Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a leading risk factor for liver fibrosis (LF) and hepatocellular carcinoma. Emerging evidence indicates that host genetic, virological and immunological factors will influence the fibrotic progress. Many previous studies have focused on specific pathways or genes included in LF mechanism, however global view of the whole genome expresion profile in HBV related LF patients never been studied, and the mechanisms underlying the promotion of liver fibrosis progression remain obscure. Here we collected liver biopsy samples from 124 chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients and used Affymetrix HG U133 Plus 2.0 microarray to quantify the transcriptome of these patients. Through integrated data analysis, including geneset enrichment analysis (GSEA), weighted gene co-expression analysis (WGCNA), differential expressed gene (DEG) screening, trend test, principle component analysis (PCA) etc., we identified several key pathways and hub genes participated in the initiation and exacerbation of liver fibrotic progress. The function of these hub genes were also validated by in vitro and in vivo experiments using HepG2, Huh7 and LX-2 cell lines and transgenic mice. This is the first large-scale study investigating the gene expression profile in HBV-related LF patients which will be crucial for unlocking the gene functions and gene-gene correlations in fibrosis progess.
Characterization of gene expression profiles in HBV-related liver fibrosis patients and identification of ITGBL1 as a key regulator of fibrogenesis.
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View SamplesRaptor deficient mice showed diabetic phenotype, to dissect the effect of hyperglycemia, we isolated euglycemic 2-week-old β cells to perform microarray.
Raptor determines β-cell identity and plasticity independent of hyperglycemia in mice.
Specimen part
View SamplesWe used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression underlying the coculturing of degenerate NPCs and ASCs and identified distinct classes of altered genes and ncRNAs during this process.
Aberrantly expressed messenger RNAs and long noncoding RNAs in degenerative nucleus pulposus cells co-cultured with adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells.
Specimen part
View SamplesWe used microarrays to detail the global program of gene expression under berberine treatment in 3T3-L1 adipocytes
Berberine attenuates autophagy in adipocytes by targeting BECN1.
Cell line, Time
View SamplesThe renewing human epidermis constantly senses and adapts to a wide range of mechanical cues that are ubiquitous throughout life. The mechanisms of how mechanical forces are responded by interfollicular epidermal stem cells (IFESCs) and are transmitted directly into nucleus to modify gene expression remain incompletely defined. In vitro, human IFESCs were cultured on the collagen I coated silicon rubber membrane and then subjected to the mechanical stretched. Cyclic mechanical tension at 0.5 Hz sinusoidal curve at 10% elongation was applied using an FX-5000T Flexercell Tension Plus unit (Flexcell International Corporation). In mechanical unloading groups, cells were cultured on the same plates in the same incubator with the mechanical stretched groups but not subjected to stretch. Combining genome-wide microarray and functional analyses, we made transcriptome analysis of samples from the mechanical unstretched or stretched isolated human IFESCs.
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View SamplesTo identify the differentially expressed genes in normal gastric mucosa and gastric cancer tissues, we employed the microarray profiling analysis. Genes with greater than 2-fold change and P-value 0.05 were identified as differentially expressed genes.
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View SamplesOsteosarcoma is thought of arising from the malignant transformation of osteogenic progenitors. The stage-specific embryonic antigen-4 (SSEA-4) labels a subset of TICs specially present in the high-risk subgroup.
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View SamplesWe found the presence of CD19hi and CD19lo B cell populations in the periphery of SLE and pemphigus patientsas well as human secondary lymphoid organs. In addition, CD19hi B cells and CD19lo B cells can be induced in vitro with the help of activated CD4+T cells.
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View SamplesObesity is tightly associated with an increased risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, the molecular mechanisms of obesity-induced fatty liver remain largely unknown.In order to identify genes that are potentially involved in dysfunctional hepatic lipid homeostasis in obesity, we performed a clustering analysis of Affymetrix arrays,which revealed that a number of mRNAs were dys-regulated in the livers of mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD), compared with mice fed a normal chow diet (ND).
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View SamplesTo search for biomarkers to differentiate Adult-Onset Steroid Sensitive focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and minimal change disease (MCD).
Comparison of Glomerular Transcriptome Profiles of Adult-Onset Steroid Sensitive Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis and Minimal Change Disease.
Specimen part, Disease, Disease stage
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