Project description:Intervention type:DRUG. Intervention1:Huaier, Dose form:GRANULES, Route of administration:ORAL, intended dose regimen:20 to 60/day by either bulk or split for 3 months to extended term if necessary. Control intervention1:None.
Primary outcome(s): For mRNA libraries, focus on mRNA studies. Data analysis includes sequencing data processing and basic sequencing data quality control, prediction of new transcripts, differential expression analysis of genes. Gene Ontology (GO) and the KEGG pathway database are used for annotation and enrichment analysis of up-regulated genes and down-regulated genes.
For small RNA libraries, data analysis includes sequencing data process and sequencing data process QC, small RNA distribution across the genome, rRNA, tRNA, alignment with snRNA and snoRNA, construction of known miRNA expression pattern, prediction New miRNA and Study of their secondary structure Based on the expression pattern of miRNA, we perform not only GO / KEGG annotation and enrichment, but also different expression analysis.. Timepoint:RNA sequencing of 240 blood samples of 80 cases and its analysis, scheduled from June 30, 2022..
Project description:We used a rat model of whole thorax x-ray irradiation to profile the microRNA (miRNA) in lung and blood up to 4 weeks after radiation. Small RNA from normal and irradiated Wistar rat lungs and blood were analyzed by next-generation sequencing and the changes by radiation were identified by deRNA-seq at 1, 2, 3 and 4 weeks after irradiation. The average total reads/library was 2,703,137 with a mean of 88% mapping to the rat genome. Detailed profiles of 100 of the most abundant miRNA in rat blood and lung are described.
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 mice was determined by high-throughput analysis. Three 2-month-old mice and 3 24-month-old were enrolled in this study. We used sequencing analysis to identify miRNA expression in the distal colon mucosa.
Project description:Polyposis in rat colon (Pirc) model harbors an Apc mutation and mimics human Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), allowing for intervention studies (e.g., PMID: 27706811, PMID: 30643017). RNA-sequencing of adenomatous polyps and normal colon identified genes altered by dietary spinach consumption.
Project description:Purpose: The study aimed to determine the expression profiles of retinal miRNA from adult Sprague Dawley (SD) rat and C57BL/6 mice. Methods: The profile of retinal miRNA transcriptom from rat (8 weeks old) and mice (8 weeks old) were generated by deep sequencing, in triplicate, using Illumina Hiseq-2500 RNA-seq platform. The sequence reads from all samples were analysed for overall quality, screened for the presence of any contaminants and trimmed accordingly. The cleaned sequence reads were then processed through the quantification modules miRDEEP2 ver2.0.0.7 pipeline for known miRNA expression profiling. Rat or mice miRNAs from miRBASE release21 were used for mapping and quantification. Results: We identified a total of 643 and 1294 miRNAs, that were expressed in the retina of rat and mouse, respectively. Moreover, with a readcount cutoff of >0.5, 475 and 614 miRNAs were identified in the retina of rat and mouse, respectively. Conclusion: Our study represents the first detailed analysis of retinal miRNA profile in adult rat and mouse. Our results also suggested that both species have a similar expression patterns of retinal miRNAs.
Project description:Genome wide miRNA profiling of ulcerative colitis, and normal colon mucosa samples. The GeneChip miRNA 3.0 Array was used to obtain miRNA profiles across colon mucosa samples. Samples came from 5 ulcerative colitis affected, and 5 normal individuals.
Project description:To explore the possibility of miRNA(s) contributing to the cardioprotection induced by plasma exosomes at the late phase of RIPC, we performed a miRNA profiling assay (763 rat miRNAs) comparing the differences between RIPC-exo and Control-exo using Illumina HiSeq 2500 high-throughput sequencing.
Project description:We report the application of Illumina Hiseq2000 sequencing technology for high-throughput miRNA profiling of the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) rat model induced by collagen type II (CIA), with acupuncture and placebo treatments.
Project description:PL8177 is a potent and selective agonist of the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R). PL8177 has shown efficacy in reversing intestinal inflammation in a cannulated rat ulcerative colitis model. To facilitate oral delivery, a novel, polymer-encapsulated formulation of PL8177 was developed and tested in dextran sulfate sodium induced rat ulcerative colitis model. Rats treated with 50 µg oral PL8177 demonstrated significantly lower macroscopic colon damage scores and improvement in colon weight, stool consistency, and fecal occult blood vs the vehicle without active drug. We used single nuclei RNA sequencing of colon tissues to characterize the mechanism of action and identify relative cell population and key gene expression changes between treated, healthy and vehicle.
