scholarly journals Specificity of reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assays designed for the detection of circulating cancer cells is influenced by cytokines in vivo and in vitro

1998 ◽  
Vol 78 (9) ◽  
pp. 1194-1198 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Jung ◽  
W Krüger ◽  
S Hosch ◽  
M Holweg ◽  
N Kröger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Reverse Transcriptase ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Circulating Cancer Cells ◽  
Polymerase Chain

scholarly journals In vivo and in vitro regulation of erythropoietin mRNA: measurement by competitive polymerase chain reaction

Blood ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 617-623 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Fandrey ◽  
HF Bunn
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Hepatoma Cell ◽  
Hepatoma Cell Line ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Human Hepatoma Cell ◽  
Competitive Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Abstract The regulation of erythropoietin (Epo) production was investigated by competitive polymerase chain reaction, a highly sensitive and accurate means of measuring Epo mRNA levels. Co-amplification of the test sample with added mutant Epo cDNA template corrects for variability in the efficiency of amplification. Epo mRNA levels were determined in tissues of normal rats and in animals with varying degrees of anemia. Reduction of the hematocrit level from 0.40 to 0.15–0.20 resulted in a 300-fold increase in kidney Epo mRNA, which comprised 80% of the total Epo mRNA versus 20% from the liver. In contrast, very low levels detected in lung and spleen were not significantly increased by anemia. The human hepatoma cell line, Hep3B, secretes high levels of Epo in response to hypoxia. This regulation is, to a large extent, transcriptional. When Hep3B cells were incubated in the presence of decreasing O2 tension from 160 to 7 mm Hg, there was a monotonic increase in Epo mRNA to 50 to 100 times the normoxic level. Hyperoxia did not suppress basal expression. When cells were incubated at a PO2 of 7 mm Hg, induction of Epo mRNA was first noted at 30 minutes and was maximal at 5 to 6 hours. After Epo mRNA was boosted by a 4-hour hypoxic incubation, cells were then exposed to normoxia, which shut off further transcription of the Epo gene. The decay of Epo mRNA levels closely followed first order kinetics with a half-life of 2 hours, an effective measurement of message stability.

scholarly journals Amplifikasi In Vitro dan In Vivo Fragmen 0,4 KB D-Loop mtDNA Sampel Forensik

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-29
Author(s):  
Mukhammad Asy’ari ◽  
A. Saifuddin Noer
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
D Loop ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Daerah DNA mitokondria (mtDNA) manusia yang mempunyai tingkat polimorfisme tertinggi adalah D-loop. Urutan nukleotida D-loop mtDNA dapat dijadikan alat untuk menentukan identitas genetik seseorang. Saat ini aplikasinya banyak digunakan untuk memecahkan kasus-kasus di bidang forensik. Isolasi fragmen 0,4 kilobasa (kb) D-loop mtDNA dapat dilakukan dengan mengekstrak mtDNA dari dalam sel, kemudian menggandakan (amplifikasi) mtDNA secara in vitro dengan metoda Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) dan secara in vivo dengan metoda Kloning. Pada penelitian ini telah berhasil diamplifikasi secara in vitro fragmen 0,4 kb mtDNA sampel forensik dengan metoda PCR menggunakan primer M1 (5’CACCATTAGCACCCAAAGCT-3’) dan M2 (5’GATTTCAC GGAGGATGGTG-3’) dan secara in vivo dengan metoda kloning menggunakan vektor pGEM-T dalam sel inang Eschericia coli JM 109. Identifikasi hasil PCR dilakukan dengan metoda elektroforesis gel agarosa 1% menggunakan pewarna fluorisen Etidium Bromida. Sedangkan sel rekombinan hasil kloning diseleksi menggunakan media selektif mengandung antibiotik ampisilin dan zat pewarna kultur rekombinan yaitu X-gal dan IPTG sebagai indusernya. Identifikasi plasmid rekombinan yang mengandung fragmen 0,4 kb D-loop mtDNA dilakukan menggunakan enzim restriksi Pst I. Hasil kloning diperoleh jumlah koloni putih (sel rekombinan) : biru (sel non rekombinan) adalah 2 : 1. Hasil analisis restriksi enzim PstI pada plasmid rekombinan diperoleh fragmen berukuran 3,4 kb, hal ini menunjukkan bahwa DNA insert berukuran 0,4 kb sesuai dengan fragmen mtDNA hasil PCR. Plasmid rekombinan selanjutnya digunakan pada penelitian berikutnya, yaitu penentuan urutan nukleotida dengan metode sekuensing sehingga dapat diketahui identitas genetika dari sampel forensik yang dianalisis.

Effect of maturation on the expression of aquaporin 3 in mouse oocyte

Zygote ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Woo Jo ◽  
Byung Chul Jee ◽  
Chang Suk Suh ◽  
Seok Hyun Kim ◽  
Young Min Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Maturation Process ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Aquaporin 3 ◽  
Immature Oocytes ◽  
Antral Follicles ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Experimental Group

SummaryThis study aimed to investigate whether aquaporin 3 (Aqp3) mRNAs are expressed in immature oocytes and altered during in vitro maturation process. Five- to 6-week-old female ICR mice were primed by gonadotropin for 24 and 48 h. Immature oocytes obtained 48 h after priming were also matured in vitro for 17 to 18 h. In vivo matured oocytes were obtained after 48 h priming followed by hCG injection. Total RNAs were extracted from 80 to 150 oocytes in each experimental group, and the levels of Aqp3 mRNA were quantified by real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. The experiments were repeated twice using different oocytes. The Aqp3 mRNA was expressed in immature oocytes, as well as in in vitro and in vivo matured oocytes. The expression level was higher in immature oocytes obtained 48 h after priming (17.2 ± 8.6, mean ± SD) than those with no priming (5.7 ± 0.8) or obtained 24 h after priming (2.5 ± 0.8). The expression of Aqp3 mRNA decreased after in vitro maturation (1.2 ± 0.5), which was similar to in vivo matured oocytes (1.0 ± 0.0). Our work demonstrated that Aqp3 mRNA expression increased during the development of immature oocyte but decreased after completion of in vitro maturation. The results indicate that AQP3 is certainly needed for the acquisition of immature oocytes’ full growing potential within antral follicles.

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