Transcriptomic and epigenetic analysis of adipose tissue in Cushing Syndrome [human]

Chronic glucocorticoids (GCs) exposure, resulting from endogenous Cushing Syndrome (CS) or prescribed GCs therapy, is associated with a high cardiometabolic burden. Moreover, previous studies have reported persistence of metabolic syndrome features after remission of hypercortisolism and in particular in visceral adipose tissue (VAT). Thus, in this study we want to analyze the transcriptomic alterations in VAT during active and cured CS and correlate these persistent gene expression changes with changes in histone modifications induced by GCs. Overall design: RNA-seq (18 samples) and ChIP-seq (26 samples) of human visceral adipose tissue. CS means human patients of Cushing and CTL controls.