Project description:The pancreatic cyst fluids were collected using a syringe aspiration of the cyst fluid immediately after surgical resection of the lesion. The cyst fluid were then aliquoted and stored in -80C freezer until ready to use. We plan on performing untargeted metabolomics analysis and unknown lipid analysis and identification on these pancreatic cyst fluid to find potential biomarkers that correlate with histopathological assessment and clinical behavior of these cystic lesions and thus to guide clinical management of patients. Abbreviations: IPMN - Intraductal Pancreatic Mucinous Neoplasm; MCN - mucinous cystic neoplasm; SCA - serous cystadenoma.
Project description:The pancreatic cyst fluids were collected using a syringe aspiration of the cyst fluid immediately after surgical resection of the lesion. The cyst fluid were then aliquoted and stored in -80C freezer until ready to use. We plan on performing untargeted metabolomics analysis on these pancreatic cyst fluid to find potential biomarkers that correlate with histopathological assessment and clinical behavior of these cystic lesions and thus to guide clinical management of patients.
Project description:Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) is a benign tumor that grows within the pancreatic ducts characterized by the production of thick mucinous fluid by surrounding tumor cells. IPMN is the most important precursor lesion for pancreatic cancer that is the fourth most common cause of cancer deaths. Differentiating between low-grade dysplasia (LGD), high-grade dysplasia (HGD), and invasive intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) remains a diagnostic challenge with current biomarkers, necessitating the development of novel biomarkers that can distinguish IPMN malignancy. We investigated differentially expressed proteins among pancreatic cyst fluids consisted of LGD, HGD, and invasive IPMN patients by using our novel proteomic strategy, and finally we discovered pancreatic cyst fluid protein marker candidates that can predict the malignant potential of IPMNs.
Project description:The increased number of pancreatic cyst lesions (PCLs) have been detected through the development of abdominal imaging techniques, such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). However, accurate classification of cystic lesions is difficult because of the lack of standardized diagnostic methods, and thus potentially unnecessary surgical resection has been performed on pancreatic cyst patients. Among four most common types of cystic lesions of pancreas, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs), mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCN), serous cystic neoplasms (SCN), and solid pseudopapillary neoplasms (SPNs), IPMNs, the precursor lesion of pancreatic cancer, have been detected most frequently, and are subdivided into low-grade dysplasia (LGD), high-grade dysplasia (HGD), and invasive IPMN in accordance with their malignancy. To discover the potential biomarkers of the histological grades of IPMN, we investigated pancreatic cyst fluid proteins that are differentially expressed in accordance with the IPMN malignancy by LC-MS/MS analysis.
Project description:This dataset contains small RNA sequencing data and mRNA capture sequencing data from 20 different human biofluids (amniotic fluid, aqueous humor, ascites, bile, bronchial lavage fluid, breast milk, cerebrospinal fluid, colostrum, gastric fluid, pancreatic cyst fluid, plasma, saliva, seminal fluid, serum, sputum, stool, synovial fluid, sweat, tear fluid and urine). In total, 180 samples were sequenced. Files are provided in fastQ format. Samples were sequenced on a NextSeq 500.
Project description:Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) is a duct-dilating precancerous lesion that grows in pancreatic ducts and is accompanied by the production of mucinous fluid. In recent years, its cystic fluid has been used molecularly for the differential diagnosis of other cystic tumors and malignancies. Thus, proteomic research of IPMN cyst fluid must be performed to identify an effective diagnostic biomarker. We examined the IPMN cyst fluid proteome using a novel proteomic strategy, combined with high-resolution LC-MS/MS. Although we did not deplete any high-abundance proteins, our dataset consistently detected thousands of proteins including pancreatic tumor markers, such as mucin family members, S100 proteins, and CEA-related proteins. In addition, we found 590 protein mutations through a variant sequence database search. Bioinformatics analyses were performed to determine biological functions and clinical meanings of canonical IPMN proteins and mutated proteins. Our proteomic platform and in-depth proteome dataset are valuable references that can be used in future studies.
