Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 21, 2023
Abstract
Air
pollutant
exposures
have
been
linked
to
systemic
disease;
however,
the
underlying
mechanisms
between
responses
of
target
tissue
and
effects
are
poorly
understood.
A
prototypic
inducer
stress,
ozone
causes
respiratory
multiorgan
through
activation
a
neuroendocrine
stress
response.
The
goal
this
study
was
assess
transcriptomic
signatures
multiple
tissues
serum
metabolomics
understand
how
adrenal-derived
hormones
contribute
health
outcomes.
Male
Wistar
Kyoto
rats
(12–13
weeks
old)
were
exposed
filtered
air
or
0.8
ppm
for
4-hours,
blood/tissues
collected
immediately
post-exposure.
Each
had
distinct
expression
profiles
at
baseline.
Ozone
changed
1,640
genes
in
lung,
274
hypothalamus,
2,516
adrenals,
1,333
liver,
1,242
adipose,
5,102
muscle
(adjusted
p-value
<
.1,
absolute
fold-change
>
50%).
Serum
metabolomic
analysis
identified
863
metabolites,
which
447
significantly
altered
ozone-exposed
fold
change
20%).
total
6
differentially
expressed
all
tissues.
Glucocorticoid
signaling,
hypoxia,
GPCR
signaling
commonly
changed,
but
induced
tissue-specific
changes
oxidative
immune
processes,
metabolic
pathways.
Genes
upregulated
by
TNF-mediated
NFkB
tissues,
those
defining
inflammatory
response
tissue-specific.
Upstream
predictor
common
mediators
including
glucocorticoids,
although
specific
responsible
these
predictors
varied
tissue.
Metabolomic
showed
major
lipids,
amino
acids,
metabolites
gut
microbiome,
concordant
with
transcriptional
pathway
within
muscle,
adipose
distribution
receptors
ozone-induced
involve
induction
unique
gene
networks
phenotypes,
shared
initiating
triggers
converge
into
pathway-level
responses.
This
multi-tissue
analysis,
combined
circulating
assessment,
allows
characterization
inhaled
pollutant-induced
European Journal of Pharmacology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
974, P. 176615 - 176615
Published: April 27, 2024
MicroRNA-29a
(miR-29a)
has
been
suggested
to
serve
a
potential
protective
function
against
Parkinson's
disease
(PD);
however,
the
exact
molecular
mechanisms
remain
elusive.
This
study
explored
role
of
miR-29a
in
cellular
model
PD
using
SH-SY5Y
cell
lines
through
iTRAQ-based
quantitative
proteomic
and
biochemistry
analysis.
The
findings
showed
that
mimic
cells
treated
with
1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium
(MPP+)
significantly
decreased
death
increased
mitochondrial
membrane
potential.
It
also
reduced
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
production
α-synuclein.
Subsequent
heatmap
analysis
proteomics
revealed
remarkably
contrasting
protein
expression
profiles
for
882
genes
when
comparing
groups
plus
MPP
+
control
group
solely
MPP+.
KEGG
pathway
these
indicated
substantial
(P
=
1.58x10
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 16, 2024
Abstract
Parkinson’s
disease
(PD)
is
a
progressive
and
devastating
neurodegenerative
disease.
An
incomplete
understanding
of
its
genetic
architecture
remains
major
barrier
to
the
clinical
translation
targeted
therapeutics,
necessitating
novel
approaches
uncover
elusive
determinants.
Single-cell
single-nuclear
RNA
sequencing
(scnRNAseq)
can
help
bridge
this
gap
by
profiling
individual
cells
for
disease-associated
differential
gene
expression
nominating
genes
genomic
analyses.
Here,
we
introduce
machine
learning
framework
identify
molecular
features
that
characterize
post-mortem
brain
from
PD
patients.
We
train
classifiers
distinguish
between
healthy
cells,
then
decode
models
unravel
‘reasons’
behind
classifications,
revealing
key
signatures
parkinsonian
brain.
Application
three
publicly
available
snRNAseq
datasets
characterizing
midbrain
identified
cell-type-specific
sets
accurately
classify
across
all
datasets,
demonstrating
our
approach's
capacity
robust
markers
Targeted
analyses
revealed
previously
undescribed
association
rare
variants
in
GPC6,
member
heparan
sulfate
proteoglycan
family,
which
have
been
implicated
intracellular
accumulation
α-synuclein
preformed
fibrils.
replicate
separate
case-control
cohorts.
Our
method
promises
enhance
complex
diseases
like
PD,
representing
critical
step
toward
therapeutics.
readily
applicable
diseases.
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 21, 2023
Abstract
Air
pollutant
exposures
have
been
linked
to
systemic
disease;
however,
the
underlying
mechanisms
between
responses
of
target
tissue
and
effects
are
poorly
understood.
A
prototypic
inducer
stress,
ozone
causes
respiratory
multiorgan
through
activation
a
neuroendocrine
stress
response.
The
goal
this
study
was
assess
transcriptomic
signatures
multiple
tissues
serum
metabolomics
understand
how
adrenal-derived
hormones
contribute
health
outcomes.
Male
Wistar
Kyoto
rats
(12–13
weeks
old)
were
exposed
filtered
air
or
0.8
ppm
for
4-hours,
blood/tissues
collected
immediately
post-exposure.
Each
had
distinct
expression
profiles
at
baseline.
Ozone
changed
1,640
genes
in
lung,
274
hypothalamus,
2,516
adrenals,
1,333
liver,
1,242
adipose,
5,102
muscle
(adjusted
p-value
<
.1,
absolute
fold-change
>
50%).
Serum
metabolomic
analysis
identified
863
metabolites,
which
447
significantly
altered
ozone-exposed
fold
change
20%).
total
6
differentially
expressed
all
tissues.
Glucocorticoid
signaling,
hypoxia,
GPCR
signaling
commonly
changed,
but
induced
tissue-specific
changes
oxidative
immune
processes,
metabolic
pathways.
Genes
upregulated
by
TNF-mediated
NFkB
tissues,
those
defining
inflammatory
response
tissue-specific.
Upstream
predictor
common
mediators
including
glucocorticoids,
although
specific
responsible
these
predictors
varied
tissue.
Metabolomic
showed
major
lipids,
amino
acids,
metabolites
gut
microbiome,
concordant
with
transcriptional
pathway
within
muscle,
adipose
distribution
receptors
ozone-induced
involve
induction
unique
gene
networks
phenotypes,
shared
initiating
triggers
converge
into
pathway-level
responses.
This
multi-tissue
analysis,
combined
circulating
assessment,
allows
characterization
inhaled
pollutant-induced