Project description:Paeoniflorin (PF) isolated from paeony root (Paeoniae radix) has been used as an herbal medicine in East Asis for its anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, and immunoregulatory effects. PF is known to be a chemical heat shock protein (HSP) inducer. The effects on the gene expression in human lymphoma U937 cells treated with PF were investigated using by an Affymetrix GeneChip system. PF treatment induced Hsp70 expression in U937 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner as shown in Western blot analysis. When the cells were treated with PF (160 μg/ml; 30 min), 41 up-regulated and 23 down-regulated genes were identified. Keywords: paeoniflorin, gene expression, Human lymphoma U937 cell
Project description:Paeoniflorin (PF) isolated from paeony root (Paeoniae radix) has been used as an herbal medicine in East Asis for its anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, and immunoregulatory effects. PF is known to be a chemical heat shock protein (HSP) inducer. The effects on the gene expression in human lymphoma U937 cells treated with PF were investigated using by an Affymetrix GeneChip system. PF treatment induced Hsp70 expression in U937 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner as shown in Western blot analysis. When the cells were treated with PF (160 μg/ml; 30 min), 41 up-regulated and 23 down-regulated genes were identified. Experiment Overall Design: U937 cells, a human lymphoma cell line, were treated with paeoniflorin (0.16 mg/ml; 30 min) and followed by incubation for 0, 3, and 6 h at 37°C. Non-treated cells were served as control. Total RNA samples were prepared from the cells. Gene expression was analyzed by an Affymetrix GeneChip® system with Human Expression Array U133A which was spotted with 22,283 probe sets. Sample preparation for array hybridization was carried out as described in the manufactureâs instructions.
Project description:The rationale underlying hyperthermia is the fact that temperatures over 42.5˚C are highly cytotoxic to tumor cells. On the other hand, although mild hyperthermia at a range from 39 to 41˚C alone did not induce cytotoxicity in tumor cells, mild hyperthermia is reported to show a synergism with radiotherapy and anti-cancer drugs. Here, the effects of mild hyperthermia (41˚C for 30 min) on the gene expression in human lymphoma U937 cells were investigated using by an Affymetrix GeneChip system. Although the cells treated with the mild hyperthermia did not induce apoptosis, a significant increase in protein levels of heat shock proteins, Hsp40 and Hsp70, was observed following activation of heat shock factor-1. At 3 h post-treatment, 938 probe sets that were differentially expressed by >1.5-fold were identified. Keywords: mild hyperthermia, gene expression, Human lymphoma U937 cell
Project description:Anisomycin is known as a potent apoptosis inducer by activating JNK/SAPK and inhibiting protein synthesis during translation. However, only few details are known on the mechanism of apoptosis induced by this compound. Genes in apoptosis induced by anisomycin in human leukemia U937 cells were investigated by using an Affymetrix GeneChip system. DNA fragmentation and phosphatidylserine externalization assays clearly demonstrated that anisomycin induced apoptosis in a time- and concentration- dependent manner. Of 22,283 probe sets analyzed, this compound down-regulated 524 probe sets and up-regulated 523 by a factor 1.5 or greater. Keywords: anisomycin, gene expression, Human lymphoma U937 cell
Project description:HSFA1s are a gene family of HSFA1 with four members, HSFA1a, HSFA1b, HSFA1d, and HSFA1e. HSFA1s are the master regulators of heat shock response. As a part of the heat shock response, HSFA2 can prolong the heat shock response and amplify the heat shock response in response to repeat heat shock. To identify the heat-shock-responsive genes differentially regulated by HSFA1s and HSFA2, we compared the transcriptomic differences of plants containing only constitutively expressed HSFA1s or HSFA2 after heat stress.
Project description:Stress response pathways allow cells to rapidly sense and respond to deleterious environmental changes, including those caused by pathophysiological disease states. A previous screen for small molecules capable of activating the human heat shock response identified the triterpenoid celastrol as a potent activator of the heat shock transcription factor HSF1. We show here that celastrol likewise activates the homologous Hsf1 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Celastrol induced Hsf1 hyperphosphorylation and concurrently activated a synthetic transcriptional reporter as well as endogenous inducible Hsp70 proteins at the same effective concentration seen in mammalian cells. Moreover, celastrol treatment conferred significant resistance to subsequent lethal heat shock. Transcriptional profiling experiments revealed that in addition to Hsf1, celastrol treatment induced the Yap1-dependent oxidant defense regulon. Oxidative stress-responsive genes were likewise induced in mammalian cells, demonstrating that celastrol simultaneously activates two major cellular stress-mediating pathways. As the induction of cellular stress pathways has implications in the treatment of a variety of human diseases including neurodegenerative diosorders, cardiovascular disease and cancer, celastrol thus represents an attractive therapeutic compound. Keywords: single-dose, single time-point gene induction by natural small molecule celastrol compared to heat shock in wild type (BY4741) Saccahromyces cerevisiae
Project description:Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) relies on a homeostasis of macrophages and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The small heat shock protein, Mtb Hsp16.3 (also known as latency-associated antigen), plays an important role in Mtb persistence within macrophages. However, the mechanism of LTBI remains elusive. The aim of this study was to delineate LTBI-related miRNA expression in U937 macrophages expressing Mtb Hsp16.3 protein. This study intends to explore the potential function of miRNAs in the interaction of macrophages with Mtb Hsp16.3 and provide insights for investigating the role of macrophage homeostasis in LTBI.