Project description:Transcriptome profiling of in vivo-derived porcine conceptus at the tubular stage (12-80 mm) during the elongation period of peri-implantation development. Keywords: Embryo stage of development Transcriptome profiling of in vivo derivied porcine conceptuses at critical stages of pre-implantation development is being investigated to ascertain gene expression profiles associated with competent embryo development.
Project description:Large White and Meishan pigs were either non-treated or injected with mammalian 1-24 ACTH (Immediate Synachten, Novartis France) at the dose of 250 µg per animal. Pigs were sacrificed either immediately after capture from their home cage (non-treated animals) or 1 hour following ACTH injection. Adrenal glands were immediately collected from pigs and frozen on dry ice and then stored at -80°C until RNA isolation. Keywords: stress response, adrenal, gene expression, pig
Project description:Large White and Meishan pigs were either non-treated or injected with mammalian 1-24 ACTH (Immediate Synachten, Novartis France) at the dose of 250 µg per animal. Pigs were sacrificed either immediately after capture from their home cage (non-treated animals) or 1 hour following ACTH injection. Adrenal glands were immediately collected from pigs and frozen on dry ice and then stored at -80°C until RNA isolation. Keywords: stress response, adrenal, gene expression, pig 47 samples
Project description:Transcriptome profiling of in vivo-derived porcine conceptus at the tubular stage (12-80 mm) during the elongation period of peri-implantation development. Keywords: Embryo stage of development
Project description:Embryo implantation is a complex process which involves biochemical and physiological interactions between an implantation-competent blastocyst and a receptive uterus. However, the exact biochemical changes of uterine fluid, uterus, and plasma during peri-implantation remain unclear. This study aims to characterize the biochemical and metabolic changes that occur during the peri-implantation period of early pregnancy, using mice as an animal model. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to analyze the metabolite profiles of the uterus, uterine fluid, and maternal plasma at pre-implantation and implantation. The multivariate analyses, ANOVA and Tukey's HSD test, were applied to detect significant changes in metabolites and metabolic pathways. The metabolic networks were reconstructed in silico based on the identified metabolites and KEGG metabolic framework. Between pre-implantation day 1 and day 4, dramatic metabolic changes were observed in the uterine fluid that could be important for blastocyst development and protection against the harsh uterine environment. Palmitoleic acid, fumaric acid, and glutaric acid changed levels at day 4 in the uterus, suggesting that they may be associated with endometrial receptivity. Both the uterus and maternal plasma showed profound changes in cellular metabolism at the early implantation period, including upregulation of branched-chain amino acids and intermediates of one-carbon metabolism, an upregulation of glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism, and downregulation of aerobic respiration; all of which could be involved in the regulation of the maternal-fetal interface, alternative nutrient utilization, and energy preservation for implantation as well as later placentation and fetal development to ensure successful embryo implantation.
Project description:A novel porcine cDNA microarray, containing PCR products selected for embryonic expression, was used for transcriptional profiling during conceptus development. Total RNA from quadruplicate samples of small spherical (1-5mm), large spherical (6-11mm), tubular (13-45mm), and filamentous (>100mm) was extracted, amplified, and converted to 32P labeled target and hybridized to membranes. Porcine peri-implantation embryo development order is from small spherical to large spherical, then to Tubular, then to filamentous. All this morphological transmission is within two days (day 10 to day 12). In this study, we investigated the gene expression changes by a specifically selected porcine embryo gene array. A number of genes were found to be differentially expressed during those developmental stages and confirmed by quantitative PCR. Keywords = Gene expression Keywords = porcine conceptus Keywords = cDNA microarray Keywords = peri-implantation Keywords = transcriptional profiling Keywords: time-course