Project description:Transcription profiling of mouse brain to identify age-related transcriptional changes and the effect of dietary supplementation of vitamin E
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series:; GSE8146: Age-related transcriptional changes and the effect of dietary supplementation of vitamin E in the mouse heart; GSE8150: Age-related transcriptional changes and the effect of dietary supplementation of vitamin E in the mouse brain Experiment Overall Design: Refer to individual Series
Project description:We established the transcriptional profile of brain aging and examine the global effects of vitamin E supplementation on age-related alterations in expression in the aged mouse brain. Keywords: expression profiling
Project description:We investigated whether dietary vitamin D supplementation can rescue the expression of genes that are dysregulated within the neocortex of Mecp2+/- mice, and whether vitamin D deficiency further exacerbates transcriptome disruptions in these mice. We found that dietary vitamin D modification has a profound impact on the transcriptome of the neocortex. We identified more than 200 differentially expressed genes whose expression is normalized with vitamin D supplementation, many of which are associated with neuronal morphology. Dietary vitamin D deficiency exacerbated the dysregulation of many of these genes in the Mecp2+/- cortex, but, strikingly, it normalized the expression of many other dysregulated genes, similar to the effect of supplementation.
Project description:We established the transcriptional profile of brain aging and examine the global effects of vitamin E supplementation on age-related alterations in expression in the aged mouse brain. Experiment Overall Design: Gene expression profiles were obtained from the neocortex tissues of 5-month-old controls, 30-month-old controls and 30-month old B6C3F1 mice with middle age-onset supplementation of alpha-tocopherol or a mixture of alpha and gamma-tocopherol (500mg/kg of each tocopherol).
Project description:To investigate the global effects of vitamin E supplementation on heart aging, we used high-density oligonucleotide arrays to measure transcriptional alterations in 30-month-old B6C3F1 mice supplemented with α- and γ-tocopherol since middle age (15 months). Keywords: expression profiling
Project description:Illumina Infinium EPIC HumanMethylation BeadChip data from saliva DNA samples from a healthy elderly cohort with individuals in the age range 70-95 in Southwest Sweden. The cohort was stratified into study groups based on participants´answers to a questionnaire of different lifestyle factors including vitamin supplementations, smoking and drinking habits, physical activity (per year), sun exposure and eating habits. Vitamin D intake was evaluated from the vitamin D supplementation (alone or in a multivitamin complex), dietary vitamin D intake (fish and seafood frequency) and vitamin D synthesis in the skin (sunlight exposure and use of sunscreen). Differential methylation analysis was performed for all the study groups and the combination of different factors with vitamin D supplementation. Gender, age, smoking and alcohol (SD and frequency) were used as covariates in the analyses. Only the study groups referred to the conclusions of the study are shown.
Project description:Background: Chronic stress significantly contributes to mood- and anxiety disorders. Previous data suggest a correlative connection between vitamin B12 supplementation, depression, and stress resilience. However, the underlying mechanisms are still poorly understood. Methods: Using the chronic variable stress mouse model coupled with RNA-sequencing, we determined vitamin B12-induced transcriptional changes related to stress resilience. By viral-mediated gene transfer and in vivo epigenome editing, we reveal a functional pathway linking vitamin B12, DNA methylation, and depressive-like symptoms. Results: We identified Transthyretin (Ttr) as a sex-specific key target of vitamin B12 action in chronic stress. Accordingly, TTR expression was increased postmortem in the prefrontal cortex of male, but not female, depressed patients. Virally altered Ttr in the prefrontal cortex functionally contributed to stress- and depression-related behaviors, changes in dendritic spine morphology, and gene expression. In stressed mice, vitamin B12 reduced DNAme in the Ttr promoter region. Importantly, using in vivo epigenome editing to alter DNAme in the brains of living mice for the first time, we establish a direct causal link between DNAme on Ttr and stress-associated behaviors. Discussion: In summary, using state-of-the-art techniques, this study uncovers a mechanistic link between cobalamin supplementation, Ttr, and markers of chronic stress and depression, encouraging further studies into dietary interventions for mood disorders.
