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Series GSE29861 Query DataSets for GSE29861
Status Public on Dec 31, 2012
Title Comparison of the MC-LR and MC-RR effects on Caco-2 cells
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment type Expression profiling by array
Summary Microcystins (MCs) are cyclic hepatotoxins produced worldwide by various species of cyanobacteria. Their structure includes two variable amino acids (AAs) and most of the studies focused on the most toxic variant: the microcystin LR (MC-LR). However, more than 80 MC variants have been described to date. Despite ingestion being the major pathway of human exposure, few in vivo studies have demonstrated macroscopic effects on the gastro-intestinal tract, but no data are available on the affected pathways by several variants on intestinal cells. Here, using a non-selective method, we investigated for the first time the effect of MC-RR and MC-LR on the human intestinal cell line Caco-2 and compared their response at the pangenomic scale. The cells were incubated for 4 hrs or 24 hrs with the same range of sub-lethal concentrations of MC-RR or MC-LR.

Low effects were observed for both variants after a short-term exposure. On the contrary, dose-dependent modulations of the genes transcription levels were noticed with MC-RR and MC-LR after 24 hrs. Furthermore, the genomic profiles induced by both variants were similar suggesting a common toxicity mechanism but with higher modulation following MC-LR than MC-RR exposure. However, the functional annotation revealed major differences between the variants effects. Indeed, the well-known MC-LR affected mainly two pathways, the oxidative stress response and the cell cycle regulation, which did not elicit significant alteration following MC-RR exposure.

This work is the first comparative description of the MC-LR and MC-RR effects on a human intestinal cell model. It allowed us to suggest differences in the mechanism of toxicity for MC-RR and MC-LR. These results illustrate that the toxicity of MC variants remains a key point for risk assessment.
 
Overall design Differentiated Caco-2 cells were exposed to microcystins in free FCS culture medium for either 4 or 24 hours. Sub-lethal concentrations of 10, 50 and 100 µM of MC-LR or MC-RR were chosen for 4 hours, while 1, 5 and 10 µM were selected for 24 hours. For each condition (including the controls), the solvent concentration was fixed to 2% EtOH for MC-LR and 1.5% of 80% MeOH for MC-RR. Four to five culture replicates per condition were done.
 
Contributor(s) Zeller P, Felix H, Blanchard Y, Hirchaud E
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Submission date Jun 09, 2011
Last update date Feb 22, 2018
Contact name Perrine Zeller
E-mail(s) perrine.zeller@anses.fr
Organization name ANSES
Department UTC
Lab Fougères
Street address la haute marche-javené
City Fougères
ZIP/Postal code 35302
Country France
 
Platforms (1)
GPL4133 Agilent-014850 Whole Human Genome Microarray 4x44K G4112F (Feature Number version)
Samples (78)
GSM739706 EtOH_24h_replicate_1
GSM739707 EtOH_24h_replicate_2
GSM739708 EtOH_24h_replicate_3
Relations
BioProject PRJNA140949

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GSE29861_RAW.tar 869.0 Mb (http)(custom) TAR (of TXT)
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