Project description:Background: Metabolic dysregulation has been implicated in bronchopulmonary dysplasia development. Taurine is an essential amino acid for neonates and is critically involved in glucose and fatty acid metabolism. Neonatal tissue obtains taurine mainly through the taurine transporter. The biological role of taurine in neonatal lung development has never been explored. As glucose metabolism mechanistically modulates angiogenesis and angiogenesis is the central player for neonatal lung development, we hypothesize that taurine depletion contributes to bronchopulmonary dysplasia development. Results: Although most genes and proteins for oxidative phosphorylation were enriched in hyperoxia pup lungs, the complex-1 activity decreased. The decrease in taurine-dependent complex-1 core subunits, ND5 and ND6, in hyperoxia lungs reasonably explained the discrepancy. Metabolomics analysis demonstrated decreased lung taurine with increased blood taurine of hyperoxia pups, compatible with the decreased taurine transporter expression. Decreased glycosylation and increased degradation explained the decreased taurine transporter expression. The results of the complementary study using tunicamycin and tauroursodeoxycholic acid studies supported that endoplasmic reticulum stress contributes to decreased taurine transporter expression in hyperoxia lungs. The effect of taurine treatment on reducing endoplasmic reticulum stress, increasing ND5 and ND6 expression, angiogenesis, and, most importantly, the alveolar formation is beneficial to hyperoxia rat pups. Conclusion: Hyperoxia exposure causes endoplasmic reticulum stress, increases taurine transporter degradation, and leads to taurine depletion in the neonatal lungs with subsequent metabolic dysregulation, resulting in poor alveolar formation of the neonatal lungs. We provide evidence of the never-being-reported protective role of taurine in neonatal lung development. The fact that taurine attenuates the severity of bronchopulmonary dysplasia by reducing hyperoxia-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondrial dysfunction indicates its therapeutic potential for treating bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Project description:We performed miRNA and mRNA profiling at postnatal day 14 and day 29 to compare hyperoxia-induced bronchopulmonary dysplasia and wild type. We built potential miRNA-mRNA interaction networks specific to brochopulmonary dysplasia. Replicated time course of mouse lung development at 2 time points (P14, P29). Three replicates per time point for bronchopulmonary dysplasia induced by hyperoxia mouse lung, and two replicates per time point for wild type mouse lung. This dataset represents the mRNA expression profiling component of the study.
Project description:We performed miRNA and mRNA profiling at postnatal day 14 and day 29 to compare hyperoxia-induced bronchopulmonary dysplasia and wild type. We built potential miRNA-mRNA interaction networks specific to brochopulmonary dysplasia. Replicated time course of mouse lung development at 2 time points (P14, P29). Three replicates per time point for bronchopulmonary dysplasia induced by hyperoxia mouse lung, and two replicates per time point for wild type mouse lung. This dataset represents the miRNA profiling component of the study.
Project description:In order to study the gene expression changes in neonatal bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) induced by hyperoxia, we used a rat model to detect the gene expression changes in the control group (A) and hyperoxia group (O) after birth.
Project description:We performed miRNA and mRNA profiling at postnatal day 14 and day 29 to compare hyperoxia-induced bronchopulmonary dysplasia and wild type. We built potential miRNA-mRNA interaction networks specific to brochopulmonary dysplasia.
Project description:We performed miRNA and mRNA profiling at postnatal day 14 and day 29 to compare hyperoxia-induced bronchopulmonary dysplasia and wild type. We built potential miRNA-mRNA interaction networks specific to brochopulmonary dysplasia.
Project description:Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common chronic respiratory disease in premature infants. Recent studies have highlighted the contribution of genetic factors to BPD susceptibility. Our aim was to identify the genetic variants associated to BPD, through a genomewide association study. Two discovery series were performed, using a DNA pooling-based strategy in Caucasian and black African neonates.
Project description:Current techniques to diagnose and/or monitor critically ill neonates with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) require invasive sampling of body fluids, which can affect the health status of these frail neonate. We tested our hypotheses 1) it is feasible to use early urine samples from extremely low gestational age newborns at risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia for proteomics, and 2) urine proteomics can confirm previously identified proteins and biomarkers associated with BPD without invasive sample collection. We developed a robust high throughput urine proteomics methodology that requires only 50 microliters of urine. We validated the methodology on urine collected within 72 hours of birth. Urine samples were collected from extremely low gestational age newborns (ELGANS) (gestational age (26 + 1.2) weeks) admitted to a single Neonatal Intensive Care Unit(NICU); half of whom eventually developed BPD, while the other half served as controls. Our high throughput urine proteomics approach clearly identified several BPD-associated changes in the urine proteome recapitulating expected blood proteome changes. Interestingly, sixteen identified urinary proteins are known targets of drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Urine proteomics can be used for prediction of BPD risk. In addition to identifying numerous proteins implicated in BPD pathophysiology, previously found in invasively collected blood, tracheal aspirate, and broncho-alveolar lavage, urine proteomics also suggested novel potential therapeutic targets. Ease of access to urine for sequential proteomic evaluations could also allow for longitudinal monitoring of disease progression and impact of therapeutic intervention.