Project description:The collagen in cod fish skin has anti-inflammatory, anti-fibrotic, and protective effects on the liver and gut. However, the mechanism by which low molecular weight collagen peptides (LMW-CP) derived from cod fish skin protect against cholestatic liver fibrosis remains unclear. Therefore, this study evaluated the effect of LMW-CP on cholestatic liver fibrosis and explored its impact on bile stasis.
Project description:The aim is to characterize rat liver fibrosis induced by bile duct ligation (BDL). To induce hepatic fibrosis, Male Sprague Dawley rats (9-12 weeks of age and 380-420 g of weight upon arrival, supplied by Beijing Vital River laboratory animal Co., Ltd.) underwent surgery of bile duct ligation (BDL). The bile ducts of Sprague-Dawley rats were ligated after 12 hours of fasting and water deprivation. Rat liver samples were collected from three groups of rats at week 1, 2 and 5 after BDL surgery. Three control groups of rats underwent sham operation, including bile duct mobilization, but without BDL. Three biological replicates were used for each group.
Project description:<p>Adenocarcinomas arising in the complex environment of the ampulla of Vater constitute a histopathological heterogenous group, presumably originating from the different epithelial cellular constituents present at the site: pancreas, bile duct, and intestinal duodenum. These tumors have been described in many different ways: intra-ampullary, periampullary, intra-ampullary papillary-tubular neoplasm, ampullary-ductal, periampullary-duodenal, and ampullary-not otherwise specified. These varied classifications reflect the difficulty in classifying these tumors into specific groups. Only the tumors clearly localized in the bile duct or duodenum are identified as distal cholangiocarcinomas (CAC) or duodenal adenocarcinomas (DUOAC). The current classification is based on macroscopic features that may distinguish the epithelium of origin, microscopic features, clinicopathological criteria, histopathology and expression of differential markers. This classification is subjective and prone to inter-observer variability and significantly impacts on treatment selection and therapeutic development.</p> <p>In order to define subtypes of periampullary cancer with clinical relevance, we performed whole exome sequencing and copy number analysis of 160 cancers arising in the periampullary region, 62 of these clearly arising from either the bile duct (n = 44), or the duodenum (n = 18) and 98 periampullary cancers (AMPAC) where the epithelium of origin could not be clearly defined.</p>
Project description:To study the molecular signatures of mRNAs and miRNAs which can potentially act as a prognostic biomarkers in pancreatobiliary and intestinal types of periampullary adenocarcinomas Total RNA was isolated from 10 x 20 µm sections of 83 fresh frozen tumor samples for miRNA expression profiling. A total of 51 PDAC, 8 bile duct adenocarcinoma, 8 ampulla of pancreatobiliary tye, 7 ampulla of intestinal type, 9 duodenum sample and 6 adjacent normal samples were used. These samples were analysed by microarray analysis using the 60K agilent platform. The expression profiles was RMA normalized for miRNA expression data. Filtering of controls, unannotated genes and low expressed probes was done.
Project description:To study the molecular signatures of mRNAs and miRNAs which can potentially act as a prognostic biomarkers in pancreatobiliary and intestinal types of periampullary adenocarcinomas Total RNA was isolated from 10 x 20 µm sections of 81 fresh frozen tumor samples for mRNA expression profiling. A total of 49 PDAC, 8 bile duct adenocarcinoma, 8 ampulla of pancreatobiliary tye, 7 ampulla of intestinal type, 9 duodenum sample and 12 adjacent normal samples were used. These samples were analysed by microarray analysis using the 60K agilent platform. The expression profiles were background corrected and quantile normalized for mRNA. Filtering of controls, unannotated genes and low expressed probes was done.
Project description:RNA-Sequencing was performed on mechanically dissociated, epithelial-enriched samples, of human extrahepatic biliary tissue from Gallbladder, Common Bile Duct, and Pancreatic Duct tissues. Sequencing was also performed on in vitro cultures of Organoid cell lines at passage 5 that were derived from human Gallbladder, Common Bile Duct, Pancreatic Duct, or Intrahepatic Bile Ducts.
Project description:Characterization of preclinical models of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma progression that reliably recapitulate altered molecular features of the human disease. Here, we performed comprehensive gene expression profiling of cholangiocarcinoma tumors arising from bile duct inoculation of different grade malignant rat cholangiocytes. Tumors arising from bile duct inoculation of spontaneously-transformed low grade malignant rat BDE1 cholangiocytes (BDEsp cells) compared to tumors arising from the inoculation of high grade malignant erbB-2/neu- transformed BDE1 cholangiocytes (BDEneu cells) into the livers of syngeneic rats.