Project description:These are RNA sequencing data from embryonic day 18 whole brains from embryos whose mother's were exposed to alcohol (Prenatal alchohol exposure or PAE) or sacharin control (SAC) through mating and gestation.
Project description:Mice with mitochondrial complex I deficiency (Ndufs4-/-) suffer from severe energy impairment primarily affecting the brain and die at P55. A small molecule screen developed by our lab using cells harboring human mitochondrial disease mutations identified antibiotics targeting mitochondrial translation as potent inhibitors of cell death under nutrient stress conditions. Doxycycline, which was identified amongst these antibiotics, was administered in the diet of Ndufs4-/- mice after weaning at P21. Mice fed with doxycycline showed improved motor function and significantly increased lifespan relative to untreated Ndufs4-/- mice. In order to investigate the molecular changes promoted by doxycycline in the brains of these mice, Ndufs4-/- doxycycline treated (DOX), Ndufs4-/- untreated (KO), and Ndufs4+/+ (WT) control mice were sacrificed at P55 and their brains harvested. Proteomic analysis revealed doxycycline treatment largely prevented the neuroimmune and inflammatory profile identified in the Ndufs4-/- mice. These findings implicate a potentially causality of these proteins in the neuronal cell death ultimately leading to the observed brain pathology.
Project description:To identify the intracellular targets of ANGPTL2/MAG mediate signals that enhance oligodendrocyte differentiatiaon, brains from Angptl2+/+ or Angptl2-/- mice borned at Day 15 were obtained, followed by the extraction of total RNA and subjected to the RNA-sequencing.
Project description:Background: Inhalation anesthetics may trigger the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis. FK-506 binding protein (FKBP5) is a critical factor that regulates the HPA axis and is associated with perioperative neurocognitive impairment. However, it is unclear how inhalation anesthetics affects the expression of FKBP5 in different neural cells in the brain. Methods: We used single-nucleus RNA sequencing to characterize hippocampal transcriptome profiles in the brains of aged marmosets and mice after sevoflurane anesthesia. Results: Higher levels of FKBP5 were found in the hippocampi of aged mice after sevoflurane anesthesia. Single nuclear RNA sequencing results from aged mice and marmosets showed that the increased expression of FKBP5 mainly occurred in microglia. The expression of FKBP5 in the hippocampi of aged marmosets and mice increased following long-term exposure to sevoflurane anesthesia. Additionally, the brains of these animals displayed a marked increase in the expression of FKBP5 in microglia after sevoflurane anesthesia. Conclusion: Long-term exposure to sevoflurane augments FKBP5 expression in the hippocampi of aged marmosets and mice, specifically in the microglia.
Project description:GL261-derived glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) form aggressive tumors when implanted into the brains of C57BL/6 mice. We used spatial transcriptomics to analyze brain sections of tumor-bearing C57BL/6 mice at 28 days post-implantation
