Project description:Exosomes were purified from 250 ul serum using ExoQuickTm. The presence of particles consistent in size with exosomes (60-150nm) was confirmed using a Nanosight LM10. miRNA was extracted from exosomes using an miRNeasy Serum/Plasma kit (Qiagen, #217184). miRNA was reversed transcribed using a TaqMan® microRNA Reverse Transcription Kit (Life technologies, #4366596). miRNA profiling was performed with a high throughput TaqMan® OpenArray® Human microRNA panel (Life technologies, #4461104). The panel consisted of probes for 754 human miRNAs that are based on miRNA sequences derived from Sanger miRBase v14. MegaplexTM Primer Human Pool A v2.1 and Human Pool B v2.0 or v3.0 The poor prognosis and rising incidence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma highlight the need for improved methods for detection of this cancer. Molecular biomarkers offer potential for this. The potential for circulating miRNAs as biomarkers in some other cancers has been shown, but circulating miRNAs have not been well characterized in oesophageal adenocarcinoma. This study investigated whether circulating miRNAs could be used to detect oesophageal adenocarcinoma.
Project description:Background: Successful treatment of oesophageal cancer is hampered by recurrent drug resistant disease. We have previously demonstrated the importance of apoptosis and autophagy for the recovery of oesophageal cancer cells following drug treatment. When apoptosis (with autophagy) is induced, these cells are chemosensitive and will not recover following chemotherapy treatment. In contrast, when cancer cells exhibit only autophagy and limited Type II cell death, they are chemoresistant and recover following drug withdrawal. Methods: MicroRNA (miRNA) expression profiling of an oesophageal cancer cell line panel was used to identify miRNAs that were important in the regulation of apoptosis and autophagy. The effects of miRNA overexpression on cell death mechanisms and recovery were assessed in the chemoresistant (autophagy inducing) KYSE450 oesophageal cancer cells. Results: MiR-193b was the most differentially expressed miRNA between the chemosensitive and chemoresistant cell lines with higher expression in chemosensitive apoptosis inducing cell lines. Colony formation assays showed that overexpression of miR-193b significantly impedes the ability of KYSE450 cells to recover following 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) treatment. The critical mRNA targets of miR-193b are unknown but target prediction and siRNA data analysis suggest that it may mediate some of its effects through stathmin 1 regulation. Apoptosis was not involved in the enhanced cytotoxicity. Overexpression of miR- 193b in these cells induced autophagic flux and non-apoptotic cell death. Conclusion: These results highlight the importance of miR-193b in determining oesophageal cancer cell viability and demonstrate an enhancement of chemotoxicity that is independent of apoptosis induction.
Project description:As the important layer of the stomach wall, gastric mucosa is related to many functions of digestion. According to the anatomical location, the human stomach is divided into seven regions. In order to get an entire profiling of the 7 regions at proteomic and transcriptomic levels, we collected 7 biopsies from each health volunteer, 49 total were used for integrative analysis, and measured the regional-specific gene products to define the reference intervals of gene expression for outliers screening and prognostic gene detection. Collectively, we presented profiling of normal gastric mucosa at different levels and defined reference ranges of gene expression to study the specific characteristics of abnormal and cancer samples, providing a better understanding of stomach physiological function in studies of gastric disease mechanism.
Project description:Pericryptal myofibroblasts in the colon and rectum play an important role in regulating the normal colorectal stem cell niche and facilitating tumour progression. Myofibroblasts have previously mostly been distinguished from normal fibroblasts only by the expression of α smooth muscle actin (αSMA). We now identify AOC3, a surface monoamine oxidase, as a new marker of myofibroblasts by showing that it is the target protein of the myofibroblast reacting monoclonal antibody (mAb), PR2D3. The normal and tumour tissue distribution and the cell line reactivity of AOC3 match that expected for myofibroblasts. We have shown that the surface expression of AOC3 is sensitive to digestion by trypsin and collagenase and that anti-AOC3 antibodies can be used for FACS sorting of myofibroblasts obtained by non-enzymatic procedures. Whole genome microarray mRNA expression profiles of myofibroblasts and skin fibroblasts revealed four additional genes that are significantly expressed differentially between these two cell types; NKX2-3 and LRRC17 are expressed in myofibroblasts and SHOX2 and TBX5 in skin fibroblasts. Transforming Growth Factor β (TGFβ) substantially down-regulated AOC3 expression in myofibroblasts but not in skin fibroblasts, in which it dramatically increased the expression of αSMA. A knockdown of NKX2-3 in myofibroblasts caused a decrease of myofibroblast-related gene expression and an increased expression of the fibroblast associated gene, SHOX2, suggesting that NKX2-3 is a key mediator for maintaining myofibroblast characteristics. Our results show that colorectal myofibroblasts, as defined by the expression of AOC3, NKX2-3 and other markers, are a distinctly different cell type from TGFβ activated fibroblasts. colorectal myofibroblast specific markers and expression profiles were sought by comparing four primary myofibroblast cultures to a panel of four dermal and foreskin fibroblast cell lines Four primary myofibroblast cultures established from adult human colon compared to four skin fibroblast cell lines to identify intestinal myofibroblast specific markers
Project description:Differential gene expression analysis of oesophageal cells stimulated with a low pH environment. Study designed to identify pathways involved in progression of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease through Barrett's oesophagus to adenocarcinoma. Identified many subsets of genes with involvement in pathogenesis. Keywords = GORD Keywords = Barrett's Oesophagus Keywords = Oesopageal Adenocarcinoma. Keywords: time-course
Project description:Phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) is a tumor suppressor that negatively regulates cell survival and proliferation by antagonizing phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase(PI3K)/protein kinase B(PKB/Akt) signaling. Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of PTEN, reduced expression of PTEN and overexpression of phosphorylated Akt are frequently found in human gastric cancer, and their changes correlate with tumor progression and prognosis. Previous studies have shown that the deregulated miRNAs in human gastric cancer play important roles in gastric cancer cell proliferation, apoptosis and inflammation. However, miRNAs downstream PTEN/Akt signaling is poorly investigated. To clarify whether PTEN is involved in gastric tumorigenesis, we have generated a gastric epithelium specific PTEN knockout mouse which exhibited gastric tumor formation with enhanced cell proliferation.So the objectives of the microarray experiment were to, a) screen miRNAs which might be regulated by PTEN/Akt signaling by comparing the miRNA expression profiles between PTEN deficient and control gastric epithelia. 2) explore the microRNA mechanism involved in gastric cell proliferation and gastric tumorigenesis. miRNA profiling of mouse gastric epithelium,comparing Pten mutant mouse with controls. 4 samples. Experiments in 2 different time point, 20 days and 60 days after birth, 2 Biological replicates. Mutant tissue vs. controls from mixture of 3-4 mouse.
Project description:The Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation450 BeadChip arrays were performed on a collection of primary oesophageal cancer-associated myofibroblasts (CAM) and their patient-matched adjacent tissue myofibroblasts (ATM). CAM and ATM samples were obtained from patients with oesophageal adenocarcinomas undergoing cancer surgery.