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GSE65402
Mus musculus
18 Downloadable Samples
Affymetrix Mouse Genome 430 2.0 Array (mouse4302)
Description
Dermal fibroblasts represent a heterogeneous population of cells with diverse features that remain largely undefined due to a lack of functional subclasses. Here we reveal the presence of multiple lineages of dermal fibroblasts within the dorsal back. Genetic lineage tracing and transplantation assays demonstrate that the bulk of connective tissue deposition during embryonic development, cutaneous wound healing, radiation fibrosis, and cancer stroma formation is carried out by a single, somitic-derived fibroblast lineage. Reciprocal transplantation of distinct fibroblast lineages between the dorsal back and oral cavity induced ectopic dermal architectures that mimic their placeof-origin. These studies demonstrate that intra and inter-site diversity of dermal architectures are set embryonically and maintained postnatally by distinct lineages of fibroblasts. Lineage-specific cell ablation using transgenic-mediated expression of the simian diphtheria toxin receptor in conjunction with localized administration of diphtheria toxin led to diminished connective tissue deposition in wounds and significantly reduced melanoma growth in the dorsal skin of mice. Using flow cytometry and in silico approaches, we identify CD26/DPP4 as a surface marker that allows for the isolation of this fibrogenic, scar-forming lineage. Small molecule-based inhibition of CD26/DPP4 enzymatic activity during wound healing results in diminished cutaneous scarring. The identification and prospective isolation of these lineages holds promise for translational medicine aimed at in vivo modulation of their fibrogenic behavior.
Publication Title
Skin fibrosis. Identification and isolation of a dermal lineage with intrinsic fibrogenic potential.
Sample Metadata Fields
Specimen part, Treatment
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 16 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Mouse Genome 430 2.0 Array (mouse4302)
Description
Hypertrophic scar (HTS) formation is characterized by exuberant fibroproliferation for reasons that remain poorly understood1. One important but often overlooked component of wound repair is mechanical force, which regulates reciprocal cell-matrix interactions through focal adhesion components including focal adhesion kinase (FAK)1,2. Here we report that FAK is activated following cutaneous injury and that this activation is potentiated by mechanical loading. Transgenic mice lacking fibroblast-specific FAK exhibit significantly less fibrosis in a preclinical model of HTS formation. Inflammatory pathways involving monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), a chemokine highly implicated in human skin fibrosis3, are triggered following FAK activation, mechanistically linking physical force to fibrosis. Further, small molecule inhibition of FAK effectively abrogates fibroproliferative mechanisms in human cells and significantly reduces scar formation in vivo. Collectively, these findings establish a molecular basis for HTS formation based on the mechanical activation of fibroblast-specific FAK and demonstrate the therapeutic potential of targeted mechanomodulatory strategies.
Publication Title
Focal adhesion kinase links mechanical force to skin fibrosis via inflammatory signaling.
Sample Metadata Fields
Sex, Specimen part
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 8 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Gene 1.1 ST Array (hugene11st)
Description
Background: Studies in mice have shown that PPAR is an important regulator of lipid metabolism in liver and a key transcription factor involved in the adaptive response to fasting. However, much less is known about the role of PPAR in human liver. Here we set out to study the function of PPAR in human liver via analysis of whole genome gene regulation in human liver slices treated with the PPAR agonist Wy14643.
Publication Title
The impact of PPARα activation on whole genome gene expression in human precision cut liver slices.
Sample Metadata Fields
Sex, Specimen part, Treatment, Subject, Time
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 11 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array (hgu133plus2)
Description
Little is known about the early transcriptional events in innate immune signaling in immature and tolerogenic monocyte-derived dendritic cells (DCs), the professional antigen-presenting cells of our immune system. TLR ligands usually induce a proinflammatory transcriptional response, whereas IL10 and/or dexamethasone induce a more tolerogenic phenotype.
Publication Title
MicroRNA genes preferentially expressed in dendritic cells contain sites for conserved transcription factor binding motifs in their promoters.
Sample Metadata Fields
Specimen part
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 9 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Exon 1.0 ST Array [transcript (gene) version (huex10st)
Description
GENES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CELL CYCLE, LINEAGE COMMITMENT AND IMMUNOMODULATORY POTENTIAL DISCRIMINATE HUMAN POSTNATAL STEM CELLS OF DIFFERENT ORIGIN.
Publication Title
Functional differences between mesenchymal stem cell populations are reflected by their transcriptome.
Sample Metadata Fields
No sample metadata fields
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 15 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Gene 1.0 ST Array (hugene10st)
Description
In this study we aimed to identify a baseline intrahepatic transcriptional signature associated with response in chronic hepatitis B patients treated with peginterferon-alfa-2a (peg-IFN) and adefovir.
Publication Title
An intrahepatic transcriptional signature of enhanced immune activity predicts response to peginterferon in chronic hepatitis B.
Sample Metadata Fields
Specimen part, Disease, Disease stage
View Samples- Mus musculus, Homo sapiens
- 30 Downloadable Samples
- Illumina HumanWG-6 v3.0 expression beadchip
Description
This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.
Publication Title
Drug-induced histone eviction from open chromatin contributes to the chemotherapeutic effects of doxorubicin.
Sample Metadata Fields
Age, Specimen part, Cell line, Treatment, Time
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 30 Downloadable Samples
Illumina HumanWG-6 v3.0 expression beadchip
Description
One major class of anti-cancer drugs targets topoisomerase II to induce DNA double-strand breaks and cell death of fast growing cells. In vitro experiments showed that doxorubicin can induce histone eviction as well as DNA damage, while etoposide can only induce DNA damage. Here, we compare the transcription responses of different tissues to doxorubicin or etoposide treatment in vivo.
Publication Title
Drug-induced histone eviction from open chromatin contributes to the chemotherapeutic effects of doxorubicin.
Sample Metadata Fields
Age, Specimen part, Treatment, Time
View Samples- Mus musculus, Homo sapiens
- 30 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Mouse Gene 1.1 ST Array (mogene11st), Affymetrix Human Gene 1.1 ST Array (hugene11st)
Description
This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.
Publication Title
Gene expression profiling in human precision cut liver slices in response to the FXR agonist obeticholic acid.
Sample Metadata Fields
Sex, Specimen part, Treatment, Subject, Time
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 24 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Mouse Gene 1.1 ST Array (mogene11st), Affymetrix Human Gene 1.1 ST Array (hugene11st)
Description
Background: The bile acid-activated farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a nuclear receptor regulating bile acid, glucose and cholesterol homeostasis. Obeticholic acid (OCA; also known as INT-747 or 6-ethyl-chenodeoxycholic acid), a promising drug for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and type 2 diabetes, activates FXR. Mouse studies demonstrated that FXR activation by OCA (INT-747) alters hepatic expression of many genes. However, no data are available on the effects of OCA in human liver. Here, we generated gene expression profiles in human precision-cut liver slices (hPCLS) after treatment with OCA.
Publication Title
Gene expression profiling in human precision cut liver slices in response to the FXR agonist obeticholic acid.
Sample Metadata Fields
Sex, Specimen part, Treatment, Time
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