Project description:We treated GC-1 cells with 500 nM or 0 nM of MC-LR for 24 h.Next, total RNA from GC-1 cells of these two groups were extracted using TRIzol Reagent. The two small RNA libraries were prepared using the Illumina small RNA preparation kit and were deep-sequenced. After adapter sequences were trimmed, 10,824,057, and 11,566,902 small RNA reads that were smaller than 45 nucleotides were obtained from control group and MC-LR group, respectively. The sequences that correspond to known piRNAs were determined by perfect sequence matching to the NCBI database (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov). We identified 244066 reads of piRNAs and 220 unique piRNA sequences in control group and 359871 reads of piRNAs and 230 unique piRNA sequences in MC-LR group
Project description:Microcystins (MCs) are cyclic hepatotoxins produced worldwide by various species of cyanobacteria. Their structure includes two variable amino acids (AAs) and most of the studies focused on the most toxic variant: the microcystin LR (MC-LR). However, more than 80 MC variants have been described to date. Despite ingestion being the major pathway of human exposure, few in vivo studies have demonstrated macroscopic effects on the gastro-intestinal tract, but no data are available on the affected pathways by several variants on intestinal cells. Here, using a non-selective method, we investigated for the first time the effect of MC-RR and MC-LR on the human intestinal cell line Caco-2 and compared their response at the pangenomic scale. The cells were incubated for 4 hrs or 24 hrs with the same range of sub-lethal concentrations of MC-RR or MC-LR. Low effects were observed for both variants after a short-term exposure. On the contrary, dose-dependent modulations of the genes transcription levels were noticed with MC-RR and MC-LR after 24 hrs. Furthermore, the genomic profiles induced by both variants were similar suggesting a common toxicity mechanism but with higher modulation following MC-LR than MC-RR exposure. However, the functional annotation revealed major differences between the variants effects. Indeed, the well-known MC-LR affected mainly two pathways, the oxidative stress response and the cell cycle regulation, which did not elicit significant alteration following MC-RR exposure. This work is the first comparative description of the MC-LR and MC-RR effects on a human intestinal cell model. It allowed us to suggest differences in the mechanism of toxicity for MC-RR and MC-LR. These results illustrate that the toxicity of MC variants remains a key point for risk assessment. Differentiated Caco-2 cells were exposed to microcystins in free FCS culture medium for either 4 or 24 hours. Sub-lethal concentrations of 10, 50 and 100 M-BM-5M of MC-LR or MC-RR were chosen for 4 hours, while 1, 5 and 10 M-BM-5M were selected for 24 hours. For each condition (including the controls), the solvent concentration was fixed to 2% EtOH for MC-LR and 1.5% of 80% MeOH for MC-RR. Four to five culture replicates per condition were done.
Project description:Microcystins (MCs) are cyclic hepatotoxins produced worldwide by various species of cyanobacteria. Their structure includes two variable amino acids (AAs) and most of the studies focused on the most toxic variant: the microcystin LR (MC-LR). However, more than 80 MC variants have been described to date. Despite ingestion being the major pathway of human exposure, few in vivo studies have demonstrated macroscopic effects on the gastro-intestinal tract, but no data are available on the affected pathways by several variants on intestinal cells. Here, using a non-selective method, we investigated for the first time the effect of MC-RR and MC-LR on the human intestinal cell line Caco-2 and compared their response at the pangenomic scale. The cells were incubated for 4 hrs or 24 hrs with the same range of sub-lethal concentrations of MC-RR or MC-LR. Low effects were observed for both variants after a short-term exposure. On the contrary, dose-dependent modulations of the genes transcription levels were noticed with MC-RR and MC-LR after 24 hrs. Furthermore, the genomic profiles induced by both variants were similar suggesting a common toxicity mechanism but with higher modulation following MC-LR than MC-RR exposure. However, the functional annotation revealed major differences between the variants effects. Indeed, the well-known MC-LR affected mainly two pathways, the oxidative stress response and the cell cycle regulation, which did not elicit significant alteration following MC-RR exposure. This work is the first comparative description of the MC-LR and MC-RR effects on a human intestinal cell model. It allowed us to suggest differences in the mechanism of toxicity for MC-RR and MC-LR. These results illustrate that the toxicity of MC variants remains a key point for risk assessment.
Project description:We have builded a network including mRNA, miRNA, piRNA, lncRNA and circRNA after exposure to MC-LR for 6 months in testicular tissue. And we find MC-LR could induce testicular toxicity and apoptosis by disturbing the netwok.
Project description:Pregnant females were distributed into two experimental groups: control group and MC-LR group which were exposed to 0 and 10 μg/L of MC-LR through drinking water separately during fetal and lactational periods. In 30 days old, the animals were euthanized. Testes were determined to investigate the different expressions of piRNAs using a piRNA microarray.
Project description:Pregnant females were distributed into two experimental groups: control group and MC-LR group which were exposed to 0 and 10 μg/L of MC-LR through drinking water separately during fetal and lactational periods. In 30 days old, the animals were euthanized. Testes were determined to investigate the different expressions of piRNAs using a piRNA microarray.
Project description:Expression data from 20-day-old mouse Sertoli cells and 20-day-old Sertoli cell treated with 500 nm Microcystin-Leucine Arginine (MC-LR)
Project description:To explore the molecular mechanisms involved in the toxicity in the livers exposed to MC-LR at the environmental level, the hepatic transcriptome was performed. A total of 210 genes were differentially expressed (P<0.05, |fold change|≥2) in response to MC-LR exposure; among them, 143 genes were significantly upregulated, and 67 genes were downregulated. Pathway enrichment analysis identified the top biological functions associated with the genes differentially expressed in response to MC-LR exposure, which were circadian regulation of gene expression, negative regulation of glucocorticoid receptor signaling pathway, the epoxygenase P450 pathway, regulation of insulin secretion, lipid metabolic process, and cell cycle pathway.