Genome-wide expression profiles of subchondral bone in osteoarthritis.

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INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to evaluate, for the first time, the differences in gene expression profiles of normal and osteoarthritic (OA) subchondral bone in human subjects. METHODS: Following histological assessment of the integrity of overlying cartilage and the severity of bone abnormality by micro-computed tomography, we isolated total RNA from regions of interest from human OA (n = 20) and non-OA (n = 5) knee lateral tibial (LT) and medial tibial (MT) plateaus. A whole-genome profiling study was performed on an Agilent microarray platform and analyzed using Agilent GeneSpring GX11.5. Confirmatory quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analysis was performed on samples from 9 OA individuals to confirm differential expression of 85 genes identified by microarray. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) was used to investigate canonical pathways and immunohistochemical staining was performed to validate protein expression levels in samples. RESULTS: A total of 972 differentially expressed genes were identified (fold change ≥ ± 2, P ≤0.05) between LT (minimal degeneration) and MT (significant degeneration) regions from OA samples; these data implicated 279 canonical pathways in IPA. The qRT-PCR data strongly confirmed the accuracy of microarray results (R2 = 0.58, P <0.0001). Novel pathways were identified in this study including Periostin (POSTN) and Leptin (LEP), which are implicated in bone remodeling by osteoblasts. CONCLUSIONS: To the best of our knowledge, this study represents the most comprehensive direct assessment to date of gene expression profiling in OA subchondral bone. This study provides insights that could contribute to the development of new biomarkers and therapeutic strategies for OA.

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Chou, Ching-Heng, Chia-Chun Wu, I-Wen Song, Hui-Ping Chuang, Liang-Suei Lu, Jen-Huei Chang, San-Yuan Kuo, Chian-Her Lee, et al. (2013). Genome-wide expression profiles of subchondral bone in osteoarthritis. Arthritis Res Ther, 15(6). p. R190. 10.1186/ar4380 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/10868.

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Yuan-Tsong Chen

Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics

Our overall research interests are in translational research. We aim at translating the promise of genomic medicine into clinical reality.

Specific projects at present time include:

1). Identification of novel genes/targets associated with human diseases. This includes susceptibility genes for common multi-factorial diseases and adverse drug reactions. Genetic epidemiology, mouse ENU mutagenesis, bioinformatics and proteomics are some approaches that we use in identification of novel genes associated with the human disease. Genetic markers associated with drug-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome and other adverse drug reactions have been identified. Prospective studies are in progress to assess the utilization of these markers to prevent the adverse drug reactions. A systematic, genome-wide, phenotype-driven mutagenesis program for gene function studies in the mouse have resulted in the identification of several mouse models of human genetic metabolic diseases. We will continue our research along these lines to identify more novel disease genes/ targets and to increase our understanding of the diseases.

2). Genetics and molecular mechanisms of Stevens-Johnson syndrome. With the identification of HLA-B allele strongly linked to the genetic susceptibility to the drug-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome, we are investigating how the specific HLA allele mediated the cell toxicity in causing disseminated keratinocyte death.

3). Functional characterization of a novel glucose transporter and its role in diabetes mellitus. We cloned a novel glucose transporter (Glu 10), which is highly expressed in pancreas and liver and is located on a region of a chromosome where a diabetes mellitus type II locus has been mapped. We are currently investigating its role in diabetes by studying mouse models carrying the GLU10 mutations and by direct genetic association study of human patients affected with diabetes.

4). Enzyme and gene therapy and targeting mechanisms of Pompe disease.
Pompe disease is a fatal genetic muscle disorder. As enzyme replacement therapy for Pompe disease moves into clinical reality the fundamental question of how the enzyme targets the heart and skeletal muscle and why some patients respond better than others remain unanswered. We have generated tissue-specific MPR300 knockout mouse model and other animal models to help answer these questions.

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Virginia Byers Kraus

Mary Bernheim Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Virginia Byers Kraus, MD, PhD, is the Mary Bernheim Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Professor of Pathology and a faculty member of the Duke Molecular Physiology Institute in the Duke University School of Medicine. She is a practicing Rheumatologist with over 30 years’ experience in translational musculoskeletal research focusing on osteoarthritis, the most common of all arthritides. She trained at Brown University (ScB 1979), Duke University (MD 1982, PhD 1993) and the Duke University School of Medicine (Residency in Internal Medicine and Fellowship in Rheumatology). Her career has focused on elucidating osteoarthritis pathogenesis and translational research into the discovery and validation of biomarkers for early osteoarthritis detection, prediction of progression, monitoring of disease status, and facilitation of therapeutic developments. She is co-PI of the Foundation for NIH Biomarkers Consortium Osteoarthritis project. Trained as a molecular biologist and a Rheumatologist, she endeavors to study disease from bedside to bench.


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