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Gene expression profiling after experimental perinatal asphyxia and the effect of complement-derived anaphylatoxin C3a
Šourková, Hana ; Wsól, Vladimír (advisor) ; Šimůnek, Tomáš (referee)
Background: The complement system is involved in neuroprotection and brain repair after brain damage. To understand the molecular mechanisms of these processes, we performed gene expression profiling using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), which is the most accurate modern strategy for gene expression analysis. Project: Our project was directly aimed at expression profiling of selected genes potentially involved in loss and rescue of neural tissue during three weeks after hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, an experimental model of perinatal asphyxia. Recent experiments have shown that over-expression of C3a under the control of the GFAP promoter (C3a/GFAP) reduced hippocampal injury after left common carotid artery ligation in neonatal mice by 50%, compared to wild type mice. Here, we assessed how the local expression of C3a/GFAP transgene affects gene expression profiles. Gene expression was measured on samples from hippocampus ipsilateral and contralateral to the injury and ipsilateral part of cortex, taken at the time of injury, 6 and 24 hours; 3, 7 and 21 days after the injury. Results: Our data showed that the regulation of gene expression after hypoxic-ischemic injury differs in timing and intensity and may also be region dependent. The analysed genes belong to families...
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Gene expression profiling after experimental perinatal asphyxia and the effect of complement-derived anaphylatoxin C3a
Šourková, Hana ; Wsól, Vladimír (advisor) ; Šimůnek, Tomáš (referee)
Background: The complement system is involved in neuroprotection and brain repair after brain damage. To understand the molecular mechanisms of these processes, we performed gene expression profiling using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), which is the most accurate modern strategy for gene expression analysis. Project: Our project was directly aimed at expression profiling of selected genes potentially involved in loss and rescue of neural tissue during three weeks after hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, an experimental model of perinatal asphyxia. Recent experiments have shown that over-expression of C3a under the control of the GFAP promoter (C3a/GFAP) reduced hippocampal injury after left common carotid artery ligation in neonatal mice by 50%, compared to wild type mice. Here, we assessed how the local expression of C3a/GFAP transgene affects gene expression profiles. Gene expression was measured on samples from hippocampus ipsilateral and contralateral to the injury and ipsilateral part of cortex, taken at the time of injury, 6 and 24 hours; 3, 7 and 21 days after the injury. Results: Our data showed that the regulation of gene expression after hypoxic-ischemic injury differs in timing and intensity and may also be region dependent. The analysed genes belong to families...
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