Project description:The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of a diet enriched with biologically active compounds to protect against 1,2-dimethylhydrazine - induced carcinogenesis in 14-month old rats liver. Rats from control and experimental groups after 14 months of experiment were given 5 times 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH) by intraperitoneal treatment at a dose of 30mg/kg of body weight once a week to induce the process of carcinogenesis. RNA from their livers were hybridized to Agilent two color microarrays with a common reference. Then, the transcriptomic profile of these livers were compared to the transcriptomic profile of 14-month rats received the same control diet and diet enriched with biologically active substances, but without 1,2-dimethylhydrazine - induction (data from GEO Submission - GSE51657).
Project description:A diet enriched with biologically active substances as a protecting factor against carcinogenesis process induced by 1,2-dimethylhydrazine in rat liver
Project description:The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of a diet enriched with biologically active compounds to protect against 1,2-dimethylhydrazine - induced carcinogenesis in 14-month old rats liver.
Project description:The aim of the study was to identify genes which are differentially expressed in the liver from rat fed with control diet and rat fed with diet enriched with biologicaly active compounds after 3 and 14 months of experiment RNA from rats fed with control diet and rats fed with diet enriched with biologicaly active compunds were hybridized to Agilent two color microarrays with a common reference
Project description:The aim of our work was to study the expression profile of spleen genes during liver regeneration, to identify possible biologically active substances that affect reparative processes and inflammation in other organs, as well as the state of the monocytic-macrophage and lymphocytic population of the spleen after liver resection. We used microarrays for comparison of spleen gene expression on different time periods after 70% liver resection
Project description:The mechanism by which phosphorus levels are maintained in the body was investigated by analyzing changes in gene expression in the rat kidney following administration of a high-phosphorus diet. Male Wistar rats were fed a high phosphorous (HP) diet containing 1.2% phosphorous, or 0.3% HP as a control, for 24 days. Phosphorous retention was not significantly increased in HP rats, but fractional excretion of phosphorus was significantly increased in the HP group compared to controls, with an excessive amount of the ingested phosphorus being passed through the body. DNA microarray analysis of kidney tissue from both groups revealed changes in gene expression profile induced by a HP diet. Among the genes that were upregulated, gene ontology (GO) terms related to ossification, collagen fibril organization, and inflammation and immune response were significantly enriched. In particular, there was significant upregulation of type IIb sodium-dependent phosphate transporter (NaPi-IIb) in the HP rat kidney compared to control rats. This upregulation was confirmed by in situ hybridization. Discreet signals for NaPi-IIb in both the cortex and medulla of the kidney were apparent in the HP group, while the corresponding signals were much weaker in the control group. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that NaPi-IIb localized to the basolateral side of kidney epithelial cells surrounding the urinary duct in HP rats but not in control animals. These data suggest that NaPi-IIb is upregulated in the kidney in response to the active excretion of phosphate in HP diet-fed rats. Male Wistar rats (4 weeks old) were purchased from Japan SLC Co. (Hamamatsu, Japan) and individually housed in metabolic cages under controlled conditions of 22±1°C and a 12-hour light/dark cycle (lights on from 08:00 to 20:00 daily). Two different diets containing 0.3% phosphorous (control diet) and 1.2% phosphorous (HP diet) were prepared based on the AIN-93G diet (Table 1). All rats were fed the control diet for a 7-day acclimatization period. After acclimatization, rats were divided into two groups of similar mean body weight (n = 5 each) and then fed either the control or the HP diet for 24 days. The animals were allowed to eat ad libitum and had free access to water (MilliQ water).The protocol for the animal experiments was approved by the Animal Use Committee of the Faculty of Agriculture at The University of Tokyo.
