Project description:Barrett's esophagus is the assumed precusor to oesophageal adenocarcinoma. We profiled the open chromatin of human Barrett's biopsies to gain insight into its molecular basis.
Project description:Bulk ATAC-seq experiments on human samples from normal gastric cardia, normal oesophageal submucosal glands and Barrett's oesophagus tissue
Project description:To investigate gene expression profiles of Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma samples, we carried out RNA-seq to identify differentially expressed genes in each disease state.
Project description:mucosal biopsies were taken from patients at pre and post-argon plasma coagulation (APC) ablation of Barrett's oesophagus, and from healthy controls. Total RNA was extracted using Trizol. miRNA was reversed transcribed using a TaqMan® microRNA Reverse Transcription Kit (Life technologies, #4366596). miRNA profiling was performed with a high throughput TaqMan® OpenArray® Human microRNA panel (Life technologies, #4461104). The panel consisted of probes for 754 human miRNAs that are based on miRNA sequences derived from Sanger miRBase v14. Endoscopic surveillance remains the mainstay of cancer prevention in individuals with Barrett’s oesophagus, and definitive management by surgery or endoscopy is reserved for high grade dysplasia or cancer. There are several endoscopic treatments that are widely used for Barrett’s oesophagus, including argon plasma coagulation (APC). The normality of the regenerated neosquamous epithelium after ablation has been called into question. In the current study we profiled global microRNA expression in oesophageal mucosa before and after ablation of Barrett’s oesophagus using Argon plasma coagulation. Our aim was to investigate differences in microRNA expression between neosquamous and normal squamous tissues.
Project description:Differential gene expression analysis of oesophageal cells stimulated with a low pH environment. Study designed to identify pathways involved in progression of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease through Barrett's oesophagus to adenocarcinoma. Identified many subsets of genes with involvement in pathogenesis. Keywords = GORD Keywords = Barrett's Oesophagus Keywords = Oesopageal Adenocarcinoma. Keywords: time-course