Most commonly used models of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are diets based on specific gene knockouts or represent extreme manipulations of diet. We have examined the effects of modest increased caloric intake and high dietary unsaturated fat content on the development of NASH in male rats using a model in which overfeeding is accomplished via intragastric infusion of liquid diets as a part of total enteral nutrition. Male Sprague dawley rats were fed diets 5% corn oil containing diets at 187 Kcal/kg3/4/d or fed 70% corn oil containing diets at 220 Kcal/kg3/4/d for a period of 3 weeks. Hepatic gene expression were assessed at the end of the study. Our results indicate that overfeeding of high unsaturated fat diets leads to pathological, endocrine and metabolic changes characteristic of NASH patients and is associated with increased oxidative stress and TNF-a.
A new model for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in the rat utilizing total enteral nutrition to overfeed a high-polyunsaturated fat diet.
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View SamplesThe current study was designed to determine if dietary fatty acid concentration and composition affects the development and progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Male SD rats were overfed diets low (5%) or high (70%) fat diets via total enteral nutrition where the fat source was olive oil (monounsaturated), or corn oil (polyunsaturated). Overfeeding 5% corn oil produced little steatosis relative to feeding 5% olive oil. This was associated with lower fatty acid synthesis and reduced SREBP-c signaling in the 5% corn oil group. Overfeeding 70% fat diets increased steatosis and lead to increased liver necrosis in the 70% corn oil but not olive oil group. Increased injury after feeding polyunsaturated fat diets was linked to peroxidizability of hepatic free fatty acids and triglycerides and appearance of peroxidaized lipid products HETES and HODES previously linked to clinical nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
Dietary fat source alters hepatic gene expression profile and determines the type of liver pathology in rats overfed via total enteral nutrition.
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View SamplesInfluenza virus infection-induced gene expression changes of regional B cells are mediated at least in part through type I Interferon:
Influenza virus infection causes global respiratory tract B cell response modulation via innate immune signals.
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View SamplesAnalysis of the maize alternative splicing landscape, including transcript discovery and mapping of genotype-dependent variations in alternative splicing using B73, Mo17 and the SX19 inbred mapping population Overall design: Total RNA was isolated from 5 week old leaves of hydroponically grown maize plants and used to construct RNA seq libraries
Genome-wide analysis of alternative splicing in Zea mays: landscape and genetic regulation.
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View SamplesSenescent human fibroblasts were compared to young proliferating fibroblasts. Five different cell lines were compared. Illumina sequencing (HiSeq2000) was applied to generate 50bp single-end reads. Jena Centre for Systems Biology of Ageing - JenAge (www.jenage.de) Overall design: 48 samples: 3 biological replicates for each group: young proliferating and senescent BJ cells; young proliferating and senescent Wi-38 cells; young proliferating and senescent IMR-90 cells; 5 population doubling from young proliferating to senescent cell for HFF and MRC-5 cells
Conserved Senescence Associated Genes and Pathways in Primary Human Fibroblasts Detected by RNA-Seq.
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View SamplesWe examined transcriptome-wide effects of pertrurbation in KLF10 function (siKLF10) on TGFß-regulated genes and EMT in two different cells lines: A549 and Panc1. Overall design: We performed mRNA sequencing from A549 and Panc1 cells following following TGFß treatment and KLF10 knockdown. The mRNA-Seq includes following conditions: siControl, siKLF10, TGFß, siKLF10+TGFß (A549 and Panc1 cells). mRNA-sequencing was performed in duplicates for A549 and triplicates for Panc1 cells.
Krüppel-like Transcription Factor KLF10 Suppresses TGFβ-Induced Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition via a Negative Feedback Mechanism.
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View SamplesNatural killer (NK) cells can be divided into phenotypic subsets based on the expression of receptors that bind self-MHC-I molecules with differing affinities; a concept termed licensing or education. Here we show that NK cell subsets exhibit markedly different migratory, effector, and immunoregulatory functions on dendritic cells and antigen-specific CD8+ T cell responses during influenza and murine cytomegalovirus infections. Shortly after infection, unlicensed NK cells preferentially trafficked to draining lymph nodes and produced GM-CSF, which promoted the expansion and activation of dendritic cells, and ultimately resulted in sustained antigen-specific CD8+ T cell responses. In contrast, licensed NK cells preferentially migrated to infected parenchymal tissues and produced greater levels of interferon- (IFN-). Importantly, human NK cell subsets exhibited similar phenotypic characteristics and patterns of cytokine production. Collectively, our studies demonstrate a critical demarcation between the functions of licensed and unlicensed NK cell subsets, with the former functioning as the classical effector subset in inflamed tissues and the latter as modulators of adaptive immunity helping to prime immune responses in draining lymph nodes.
Licensing delineates helper and effector NK cell subsets during viral infection.
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View SamplesZebrafish of two different age groups (12 and 36 months) were treated with low amounts of rotenone (mild stress) and compared to untreated zebrafish. Two different durations were used (3 and 8 weeks). Illumina sequencing (HiSeq2000) was applied to generate 50bp single-end reads. Jena Centre for Systems Biology of Ageing - JenAge (www.jenage.de) Overall design: 68 sample: 3 tissues (brain, liver, skin); 2 age groups (12 and 36 months); controls and rotenone treated samples; 2-6 biological replicates for each group
Longitudinal RNA-Seq Analysis of Vertebrate Aging Identifies Mitochondrial Complex I as a Small-Molecule-Sensitive Modifier of Lifespan.
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View SamplesWe examined transcriptome-wide effects of 4SC-202 in L3.6, BXPC3 and PANC1 cells as well as its effect on TGFß signaling Overall design: We performed mRNA sequencing from L3.6, BXPC3 and PANC1 cells following following DMSO, 4SC-202 and/or TGFß treatment. The mRNA-Seq includes following conditions: 4SC-202 vs DMSO (for L3.6, BXPC3 and PANC1 cells), TGFß vs DMSO and 4SC-202+TGFß vs TGFß (for PANC1 cells). The libraries were performed in triplicates.
Histone deacetylase class-I inhibition promotes epithelial gene expression in pancreatic cancer cells in a BRD4- and MYC-dependent manner.
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View SamplesWe examined context specific function of BRD4 in promoting lineage specific gene expression and show that BRD4 is essential for osteoblast differentiation. Overall design: We performed mRNA sequencing from hFOB cells (undifferentiated and differentiated for 5 days into osteoblastic lineage) following BRD4 inhibition by JQ1 or siRNA mediated depletion. The mRNA-Seq includes namely 7 conditions: undifferentiated hFOBs treated with DMSO or non-targeting control siRNA (siCNTR), differentiated hFOBs with DMSO or siCNTR treatments; differentiated hFOBs treated with JQ1 or two siRNAs against BRD4 (#3 & #4). The libraries were performed in triplicates.
BRD4 localization to lineage-specific enhancers is associated with a distinct transcription factor repertoire.
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