The adipose tissue is an endocrine regulator and a risk factor for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease when by excessive accumulation induces obesity. Although the adipose tissue is also a reservoir for stem cells (ASC) their function and stemcellness has been questioned. Our aim was to investigate the mechanisms by which obesity affects subcutaneous white adipose tissue (WAT) stem cells.
Stem cells isolated from adipose tissue of obese patients show changes in their transcriptomic profile that indicate loss in stemcellness and increased commitment to an adipocyte-like phenotype.
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View SamplesFine needle stimulation also known as acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medical practice which causes relief of pain. We demonstrated that it caused neovascularization and enhanced recovery of blood perfusion in a ischemic portion of skeletal muscle in rats with hindlimb ischemia. Therefore we evaluated the effect of fine needle stimulation on skeletal muscle at gene expression level
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View SamplesDiscarded human aortic valve samples from the second trimester, six from early (14, 15, 17 weeks), and six from late timepoints (20, 21, 22 weeks) were collected. RNA was isolated and cDNA libraries were sequenced. Network analysis of RNASeq data identified subnetworks of significantly increasing and decreasing transcripts; subsequent cluster analysis identified patterns of transcription through the time course. Pathway enrichment analysis determined the predominant biological processes at each interval.
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Genomic characterization of liver metastases from colorectal cancer patients.
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View SamplesWe used microarrays to investigate gene expression changes in olfactory bulb and hippocampus brain regions under RasGRF2 absence.
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View SamplesThe aim of this study consists in detecting genes regulated by N-myc in the murine cochlea
Otx2 is a target of N-myc and acts as a suppressor of sensory development in the mammalian cochlea.
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View SamplesThe aim of this study consists in detecting genes regulated by Meis2 in the murine cochlea
Meis2 Is Required for Inner Ear Formation and Proper Morphogenesis of the Cochlea.
Specimen part
View SamplesExpression profiling of cultured HL-1 cardiomyocytes subjected to hypoxia for 8 hours.
The VLDL receptor promotes lipotoxicity and increases mortality in mice following an acute myocardial infarction.
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View SamplesWe used adult male Sprague-Dawley rats (280-329 g body weight). Controls were nave rats. Ischemic rats were subjected to 1-hour occlusion of the right middle cerebral artery and 16h reperfusion.
CNS-border associated macrophages respond to acute ischemic stroke attracting granulocytes and promoting vascular leakage.
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View SamplesWe used Affymetrix microarrays to investigate gene expression changes in PBMCs isolated from male patients ongoing secondary prevention of CVD to determine significant modulatory effects that may have been induced by the intake of an initial dose of 8 mg of resveratrol-enriched grape extract for 6 months and then, 16 mg for a further 6 months.
One-year supplementation with a grape extract containing resveratrol modulates inflammatory-related microRNAs and cytokines expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of type 2 diabetes and hypertensive patients with coronary artery disease.
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