scholarly journals UV-induced changes in cell cycle and gene expression within rabbit lens epithelial cells

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Sidjanin ◽  
D. Grdina ◽  
G.E. Woloschak
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Lens Epithelial Cells ◽  
Rabbit Lens ◽  
Induced Changes

scholarly journals Identification of Differential Gene Expression Pattern in Lens Epithelial Cells Derived from Cataractous and Noncataractous Lenses of Shumiya Cataract Rat

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Hidetoshi Ishida ◽  
Teppei Shibata ◽  
Yuka Nakamura ◽  
Yasuhito Ishigaki ◽  
Dhirendra P. Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Synergetic Effect ◽  
Gene Expression Pattern ◽  
Lens Opacity ◽  
Lens Epithelial Cells ◽  
Lens Fiber ◽  
Molecular Events ◽  
Old Rats

The Shumiya cataract rat (SCR) is a model for hereditary cataract. Two-thirds of these rats develop lens opacity within 10-11 weeks. Onset of cataract is attributed to the synergetic effect of lanosterol synthase (Lss) and farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase 1 (Fdft1) mutant alleles that lead to cholesterol deficiency in the lenses, which in turn adversely affects lens biology including the growth and differentiation of lens epithelial cells (LECs). Nevertheless, the molecular events and changes in gene expression associated with the onset of lens opacity in SCR are poorly understood. In the present study, a microarray-based approach was employed to analyze comparative gene expression changes in LECs isolated from the precataractous and cataractous stages of lenses of 5-week-old SCRs. The changes in gene expression observed in microarray results in the LECs were further validated using real-time reverse transcribed quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) in 5-, 8-, and 10-week-old SCRs. A mild posterior and cortical opacity was observed in 5-week-old rats. Expressions of approximately 100 genes, including the major intrinsic protein of the lens fiber (Mip and Aquaporin 0), deoxyribonuclease II beta (Dnase2B), heat shock protein B1 (HspB1), and crystallin γ (γCry) B, C, and F, were found to be significantly downregulated (0.07-0.5-fold) in rat LECs derived from cataract lenses compared to that in noncataractous lenses (control). Thus, our study was aimed at identifying the gene expression patterns during cataract formation in SCRs, which may be responsible for cataractogenesis in SCR. We proposed that cataracts in SCR are associated with reduced expression of these lens genes that have been reported to be related with lens fiber differentiation. Our findings may have wider implications in understanding the effect of cholesterol deficiency and the role of cholesterol-lowering therapeutics on cataractogenesis.

scholarly journals Dietary Glucose Increases Glucose Absorption and Lipid Deposition via SGLT1/2 Signaling and Acetylated ChREBP in the Intestine and Isolated Intestinal Epithelial Cells of Yellow Catfish

2020 ◽  
Vol 150 (7) ◽  
pp. 1790-1798 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Zhao ◽  
Shui-Bo Yang ◽  
Guang-Hui Chen ◽  
Yi-Huan Xu ◽  
Yi-Chuang Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Lipid Metabolism ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthase ◽  
Intestinal Epithelial Cells ◽  
Glucose Absorption ◽  
Lipid Deposition ◽  
Intestinal Epithelial ◽  
Yellow Catfish ◽  
Induced Changes

