Project description:PGC-1s (PGC-1alpha and PGC-1beta) are transcriptional coactivators involved in mitochondrial biogenesis, metabolism, and antioxidant defense. Given the existing links between PGC-1s and aging, we wanted to investigate the contribution of PGC-1s to skin aging. Keratinocytes form a self-renewable layer that differentiate to generate full epidermis. Defects in keratinocyte metabolism related to aging or PGC-1s depletion could impair normal function of keratinocytes and contribute to skin thinning. We used microarrays to detail the global gene expression changes shared by the aging process and the depletion in PGC-1s.
Project description:The genetic expression profile of a Wnt signal agonist, BIO, was evaluated in human primary keratinocytes. Accelerating scaling up of primary keratinocytes benefits skin autografts for severely burned patients. Wnt signal, a conserved pathway controlling cell cycle and morphogenesis of embryo, has been postulated to promote the cell proliferation and tumorigenesis in adult. Here, the effects of Wnt signal on the growth of interfollicular keratinocytes were investigated. We demonstrated that recombinant Wnt3a significantly promoted the primary keratinocyte growth at a low cell density. A well-characterized GSK-3beta inhibitor, BIO, activated the Wnt signals and also enhanced the colony formation of keratinocytes dose-dependently. Gene expression profile of the BIO-treated keratinocytes revealed the linkage of the BIO with the cell mitosis and indicated that epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM), a Wnt target gene, was upregulated. Comparing to the EpCAM- keratinocytes, the EpCAM+ cells showed higher proliferation rate and efficacy of the colony formation. Especially, inhibiting the EpCAM expression by shRNA attenuated the proliferation effect of BIO and the growth advantage of the EpCAM+ keratinocytes. These evidences emphasize the positive role of canonical Wnt and EpCAM on the regulation of cell growth and self-renewal for human keratinocytes.
Project description:In search for factors, overexpression of which in human dermal fibroblasts causes direct conversion to cells similar to keratinocytes, micro RNA expression profiles of human primary keratinocytes and human primary dermal fibroblasts are investigated. Skin samples obtained from 3 different sites of 1 subject were used for establishment of 3 primary keratinocytes and 3 primary dermal fibroblasts. Thus obtained 3 primary keratinocytes and primary dermal fibroblasts underwent micro RNA profiling.
Project description:The disruption of the mucosal barrier of the digestive tract is a common pathological change in the elderly, which often causes inflammatory bowel disease among old people.Given that microRNA (miRNA) molecules are dysregulated in many diseases, the miRNA expression in young and old normal distal colon mucosa in humans was determined by high-throughput analysis. Three young people (27, 28, and 36 years of age) and 3 aged people (72, 79, and 81 years of age) were enrolled in this study. We used microarray analysis to identify miRNA expression in the distal colon mucosa.
Project description:Mass spectrometry was performed with an Orbitrap Fusion Tribrid mass spectrometer (Thermo Scientific) interfaced with an UltiMate 3000 Binary RSLCnano System (Dionex). Proteome Discoverer v.1.4 (Thermo Scientific) with SEQUEST HT search engines was used for the spectra-preprocessing and HCD MS2 spectra were used for peptide identification and quantitation based on TMT reporter ions. TMT isobaric comparison of old versus young haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. Young 1 and Young 2 are samples 126 and 128 of dataset UTH_1. Old 1 and Old 2 are samples 129 and 130 of UTH_1. Young 3 is sample 131 and Old 3 is sample 130 of dataset UTH_4.