Project description:In order to determine the mechanism of Cajanin Stilbene Acid inhibiting vancomycin-resistant enterococci, we compared the changes in protein expression of enterococci V583 strain before and after treated by Cajanin Stilbene Acid.
Project description:Acute quadriplegic myopathy (AQM) or critical illness myopathy (CIM) is frequently observed in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. In order to elucidate duration-dependent effects of the ICU intervention on molecular and functional networks that control the muscle wasting and weakness in AQM, gene expression profile was analyzed at time points varying from 6 hours to 14 days in a unique experimental rat model mimicking ICU conditions, i.e., post-synaptically paralyzed, mechanically ventilated and extensively monitored animals.
Project description:Individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 vary greatly in their symptomatology and disease progression, likely as a result of numerous genetic, biological and environmental factors and their complex interactions. Meanwhile, the potential roles of microRNAs (miRNAs) in SARS-CoV-2 infection have not been fully described. MiRNAs have emerged as key post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression, and their dysregulation can be indicative of aberrant immune function. In this study, we characterize the potential roles of mIRNAs in early COVID-19 disease progression. We studied a diverse cohort of 259 patients admitted to hospitals in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to understand the clinical and biological factors associated with ICU admission during COVID-19 treatment, integrating electronic health records (EHR), global miRNA and RNA expression, and genotyping data. Using EHR, we identified 26 factors correlated with ICU admission, including 8 blood phenotypes such as neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, Interleukin-6, and C-reactive protein levels. Using genome-wide miRNA expression data for a subset of 96 individuals from Southeast Asia and the Middle East and North Africa, we identified 27 miRNAs significantly associated with ICU admission (p < 0.01), and 97 miRNAs associated with at least one of the 8 blood phenotypes. [cross-cor] Integrating expression data for 632 miRNAs and genotyping data for ~260,000 SNPs, we identified 168 significant cis-expression quantitative trait loci (cis-eQTLs), of which 59 were associated with either ICU admission or one of the 8 blood phentoypes. Overall, our findings characterize the miRNA architecture of blood phenotypes during the early stages of COVID-19 infection, identify miRNAs associated with ICU admission and therefore COVID-19 disease severity, and suggest a potential genetic control of miRNA expression during early COVID-19 disease progression.