scholarly journals The Role of Neuropeptide Y mRNA Expression Level in Distinguishing Different Types of Depression

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingying Yue ◽  
Haitang Jiang ◽  
Yingying Yin ◽  
Yuqun Zhang ◽  
Jinfeng Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neuropeptide Y ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Expression Level ◽  
Mrna Expression Level ◽  
Different Types

scholarly journals Role of FRG1 in predicting the overall survivability in cancers using multivariate based optimal model

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rehan Khan ◽  
Ananya Palo ◽  
Manjusha Dixit
Keyword(s):  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Risk Score ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Expression Level ◽  
Risk Scores ◽  
Mrna Expression Level ◽  
Liver Cancers ◽  
Significant Difference

AbstractFRG1 has a role in tumorigenesis and angiogenesis. Our preliminary analysis showed that FRG1 mRNA expression is associated with overall survival (OS) in certain cancers, but the effect varies. In cervix and gastric cancers, we found a clear difference in the OS between the low and high FRG1 mRNA expression groups, but the difference was not prominent in breast, lung, and liver cancers. We hypothesized that FRG1 expression level could affect the functionality of the correlated genes or vice versa, which might mask the effect of a single gene on the OS analysis in cancer patients. We used the multivariate Cox regression, risk score, and Kaplan Meier analyses to determine OS in a multigene model. STRING, Cytoscape, HIPPIE, Gene Ontology, and DAVID (KEGG) were used to deduce FRG1 associated pathways. In breast, lung, and liver cancers, we found a distinct difference in the OS between the low and high FRG1 mRNA expression groups in the multigene model, suggesting an independent role of FRG1 in survival. Risk scores were calculated based upon regression coefficients in the multigene model. Low and high-risk score groups showed a significant difference in the FRG1 mRNA expression level and OS. HPF1, RPL34, and EXOSC9 were the most common genes present in FRG1 associated pathways across the cancer types. Validation of the effect of FRG1 mRNA expression level on these genes by qRT-PCR supports that FRG1 might be an upstream regulator of their expression. These genes may have multiple regulators, which also affect their expression, leading to the masking effect in the survival analysis. In conclusion, our study highlights the role of FRG1 in the survivability of cancer patients in tissue-specific manner and the use of multigene models in prognosis.

scholarly journals Leptin Regulates Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Thyroid Axis via TRH in Energy Expenditure During Fasting: The Study on TRH Deficient Mouse

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A851-A851
Author(s):  
Yuri Kondo ◽  
Atsushi Ozawa ◽  
Takuya Watanabe ◽  
Masayuki Yoshioka ◽  
Sayaka Yamada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Energy Expenditure ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Anterior Pituitary ◽  
Physiological Role ◽  
Expression Level ◽  
Mrna Expression Level ◽  
Central Hypothyroidism ◽  
Serum Tsh

Abstract Objectives: The hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis plays a significant role in the regulation of energy expenditure. Previous reports demonstrated that thyroid hormones are critically involved in metabolic process, and hypothyroidism was induced by fasting. The mechanism by which TRH neurons sense alterations in peripheral energy stores is supposed to be regulated by leptin, an adipose tissue-derived hormone. Leptin was initially considered as a hormone to prevent obesity, it was later showed that the major role of leptin is to signal the switch from the fed to the starved state at the hypothalamic level. Recently, we generated TRH-deficient mice (TRH-/-). The mice exhibit tertiary/central hypothyroidism with characteristic elevation of serum TSH level and diminished TSH biological activity. In this study, we used TRH-/- to investigate the physiological role of TRH in fasting energy expenditure, including the mechanism regulated by leptin. Methods: Twelve-week-old male F2 hybrid ICR mice were used in this study. (1) Wild-type mice (WT) and TRH-/- were fasted up to 50 hrs. Blood samples were collected from tail veins at various points. Anterior pituitary samples were obtained from euthanized mice before and after 16 hrs fasting. (2) Serum free T4 (FT4) and TSH levels assessed. (3) The expression level of TSHβ mRNA in anterior pituitary were detected using qPCR assays. (4) We repeated these experiments using mice with leptin administration; leptin (0.5μg/g•BW) was administrated every 6 hours starting at after 2 hours fasting. Results: In WT, the level of FT4 was decreased chronologically during fasting to approximately 50% at 50 hrs after fasting. Serum TSH decreased to 70% and the expression level of TSHβ mRNA in anterior pituitary also decreased to 30% compared to before fasting. Administration of leptin recovered the level of FT4 to basal level. However, the level of serum TSH and TSHβ mRNA in pituitary were not recovered to basal levels. By contrast, in TRH-/-, the level of FT4 were also decreased after fasting indicating that the decrease of FT4 by fasting was independent of TRH. However, the level of FT4 was not recovered by leptin suggesting that the recovery of FT4 by leptin was TRH dependent. Serum TSH level decreased to 75% after fasting, and no recovery to basal level with leptin administration was observed in TRH-/- same as WT. In TRH-/-, the pituitary TSHβ mRNA expression level was about 50% of WT before fasting. It did not correlate with the serum TSH level. In addition, no increase in TSHβ mRNA expression level by leptin administration was observed in TRH-/-. These findings suggested that the TSHβ mRNA expression level in the pituitary is completely TRH-dependent in TRH-/-. Conclusion: Fasting-induced hypothyroxinemia was independent of TRH. Leptin regulates H-P-T axis via TRH during fasting-induced energy expenditure. Leptin may modulate the biological activity of TSHβ.

