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GSE69588
Mus musculus
9 Downloadable Samples
Affymetrix Mouse Gene 1.0 ST Array (mogene10st)
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Background: Fasciola hepatica infection still remains one of the helminthic neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). It has a huge worldwide distribution, affecting mainly cattle and, sometimes, human beings. In addition to data reported about the immunological response induced by helminthic infections and that induced by Fasciola hepatica, little is known about the gene expression profile in its organ target, the liver, which is where adult worms are established and live for long periods of time, causing its characteristic pathology. In the present work, we study both the early and late gene expression profiles in the livers of mice infected with Fasciola hepatica metacercariae using a microarray-based methodology.
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Specimen part
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 6 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Gene 1.0 ST Array (hugene10st)
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Trichodermin is a member of a group of closely related compounds-the 12,13-epoxytrichothecenes that form a medically and economically important class of mycotoxins. This sesquiterpene was purified by HPLC from cultures of the fungi Trichoderma brevicompactum. We report the antitumoral activity of trichodermin and here we show that trichodermin had inhibitory effects against tumoral cell lines (A-549, MCF-7, Hep-G2, Hep-G3). In addition, trichodermin was found to increase the expression level of apoptotic genes such as jun, fos, egr, egr2, casp9, ankd1, socs3 anddkk1 that induce cell death mechanisms, being the nuclear receptor subfamily 4, group A, member 1(NR4A1) one of the central molecule in the network.
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Cell line
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 6 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Mouse Gene 1.0 ST Array (mogene10st)
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Fasciolosis remains an important food-borne tremaode disease causing high morbidity around the world and affecting grazing animals and humans. A deeper understanding concerning the molecular mechanisms by which Fasciola hepatica infection occurs as well as the molecular basis involved in acquiring protection is extremely important in designing and selecting new vaccine candidates. The present study gives a first report of microarray-based technology for describing changes in splenic gene expression profile for mice immunised with a highly effective, protection-inducing,multi-epitope, subunit-based, chemically-synthesised vaccine candidate. Female CD1 mice were immunised with synthetic peptides containing B- and T-cell epitopes as novel vaccine candidates and challenged with Fasciola hepatica metacercariae. Spleen RNA from mice immunised with the highest protection-inducing synthetic peptides was isolated, amplified and labelled using Affymetrix standardised protocols. The Ingenuity Pathway Analysis tool was used to annotate bio-functions and constructing and visualising molecular interaction networks. Immunising mice with a combination of three peptides containing T-cell epitopes induced high protection against experimental challenge according to survival rates and hepatic damage scores. It also induced differential expression of 820 genes; 168 being up-regulated and 652 down-regulated. Functional study revealed changes in pathways related to nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species production, IL-12 signalling and production in macrophages and IL-8 signalling with up-regulation of S100A8, MMP9 and CXCR2 genes. The data obtained in the present study provided us with a more comprehensive overview concerning the possible molecular pathways implied in inducing protection against Fasciola hepatica in a murine model
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Specimen part, Treatment
View Samples- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- 6 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Yeast Genome 2.0 Array (yeast2)
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Among the collection of chromatin modifications that influence its function and structure, the substitution of canonical histones by the so-called histone variants is one of the most prominent actions. Since crucial meiotic transactions are modulated by chromatin, here we investigate the functional contribution of the H2A.Z histone variant during both unperturbed meiosis and upon challenging conditions where the meiotic recombination checkpoint is triggered in budding yeast by the absence of the synaptonemal complex component Zip1. We have found that H2A.Z localizes to meiotic chromosomes in an SWR1-dependent manner. Although meiotic recombination is not substantially altered, the htz1 mutant (lacking H2A.Z) shows slower meiotic progression, impaired sporulation and reduced spore viability. These phenotypes are likely accounted for by the misregulation of meiotic gene expression landscape observed in htz1. In the zip1 mutant, the absence of H2A.Z results in a tighter meiotic arrest imposed by the meiotic recombination checkpoint. We have found that Mec1-dependent Hop1-T318 phosphorylation and the ensuing Mek1 activation are not significantly altered in zip1 htz1; however, downstream checkpoint targets, such as the meiosis I-promoting factors Ndt80, Cdc5 and Clb1, are drastically down-regulated. The study of the checkpoint response in zip1 htz1 has also allowed us to reveal the existence of an additional function of the Swe1 kinase, independent of CDK inhibitory phosphorylation, which is relevant to restrain meiotic cell cycle progression. In summary, our study shows that the H2A.Z histone variant impacts various aspects of meiotic development adding further insight into the relevance of chromatin dynamics for accurate gametogenesis.
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View Samples- Mus musculus
- 51 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Mouse Genome 430 2.0 Array (mouse4302)
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Analysis of the transcriptional profiles of mRNA and microRNA in Rasless fibroblasts. 4-Hydroxy-tamoxifen (4-OHT) treatment triggers removal of K-Ras expression in [H-Ras-/-;N-Ras-/-;K-Raslox/lox;RERTert/ert ] mouse fibroblasts (named K-Raslox) generating Rasless MEFs which are unable to proliferate, but recover proliferative ability after ectopic expression of constitutively active downstream kinases such as BRAF and MEK1.
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Reversible, interrelated mRNA and miRNA expression patterns in the transcriptome of Rasless fibroblasts: functional and mechanistic implications.
