We determined whether the changed imprinted genes are maintained or reverted to the parthenogenetic state when the reprogrammed cells are re-differentiated into specialized cell types. To address this question, we re-differentiated miPSCs into neural stem cells (miPS-NSCs) and compared them with biparental female NSCs (fNSCs) and parthenogenetic NSCs (pNSCs)
Conversion of genomic imprinting by reprogramming and redifferentiation.
Sex, Specimen part
View SamplesWe generated iPSCs from human intervertebral disc cells which were obtained during spine fusion surgery of patients with spinal cord injury. The disc cell-derived iPSCs (diPSCs) showed similar characteristics to human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and were efficiently differentiated into neural progenitor cells (NPCs) with the capability of differentiation into mature neurons in vitro. To examine whether the transplantation of NPCs derived from the diPSCs showed therapeutic effects, the NPCs were transplanted into mice at 9 days post-spinal cord injury. We detected a significant amelioration of hind limb dysfunction during the follow up recovery periods. Histological analysis at 5 weeks post-transplantation, we could identify undifferentiated human NPCs (Nestin+) as well as early (TUJ1+) and mature neurons (MAP2+) derived from the NPCs. Furthermore, the NPC transplantation demonstrated a preventive effect on the spinal cord degeneration resulting from the secondary injury. This study revealed that the intervertebral disc, a to-be-waste tissue, removed from the surgical procedure, could provide a unique opportunity to study iPSCs derived from hardly accessible somatic cells in normal situation and also be a useful therapeutic resource to generate autologous neural cells to treat patients suffering from spinal cord injury.
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View SamplesHair-related diseases are a major public-health problem, and their treatments are limited to hormone-therapies. Researchers have tried to investigate the genes and signal pathways underlying hair follicle (HF) stem cells and interaction of HFs and dermal papilla cells (DPCs) for specific targeted-therapies through microarrays, appropriate for the analysis of small genomes. Therefore, to enable a comprehensive transcriptome analysis for the large, complex transcriptomes, we performed RNA-seq using next generation sequencing (NGS). We isolated interfollicular keratinocytes (IFKs), HFs, and DPCs form C57BL/6 murine skin, transplanted combinations of these samples into nude mice, and followed up. Sustained hair growth was supported by intact HFs and DPCs. And, we identified 19 HF- and 34 DPC-specific novel genes with NGS, validated these data with quantitative real-time RT-PCR, and performed pathway analysis of these genes. In addition, HFs had a more quiescent cell-cycle pattern than did IFKs and DPCs in culture and flow cytometry (FCM). Therefore, the representative cell cycle-related gene expression in IFKs, HFs and DPCs were analyzed by NGS. These genes will allow the investigation of the interactions and signaling pathways involved in HF-related diseases and cancer, support bioengineering, and may be used as specific and novel markers of these cell types.
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View SamplesThe purpose of this study was to characterize the transcriptional effects induced by subcutaneous IFN-beta-1b treatment (Betaferon, 250 g every other day) in patients with relapsing-remitting form of multiple sclerosis (MS).
Long-term genome-wide blood RNA expression profiles yield novel molecular response candidates for IFN-beta-1b treatment in relapsing remitting MS.
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Specimen part
View SamplesGene expression profile comparison from fibroblasts of Huntington individuals and normal ones
Gene expression profile in fibroblasts of Huntington's disease patients and controls.
Sex, Age, Specimen part, Disease
View SamplesComparison of the differential expression mRNA profiles from the brain cortex of hypoxia and normaixa rats by silica microarray chip
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Specimen part
View SamplesBone mineral density and structure candidate gene analysis in alcohol-non-preferring (NP), alcohol-preferring (P), congenic NP (NP.P) and congenic P (P.NP) rats
Identification of genes influencing skeletal phenotypes in congenic P/NP rats.
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View SamplesFemoral neck bone mineral density and structure candidate gene analysis in Fischer 344 (F344) and Lewis (LEW) rats
Genomic expression analysis of rat chromosome 4 for skeletal traits at femoral neck.
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View SamplesGene expression was measured using microarrays in 8 hour postfertilization embryos, comparing control versus ethanol-treated (2 to 8 hours postfertilization) embryos. This experiment was performed to determine the gene expression changes that occur in response to ethanol treatment as a model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
Ethanol exposure disrupts extraembryonic microtubule cytoskeleton and embryonic blastomere cell adhesion, producing epiboly and gastrulation defects.
Age, Specimen part, Treatment
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