We analyzed the changes in the spinal cord transcriptome after a spinal cord contusion injury and MSC or OEC transplantation. The cells were injected immediately or 7 days after the injury. The mRNA of the spinal cord injured segment was extracted and analyzed by microarray at 2 and 7 days after cell grafting.
Gene expression changes in the injured spinal cord following transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells or olfactory ensheathing cells.
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View SamplesHelicobacter pylori is a well-recognized bacterium associated with the development of several histopathological lesions in the stomach. The chronic infection produces an inflammatory lesion known as gastritis. This lesion can later progress to more serious lesions such as intestinal metaplasia. Some attempts in the transcriptome of these conditions have been made; these however, have yielded limited information. Given the potential of high-throughput technologies for understanding biological processes altered and in the description of biomarkers of disease, we performed a genome-wide gene expression analysis in gastric biopsies. The aim of this study was to describe the altered molecular mechanism and potential biomarkers of follicular gastritis, chronic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia, through the identification of characteristic gene expression profiles in each histopathological lesion. The exploratory set comprised twenty-one biopsies from patients with follicular gastritis (n=7), chronic gastritis (n=7), and intestinal metaplasia (n=7), which were analyzed by whole-genome gene expression microarrays. The enrichment analyses and functional annotation of genes using computational tools were performed. The bioinformatics data of the same 21 biopsies were validated by real time PCR analysis while 79 FFPE samples were analyzed by immunohistochemistry.
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View SamplesThe main goal of the research was to find some new biomarkers for the monitoring of the Minimal Residual Disease in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia patients.
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View SamplesGlioblastomas (GBM) are one of the most frequent and aggressive brain tumors. In these malignancies, progesterone (P4) promotes proliferation, migration, and invasion. The P4 metabolite allopregnanolone (3-THP) similarly promotes cell proliferation in the U87 human GBM cell line.
Allopregnanolone Alters the Gene Expression Profile of Human Glioblastoma Cells.
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View SamplesThe aim of the study was to evaluate cocaine-induced changes in gene expression in a dopaminergic model.
Transcriptomic and genetic studies identify NFAT5 as a candidate gene for cocaine dependence.
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View SamplesCyclin-dependent kinases (CDK) are rational cancer therapeutic targets fraught with the development of acquired resistance by tumor cells. Through integrated fluxomics and transcriptomics approaches, we show that the inhibition of CDK4/6 causes enhanced metabolism of glucose, glutamine and amino acids, a metabolic reprogramming directed by the MYC transcription factor. Upon inhibition of CDK4/6, MYC is stabilized and its accumulation induces an upregulation of the mTOR pathway and increased glutamine metabolism and production of -ketoglutarate, a prolyl hydroxylase substrate that triggers HIF1 hydroxylation and degradation. These MYC-driven adaptations to CDK4/6 inhibition render cells highly sensitive to inhibitors of mTOR and glutaminase and to hypoxia, revealing that drug resistance can mechanistically promote the emergence of new vulnerabilities that can be exploited therapeutically.
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View SamplesComposts are the products obtained after the aerobic degradation of different types of organic matter wastes and can be used as substrates or substrate/soil amendments. There are a small but increasing number of reports that suggest that foliar diseases may be reduced when using compost as growing medium compared to standard substrates. The purpose of this study was to unravel the gene expression alteration produced by the compost to gain knowledge about the mechanisms involved in the compost-induced systemic resistance.
Enhanced Botrytis cinerea resistance of Arabidopsis plants grown in compost may be explained by increased expression of defense-related genes, as revealed by microarray analysis.
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View SamplesLRRK2 mutations are the most common genetic cause of Parkinsons disease (PD). We performed a whole-genome RNA profiling of putamen tissue from idiopathic PD (IPD), LRRK2-associated PD (G2019S mutation), neurologically healthy controls and one asymptomatic LRRK2 mutation carrier, by using the Genechip Human Exon 1.0-ST Array. The differentially expressed genes found in IPD revealed an alteration of biological pathways related to long term potentiation (LTP), GABA receptor signalling, and calcium signalling pathways, among others. These pathways are mainly related with cell signalling cascades and synaptic plasticity processes. They were also altered in the asymptomatic LRRK2 mutation carrier but not in the LRRK2-associated PD group. The expression changes seen in IPD might be attributed to an adaptive consequence of a dysfunction in the dopamine transmission. The lack of these altered molecular pathways in LRRK2-associated PD patients suggests that these cases could show a different molecular response to dopamine transmission impairment.
Microarray expression analysis in idiopathic and LRRK2-associated Parkinson's disease.
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View SamplesLRRK2 mutations are the most common genetic cause of Parkinsons disease (PD). We performed a whole-genome RNA profiling of locus coeruleus post-mortem tissue from idiopathic PD (IPD) and LRRK2-associated PD patients. The differentially expressed genes found in IPD and LRRK2-associated PD were involved in the gene ontology terms of synaptic transmission and neuron projection. In addition, in the IPD group we found associated genes belonging to the immune system. Pathway analysis of the differentially expressed genes in IPD was related with neuroactive-ligand receptor interaction and with immune system pathways. Specifically, the analysis highlighted differential expression of genes located in the chromosome 6p21.3 belonging to the class II HLA. Our findings support the hypothesis of a potential role of neuroinflammation and the involvement of the HLA genetic area in IPD pathogenesis. Future studies are necessary to shed light on the relation of immune system related pathways in the etiopathogenesis of PD.
Brain transcriptomic profiling in idiopathic and LRRK2-associated Parkinson's disease.
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View SamplesMany concurrent arrays were run for different projects. All test conditions were tested in all animal models. Animal models were (i) healthy CD1 mice (abbreviation CN), or (ii) STZ-induced diabetic CD1 littermates (STZ). Treatment conditions were (i) untreated animals (no prefix), (ii) treatment with 30ul saline and electrotransfer ("e" prefix), (iii) treatment with 75ug noncoding parental plasmid pGG2-CMV ("p" prefix), or (iv) treatment with 37.5ug each (75ug net) of pGG2-CMV-hIns and pGG2-CMV-rGck expressing human insulin and rat glucokinase respectively ("t" prefix). All samples were harvested 7 days after treatment.
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