Project description:2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (HMB) has been reported to have weak estrogenic activity by in vivo and in vitro studies, making it a chemical with potential reproductive concern. To explore if perinatal HMB exposure altered the gene expression profiling in the rat testis, we analyzed whole genome and mitochondria-related gene expression profiling on the testis ontained from Sprague-Dawley rat offspring exposed prenatally and lactationally to varying dose of HMB.
Project description:Analysis of the transcriptome of testes of hypogonadal mice that had been pretreated with testosterone proprionate for 2 weeks then submitted to testosterone withdrawal. Keywords = testis, hypogonadal mice, testosterone Keywords: other
Project description:Murine testis developmental time course created from tissue samples collected from birth through adulthood and hybridized to MGU74v2 A, B, and C chips in duplicate Keywords: time-course
Project description:The goal of this study was to determine the effects of a well-characterized anti-androgen, abiraterone acetate, and a suspected human anti-androgen, di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) on the androgenic function of human fetal testis. Human fetal testis was xenografted into the renal subcapsular space of castrated male athymic nude mice. Hosts were treated with hCG to stimulate testosterone production in the xenografts, and were concurrently treated with either abiraterone acetate or DBP. While abiraterone acetate (14 d, 75 mg/kg/d p.o.) dramatically reduced testosterone and the weights of androgen-sensitive host organs, DBP (14 d, 500 mg/kg/d p.o.) had no effect on androgenic endpoints. Three paired analyses were performed using the LIMMA package in R (commands lmfit and eBayes), with the Benjamini-Hochberg correction for multiple comparisons (Smyth 2005): vehicle-treated xenografts vs. unimplanted testis (n=5), abiraterone-treated xenografts vs. matched control xenografts (n=3), and DBP-treated xenografts vs. matched control xenografts (n=3). There were significant differences in gene expression between grafted and ungrafted samples, including dramatic upregulation of microRNAs. Gene expression analysis also showed that abiraterone decreased expression of genes related to cell differentiation, while DBP induced expression of oxidative stress response genes and decreased expression of factors related to embryonic development.
Project description:Analysis of the transcriptome of testes of hypogonadal mice that had been pretreated with testosterone proprionate for 2 weeks then submitted to testosterone withdrawal.
Project description:Murine testis developmental time course created from tissue samples collected from birth through adulthood and hybridized to M430_2 chips in duplicate. Keywords: time-course
Project description:The goal of this study was to determine the effects of a well-characterized anti-androgen, abiraterone acetate, and a suspected human anti-androgen, di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) on the androgenic function of human fetal testis. Human fetal testis was xenografted into the renal subcapsular space of castrated male athymic nude mice. Hosts were treated with hCG to stimulate testosterone production in the xenografts, and were concurrently treated with either abiraterone acetate or DBP. While abiraterone acetate (14 d, 75 mg/kg/d p.o.) dramatically reduced testosterone and the weights of androgen-sensitive host organs, DBP (14 d, 500 mg/kg/d p.o.) had no effect on androgenic endpoints. Three paired analyses were performed using the LIMMA package in R (commands lmfit and eBayes), with the Benjamini-Hochberg correction for multiple comparisons (Smyth 2005): vehicle-treated xenografts vs. unimplanted testis (n=5), abiraterone-treated xenografts vs. matched control xenografts (n=3), and DBP-treated xenografts vs. matched control xenografts (n=3). There were significant differences in gene expression between grafted and ungrafted samples, including dramatic upregulation of microRNAs. Gene expression analysis also showed that abiraterone decreased expression of genes related to cell differentiation, while DBP induced expression of oxidative stress response genes and decreased expression of factors related to embryonic development. 17 xenograft samples were analyzed, including 5 unimplanted samples, 6 vehicle treated xenografts, 3 abiraterone acetate-treated xenografts, and 3 DBP-treated xenografts. Samples were paired (derived from the same donor tissue) for each comparison: vehicle vs. unimplanted (n=5), abiraterone vs. vehicle (n=3), and DBP vs. vehicle (n=3).
Project description:The objectives of the study were to determine the effects of progesterone in the male testis. Reproductive fathead minnows were used in the study. Testis at stage 2 and 3 were dissected and testis explants were treated progesterone or no progesterone (10^-6M and 10^-8M) for 12 hours. Androgens were measured and there was a significant increase in testosterone, but not 11-tetotetosterone. Gene expression analysis was performed in the testis which genes were differentially regulated by progesterone.
Project description:In order to identify unexpected, or indeed previously uncharacterized genes may be important in sex- or gonad development, we developed a custom cDNA microarray represent 3837 unique transcripts of Scylla paramamosain derived from our EST project. Thirty-nine putative transcripts were observed to differentially expressed in testis and ovaries (P<0.05). Two-condition experiment, Ovary vs. Testis. Biological replicates: 3 Ovaries, 3 Testis, 2 dye-swaps.