Project description:Background & aims: Polycystic liver disease (PLD) is an autosomal dominantly inherited disorder caused by mutations in genes such as PRKCSH and SEC63. It has been thought that cysts develop from biliary progenitor cells due to loss-of-heterozygosity (LOH), leading to aberrant proliferation or defects in differentiation. Cyst expansion can be suppressed by somatostatin analogues such as lanreotide. There is no human in vitro model available that truly recapitulates polycystic liver disease. We hypothesize that PLD progenitors can form bipotent liver organoids that carry key features of cyst development. To find gene expression differences between Human Polycystic Liver Disease and Normal Biliary Stem Cells. Methods: Cells from normal biliary duct (n=6), cyst biliary epithelium (n=60) and cyst fluid (n=31) were isolated and placed under conditions suitable for expansion of human adult liver stem cells. We analyzed genetic LOH, gene expression, differentiation capacity, response to lanreotide and cilium formation of these organoids. Results: Cholangiocytes from cyst biliary epithelium (47/60) and cyst fluid (9/31) proved capable of expanding as bipotent liver organoids. Multiple cyst organoids displayed LOH surrounding PRKCSH or SEC63 regions. Organoids formed cilia when proliferation was inhibited. Neither hepatocyte nor biliary differentiation of PLD organoids was impaired. RNAseq revealed no significantly dysregulated pathway in PLD organoids. Lanreotide significantly decreased expansion of liver organoids in comparison to negative control (197% ± 46% versus 547% ± 28%; p: 0.038). Conclusion & discussion: Biliary progenitor cells from patient cyst epithelium and fluid can expand into liver organoids. They recapitulate key characteristics of PLD, and are a promising human in vitro model for research, diagnostics and treatment of polycystic liver diseases and cholangiociliopathies.
Project description:Pediatric adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma (ACP) cyst may be associated with injury to critical neurological structures, such as the hypothalamus, resulting in poor quality of life and shorter lifespan. This work presents evidence that immune actors, both pro-inflammatory and immunomodulatory, and their receptors, are present at unique levels in ACP cyst fluid and tumor tissue, potentially indicating a mechanism underlying cyst growth and tumor invasion of the hypothalamus. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that ACP, when compared to other pediatric brain tumors and nomral brain, harbored overexpression of a number of inflammatory and immunosuppressive genes.
Project description:We have determined the cistrome and transcriptome for the nuclear receptor liver receptor homolog-1 (LRH-1) in the exocrine pancreas. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-seq and RNA-seq analyses reveal that LRH-1 directly induces expression of genes encoding digestive enzymes and secretory and mitochrondrial proteins. LRH-1 cooperates with the pancreas transcription factor 1-L complex (PTF1-L) in regulationg exocrine pancreas-specific gene expression. Elimination of LRH-1 in adult mice reduced the concentration of several lipases and proteases in pancreatic fluid and impaired pancreatic fluid secretion in response to cholecystokinin. Thus, LRH-1 is a key regulator of the exocrine pancreas-specific transcriptional network required for the production and secretion of pancreatic fluid. input and Lrh1 ChIP
Project description:Subarachnoid neurocysticercosis (SANCC) is caused by an abnormally transformed form of the metacestode or larval form of the tapewormTaenia solium. In contrast to vesicular parenchymal and ventricular located cysts that contain a viable scolex and are anlage of the adult tapeworm, the subarachnoid cyst proliferates to form aberrant membranous cystic masses within the subarachnoid spaces that cause mass effects and acute and chronic arachnoiditis. How subarachnoid cyst proliferates and interacts with the human host is poorly understood, but parasite stem cells (germinative cells) likely participate. RNA-seq analysis of the subarachnoid cyst bladder wall compared to the bladder wall and scolex of the vesicular cyst revealed that the subarachnoid form exhibits activation of signaling pathways that promote proliferation and increased lipid metabolism. These adaptions allow growth in a nutrient-limited cerebral spinal fluid. In addition, we identified therapeutic drug targets that would inhibit growth of the parasite, potentially increase effectiveness of treatment, and shorten its duration.