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Specimen part, Cell line, Treatment
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 30 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Transcriptome Array 2.0 (hta20)
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The iron chelator deferasirox is widely used in patients with iron overload. Patients with low-grade myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) get transfusion dependency and need to be treated with deferasirox to avoid iron overload. Moreover, in some patients an increase in both erythroid and platelets have been observed after deferasirox therapy. However, the mechanisms involved in these clinical findings are poorly understood. The aim of this work was to analyze, in patients treated with deferasirox, the changes in the gene expression profile after receiving the treatment. A total of fifteen patients with the diagnosis of low-grade MDS were studied. Microarrays were carried out in RNA from peripheral blood before and after 14 weeks of deferasirox therapy. Changes in 1,457 genes and 54 miRNAs were observed: deferasirox induced the downregulation of genes related to the Nf kB pathway leading of an overall inactivation of this pathway. In addition, the iron chelator also downregulated gamma interferon. Altogether these changes could be related to the improvement of erythroid response observed in these patients after therapy. Moreover, the inhibition of NFE2L2/ NRF2, which was predicted in silico, could be playing a critical role in the reduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Of note, miR-125b, overexpressed after deferasirox treatment, could be involved in the reduced inflammation and increased hematopoiesis observed in the patients after treatment. In summary this study shows, for the first time, the mechanisms that could be governing deferasirox impact in vivo.
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Genome-wide transcriptomics leads to the identification of deregulated genes after deferasirox therapy in low-risk MDS patients.
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Specimen part, Disease, Treatment, Subject
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 16 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array (hgu133plus2)
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Recent studies suggest the potential involvement of common antigenic stimuli on the ontogeny of monoclonal TCRalphabeta+/CD4+/NKa+/CD8-/+dim T-large granular lymphocyte (LGL) lymphocytosis. Since healthy individuals show (oligo)clonal expansions of hCMV-specific TCRVbeta+/CD4+/cytotoxic/memory T-cells, we investigate the potential involvement of hCMV in the origin and/or expansion of monoclonal CD4+ T-LGL. A detailed characterization of those genes that underwent changes in T-LGL cells responding to hCMV was performed by microarray gene expression profile (GEP) analysis.
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Expanded cells in monoclonal TCR-alphabeta+/CD4+/NKa+/CD8-/+dim T-LGL lymphocytosis recognize hCMV antigens.
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Sex, Subject
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 8 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array (hgu133plus2)
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Multiple Myeloma (MM) remains incurable, and new drugs with novel mechanisms of action are still needed. In this report, we have analyzed the action of Zalypsis, an alkaloid analogous to certain natural marine compounds, in MM. Zalypsis turned out to be the most potent antimyeloma agent we have tested so far, with IC50s from picomolar to low nanomolar ranges. It also showed remarkable ex vivo potency in plasma cells from patients and in MM cells in vivo xenografted in mice. Besides the induction of apoptosis and cell cycle arrest, Zalypsis provoked DNA double-strand-breaks (DSB), evidenced by an increase in phospho-Histone-H2AX and phospho-CHK2, followed by a striking overexpression of p53 in p53-wild type cell lines. In addition, in those cell lines in which p53 was mutated, Zalypsis also provoked DSB and induced cell death, although higher concentrations were required. Immunohistochemical studies in tumours also demonstrated Histone-H2AX phosphorylation and p53 overexpression. Gene expression profile studies were concordant with these results, revealing an important deregulation of genes involved in DNA-damage response. The potent in vitro and in vivo antimyeloma activity of Zalypsis uncovers the high sensitivity of tumour plasma cells to DSB, and strongly supports the use of this compound in MM patients.
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Zalypsis: a novel marine-derived compound with potent antimyeloma activity that reveals high sensitivity of malignant plasma cells to DNA double-strand breaks.
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View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 34 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Gene 1.0 ST Array (hugene10st)
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This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.
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Integrative analysis of DNA copy number, DNA methylation and gene expression in multiple myeloma reveals alterations related to relapse.
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Sex, Age, Specimen part
View Samples- Homo sapiens
- 99 Downloadable Samples
- Affymetrix Human Gene 1.0 ST Array (hugene10st)
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To gain further insights into the role of the transcriptome deregulation in the transition from a normal plasma cell (NPC) to a clonal PC and from an indolent clonal PC to a malignant PC, we performed gene expression profiling in 20 patients with MGUS, 33 with high-risk SMM and 41 with MM. The analysis showed that 126 genes were differentially expressed in MGUS, SMM and MM as compared to NPC. Interestingly, 17 and 9 out of the 126 significant differentially expressed genes were small nucleolar RNA molecules (snoRNA) and zinc finger proteins. GADD45A was the most significant up-regulated gene in clonal PC compared to NPC. Several proapoptotic genes (AKT1 and AKT2) were downregulated and antiapoptotic genes (APAF1 and BCL2L1) were upregulated in MM, both symptomatic and asymptomatic, compared to MGUS. Myc mediated apoptosis signaling is one of the top canonical pathways differentiating the asymptomatic and symptomatic myeloma. When we looked for those genes progressively modulated through the evolving stages of monoclonal gammopathies, eight snoRNA showed a progressive increase while APAF1, VCAN and MEGF9 exhibited a progressive downregulation in the transition from MGUS to SMM and to MM. In conclusion, our data show that although MGUS, SMM and MM are not clearly distinguishable groups according to their GEP, several signaling pathways and genes were significant deregulated in the different steps of transformation process.
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Transcriptome analysis reveals molecular profiles associated with evolving steps of monoclonal gammopathies.
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Specimen part
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