Project description:There is an association between transcriptome and the exercise-related phenotype. Peripheral blood cells suffer alterations in the gene expression pattern in response to perturbations caused by exercise. The acute response to endurance activates stress and inflammation, as well as growth and tissue repair responses. Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) samples were obtained at baseline and after an endurance training protocol from healthy male untrained police recruits. Samples were used to identify differentially expressed transcripts in response to training and further infer about activated metabolic and signalling pathways. Additionally, baseline expression was associated with the oxygen uptake change and stratified individuals according to their percent change in oxygen uptake. Fasting blood samples were withdrawn at baseline and after the exercise training protocol, 48 hours after the last exercise session. RNA was extracted from peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and hybridized into Affymetrix microarrays.
Project description:We examined global mRNA expression using cDNA microarrays in skeletal muscle of humans before, and 3h and 48h after a single bout of exhaustive endurance exercise (cycling). Keywords: Time course
Project description:There is an association between transcriptome and the exercise-related phenotype. Peripheral blood cells suffer alterations in the gene expression pattern in response to perturbations caused by exercise. The acute response to endurance activates stress and inflammation, as well as growth and tissue repair responses. Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) samples were obtained at baseline and after an endurance training protocol from healthy male untrained police recruits. Samples were used to identify differentially expressed transcripts in response to training and further infer about activated metabolic and signalling pathways. Additionally, baseline expression was associated with the oxygen uptake change and stratified individuals according to their percent change in oxygen uptake.
Project description:We examined global mRNA expression using cDNA microarrays in skeletal muscle of humans before, and 3h and 48h after a single bout of exhaustive endurance exercise (cycling). Keywords: Time course Healthy, non-trained university-aged subjects performed a single bout of exhaustive cycling. Skeletal muscle biopsies were taken from the vastus lateralis before, 3h and 48h after the exercise bout. Total RNA was extracted, amplified, reverse transcribed, and cDNA was analyzed on a custom made cDNA microarray. Four subjects were analyzed, and samples were not pooled between subjects (i.e. individual microarrays were used for baseline vs. 3H and baseline vs. 48h for EACH subject; repeated measures design).
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Homo sapiens inflammatory skin diseases (whole skin biospies): Psoriasis (Pso), vs Atopic Dermatitis (AD) vs Lichen planus (Li), vs Contact Eczema (KE), vs Healthy control (KO) In recent years, different genes and proteins have been highlighted as potential biomarkers for psoriasis, one of the most common inflammatory skin diseases worldwide. However, most of these markers are not psoriasis-specific but also found in other inflammatory disorders. We performed an unsupervised cluster analysis of gene expression profiles in 150 psoriasis patients and other inflammatory skin diseases (atopic dermatitis, lichen planus, contact eczema, and healthy controls). We identified a cluster of IL-17/TNFα-associated genes specifically expressed in psoriasis, among which IL-36γ was the most outstanding marker. In subsequent immunohistological analyses IL-36γ was confirmed to be expressed in psoriasis lesions only. IL-36γ peripheral blood serum levels were found to be closely associated with disease activity, and they decreased after anti-TNFα-treatment. Furthermore, IL-36γ immunohistochemistry was found to be a helpful marker in the histological differential diagnosis between psoriasis and eczema in diagnostically challenging cases. These features highlight IL-36γ as a valuable biomarker in psoriasis patients, both for diagnostic purposes and measurement of disease activity during the clinical course. Furthermore, IL-36γ might also provide a future drug target, due to its potential amplifier role in TNFα- and IL-17 pathways in psoriatic skin inflammation. In recent years, different genes and proteins have been highlighted as potential biomarkers for psoriasis, one of the most common inflammatory skin diseases worldwide. However, most of these markers are not psoriasis-specific but also found in other inflammatory disorders. We performed an unsupervised cluster analysis of gene expression profiles in 150 psoriasis patients and other inflammatory skin diseases (atopic dermatitis, lichen planus, contact eczema, and healthy controls). We identified a cluster of IL-17/TNFα-associated genes specifically expressed in psoriasis, among which IL-36γ was the most outstanding marker. In subsequent immunohistological analyses IL-36γ was confirmed to be expressed in psoriasis lesions only. IL-36γ peripheral blood serum levels were found to be closely associated with disease activity, and they decreased after anti-TNFα-treatment. Furthermore, IL-36γ immunohistochemistry was found to be a helpful marker in the histological differential diagnosis between psoriasis and eczema in diagnostically challenging cases. These features highlight IL-36γ as a valuable biomarker in psoriasis patients, both for diagnostic purposes and measurement of disease activity during the clinical course. Furthermore, IL-36γ might also provide a future drug target, due to its potential amplifier role in TNFα- and IL-17 pathways in psoriatic skin inflammation.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs.