Project description:This study investigates the role of endothelial cell (EC) gene expression in the focal origin of atherosclerosis. The EC transcriptome was profiled in multiple arterial regions of normal swine. Specifically, small amounts of EC RNA were isolated from 7 athero-susceptible and 6 athero-protected regions. The number of replicates for each site varied between 4 and 8. A total of 98 samples from 76 animals were used. For each sample, linearly amplified RNA (labeled with Cy5) was co-hybridized with pooled arterial reference RNA (labeled with Cy3) onto a custom-printed porcine oligo microarray (70-mers).
Project description:Comparison of gene expression in dendritic cells (DCs) isolated from tumors of C57BL/6 obtained from Taconic farms vs DCs isolated from tumor of C57BL/6 mice obtained from Jackson Labortaory vs DCs isolated from tumors of C57BL/6 obtained from Taconic farms and orally gavaged with Bifidobacterium prior to tumor implantation
Project description:The Moutan Cortex Radicis (MCR) has been used as an analgesic, sedative and anti-inflammatory agent. This study investigated the changes in gene expression by MCR treatment when stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in cultured human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs) and the gene expression changes by the MCR when challenged with LPS using a microarray chip. Human gingival fibroblast were divided into three experimental groups; 1, C: Control, 2, LPS: LPS-treatment only, 3, MCR40: LPS- and MCR40-treatments. Total RNA was isolated from each experimental fibroblast (3 experimental group M-CM-^W 1 sample of each experimental group = total 3 samples).
Project description:The Moutan Cortex Radicis (MCR) has been used as an analgesic, sedative and anti-inflammatory agent. This study investigated the changes in gene expression by MCR treatment when stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in cultured human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs) and the gene expression changes by the MCR when challenged with LPS using a microarray chip.
