Project description:Orally administered drugs are absorbed and metabolized in the intestine. In order to accurately predict pharmacokinetics in the intestine, it is essential to understand the intestinal expression profiles of genes related to drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME). However, in many previous studies, gene expression analysis in the intestine has been carried out using specimens from cancer patients. In this study, in order to obtain a more accurate gene expression profile, biopsy samples were collected from 14 patients under endoscopic observation and RNA-seq analysis was performed. Gene expression analysis of drug metabolizing enzymes (CYPs), non-CYP enzymes, nuclear receptors, drug conjugating enzymes (UGTs and SULTs), and apical and basolateral drug transporters was performed in biopsy samples from the duodenum, ileum, colon, and rectum. The proportions of the CYPs expressed in the ileum were 25% (CYP3A4), 19% (CYP2C18), and 14% (CYP3A5). CYP3A4 and CYP2C19 were highly expressed in the duodenum and ileum, but not in the colon and rectum. In the ileum, apical transporters such as P-gp, PEPT1, BCRP, MRP2, and ASBT were strongly expressed, and the expression levels of P-gp and ASBT in the ileum were higher than those in other regions. In the ileum, basolateral transporters such as OSTα, OSTβ, and MRP3 were strongly expressed. Furthermore, we identified specific markers for the duodenum, ileum, colon, and rectum by conducting comprehensive gene expression analysis. We succeeded in obtaining gene expression profiles of drug ADME-related genes in vivo human intestinal epithelial cells. We expect that this information would be useful for accurate prediction of the pharmacokinetics of oral drugs.
Project description:To understand how cholera toxin (CT) produced by Vibrio cholerae modulates gene expression of this organism within the intestine, RNA-seq analysis was performed on two samples each of WT and the ∆ctx mutant bacteria harvested from either the infant rabbit ileum or the cecum one-day post-intragastric infection. We found that 243 genes that were significantly up-regulated in the WT compared to the ∆ctx mutant and these included 101 genes in ileum samples, 118 in the cecum samples, and 24 in both samples. We found that genes known to be induced under low-iron growth conditions were up-regulated in WT relative to the ∆ctx mutant in both the ileum and in the cecum, with a marked up-regulation in the ileum relative to the cecum. We also found that genes involved in TCA cycle metabolism, L-Lactate utilization, and LCFA utilization were significantly up-regulated in the WT in the ileum relative to the ∆ctx mutant during infection. We conclude that CT-induced disease creates an iron-depleted metabolic niche in the gut that modulates the transcriptional profile of this pathogen during infection.
Project description:Results of RNA-seq of normal C57BL/6 small intestinal epithelial cells sorted from duodenum, jejunum and ileum separately. Samples are named as follow; mouse replicate number-duodenum(1), jejunum(2) or ileum(3). For example, 1-1, 1-2 and 1-3 representing duodenum, jejunum and ileum respectively from mouse replicate number 1.
Project description:14537 epithelial cells from adult human ileum, colon and rectum are performed single-cell transcriptome analysis, cell types and signature genes are presented, so as new representative genes. Bases on the gene expression pattern, difference of cell types, signaling changes, absorption funciton, inmmunity and hormone activity are analyzed. In addition, species diversity is briefly performed by analysis of human and mouse ileum single-cell database.
Project description:Here, we performed single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) of human fetal ileum tissue samples from 3 individual biological specimens ages 11.4, 14.4, and 18.9 weeks post conception. The data set is composed of over 16,000 cells from diverse intestinal lineages.
Project description:Digesta and mucosa samples from stomach, jejunum, ileum, cecum and colon of the porcine GIT from four animals were analysed by metaproteomics to obtain a deeper insight into the functions of bacterial groups with a concomitant analyses of host proteins.
Project description:In this study, we performed single-cell transcriptional profiling of human embryonic and fetal gut samples obtained from 9 human embryos spanning ages 6-10 PCW and three regions (duo-jejunum, ileum and colon). Additionally, we profile mucosal biopsies from the terminal ileum of healthy children aged 4-12 years (n = 8) as well as a group of children newly diagnosed with Crohn’s disease (CD) (n = 7), a common form of IBD. Tissue samples were treated using an enzymatic dissociation protocol and single cell suspensions were then processed using the 3’v2 10x Genomics Chromium workflow. In a subset of samples, the intestinal epithelial cell fraction was enriched by performing magnetic bead sorting for EPCAM. In total, we generate single cell transcriptomes of ~90,000 primary human intestinal cells providing a rich resource and detailed roadmap. Using this data as well as scRNAseq profiles of human fetal gut derived organoids we describe embryonic and fetal epithelium composition, trace their differentiation dynamics and signaling partners, and provide links to regenerating Crohn’s disease epithelium.
Project description:Genome-wide DNA methylation profiling of colon and ileal biopsies, blood samples from people living with HIV on ART and their matched HIV-negative counterparts. Despite having similar chronological ages, PWH on ART exhibit accelerated biological aging in the colon, ileum, and blood, as measured by various epigenetic aging clocks, compared to HIV-negative controls. Investigating the relationship between microbial translocation and biological aging, PWH on ART had decreased levels of tight junction proteins in the colon and ileum, along with increased microbial translocation.