Project description:Molecular factors governing liver pathology in abcb4 (-/-) mice. Dr. Nakken, Karl Esten, Dr. Berge, Knut E., Dr. Knut J. Labori, Ståle Nygård, Dr. Terese Haaland , professor Morten G. Ræder. Institute for Experimental Medical Research and Department of Pathology, Ulleval University Hospital, Oslo, Norway and Institute for Medical Genetics, National Hospital, Oslo, Norway; E-mail: k.e.nakken@medisin.uio.no. Background and Aims: Abcb4 (mdr2) (-/-) mice secrete phosphatidylcholine-free bile and develop chronic cholangitis. This study aims at identifying differentially transcribed genes that govern liver pathology during this disease. Methods: Hepatic gene transcription was measured in 3, 6, 9 and 20 week old abcb4 (-/-) mice (FVB.129P2-abcb4tm1Bor/J) using cDNA microarrays; FVB/NJ abcb4 (+/+) mice serving as controls. Altered gene transcriptions were verified by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Attention focused on genes coding for chemokines and cytokines of potential pathogenic importance and on matrix housekeeping genes, growth factors and genes regulating wound healing, epithelial morphogenesis and tissue development. Disease phenotype was characterized by histopathology scoring. Results: Transcription of serpina3 genes showed early downregulation. Genes exhibiting upregulated transcription included: Cxcl10, Ccl2, Ccl20, Ctgf, Elf3, Lgals3, Mmp12, Mmp15, Spp1, Loxl2, Pdgfa, Pdgfrb, Sparc, Tgfbi, Tgfbr2. Conclusions: During early phases of chronic cholangitis in abcb4 (-/-) mice, hepatic downregulation of serpina3 genes and enhanced transcription of genes sustaining inflammatory processes contribute to fashioning the portal tract pathology. Later, enhanced transcription of genes governing tissue repair consolidate the portal tract pathology. Experiment Overall Design: A time-series where 5 male mice were sacrificed at time-points 3,6,9 and 20 weeks, both sick knockouts and healthy controls. Including one dye-swap there were a total of 6 arrays at each time-point.
Project description:Molecular factors governing liver pathology in abcb4 (-/-) mice. Dr. Nakken, Karl Esten, Dr. Berge, Knut E., Dr. Knut J. Labori, Ståle Nygård, Dr. Terese Haaland , professor Morten G. Ræder. Institute for Experimental Medical Research and Department of Pathology, Ulleval University Hospital, Oslo, Norway and Institute for Medical Genetics, National Hospital, Oslo, Norway; E-mail: k.e.nakken@medisin.uio.no. Background and Aims: Abcb4 (mdr2) (-/-) mice secrete phosphatidylcholine-free bile and develop chronic cholangitis. This study aims at identifying differentially transcribed genes that govern liver pathology during this disease. Methods: Hepatic gene transcription was measured in 3, 6, 9 and 20 week old abcb4 (-/-) mice (FVB.129P2-abcb4tm1Bor/J) using cDNA microarrays; FVB/NJ abcb4 (+/+) mice serving as controls. Altered gene transcriptions were verified by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Attention focused on genes coding for chemokines and cytokines of potential pathogenic importance and on matrix housekeeping genes, growth factors and genes regulating wound healing, epithelial morphogenesis and tissue development. Disease phenotype was characterized by histopathology scoring. Results: Transcription of serpina3 genes showed early downregulation. Genes exhibiting upregulated transcription included: Cxcl10, Ccl2, Ccl20, Ctgf, Elf3, Lgals3, Mmp12, Mmp15, Spp1, Loxl2, Pdgfa, Pdgfrb, Sparc, Tgfbi, Tgfbr2. Conclusions: During early phases of chronic cholangitis in abcb4 (-/-) mice, hepatic downregulation of serpina3 genes and enhanced transcription of genes sustaining inflammatory processes contribute to fashioning the portal tract pathology. Later, enhanced transcription of genes governing tissue repair consolidate the portal tract pathology. Keywords: Disease state analysis, time course
Project description:The aim of this study was to assess whether chronic treatment with RPV can modulate the progression of chronic liver disease, especially of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), through a nutritional model in wild-type mice Mice were daily treated with RPV (p.o.) and fed with normal or high fat diet during 3 months to induce fatty liver disease
Project description:To identify (i) target genes relevant for the disease development (WT vs. Abcb4-/- mice) and (ii) to gain insights into mechanisms leading to the reversal of chronic cholestatic liver injury in Abcb4-/- mice treated with the side-chain modified bile acid "norUDCA" (Abcb4-/- mice vs. norUDCA treated Abcb4-/- mice).
Project description:SILAC based protein correlation profiling using size exclusion of protein complexes derived from Mus musculus tissues (Heart, Liver, Lung, Kidney, Skeletal Muscle, Thymus)
Project description:Introgressed variants from other species can be an important source of genetic variation because they may arise rapidly, can include multiple mutations on a single haplotype, and have often been pretested by selection in the species of origin. Although introgressed alleles are generally deleterious, several studies have reported introgression as the source of adaptive alleles-including the rodenticide-resistant variant of Vkorc1 that introgressed from Mus spretus into European populations of Mus musculus domesticus. Here, we conducted bidirectional genome scans to characterize introgressed regions into one wild population of M. spretus from Spain and three wild populations of M. m. domesticus from France, Germany, and Iran. Despite the fact that these species show considerable intrinsic postzygotic reproductive isolation, introgression was observed in all individuals, including in the M. musculus reference genome (GRCm38). Mus spretus individuals had a greater proportion of introgression compared with M. m. domesticus, and within M. m. domesticus, the proportion of introgression decreased with geographic distance from the area of sympatry. Introgression was observed on all autosomes for both species, but not on the X-chromosome in M. m. domesticus, consistent with known X-linked hybrid sterility and inviability genes that have been mapped to the M. spretus X-chromosome. Tract lengths were generally short with a few outliers of up to 2.7 Mb. Interestingly, the longest introgressed tracts were in olfactory receptor regions, and introgressed tracts were significantly enriched for olfactory receptor genes in both species, suggesting that introgression may be a source of functional novelty even between species with high barriers to gene flow.
Project description:The Th2 cytokine IL-13 has been described to be involved in biliary epithelial injury and liver fibrosis in patients as well as in animal models. IL-13 was found to reduce tight junction-associated barrier function of bile ducts, to promote cholangiocyte hyperplasia, and thus causing biliary epithelial injury. We generated Abcb4-/-- and IL-13-/- double-knockout mice on fibrosis susceptible genetic background BALB/c. Molecular and cellular mechanisms of hepatic and ileal pathology were investigated by mRNA microarray. Depletion of IL-13 in Abcb4-/--mice resulted in a tenfold decrease of total serum bile acid concentrations at the age of 8 weeks and lead to a recovery of intrahepatic bile duct integrity. The decrease of serum bile acid in 8 week old mice went along with relative enhancement of bile acid excretion and normalization of the composition of fecal bile excretion, correction of fecal microbiome, and improved ileal integrity. Liver integrity, measured by serum ALT, was ameliorated in younger mice and strongly correlated with the concentration of serum bile acids. 52 weeks old Abcb4-/-IL-13-/--mice exhibited significantly reduced hepatic fibrosis.
Project description:SILAC based protein correlation profiling using size exclusion of protein complexes derived from seven Mus musculus tissues (Heart, Brain, Liver, Lung, Kidney, Skeletal Muscle, Thymus)