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Project description:We used selenium as a photodynamic anti-tumor synergist of phycocyanin to explore its inhibitory effect on lung cancer and its molecular mechanism in vitro. First of all, we used LLC-luc mouse lung cancer cells to establish a tumor-bearing model. Selenium-enriched phycocyanin was injected next to the tumor. When it was absorbed by the tumor tissue, the tumor site was irradiated by a 620nm wavelength laser. The changes in tumor size were monitored in real-time and the physiological indexes of mice were measured. It was found that selenium phycocyanin photodynamic therapy could enhance the inhibitory effect of tumors and improve the level of antioxidation in tumor-bearing mice. In addition, the pathological section observation and electron microscope microstructure analysis of the tumor tissue showed that the effect of the selenium-enriched phycocyanin photodynamic treatment group was more significant. At the same time, the tumor tissue transcriptional group sequencing analysis and qRT-PCR verification analysis showed that selenium-enriched phycocyanin photodynamic treatment group could reduce the expression of Mmp13, Serpine1, Vegfa, and Ppbp genes inhibit tumor cell metastasis and proliferation, up-regulate the expression of Ccl2, Ccl3, Cxcl2 and down-regulate the expression of Ccl24 chemokine, and promote tumor local immunity. Our results show that selenium phycocyanin photodynamic therapy plays an anti-tumor effect by promoting tumor cell apoptosis, reducing inflammation, and promoting tumor immunity.
2023-01-01 | GSE192635 | GEO
Project description:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has resulted in a global health crisis, particularly affecting the elderly, who are more susceptible to severe outcomes. However, definitive parameters or mechanisms underlying the severity of COVID-19 in elderly people remain confused. Thus, this study seeks to elucidate the mechanism behind the increased vulnerability of elderly individuals to severe COVID-19. We employed an aged mouse model with a mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2 strain to mimic the severe symptoms observed in elderly patients with COVID-19. Comprehensive analyses of the whole lung were performed using transcriptome and proteome sequencing, comparing data from aged and young mice. For transcriptome analysis, bulk RNA sequencing was conducted using an Illumina sequencing platform. Proteomic analysis was performed using mass spectrometry following protein extraction, digestion, and peptide labeling. We analyzed the transcriptome and proteome profiles of young and aged mice and discovered that aged mice exhibited elevated baseline levels of inflammation and tissue damage repair. After SARS-CoV-2 infection, aged mice showed increased antiviral and inflammatory responses; however, these responses were weaker than those in young mice, with significant complement and coagulation cascade responses. In summary, our study demonstrates that the increased vulnerability of the elderly to severe COVID-19 can be attributed to an attenuated antiviral response and the overactivation of complement and coagulation cascades.
2024-09-24 | PXD055174 | Pride
Project description:Senescence-associated alterations in microglia may have profound impact on cerebral homeostasis and stroke outcomes. However, the lack of a transcriptome-wide comparison between young and aged microglia in the context of ischemia limits our understanding of aging-related mechanisms. Herein, we performed bulk RNA sequencing analysis of microglia purified from cerebral hemispheres of young adult (10-week-old) and aged (18-month-old) mice 5 days after distal middle cerebral artery occlusion or sham operation. Considerable transcriptional differences were observed between young and aged microglia in healthy brains, indicating heightened chronic inflammation in aged microglia. Following stroke, the overall transcriptional activation was more robust in young microglia than in aged microglia. Gene clusters with functional implications in immune inflammatory responses, immune cell chemotaxis, tissue remodeling, and cell-cell interactions were markedly activated in microglia of young but not aged stroke mice. These alterations in microglial gene response may contribute to aging-driven vulnerability and poorer recovery after ischemic stroke.
