Project description:Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a disease with high morbidity and mortality, especially when ruptured. The rationale of this study was to evaluate the repurposing of lenvatinib, a multi–tyrosine kinase inhibitor, in limiting experimental AAA growth targeting vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and angiogenesis. We applied systemic lenvatinib treatment to porcine pancreatic elastase(PPE)-induced murine aortic aneurysms and profiled their gene expression through Affymetrix MTA1-0 microarray.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of infrarenal aortic tissue from Male 10-week-old C57BL/6J mice after AAA-induction with porcine pancreatic elastase, compared with sham-operated mice. Includes samples obtained 7 days after aneurysm induction. Goal was to examine gene expression in developing AAA in this model, and compare with miRNA profiling performed using the same tissue. Two condition experiment, one infrarenal aorta per array. Sham vs. PPE at Day 7 post-operatively. Total 10 arrays: 5 sham D7, 5 PPE D7.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of infrarenal aortic tissue from Male 10-week-old C57BL/6J mice after AAA-induction with porcine pancreatic elastase, compared with sham-operated saline-injected mice. One day after AAA-induction, the mice were injected intraperitoneally with either lentiviral packaged miR-24 antagomir (anti-miR-24) or miR-24 mimic (pre-miR-24), or a scrambled microRNA control (scr-miR). Aortic samples were obtained 7 days after operation. The goal was to examine gene expression in developing AAA in this model, and to compare the effects of scr-miR, anti-miR-24 and pre-miR-24. Four condition experiment, one infrarenal aorta per array. Sham vs. scr-miR-PPE vs. anti-miR-24-PPE vs. pre-miR-24-PPE, all harvested at Day 7 post-operatively. After QC, the final analysis group (uploaded here) consisted of 18 arrays: Sham-Saline-treated (4 arrays), scr-miR-PPE-treated (5 arrays); pre-miR-24-PPE-treated (3 arrays); and anti-miR-24-PPE-treated (6 arrays).
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of infrarenal aortic tissue from Male 10-week-old C57BL/6J mice after AAA-induction with porcine pancreatic elastase, compared with sham-operated mice. Includes samples obtained 7 days after aneurysm induction. Goal was to examine gene expression in developing AAA in this model, and compare with miRNA profiling performed using the same tissue.
Project description:Inflammation is still a crucial factor in the development of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The CD45+ cell population of elastase-induced murine AAA was deconstructed at the single-cell level using the single-cell RNA (scRNA) transcriptomic technique.
Project description:Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is elevated in human abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). Non-selective TNF inhibition has been linked to several severe side effects. Compounds that target the proinflammatory soluble TNF (solTNF) while preserving the immunomodulatory capabilities of transmembrane TNF (tmTNF) may prevent such side effects. We hypothesize that inhibition of solTNF signaling by XPro1595 is just as effective as non-selective TNF inhibition by etanercept (ETN) in preventing AAA expansion. The effect of XPro1595 and ETN was examined in porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE) induced AAA mice and findings of XPro1595 was confirmed in Angiotensin II (AngII) induced AAA in hyperlipidemic apolipoprotein E (Apoe) -/- mice. XPro1595 treatment significantly reduced AAA expansion in both models, while a similar trend (p=0.06) was observed in ETN-treated mice using the PPE model. In the PPE aneurysm wall, elastin integrity scores were significantly improved in the XPro1595 group. In the aneurysms, mean TNFR1wasreduced no-significantly (p=0.07) by 50% non-significant after TNF inhibition, but the cellular location in murine AAAs were unaffected and like the localization in human AAAs. Systemic TNF levels were elevated in XPro1595-treated mice, while systemic IL-10 levels were significantly increased after ETN-treatment, while in AngII induced AAA mice systemic TNF and IL5 levels were elevated after XPro1595 treatment. In early AAA development, proteomic analyses revealed that components of the fibrinogen complex were elevated while prostaglandin E2 synthase was down regulated by Xpro1595 (unadjusted p-values). David’s ontology analyses revealed that several pathways including cell matrix adhesion, extracellular space, fibrinogen complex, blood microparticles and glycoproteins were elevated by XPro1595 treatment. In conclusion, selective inhibition of solTNF reduces aneurysm expansion. This supports targeting solTNF as an attractive treatment option for AAA patients.
Project description:We sought to identify differentially regulated microRNAs in infrarenal mouse aortic tissue after AAA-induction with PPE, compared with sham-operated mice. This treatment leads to rapid development of infrarenal aortic aneurysms with significant diameter differences observed by Day 7. We found 41 miRNAs were up-regulated with aneurysm and 37 down-regulated at p<0.05, which were also altered by >1.5-fold. Utilizing the PPE infusion model, we induced AAA in Male 10-week-old C57/Bl6 mice, 7 days after AAA-induction with PPE. One array per mouse, 5 mice per group, two groups (PPE and sham).
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of infrarenal aorta from male and female mice (10-weeks old, C57BL/6J), treated with either porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE) local infusion or sham operation (saline infusion). Samples harvested 7 days after treatment. Goal was to examine gene expression in AAA in this model in both genders. Surgical protocol is as described in PMCID: PMC3148686/PMID: 19629030.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of infrarenal aortic tissue from Male 10-week-old C57BL/6J mice after AAA-induction with porcine pancreatic elastase, compared with sham-operated saline-injected mice. One day after AAA-induction, the mice were injected intraperitoneally with either lentiviral packaged miR-24 antagomir (anti-miR-24) or miR-24 mimic (pre-miR-24), or a scrambled microRNA control (scr-miR). Aortic samples were obtained 7 days after operation. The goal was to examine gene expression in developing AAA in this model, and to compare the effects of scr-miR, anti-miR-24 and pre-miR-24.
Project description:We sought to identify differentially regulated microRNAs in infrarenal mouse aortic tissue after AAA-induction with PPE, compared with sham-operated mice. This treatment leads to rapid development of infrarenal aortic aneurysms with significant diameter differences observed by Day 7. We found 41 miRNAs were up-regulated with aneurysm and 37 down-regulated at p<0.05, which were also altered by >1.5-fold.
