Project description:Little is known about alteration of the global gene expression by cigarette smoke (CS) and few biomarkers for smoking-related harm are available. We used Affymetrix HG-U133A GeneChips to measure the transcriptomes in lymphocytes of 23 current healthy smokers. When heavy smokers were compared with light smokers, 311 genes demonstrated a significant difference in mRNA expression of their blood lymphocytes. Experiment Overall Design: The goals of this study were to evaluate novel gene expression profiles and pathways affected by cigarette smoking, and to identify potential biomarkers for cigarette smoke exposure and harm. To this end, we isolated the PBMC from 10 heavy and 13 light smokers, determined their gene expression profiles with Affymetrix microarray and analyzed their relationship with cigarette smoking.
Project description:Cigarette smoke components have a proven negative influence on human health. Adverse metabolic effects have been observed in tissues and single cells. As T-lymphocytes get in contact with affected organs (e.g. lung) or cells (e.g.erythrocytes), as well as with smoke components and bioactive molecules, whose production is influenced by them, we compared the gene exression profiles in these cells of the adaptive immune system of three male heavy smokers and three male non-smokers We combined rapid immuno-precipitation and Affymetrix GeneChip® HG U133A2.0 microarray analysis to analyse the data set. 88 genes were found significantly (T-test) differentially expressed by a factor of 1.5-fold or larger between smokers and non-smokers. Using the gene function groups of the gene ontology consortium to categorize the functions of the differentially expressed genes the group termed “response to stimulus” was found most significantly affected by smoking. Our data indicate a prominent role of cytotoxic T-lymphocytes in response to smoking. Several genes that are typically found in these cells are found regulated although the ratio of cytotoxic and helper T-lymphocytes remained unchanged in smokers. Keywords: gene expression changes in T-lymphocytes in response to smoking
Project description:Differential profiles from whole genome human expression arrays on monocytes obtained from peripheral blood in COPD was studied and compared with controls. Monocytes were isolated from Controls (Group 1) which included Control Smokers (Group 1A) and Control Never Smokers (Group 1B) and COPD (Group 2) which included COPD Smokers (Group 2A) and COPD ExSmokers (Group 2B). Differential transcriptomic expression associated with (i) Smoking, (ii) COPD, and (iii) cessation of smoking were identified.
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.
Project description:Little is known about alteration of the global gene expression by cigarette smoke (CS) and few biomarkers for smoking-related harm are available. We used Affymetrix HG-U133A GeneChips to measure the transcriptomes in lymphocytes of 23 current healthy smokers. When heavy smokers were compared with light smokers, 311 genes demonstrated a significant difference in mRNA expression of their blood lymphocytes. Keywords: dose response
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing normoxic MSCs cells with hypoxic MSCs cells. Hypoxia may inhibit senescence of MSCs during expansion. Goal was to determine the effects of hypoxia on global MSCs gene expression.