and both are currently accepted therapies in ASA and UCDs in general, the need to address their effects distinctly is not being investigated at this time.</p> <p>Sodium phenylbutyrate dosage will be 500 mg/kg/day in patients weighing less than 20kg and 10 g/m2/day in larger patients. Daily dosage will be given in equally divided doses 4 times per day. In order to ensure that the study remains double-blind to investigators, study staff and subjects, the Investigational Pharmacy Service at Texas Children's Hospital will dispense both the Buphenyl™ and arginine in powder form which is compounded into capsules or will be mixed with syrpalta (up to 5 grams will dissolve in 10cc liquid) and administered orally or through nasogastric or gastrostomy tube. No nasogastric tube should be placed or gastrostomy performed solely for the purpose of inclusion in this study. Because the reported adverse effects of sodium phenylbutyrate include gastritis, participants will be started on a standard dose of ranitidine (Zantac™), or comparable drug, during both arms of the study. </p>
Project description:To identify liver transcripts differentially expressed due to treatment with bis(2-ethylhexyl) tetrabromophthalate (TBPH), we collected RNA from male Harlan Sprague Dawley rats exposed to 0, 0.07, 0.71, 7.06, 70.6 or 706 mg/kg TBPH, 5 days after exposure for animals 7 weeks of age. These samples were interrogated with the Affymetrix Rat Genome 230 2.0 GeneChip array. A total of 0,0,0,0, and 0 gene transcripts were differentially expressed due to TBPH treatment after exposure to 0.07, 0.71, 7.06, 70.6 or 706 mg/kg TBPH (false discovery rate (FDR) < 0.05).