scholarly journals Cytokine and Chemokine mRNA Expressions after Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific Antigen Stimulation in Whole Blood from Hemodialysis Patients with Latent Tuberculosis Infection

Diagnostics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 595
Author(s):  
Ji Young Park ◽  
Sung-Bae Park ◽  
Heechul Park ◽  
Jungho Kim ◽  
Ye Na Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽  
Latent Tuberculosis ◽  
Expression Level ◽  
Mrna Expression Level ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Relative Mrna Expression ◽  
Mrna Expression Levels

There have been few reports on the kinetics of hemodialyzed (HD) patients’ immune responses in latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Therefore, in the present study, messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) expression levels of nine immune markers were analyzed to discriminate between HD patients with LTBI and healthy individuals. Nine cytokines and chemokines were screened through relative mRNA expression levels in whole blood samples after stimulation with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)-specific antigens from HD patients with LTBI (HD/LTBI), HD patients without LTBI, and healthy individuals, and results were compared with the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) test. We confirmed that the C-C motif chemokine 11 (CCL11) mRNA expression level of the HD/LTBI group was significantly higher than the other two groups. Especially, the CCL11 mRNA expression level of the >0.7 IU/mL group in the QFT-GIT test was significantly higher than the <0.2 IU/mL group in the QFT-GIT test and the 0.2–0.7 IU/mL group in the QFT-GIT test (p = 0.0043). The present study reveals that the relative mRNA expression of CCL11 was statistically different in LTBI based on the current cut-off value (i.e., ≥0.35 IU/mL) and in the >0.7 IU/mL group. These results suggest that CCL11 mRNA expression might be an alternative biomarker for LTBI diagnosis in HD patients.

Relationship Between the mRNA Expression Level of TGF-β Receptor Genes in Tissues and Ovulation Rate in Hu Sheep

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1659-1666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Er-lin LI ◽  
Xin-hua XIE ◽  
Ye-fen XU ◽  
Zhuang XIE ◽  
Ling CHEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Ovulation Rate ◽  
Expression Level ◽  
Mrna Expression Level ◽  
Β Receptor ◽  
Hu Sheep

scholarly journals S100A4 mRNA expression level is a predictor of radioresistance of pancreatic cancer cells

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 1601-1608 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHINGO KOZONO ◽  
KENOKI OHUCHIDA ◽  
TAKAO OHTSUKA ◽  
LIN CUI ◽  
DAIKI EGUCHI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Expression Level ◽  
Mrna Expression Level ◽  
Pancreatic Cancer Cells ◽  
S100a4 Mrna

scholarly journals A NovelMLH1Initiation Codon Mutation (c.3G>T) in a Large Chinese Lynch Syndrome Family with Different Onset Age and mRNA Expression Level

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanni Zhang ◽  
Huishuang Chen ◽  
Zhiyu Peng ◽  
Santasree Banerjee ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lynch Syndrome ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Germline Mutation ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Expression Level ◽  
Onset Age ◽  
Mrna Expression Level ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Lynch Syndrome Family ◽  
Codon Mutation

Lynch syndrome is a genetically and clinically heterogeneous disorder; it is caused by a germline mutation in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. Individuals with a heterozygous mutation in MLH1 have an increased risk for developing colorectal cancer. Here we described a 5-generation Chinese Lynch syndrome family with different severity and onset age. A novel heterozygous germline mutation (c.3G>T, p.Met1Ile) inMLH1gene was discovered by next generation sequencing. Our study also revealed by qPCR that the MLH1 mRNA expression in peripheral blood of patients in this family was remarkably lower than that of the unaffected carriers and non-carriers. The research results indicated that the mRNA expression level may provide predictive suggestions of treatment and management for carriers with the initiation codon mutation ofMLH1in this family. Further studies are undertaken in this family as well as other families with Lynch syndrome to interrogate the exact reasons affecting the MLH1 mRNA expression level and whether mRNA expression in peripheral blood could be a significant factor for early diagnosis and surveillance of Lynch syndrome.

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