2020-05-31 | GSE145265 | GEO
Project description:The pathological alterations in hearts from polycystic ovary syndrome mice
| PRJNA997915 | ENA
Project description:Prior to assessing the impact of repeated HPβCD administration on the peri-infarct region of the brain, we first compared the transcriptome of the peri-infarct region to the equivalent region of the contralateral hemisphere in aged (18-month-old) mice at 7 weeks after distal middle cerebral artery occlusion + hypoxia (DH) stroke. The peri-infarct region was characterized by 3,910 differentially expressed genes. Of these, 2,123 were upregulated, many of which were also upregulated in infarcts at 7 weeks after stroke. For instance, the infarct and peri-infarct regions were both defined by the upregulation of degradative enzymes, TLRs, and scavenger receptors. In addition, the upregulation of Lpl, Lrp2, Ch25h, Apoe, Trem2, and Abca1 signified a divergence from lipid homeostasis. These alterations in innate immunity coincided with corresponding perturbations in adaptive immunity. The upregulation of Cd3d, Cd3e, Cd3g, Blnk, Sdc1 and Jchain suggests that chronic inflammation persists in peri-infarct regions for at least 7 weeks after stroke. Conversely, the DE analysis revealed that 1,787 genes were downregulated in peri-infarct regions compared to equivalent regions of the contralateral hemisphere. These genes were primarily involved in mitochondrial respiration and neuronal function. Together, these results demonstrate that the transcriptome of the peri-infarct region is characterized by the upregulation of genes involved in inflammation and lipid metabolism and the downregulation of genes involved in mitochondrial respiration and neuronal function. To evaluate the impact of HPβCD treatment on the transcriptome of the peri-infarct region, we also performed bulk RNA-Seq on brain tissue collected 7 weeks after DH stroke. For this analysis, we compared the peri-infarct regions of vehicle- and HPβCD-treated aged mice. The peri-infarct region of HPβCD-treated mice was characterized by 5,385 differentially expressed genes. The DE analysis revealed that peri-infarct regions of HPβCD-treated mice were characterized by the downregulation of multiple degradative enzymes, chemokine receptors, and scavenger receptors. In addition, the transcriptomic analysis demonstrated a restoration of lipid homeostasis in peri-infarct regions of HPβCD-treated mice compared to vehicle-injected mice, as evidenced by the downregulation of Lipa, Apoe, Lamp1, Npc1, and Npc2 and upregulation of Nceh1 and Ldlr. Reductions in innate and adaptive immune responses characterized peri-infarct regions of HPβCD-treated mice; these alterations are consistent with the attenuated chronic inflammation that characterized infarcts of the HPβCD-treated aged mice. These results demonstrate that HPβCD treatment after stroke attenuates chronic inflammation and promotes lipid metabolism in peri-infarct regions of aged mice. Additionally, the DE analysis revealed an upregulation of genes involved in myelin sheath structural integrity, such as Ina, Omg, and Nefl, and synaptic plasticity and neuroplasticity, such as Syn1, Bdnf, Nrg1, Negr1, and Nsg1. These results suggest that HPβCD treatment improves the structure and function of neurons in peri-infarct regions of aged mice after stroke.
2021-05-03 | GSE173714 | GEO
Project description:Patients aged 65 years and older account for an increasing proportion of those who suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI). Aged TBI patients experience increased morbidity and mortality compared to young TBI patients. Our prior data demonstrated that anti-CD49d antibody (aCD49d Ab), an FDA-approved drug that blocks α4 integrin, abrogates infiltration of CD8+ T-cells into the injured brain, improves survival, and attenuates neurocognitive deficits. Yet, the molecular mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of aCD49d Ab remained unexplored. Here, we aimed to uncover how aCD49d Ab treatment alters local cellular responses in the aged mouse brain. Consequently, we found that mice incur age-associated toxic cytokine and chemokine responses long-term post-TBI. aCD49d Ab attenuates this response along with a T helper (Th)1/Th17 immunological shift and remediation of CD8+ T cell cytotoxicity. Further, aCD49d Ab further produces a neuroprotective Th2 response and restores age-associated CD8+ T cell senescence. Our results demonstrate that targeting infiltrating CD8+ T cells with aCD49d Ab is a promising therapeutic strategy for treating TBI in aged individuals.
2024-10-23 | GSE260719 | GEO
Project description:This study compares miRNA expression profiles in mouse oocytes as young oocytes vs aged oocytes, and growing oocytes vs small oocytes from primordial follicles. Oocytes were derived from the ovary of young (6-8 week-old) C57BL/6 mice and aged (41-43 week-old) mice and pooled according to whether they were 20 to 50 um or 60 to 80 um in diameter. Of oocytes with the diameter of more than 60um, oocyte from young mice are called ‘young oocytes’ and those from aged mice near the end of their reproductive life span are called ‘aged oocytes’ to analyze the miRNA profiling associated with aging. They were also each called ‘small oocytes’ or ‘large oocytes’ from the size of 60um so as to investigate miRNA profiling associated with growing. Total RNA from oocytes was isolated using mirVana miRNA Isolation Kit (Applied Biosystems). MiRNA expression was profiled using Agilent's Mouse miRNA Microarray Kit (G4472A) annotated against the Sanger miRBASE 10.1 database of miRNAs. This miRNA microarray was provided by Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, CA). Each sample was run in duplicate.
2012-09-04 | E-GEOD-17966 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:The aim of the study was to assess the cellular composition and transcriptional changes at single-cell resolution of the female reproductive tract across the four stages of estrus cycle in young adult mice (ovary, oviduct, uterus, cervix and vagina, with spleen as a comparison) and compared this with similar analyses of decidualization (uterus) and ageing (ovary, oviduct, uterus, cervix, vagina and spleen). Vaginal smears were used to stage the estrus cycle in young mice. To collect the decidualized uteri mice were mated and uterine tissue was collected from pregnant mice at day 5.5 after mating. Tissues of aged mice were collected at the age of 18 months. All tissues were collected and digested using a collagenase and trypsin protocol to obtain single cell suspension. Libraries were prepared using the 10x scRNA-seq protocol.
2023-02-01 | E-MTAB-11491 | biostudies-arrayexpress