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Series GSE254121 Query DataSets for GSE254121
Status Public on Aug 20, 2024
Title Time-Course Analysis of Hepatic Single-Nuclei RNA-Sequencing in Mice Treated with 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)
Organism Mus musculus
Experiment type Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing
Summary 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is a persistent environmental contaminant that disrupts normal hepatic function. This disruption leads to the development and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) pathologies, including steatosis, steatohepatitis, and fibrosis. TCDD exerts hepatotoxic effects through activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) eliciting transcriptional changes. Although diverse liver cell types contribute to TCDD-induced hepatotoxicity, cell-specific transcriptional changes in response to acute TCDD exposure remain unclear. The objective of this project was to elucidate the cell-specific outcomes of AHR activation following acute TCDD exposure. We conducted liver single-nuclei RNA-sequencing from male C57BL/6 mice administered 30 μg/kg of TCDD or sesame oil and sacrificed at 2, 4, 8, 12, 18, 24, or 72 hours post-oral gavage. Leiden clustering and annotation identified 10 major liver cell types, and 2 macrophage and 8 endothelial cell (EC) subtypes. While most cell types maintained their relative abundance, neutrophils exhibited an increase at 72 hours in response to TCDD. Hepatocytes, ECs, and hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) were the only cell types with cell-specific gene expression changes with known AHR binding sites (1,550, 102, and 40, respectively). Functional enrichment analysis in response to TCDD revealed disruptions in the metabolism of steroids, primary bile acids, vitamins, retinols, and glutathione in addition to one-carbon metabolism. EC differential gene expression was associated with PI3-AKT signaling, as well as protein processing and transport pathways. HSCs were enriched in protein processing, ABC transporters, and the dysregulation of tryptophan and linoleic acid metabolism. Altogether, these results suggest that early responses to TCDD trigger cell-specific changes in gene expression in the liver, contributing to hepatotoxicity and the emergence of hepatic pathologies related to NAFLD.
 
Overall design Male C57BL/6mice at postnatal day 28 (n = 3) were administered either sesame oil vehicle or 30 μg/kg TCDD through oral gavage. Liver samples were collected following 2, 4, 8, 12, 18, 24, and 72 hours post-administration. Immediately upon collection, these liver samples were snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen and subsequently stored at -80°C. Nuclei were isolated from the frozen liver samples and stained with DAPI, afterwhich a single-nuclei suspension was generated through FACS. Libraries were prepared using the 10X Genomics Single Cell 3' v3.1 Dual Index kit.
 
Contributor(s) Cholico GN, Nault R, Zacharewski TR
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Submission date Jan 24, 2024
Last update date Aug 21, 2024
Contact name Timothy Zacharewski
E-mail(s) tzachare@msu.edu
Organization name Michigan State University
Department Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Street address 603 Wilson Rd., BCH Building RM#212
City East Lansing
State/province MI
ZIP/Postal code 48823
Country USA
 
Platforms (1)
GPL24247 Illumina NovaSeq 6000 (Mus musculus)
Samples (42)
GSM8033583 L001_2_vehicle
GSM8033584 L002_2_vehicle
GSM8033585 L003_2_vehicle
Relations
BioProject PRJNA1068597

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GSE254121_07a_AllGenes_Clustered_And_Annotated_Cells_SCP_Annotated.h5ad.gz 5.0 Gb (ftp)(http) H5AD
GSE254121_RAW.tar 777.0 Mb (http)(custom) TAR (of H5)
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