Project description:We compared genes from tissue of patients with adhesive capsulitis (AC) with those having surgery for shoulder instability to determine potential biomarkers specific to AC through transcriptomic analysis. Our results presented increased expression of PDGFB, COL18A1 and MMP9 in patients with AC, while TNFA expression was reduced.
Project description:Adhesive capsulitis (AC) affects 2–5% of the population worldwide. Patients with severe AC fail to regain a complete range of movement and experience years of shoulder pain. Unfortunately, the underlying mechanism of severe AC remains unclear. Here, we performed an integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic data analysis of serum and tissue samples from patients with severe AC, mild AC, and healthy controls. Pathways related to muscle development and myogenesis positively correlated with severe AC progression. Further, we identified an arginine-citrulline gene-compound network that may play a central role in severe AC. Comparing differentially regulated metabolites from tissue and serum, two phospholipids were recognized as potential serum markers for severe AC. In conclusion, this is the first comprehensive integrated -omics study on severe AC and provides insights into genes and compounds of the arginine-citrulline metabolic pathway that may be potential therapeutic targets for treating AC.
Project description:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease impacting the synovial joint complex, yet transcriptional changes specific to shoulder OA remain underexplored. This study aims to profile transcriptomic changes in periarticular tissues from patients undergoing shoulder replacement for OA. By correlating these profiles with QuickDASH scores—a validated measure of worsening shoulder function—this research seeks to understand the gene expression changes associated with clinical decline. Capsular tissue biopsies from shoulder OA patients were compared with those from a control group undergoing shoulder stabilization for recurrent instability. This investigation forms part of a larger transcriptomic analysis of painful shoulder conditions which will address the current gap in knowledge regarding the molecular and genetic underpinnings of shoulder OA, rotator cuff tears and cuff-tear arthropathy.
Project description:Bulk transcriptomic data of shoulder capsule fibroblasts isolated from frozen shoulder co-cultured with Dexamethasone (DEX) or LPS treated monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM), which were isolated from blood cones and stimulated with M-CSF, for 72 hours. The stimulated MDMs have been characterised as MerTKhigh(DEX) and MerTKlow(LPS). Unstimulated, DEX and LPS stimulated MDM were co-cultured with ex vivo shoulder capsule-derived fibroblasts from patients with frozen shoulder. Fibroblasts were then FACS isolated and RNA-sequencing analysis performed. As an additional control ex vivo fibroblasts were also profiled without co-culture (stimulation=”none”).
Project description:We utilize bulk RNA-seq to profile the mRNA expression in day 3 and day 14 post-implantation of SD rat abdminal wall treated with adhesive or non-adhesive implants
Project description:The main pathogenesis of the frozen shoulder is thought to be the inflammation of the intra-articular synovium and subsequent fibrosis of the shoulder joint capsule. However, the molecular pathogenesis of the frozen shoulder is still unknown. A class of non-coding RNAs, microRNAs (miRNAs) contribute to various diseases including musculoskeletal diseases. MicroRNA-26a (miR-26a) has been reported to be associated with fibrosis in several organs. This study aims to reveal the role of miR-26a on fibrosis in the shoulder capsule using a frozen shoulder model in miR-26a deficient (miR-26a KO) mice. MiR-26 KO and wild type (WT) mice were investigated using a frozen shoulder model. The range of motion of the shoulder, histopathological analysis such as synovitis, and fibrosis related-genes expression in the model mice were evaluated to determine the role of miR-26a. In WT mice, both inflammatory cell infiltration and thickening of the inferior shoulder joint capsule were observed after 1 week of immobilization, and this thickening further progressed over the subsequent 6 weeks. However, the immobilized shoulder in miR-26a KO mice consistently exhibited significantly better range of motion compared with WT mice at each point, and histological changes were notably less severe. The expression of inflammation- and fibrosis-related genes was decreased in the miR-26a KO mice compared with WT mice at 1 and 6 weeks. Together, miR-26a deficiency attenuated the severity of frozen shoulder in the immobilization model mouse. The present study suggests that miR-26a has the potential to be a target miRNA for therapeutic approach to frozen shoulder.
Project description:This study was designed to identify changes in gene expression that occur when corn was grown on different landscape features. Specifically on the backslope or summit/shoulder of a hill. In rolling landscapes, plant available water varies drastically by location and soil type. Almost simultaneously, plants may be flooded out in footslope locations whereas plants in summit locations may be suffering from severe drought. The objective of this study was to determine the influence of landscape position on corn (Zea mays) productivity and gene regulation. Corn was sampled at V12 for plant growth characteristics and transcriptome analysis at summit/shoulder and lower backslope positions. Plants at the summit had 16% less leaf area and biomass compared with plants at the toeslope. Gene expression analysis using microarray chips, transcriptome analysis, and qPCR indicated that plants at the summit had 708 genes down-regulated and 399 genes up-regulated compared to control plants at the lower back slope. GSEA (Gene Set Enrichment Analysis) indicated tolerance to cold, salt, and drying were increased in summit/should plants compared to control toeslope plants. However, nutrient uptake, recovery from wounding, pest and fungal disease resistance, along with photosynthetic capacity were all down-regulated in moderate water stresses plants. These responses suggest that corn preferentially responses to water stress as the expense of its ability to respond to other stresses. Three biological replicates for the control (backslope) and six biological replicate of summit/shoulder-grown plants were collected. The resulting labeled cDNA was hybridized to the 46,000-element maize microarray chip developed by the University of Arizona using their protocol (International Microarray Workshop Handbook, 2009Gardiner et al. 2005). The hybridization scheme was a dual hybridization using a rolling circle balanced dye swap design. Thus we had three to six biological replicates for each growth condition and two technical replicates for each biological sample.