ABSTRACT Background Dietary carbohydrate affects intestinal glucose absorption and lipid deposition, but the underlying mechanisms are unknown. Objectives We used yellow catfish and their isolated intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) to test the hypothesis that sodium/glucose cotransporters (SGLTs) 1/2 and acetylated carbohydrate response element binding protein (ChREBP) mediated glucose-induced changes in glucose absorption and lipid metabolism. Methods Yellow catfish (mean ± SEM weight: 4.68 ± 0.02 g, 3 mo old, mixed sex) were fed diets containing 250 g carbohydrates/kg from glucose (G, control), corn starch (CS), sucrose (S), potato starch (PS), or dextrin (D) for 10 wk. IECs were isolated from different yellow catfish and incubated for 24 h in a control or glucose (15 mM) solution with or without a 2-h pretreatment with an inhibitor [sotagliflozin (LX-4211) or tubastatin A (TBSA)]. Human embryonic kidney cells (HEK293T cells) were transfected with a Flag-ChREBP plasmid to explore ChREBP acetylation. Triglyceride (TG) and glucose concentrations and enzymatic activities were measured in the intestine and IECs of yellow catfish. They also were subjected to immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation, qPCR, and immunoblotting. Immunoblotting and immunoprecipitation were performed with HEK293T cells. Results The G group had greater intestine TGs (0.99- to 2.30-fold); activities of glucose 6-phospate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, and isocitrate dehydrogenase (0.12- to 2.10-fold); and expression of lipogenic genes (0.32- to 2.34-fold) than the CS, PS, and D groups. The G group had greater intestine sglt1/2 mRNA and protein expression than the CS, S and D groups (0.35- to 1.12-fold and 0.40- to 4.67-fold, respectively), but lower mRNA amounts of lipolytic genes (48.6%–65.8%) than the CS and PS groups. LX-4211 alleviated the glucose-induced increase in sglt1/2 mRNA (38.2%–47.4%) and SGLT1 protein (48.0%) expression, TGs (29.3%), and lipogenic enzyme activities (27.7%–42.1%) and gene expression (38.0%–55.5%) in the IECs. TBSA promoted the glucose-induced increase in TGs (11.3%), fatty acid synthase activity (32.6%), and lipogenic gene expression (21.6%–34.4%) in the IECs and acetylated ChREBP (10.5%) in HEK293T cells. Conclusions SGLT1/2 signaling and acetylated ChREBP mediated glucose-induced changes in glucose absorption and lipid metabolism in the intestine and IECs of yellow catfish.

Both human and newborn rabbit lens epithelial cells exhibit similar limited growth properties in tissue culture

1982 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 399-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Reddan ◽  
Stephen J. McGee ◽  
Eric M. Goldenberg ◽  
Dorothy C. Dziedzic
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Lens Epithelial Cells ◽  
Limited Growth ◽  
Newborn Rabbit ◽  
Growth Properties ◽  
Rabbit Lens

scholarly journals Influence of fatty acid diets on gene expression in rat mammary epithelial cells

2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Medvedovic ◽  
R. Gear ◽  
J. M. Freudenberg ◽  
J. Schneider ◽  
R. Bornschein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Differential Expression ◽  
Mammary Epithelial Cells ◽  
Mammary Epithelial ◽  
Differentially Expressed ◽  
Cell Cycle Genes

Background: This study examines the impact of dietary fatty acids on regulation of gene expression in mammary epithelial cells before and during puberty. Methods: Diets primarily consisted of n-9 monounsaturated fatty acids (olive oil), n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (safflower), saturated acids (butter), and the reference AIN-93G diet (soy oil). The dietary regimen mimics the repetitive nature of fatty acid exposure in Western diets. Diet-induced changes in gene expression were examined in laser capture microdissected mammary ductal epithelial cells at day of weaning and end of puberty. PCNA immunohistochemistry analysis compared proliferation rates between diets. Results: Genes differentially expressed between each test diets and the reference diet were significantly enriched by cell cycle genes. Some of these genes were involved in activation of the cell cycle pathway or the G2/M check point pathway. Although there were some differences in the level of differential expression, all diets showed qualitatively the same pattern of differential expression compared to the reference diet. Cluster analysis identified an expanded set of cell cycle as well as immunity and sterol metabolism related clusters of differentially expressed genes. Conclusion: Fatty acid-enriched diets significantly upregulated proliferation above normal physiological levels during puberty. Higher cellular proliferation during puberty caused by enriched fatty acid diets poses a potential increase risk of mammary cancer in later life. The human homologs of 27 of 62 cell cycle rat genes are included in a human breast cancer cluster of 45 cell cycle genes, further emphasizing the importance of our findings in the rat model.

OXALATE-INDUCED CHANGES IN GENE EXPRESSION IN HUMAN RENAL EPITHELIAL CELLS: IDENTIFICATION OF KOxIG, A NOVEL OXALATE REGULATED GENE

2008 ◽  
Vol 179 (4S) ◽  
pp. 507-507
Author(s):  
Sweaty Koul ◽  
Sidarth Bhat ◽  
Rayan Chandhoke ◽  
Thomas Pshak ◽  
Lakshmipathi Khandrika ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Renal Epithelial Cells ◽  
Induced Changes
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