Project description:Wistar Kyoto Rats were administered glucocorticoid pellets and placebo pellets for 6 months. After 6 months rats were sacrificed and their femoral heads were histologically examined for the detection of avascular necrosis of the femoral head. Total RNA was extracted from femoral heads and submitted to gene chip microarray for differential gene expression analysis..
Project description:Steroid-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head (SANFH) is closely associated with the imbalance between adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). Additionally, epigenetic regulation plays a critical role in this process. Our previous research found that during BMSC adipogenic differentiation, C/EBPα enhances the histone H3K27 acetylation modification at the PPARγ promoter, promoting sustained adipogenic differentiation of BMSCs, suggesting that Histone deacetylases (HDACs) may play an important role in BMSC adipogenic differentiation. However, identifying specific HDAC target genes requires further investigation. This study combines cell experiments with clinical specimen experiments to screen specific HDAC genes involved in BMSC adipogenic differentiation and explore their preliminary functions. Our findings indicate that HDAC10 influences the progression of steroid-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head by regulating BMSC adipogenic differentiation, possibly through its association with PPARγ histone acetylation. These discoveries provide promising directions for the treatment of steroid-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head.
Project description:The pathogenesis of necrosis of femoral head (NFH) remains elusive now. Limited studies were conducted to investigate the molecular mechanism of hip articular cartilage damage of NFH. We conducted a genome-wide gene expression profiling of hip articular cartilage with NFH. Hip articular cartilage specimens were collected from 12 NFH patients and 12 healthy controls. Gene expression profiling of NFH articular cartilage was carried out by Agilent Human 4x44K Gene Expression Microarray chip. Differently expressed genes were identified using the Significance Analysis of Microarrays (SAM) software.
Project description:The pathogenesis of necrosis of femoral head (NFH) remains elusive now. Limited studies were conducted to investigate the molecular mechanism of hip articular cartilage damage of NFH. We conducted a genome-wide gene expression profiling of hip articular cartilage with NFH.
Project description:We aimed to characterize the long-term health outcomes of survivors of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and determine their recovery status and possible immunological basis. Although health outcomes continued to improve, SARS survivors still suffered from physical fatigue, osteoporosis, and necrosis of the femoral head 18 years after discharge, possibly related to plasma metabolic disorders and immunological alterations.
Project description:The cartilage degeneration that accompanies subchondral bone necrosis plays an important role in the development of osteonecrosis of femoral head (ONFH). To better understand the molecular basis of cartilage degradation in ONFH, we compared the proteomics profile of ONFH cartilage with that of normal controls
