Mouse hypothalamus — maternal Western diet (bulk RNA-seq)
Mus musculus · Whole hypothalamus · bulk RNA-seq
Selected data and study scope
This dataset contains bulk RNA-seq data from Mus musculus, sampled from whole hypothalamus. The default comparison examines gene expression in Maternal Western diet relative to Maternal regular diet.
The explorer includes 1 track and 1 comparison for this dataset.
The default track, Whole hypothalamus, includes 3 Maternal regular diet samples and 3 Maternal Western diet samples in this comparison. These are analysis sample counts. Check the source for biological replication and pooling.
Interpretation and limitations
The measurement combines expression from the cells in the tissue sample. A difference in tissue expression alone does not identify which cell type contributes to it.
Expression values are CPM (TMM-normalized): counts per million on library sizes adjusted by the TMM factors of the study’s own edgeR fit. This scale adjusts for library size and composition, not gene length. Use it to inspect a feature across the samples in this analysis. CPM values are not absolute transcript counts.
Evidence and verification
Pipeline QC passed. Mouse hypothalamus — maternal Western diet (bulk RNA-seq); all 1 registered contrasts on default track hypothalamus
Experimental design review needed. Mouse hypothalamus — maternal Western diet (bulk RNA-seq); all 1 registered contrasts on default track hypothalamus
Author concordance review needed. Matched gene effects; mat_hcd_vs_rd. P values and FDR are contextual. Numerical acceptance: strong correlation and matched-gene direction.
Pipeline QC can pass while experimental-design limitations remain. Read both assessments before interpreting results.
Open the dataset in the Explorer to read each check and its evidence. Author concordance compares effects for matched genes. It does not require identical author P values or FDR.
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Source study
Male offspring whole hypothalamus, maternal regular diet vs maternal Western/hypercaloric diet, with both arms kept on the hypercaloric diet after weaning so the contrast isolates the maternal exposure — maternal Western diet programs hypothalamic inflammation and cardiometabolic dysfunction predominantly in males. GSE242187 is the RNA-seq SubSeries of SuperSeries GSE242189 (Elgazzaz et al., Mol Metab 2024, PMID 38159883; GSE242187)
Source publication
Elgazzaz M, Berdasco C, Garai J, Baddoo M, Lu S, Daoud H, et al.
Molecular metabolism · 2024
Repository study title
Maternal Western Diet Programs Cardiometabolic Dysfunction and Hypothalamic Inflammation via Epigenetic Mechanisms Predominantly in the Male Offspring [RNA-seq]
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Comparisons in HypoExplorer
Maternal Western diet vs Maternal regular diet · default
Positive differential-expression values indicate higher expression in the case group relative to the baseline. Check the comparison direction and study design when interpreting results.
Available tracks
| Track | Features | Maternal regular diet n | Maternal Western diet n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole hypothalamus | 15,358 | 3 | 3 |
Expression and analysis results
Open this dataset to inspect gene expression and differential-expression results across the available tracks. Pathway enrichment is also available. The pathway databases differ by dataset.
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