Project description:In this study, we measured mRNA and lncRNA profiles of gastric tissues following 0, 6 and 12 Gy irradiation. The stomach of C57 mice were exposed to 0, 6 and 12 Gy X-ray irradiation at a dose rate of 2 Gy/min. The mice were sacrificed 7 days after irradiation and gastric tissues were collected. RNA was extracted and quantified. mRNA and lncRNA profilings of each groups were analyzed by microarray.
Project description:Our team has constructed a prediction model based on the expression level of lncRNA (lncRNA-UCID、NEAT1、ciRS-7) to predict the chronicization of radiation-induced acute intestinal injury (RAII) and verified the predictive efficacy of the system in retrospective studies. This clinical study intends to further prospectively verify the accuracy of this prediction model in rectal cancer patients. In this study, we plan to enroll 200 patients diagnosed with locally advanced rectal cancer by pathology and MRI, who undergo neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCRT) and total mesorectal excision (TME) and develop RAII during NCRT or within 1 month. We will follow up the occurrence and progression of radiation-induced intestinal injury within 1 year after TME. Expression levels of lncRNA will be detected in pathological tissue after TME and applied to the prediction model to predict the chronicization of RAII. Based on the clinical diagnosis of chronic radiation-induced intestinal injury, the area under curve (AUC), accuracy, precision, specificity, and sensitivity of this prediction model in predicting the chronicization of RAII will be evaluated. The main outcome hypothesis is that the AUC of chronicization of RAII predicted by the prediction model based on the expression level of lncRNA is more than 0.8.
Project description:Radiation-induced gastric injury is a serious concern that may limit the duration and the delivered dose of radiation. However, the genome-wide molecular changes in stomach upon ionizing radiation have not been reported. In this study, mouse stomach was irradiated with 6 or 12 Gy X-ray irradiation and we found that radiation resulted in the atrophy of gastric mucosa and abnormal morphology of chief and parietal cells. Radiation-induced gastric injury was accompanied by an increase in the serum levels of pepsinogen A and pepsinogen C but not gastrin-17. The expression profiles of messenger RNA (mRNA) and long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) in normal and irradiated gastric tissues were measured by microarray analysis. Results revealed 17 upregulated and 10 downregulated mRNAs were consistent in 6 and 12 Gy irradiated gastric tissues, including D site-binding protein (Dbp) and fibrinogen-like protein 1 (Fgl1). Thirteen upregulated and 96 downregulated lncRNAs were commonly changed in 6 and 12 Gy irradiated gastric tissues. The dysregulated mRNAs were implicated in multiple pathways and showed coexpression with lncRNAs. To identify motifs for transcription factors and coactivators in the proximal promoter regions of the dysregulated RNAs, the bioinformatic tool Biopython was used. A variety of common motifs that are associated with transcription factors were identified, including ZNF263, LMX1B, and Dlx1. Our findings illustrate the molecular changes during radiation-induced gastric injury and the potential transcription factors driving this alteration.
Project description:Investigation of lncRNA expression profile of gastric cancer A six chip study using total RNA extracted from three gastric cancer tissues and three paracancerous tissues
Project description:Acute exposure to high-dose gamma radiation can result in radiation-induced lung injury (RILI), characterized by acute pneumonitis and subsequent lung fibrosis. A microfluidic organ-on-a-chip lined by human lung alveolar epithelium interfaced with pulmonary endothelium (Lung Alveolus Chip) is used to model acute, early stage RILI in vitro. Both lung epithelium and endothelium exhibit DNA damage, cellular hypertrophy, upregulation of inflammatory cytokines, and loss of barrier function within 6h of radiation exposure, and greater damage is observed in the endothelium. The alveolus chips are exposed to radiation injury at 16 Gy and shows effects that resemble the human lung greater than animal preclinical models. The Alveolus Chip is also used to evaluate the potential ability of two drugs to suppress the effects of acute RILI. These data demonstrate that the Lung Alveolus Chip provides a human relevant alternative approach for studying the molecular basis of acute RILI towards screening radiation countermeasure therapeutics.
Project description:Acute exposure to high-dose gamma radiation often results in radiation-induced lung injury (RILI), characterized by acute pneumonitis and subsequent lung fibrosis. A microfluidic organ-on-a-chip device consisting of human lung alveolar epithelium and pulmonary endothelium (Lung Alveolus Chip) is used to recapitulate acute, early stage RILI in vitro. This RNA-seq data captures that both the lung epithelium and endothelium in this model capture key hallmarks of this disease particularly, DNA damage, cellular hypertrophy, upregulation of inflammatory cytokines, and loss of barrier function within 6h of radiation exposure. The data also suggests that radiation affects the alveolar endothelium more significantly than the epithelium. The alveolus chips are exposed to radiation injury at 16 Gy and shows effects that resemble the human lung greater than animal preclinical models. These data demonstrate that the Lung Alveolus Chip provides a human relevant alternative approach for studying the molecular basis of acute RILI towards screening radiation countermeasure therapeutics.
Project description:Sepsis is commonly complicated by acute lung injury (ALI). We aimed to determine the long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) and mRNAs expression profiles in a cecal ligation and puncture mouse model of septic ALI. The model was verified by the elevation of inflammatory cytokine levels, the protein concentration in Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and histological analysis of lung tissues. LncRNA and mRNA profiles were detected using an Agilent microarray. Bioinformatic analyses were employed to analyze the expression profiles and multiple biological functions. The results showed that lncRNAs These results implied that lncRNAs would be novel regulators and potential targets in septic ALI.
Project description:To further development of lncRNA and mRNA expression signatures for gastric cancer cells under hypoxic conditions, we have employed microarray expression profiling as a discovery platform to identify lncRNAs that are differentially expressed upon hypoxia.
Project description:To further explore the expression of circRNA, lncRNA and mRNA in mice with spinal cord contusion injury, we have employed microarray analysis as a discovery platform to identify circRNAs and lncRNAs with the potential to play role in the pathophysiology process of secondary injuryd after spinal cord injury. Three days after spinal cord injuryI, eight mice (SCI group, n=4; sham group, n=4) were anesthetized and the T9-T10 spinal cord segments centered on and enclosing the injured site were collected. And then total RNA was extracted and used for microarray detection. Four circRNAs from the top 30 differently expressed circRNAs were selected for real-time PCR. The expression patterns of these circRNAs were consistent with the microarray data validating the expression pattern observed by microarray analysis.