In the present study, we aimed to define the role of VDR in the overall lipid metabolism by transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses of human hepatocytes upon VDR activation by vitamin D (VitD)
The Vitamin D Receptor Regulates Glycerolipid and Phospholipid Metabolism in Human Hepatocytes.
Specimen part, Cell line, Treatment
View SamplesDendritic cells are the initiators of the adaptive immune response, therefore its gene expression allow us to predict the responses to vaccination. We used bone marrow derived dendritic cells (BMDC) to analyze the gene expression that result from the exposure to adjuvants. We use model antigen OVA and cyclic di-AMP (CDA) as an adjuvant in order to characterize the genes involved in the activation of dendritic cells by CDA alone or when the antigen is present.
Type I IFN and not TNF, is Essential for Cyclic Di-nucleotide-elicited CTL by a Cytosolic Cross-presentation Pathway.
Treatment, Time
View SamplesIn vertebrates, the heart has two main layers of cardiac muscle, a peripheral compact layer and an internal trabecular layer. Little is known on the differerences in gene expression between both layers. In zebrafish the outer layer is named cortical layer and the internal also trabecular layer. Here we used a double transgenic line labelling with GFP tbx5-positive cells and cardiomyoctes with nuclear DsRed (nucDsRed) to distinguish cortical from trabecular myocardium. Then, we compared the transcriptome of trabecular and cortical myocardium in the adult zebrafish. We describe that Tbx5a is a good marker of trabecular myocardium. Overall design: Four paired biological replicates consisting on Tbx5-positive and Tbx5-negative adult zebrafish ventricular cardiomyocytes were analysed by RNA-seq to compare their transcriptomic profiles.
Tbx5a lineage tracing shows cardiomyocyte plasticity during zebrafish heart regeneration.
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View SamplesUnlike human hearts, zebrafish hearts efficiently regenerate after injury. Regeneration is driven by the strong proliferation response of its cardiomyocytes to injury. In this study, we show that active telomerase is required for cardiomyocyte proliferation and full organ recovery, supporting the potential of telomerase therapy as a means of stimulating cell proliferation upon myocardial infarction. Overall design: Heart transcriptomes of WT and telomerase defective adult zebrafish animals were profiled by RNASeq, in control conditions and 3 days after heart cryoinjury.
Telomerase Is Essential for Zebrafish Heart Regeneration.
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View SamplesHutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) is caused by a point mutation in the LMNA gene that activates a cryptic donor splice site and yields a truncated form of prelamin A called progerin. Small amounts of progerin are also produced during normal aging. Studies with mouse models of HGPS have allowed the recent development of the first therapeutic approaches for this disease. However, none of these earlier works have addressed the aberrant and pathogenic LMNA splicing observed in HGPS patients because of the lack of an appropriate mouse model. We report herein a genetically modified mouse strain that carries the HGPS mutation. These mice accumulate progerin, present histological and transcriptional alterations characteristic of progeroid models, and phenocopy the main clinical manifestations of human HGPS, including shortened life span and bone and cardiovascular aberrations. By using this animal model, we have developed an antisense morpholinobased therapy that prevents the pathogenic Lmna splicing, dramatically reducing the accumulation of progerin and its associated nuclear defects. Treatment of mutant mice with these morpholinos led to a marked amelioration of their progeroid phenotype and substantially extended their life span, supporting the effectiveness of antisense oligonucleotidebased therapies for treating human diseases of accelerated aging.
Splicing-directed therapy in a new mouse model of human accelerated aging.
Sex, Age, Specimen part
View SamplesNK cells are believed to contribute to the control of hepatitis C virus infection and pathogenesis of liver disease. Standard treatment of both acute and chronic hepatitis C is based on the administration of interferon alpha, however, the effects of type I interferons on human NK cells have not been studied in the context of hepatitis C. We therefore first performed a microarray screen for genes differentially regulated in human NK cells after stimulation of PBMC with recombinant interferon alpha-2b. One of the genes upregulated was TRAIL which was confirmed in vitro on the protein level.
Interferon-alpha-induced TRAIL on natural killer cells is associated with control of hepatitis C virus infection.
Sex, Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesPrimary mammary gland stromal fibroblasts from pubertal SHARPIN-deficient cpdm/cpdm -mice and their littermate controls Overall design: mRNA seq data from 3 wt and 3 Sharpincpdm mouse mammary gland stromal fibroblast cell samples
SHARPIN regulates collagen architecture and ductal outgrowth in the developing mouse mammary gland.
Age, Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
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Analysis of Drosophila STING Reveals an Evolutionarily Conserved Antimicrobial Function.
Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesAnti-TNF-alpha therapy has made a significant impact on the treatment of psoriasis. Despite being designed to neutralize TNF-alpha activity, the mechanism of action of these agents in the resolution of psoriasis remains unclear. The aim of this study was to better understand the mechanism of action of etanercept by examining very early changes in the lesional skin of psoriasis patients. 20 chronic plaque psoriasis patients were enrolled and received 50mg etanercept twice weekly. Skin biopsies were obtained before treatment and on days 1, 3, 7 and 14 post-treatment. Skin mRNA expression was analysed by microarray.
Early tissue responses in psoriasis to the antitumour necrosis factor-α biologic etanercept suggest reduced interleukin-17 receptor expression and signalling.
Specimen part, Disease, Subject
View SamplesComparison of transcriptome between control and Tcf1/Lef1-deficient hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Overall design: Flt3-negative, lineage-negative, Sca1+ and cKit+ cells (Flt3-LSKs) were sorted from bone marrow cells from control mice or those are deficient for Tcf1 and Lef1 transcription factors. Both genes were conditionally deleted using Vav-Cre
Prostaglandin E1 and Its Analog Misoprostol Inhibit Human CML Stem Cell Self-Renewal via EP4 Receptor Activation and Repression of AP-1.
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