Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE39059: Changes in microRNA and mRNA expression with differentiation of human bronchial epithelial cells [mRNA] GSE39060: Changes in microRNA and mRNA expression with differentiation of human bronchial epithelial cells [miRNA] Refer to individual Series
Project description:mRNA expression was assayed from bronchial epithelial cells collected via bronchoscopy from healthy current and never smoker volunteers in order to determine relationships between microRNA and mRNA expression in bronchial epithelial cell samples across current and never smokers and within the same individual. Keywords: Global mRNA expression profiling
Project description:Normal human bronchial epithelial (NHBE) cells cultured in an air-liquid interface (ALI) system form a polarized, pseudostratified epithelium composed of basal, ciliated and goblet cells that closely resemble the in vivo airway epithelium structure. ALI cultures of NHBE cells provide a unique in vitro system to investigate airway epithelial biology, including developmental, structural and physiologic aspects. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, single-stranded, non-coding RNAs of 20-23 nucleotides that down-regulate gene expression by either inducing degradation of target mRNAs or impairing their translation. They are phylogenetically well conserved, which probably implies an important role of miRNAs in biological processes. In this way, we wanted to shed some light on miRNA specific roles and the relationship with their mRNA targets during airway epithelium differentiation. By using microarrays, we studied the changes in expression of microRNAs in normal human bronchial epithelial cells as they differentiate from an undifferentiated monolayer to a differentiated pseudostratified epithelium after 28 days of air-liquid interface (ALI) culture, when epithelial cells differentially express basal, ciliated and goblet cell markers. Normal human bronchial epithelial cells were cultured in an air-liquid interface (ALI) system and harvested at three different time-points: subconfluent, confluent and day 28 of ALI. Samples were processed for total RNA (including small RNAs) extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays. All the experiments were performed by triplicate.
Project description:Normal human bronchial epithelial (NHBE) cells cultured in an air-liquid interface (ALI) system form a polarized, pseudostratified epithelium composed of basal, ciliated and goblet cells that closely resemble the in vivo airway epithelium structure. ALI cultures of NHBE cells provide a unique in vitro system to investigate airway epithelial biology, including developmental, structural and physiologic aspects. In this study, we wanted to investigate mRNA expression patterns during airway epithelium differentiation. By using microarrays, we studied the changes in expression of mRNAs in normal human bronchial epithelial cells as they differentiate from an undifferentiated monolayer to a differentiated pseudostratified epithelium after 28 days of air-liquid interface (ALI) culture, when epithelial cells differentially express basal, ciliated and goblet cell markers. Normal human bronchial epithelial cells were cultured in an air-liquid interface (ALI) system and harvested at three different time-points: subconfluent, confluent and day 28 of ALI. Samples were processed for total RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays. All the experiments were performed by triplicate.
Project description:We have previously shown that gene-expression alterations in cytologically normal appearing bronchial epithelial cells can be used as a biomarker for lung cancer detection in smokers (Whitney et al., BMC Medical Genomics 2015; Silvestri et al., NEJM 2015). In this study, we have established that there are also alterations in bronchial microRNA-expression of smokers with lung cancer. Importantly, the performance of an existing bronchial mRNA-biomarker has been improved by integrating microRNA with mRNA expression.