Project description:Liver RNA samples from C57BL6 mice drinking Hydrogen water for 4 weeks We used microarrays to detail the gene expression after drinking hydrogen water.
Project description:The effects of the administration of molecular hydrogen-saturated drinking water (hydrogen water) on hepatic gene expression were investigated in rats. Using DNA microarrays, 548 upregulated and 695 downregulated genes were detected in the liver after a 4-week administration of hydrogen water. Gene Ontology analysis revealed that genes for oxidoreduction-related proteins, including hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA reductase, were significantly enriched in the upregulated genes.
Project description:In the present study, we sought to determine the degree of circadian misalignments of hormonal and transcriptional rhythms with the timing of sleep-wake behavior on days off in day-shift and night-shift hospital nurses. We conducted a genome-wide microarray analysis on RNA isolated from PBMCs to examine individual variability of transcriptional rhythms.
Project description:Molecular hydrogen is a hopeful agent for oxidative stress-related and/or inflammatory disorders. However, the molecular mechanism for these therapeutic effects of hydrogen still remains to be fully elucidated. We examined whether molecular hydrogen alters gene expression levels in normal mouse livers by DNA microarray analysis. We identified 140 mouse genes that were upregulated (31 genes) or downregulated (109 genes) after three weeks of the inhalation of 2% hydrogen-containing air with oral intake of hydrogen-rich water. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis revealed that hydrogen influenced expression of NF-kB- and NFAT-regulated genes. Western blot analysis showed that hydrogen attenuated Erk, p38 MAPK, and NF-kB signaling in mouse livers. We divided 10-week male BALB/c mice into two groups: 1) control group: fed with control water in air (n=4), 2) hydrogen-treated group: fed with hydrogen-rich water in 2% hydrogen/98% air (n=4). Hydrogen-rich water (0.7mM dissolved hydrogen) was generated from distilled water with 0.44 mM Na2SO4 using Aquela Blue, a water-electrolyzing device to produce electrolyzed hydrogen-saturated water near neutral pH (MiZ Co., Ltd, Fujisawa, Japan). The control water was prepared by gently stirring hydrogen-rich water in open air for 24 hours. Hydrogen-rich water or control water was administrated ad libitum to the mice with a 50-ml closed glass vessel equipped with an outlet line having a ball bearing. After 3-week rearing, the mice were sacrificed and their livers were removed for RNA extraction. We mixed equal amount of RNA from four mice in each group (control vs. hydrogen-treated) and compared gene expression profile by microarray.
Project description:Molecular hydrogen is a hopeful agent for oxidative stress-related and/or inflammatory disorders. However, the molecular mechanism for these therapeutic effects of hydrogen still remains to be fully elucidated. We examined whether molecular hydrogen alters gene expression levels in normal mouse livers by DNA microarray analysis. We identified 140 mouse genes that were upregulated (31 genes) or downregulated (109 genes) after three weeks of the inhalation of 2% hydrogen-containing air with oral intake of hydrogen-rich water. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis revealed that hydrogen influenced expression of NF-kB- and NFAT-regulated genes. Western blot analysis showed that hydrogen attenuated Erk, p38 MAPK, and NF-kB signaling in mouse livers.
Project description:The effects of the administration of molecular hydrogen-saturated drinking water (hydrogen water) on hepatic gene expression were investigated in rats. Using DNA microarrays, 548 upregulated and 695 downregulated genes were detected in the liver after a 4-week administration of hydrogen water. Gene Ontology analysis revealed that genes for oxidoreduction-related proteins, including hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA reductase, were significantly enriched in the upregulated genes. 4-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were acclimatized for 4 days in a room maintained at 24 ± 3°C with a relative humidity of 55 ± 15% with a 12-h light-dark cycle (lights on at 7:00, off at 19:00) and were fed ad libitum on a commercial diet (MF, Oriental Yeast Co., Yokohama, Japan). After acclimatization, the rats were divided into two groups (n = 8 per group) with similar mean body weights. During a period of 4 weeks, one group (control group) was supplied with sterilized distilled water and the other (HW group) with hydrogen water produced by MiZ Co. Ltd. (Fujisawa, Japan), which contains 0.7 mM dissolved hydrogen (pH 7.4). All the animals drank water ad libitum. After 4 weeks, each rat was anesthetized with diethyl ether and blood samples were collected from the abdominal aorta. The liver was then excised and analyzed the effect of hydrogen water extract administration on hepatic gene expression.
Project description:Here we investigated the longterm carryover effects of dichloroacetic acid (DCA), a common by-product of drinking water chlorination, on hepatic tumorigenesis in mice. Our findings demonstrate that postnatal exposure to a common drinking water contaminant results in longterm carryover effects on tumorigenesis, potentially via epigenetic events altering cellular respiration and metabolism.
Project description:We overexpressed YAP in the intestinal epithelium by adding doxycycline to the drinking water of experimental mice. Mice were given dox for 2 days, and referred to as Tg (transgenic).