NutriGenomeDB: a nutrigenomics exploratory and analytical platform

Habitual consumption of certain foods has shown beneficial and protective effects against multiple chronic diseases. However, it is not clear by which molecular mechanisms they may exert their beneficial effects. Multiple -omic experiments available in public databases have generated gene expression...

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Published in:Database : the journal of biological databases and curation 2019, Vol.2019
Main Authors: Martín-Hernández, Roberto, Reglero, Guillermo, Ordovás, José M, Dávalos, Alberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Databases, Genetic
Gene Expression Regulation
Humans
Internet
Nutrigenomics
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Summary:Habitual consumption of certain foods has shown beneficial and protective effects against multiple chronic diseases. However, it is not clear by which molecular mechanisms they may exert their beneficial effects. Multiple -omic experiments available in public databases have generated gene expression data following the treatment of human cells with different food nutrients and bioactive compounds. Exploration of such data in an integrative manner offers excellent possibilities for gaining insights into the molecular effects of food compounds and bioactive molecules at the cellular level. Here we present NutriGenomeDB, a web-based application that hosts manually curated gene sets defined from gene expression signatures, after differential expression analysis of nutrigenomics experiments performed on human cells available in the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) repository. Through its web interface, users can explore gene expression data with interactive visualizations. In addition, external gene signatures can be connected with nutrigenomics gene sets using a gene pattern-matching algorithm. We further demonstrate how the application can capture the primary molecular mechanisms of a drug used to treat hypertension and thus connect its mode of action with hosted food compounds.
ISSN:1758-0463
1758-0463
DOI:10.1093/database/baz097