Project description:Diabetic retinopathy is one of the leading causes of blindness in diabetic patients. Emerging evidence suggests that retinal neurodegeneration is an early event in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy, but the underlying causes of neuronal loss are unknown. To unravel potential mechanisms underlying early retinal neurodegeneration in diabetic retinopathy, a gene expression profiling study was undertaken to compare the gene expression in retinas of 8-week db/db diabetic mice with that of lean non-diabetic littermates. Retinas were obtained from 8-week db/db diabetic mice and age-matched lean non-diabetic controls. Total RNA was extracted and processed for being hybridized onto affymetrix DNA microarrays.
Project description:Diabetic retinopathy is one of the leading causes of blindness in diabetic patients. Emerging evidence suggests that retinal neurodegeneration is an early event in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy, but the underlying causes of neuronal loss are unknown. To unravel potential mechanisms underlying early retinal neurodegeneration in diabetic retinopathy, a gene expression profiling study was undertaken to compare the gene expression in retinas of 8-week db/db diabetic mice with that of lean non-diabetic littermates.
Project description:To investigate dynamic changes in glomerular cells, including podocyte, mesangial cells and glomerular endothelial cells, in the development of diabetic nephropathy We then performed gene expression profiling analysis using data obtained from RNA-seq of glomerular cells of control(m/m), diabetic (db-/- 6-week-old) and diabetic nephropathy (db-/- 10-week-old with albuminuria) mice
Project description:We investigated the gene expression profiles of RNA isolated from kidney glomeruli from aged, 25 week old type-2 diabetic (db/db) and non-diabetic mice.
Project description:We investigated the gene expression profiles of RNA isolated from kidney glomeruli and renal tubules from aged, 24 week old type-2 diabetic (db/db) and non-diabetic mice
Project description:Small RNA profiles in the liver of 9-week old wild type and diabetic db/db mice were measured to detect the differentially expressed small RNAs. Small RNA profiles of 9-week old wild type (WT) and diabetic db/db mice were generated by deep sequencing using Illumina Genome Analyzer.
Project description:Gene expression profiles in the liver of 9-week-old wild type and diabetic db/db mice were measured by high-throughput sequencing to detect the differentially expressed genes Gene expression profiles of 9-week-old wild type and diabetic db/db mice were generated by high-throughput sequencing using Illumina Genome Analyzer
Project description:Small RNA profiles in the liver of 9-week old wild type and diabetic db/db mice were measured to detect the differentially expressed small RNAs.
Project description:Gene expression profiles in the liver of 9-week-old wild type and diabetic db/db mice were measured by high-throughput sequencing to detect the differentially expressed genes
Project description:Macrophage dysfunction and polarization plays key role in chronic inflammation associated with diabetes and its complications. However, the effect of diabetes on macrophage transcriptome including long non-coding RNAs is not known. Here, we analyzed global changes in transcriptome of bone marrow macrophages isolated from type 2 diabetic db/db mice and control littermates db/+ mice using high throughput RNA-seq technique. Data analysis showed that expression of genes relevant to fibrosis, cell adhesion and inflammation were altered in diabetic db/db mice relative to control db/+ mice. Furthermore, expression of several known and novel long non coding RNAs and nearby genes was altered in db/db mice. Gene ontology and IPA showed activation of signaling netwroks relevant to fibrosis, cell adhesion and inflammatory pathways . This study for the first time demonstrated that diabetes profoundly affects macrophage transcriptome including expression of long non coding RNAs and altered the levels of genes relevant to diabetes complications. Bone marrow macrophages were isolated from 12 weeks old type 2 diabetic male db/db mice and control littermates db/+ mice. These were differentiated in culture for 7-8 days in the presence of 10 ng/ml of MCSF-1 (BMMC) or 20 ng/ml of GM-CSF (BMGM). Then RNA was extracted and used for RNA-seq.
