Project description:Male fertility and testis function changes with age and so it was sought to determine if these changes are accompanied by changes in gene expression. A full genome microarray was used to determine if distinct pathways of genes were altered in expression in germ cells (pachytene spermatocytes or round spermatids) with age. PACH: Testes from young (4 months) and aged (18 months) Brown Norway rats were subjected to a density gradient cell separation to isolate pachytene spermatocytes. RNA was isolated from these cells for hybridization on affymetrix miroarrays. ROU: Testes from young (4 months) and aged (18 months) Brown Norway rats were subjected to a density gradient cell separation to isolate round spermatids. RNA was isolated from these cells for hybridization on affymetrix miroarrays.
Project description:In order to gain insight into the effects of aging on susceptibility to environmental toxins, we characterized the expression of xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes (XMEs) from the livers of male Brown Norway and F344 rats across the adult lifespan. To examine metabolic processes across lifespan after challenge with a xenobiotic compound, Brown Norway rats were exposed to 1.0 g/kg body weight toluene by oral gavage in corn oil (4ml/kg body weight) or corn oil alone. Experiment Overall Design: Brown Norway rats: Analysis of gene expression profiles for XMEs in male Brown Norway rats 4, 12, and 24 months old. Rats were exposed to 1g/kg toluene by oral gavage, and sacrificed after 4 hours. Total RNA was isolated from liver samples and gene expression analyzed using Affymetrix Rat 230 2.0 full-genome GeneChips. Data from 18 samples, with three rats in each of the control age groups and dosed age groups, were analyzed. Experiment Overall Design: F344 rats: Analysis of gene expression profiles for XMEs in male F344 6, 11, 18, and 24 months old. Total RNA was isolated from liver samples and gene expression analyzed using Affymetrix Rat 230 2.0 full-genome GeneChips. Data from 16 samples, with four rats in each of the 4 age groups, were analyzed.
Project description:To dissect the role of 17a-estradiol in lifespan extending and its potential side effects for long-term administration, the pooled hypothalami from aging male Norway brown rats treated with 17a-estradiol for 6 months (O.T), aged male control (O), and young male control (Y) were subjected to single-nucleus transcriptomic sequencing (snRNA-seq).
Project description:Male germ cells from young and aged Rats were Isolated and cultured and then treated with pro-oxidant SIN-1 and antioxidant EUK134 Study of the response of isolated male germ cells from young and aged Brown Norway Rats to oxidative stress.
Project description:The genetic control of kidney and white adipose tissue transcriptomic regulation was investigated in Goto-Kakizaki (GK), Brown Norway and hybrids of an F2cross between GK and BN rats using Illumina Beadchips. Expression data was determined in 5 months old rats.
Project description:Aging is associated with a decline in hippocampal mediated learning and memory, a process which can be ameliorated by dietary (caloric) restriction. We used Affymetrix gene expression analysis to monitor changes in three regions of the hippocampus (CA1, CA3, DG) of middle aged (18 months) and old (28 month) rats that were exposed to dietary restriction. Old rats were determined to be good performers (GP) or poor performers (PP) in behavioural tests to assess their hippocampal function. We used Affymetrix gene expression analysis to monitor changes in three regions of the hippocampus (CA1, CA3, DG) of middle aged (18 months) and old (28 month) rats that were exposed to dietary restriction.
Project description:Male germ cells from young and aged Rats were Isolated and cultured and then treated with pro-oxidant SIN-1 and antioxidant EUK134 Study of the response of isolated male germ cells from young and aged Brown Norway Rats to oxidative stress. Treatment of Isolated and cultured germ cells with pro-oxidant and antioxidant.
Project description:The project examined age-related change in hippocampal gene expression in Fisher 344 x Brown Norway F1 rats from the NIA aging colony (Adult = 12M, Aged = 24M). CA1, CA3, and DG specific dissections were examined from one cohort of animals and from a second cohort whole hippocampus was used.
Project description:Here, we investigated whether prenatal exposure to nicotine alters kidney glomerular mass and genome-wide gene expression profiles in two genetically distant strains of rats, namely spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Brown Norway (BN) rats. Nicotine or saline were administered to BN and SHR dams via osmotic pumps throughout gestation. Kidneys from 9-week-old male offspring were studied.
Project description:Major urinary proteins (MUP) are the major component of the urinary protein fraction in house mice (Mus spp.) and rats (Rattus spp.). The structure, polymorphism and functions of these lipocalins have been well described in the western European house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus), clarifying their role in semiochemical communication. The complexity of these roles in the mouse raises the question of similar functions in other rodents, including the Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus. Norway rats express MUPs in urine but information about specific MUP isoform sequences and functions is limited. In this study, we present a detailed molecular characterization of the MUP proteoforms expressed in the urine of two laboratory strains, Wistar Han and Brown Norway, and wild caught animals, using a combination of manual gene annotation, intact protein mass spectrometry and bottom-up mass spectrometry-based proteomic approaches. Detailed sequencing of the urinary MUP isoforms reveals a less complex pattern of primary sequence polymorphism in the rat than the mouse. However, rat MUPs exhibit added complexity in the form of post-translational modifications, including the phosphorylation of Ser4 in some isoforms, and exoproteolytic trimming of specific isoforms.
