Project description:Transcriptional profiling of rainbow trout liver cells comparing liver cells from small fish with liver cells from large fish at two time periods.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of rainbow trout muscle cells comparing muscle cells from small fish with muscle cells from large fish at two time periods.
Project description:Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) and 3,3’-diindolylmethane (DIM), a primary I3C derivative in vivo, are known dietary chemopreventive agents also available as dietary supplements. However, I3C has been found to act as a tumor promoter in rat (multi-organ) and trout (liver) models. I3C and DIM were previously found to be estrogenic in trout liver based on toxicogenomic profiles. In this study, we compare the post-initiation effects of DIM and 17β-estradiol (E2) on aflatoxin B1 (AFB1)-induced hepatocarcinogenesis in trout. Trout were initiated as embryos with 50 ppb AFB1, fed control diet for three months followed by diets containing 0, 120 or 400 ppm DIM or 5 ppm E2 for 18 weeks before returning all groups to control diet. Tumor incidence was determined 13 months later and found to be significantly elevated in AFB1-initiated trout fed either 400 ppm DIM or 5 ppm E2 compared to control animals. To evaluate the mechanism of tumor enhancement, hepatic gene expression profiles were examined in animals fed promotional diets during the course of tumorigenesis and in hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) of initiated animals using a rainbow trout 70-mer custom oligonucleotide array. We demonstrate that DIM alters gene expression profiles similar to E2 in liver samples during tumorigenesis and in HCC tumors. Further, HCCs from animals on DIM and E2 promotional diets had a transcriptional signature indicating decreased invasive or metastatic potential compared to HCCs from control animals. Overall, these findings are the first to demonstrate tumor promotion by DIM. They confirm the importance of estrogenic signaling in the mechanism of promotion by dietary indoles in trout liver and indicate a possible dual effect that enhances tumor incidence and decreases potential for metastasis. Keywords: time course
Project description:Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) and 3,3’-diindolylmethane (DIM), a primary I3C derivative in vivo, are known dietary chemopreventive agents also available as dietary supplements. However, I3C has been found to act as a tumor promoter in rat (multi-organ) and trout (liver) models. I3C and DIM were previously found to be estrogenic in trout liver based on toxicogenomic profiles. In this study, we compare the post-initiation effects of DIM and 17β-estradiol (E2) on aflatoxin B1 (AFB1)-induced hepatocarcinogenesis in trout. Trout were initiated as embryos with 50 ppb AFB1, fed control diet for three months followed by diets containing 0, 120 or 400 ppm DIM or 5 ppm E2 for 18 weeks before returning all groups to control diet. Tumor incidence was determined 13 months later and found to be significantly elevated in AFB1-initiated trout fed either 400 ppm DIM or 5 ppm E2 compared to control animals. To evaluate the mechanism of tumor enhancement, hepatic gene expression profiles were examined in animals fed promotional diets during the course of tumorigenesis and in hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) of initiated animals using a rainbow trout 70-mer custom oligonucleotide array. We demonstrate that DIM alters gene expression profiles similar to E2 in liver samples during tumorigenesis and in HCC tumors. Further, HCCs from animals on DIM and E2 promotional diets had a transcriptional signature indicating decreased invasive or metastatic potential compared to HCCs from control animals. Overall, these findings are the first to demonstrate tumor promotion by DIM. They confirm the importance of estrogenic signaling in the mechanism of promotion by dietary indoles in trout liver and indicate a possible dual effect that enhances tumor incidence and decreases potential for metastasis. Keywords: treatment effect
Project description:The objective of this study was to identify and quantify proteomic profiles of intestine of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Specific pathogen free rainbow trout (mean length 15 ± 1 cm) were maintained in recirculating de-chlorinated water at 19±1 °C. Prior to the experiment, fish were distributed between aquaria. The test groups were infected by immersion of Yersinia ruckeri CSF007-82 (biotype 1) and 7959-11 (biotype 2) strains. The control group was immersed similar with sterile broth medium. Fish were anaesthetized and sampled aseptically at different time points. Each intestine was washed three times with sterile phosphate-buffered saline containing a cocktail of mammalian protease inhibitors. Intestinal mucosa was scraped with a sterile large scalpel blade. Intestinal samples were snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at –80 °C.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of rainbow trout liver and muscle cells comparing small fish with large fish within a population of neomale offspring.
Project description:The objective of this study was to identify and quantify proteomic profiles of spleen of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. Specific pathogen free rainbow trout (mean length 15 ± 1 cm) were maintained in recirculating de-chlorinated water at 19±1 °C. Prior to the experiment, fish were distributed between 9 aquaria, 18 fish per aquarium. The test groups were infected by immersion of Yersinia ruckeri strains: CSF007-82 (biotype 1) and 7959-11 (biotype 2). The control group was immersed similar with sterile broth medium. There were 3 aquaria per each group (CSF007-82-infected, 7959-11-infected and control). Nine fish from infected and control fish groups were anaesthetized with MS-222 at 3, 9 and 28 days post exposure and sampled aseptically. Each spleen was washed three times with sterile phosphate-buffered saline containing a cocktail of mammalian protease inhibitors. Spleen samples were snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at –80 °C.