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Fox JC, Nakayama T, Tyler RC, Sander TL, Yoshie O, Volkman BF. Structural and agonist properties of XCL2, the other member of the C-chemokine subfamily. Cytokine 2015; 71:302-11. [PMID: 25497737 PMCID: PMC4297508 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2014.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Revised: 11/04/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Known for its unusual metamorphic native state structure, XCL1 has been the focus of most efforts to elucidate the structural, functional, and physiological properties of chemokines in the C subfamily. By comparison, its closely related paralog XCL2 remains virtually uncharacterized. Based on the importance of the chemokine N-terminus in receptor activation, it was hypothesized that two amino acid differences in XCL2 would alter its agonist activity relative to XCL1 for their shared receptor XCR1. This present study reveals several properties of XCL2 that were unexamined until now. Structurally, XCL1 and XCL2 are very similar, exchanging between the monomeric chemokine fold and an unrelated dimeric state under physiological NaCl and temperature conditions. Ca(2+) flux, chemotaxis, and heparin binding assays showed that the monomer form of XCL2 is responsible for G protein-coupled receptor activation while the dimeric form is important for GAG binding. Despite their high structural similarity, XCL2 displays a slightly higher affinity for heparin than XCL1. Because their in vitro functional profiles are virtually identical, distinct physiological roles for XCL1 and XCL2 are probably encoded at the level of expression.
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- Jamie C Fox
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Division of Chemotherapy, Kinki University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Higashi-osaka 577-8502, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Kinki University, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka 589-851, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
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Liu CY, Guo SD, Yu JZ, Li YH, Zhang H, Feng L, Chai Z, Yuan HJ, Yang WF, Feng QJ, Xiao BG, Ma CG. Fasudil mediates cell therapy of EAE by immunomodulating encephalomyelitic T cells and macrophages. Eur J Immunol 2014; 45:142-52. [PMID: 25287052 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201344429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2013] [Revised: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Although Fasudil has shown therapeutic potential in EAE mice, the mechanism of action are still not fully understood. Here, we examined the immunomodulatory effect of Fasudil on encephalitogenic mononuclear cells (MNCs), and tested the therapeutic potential of Fasudil-treated MNCs in active EAE. Fasudil inhibited expression of CCL20 on T cells and migration of T cells, decreased CD4(+) IFN-γ(+) and CD4(+) IL-17(+) T cells, but increased CD4(+) IL-10(+) and CD4(+) TGF-β(+) T cells. Fasudil reduced expression of CD16/32 and IL-12, while elevating expression of CD206, CD23, and IL-10. Fasudil also decreased levels of iNOS/NO, enhanced levels of Arg-1, and inhibited the TLR-4/NF-κB signaling and TNF-α, shifting M1 macrophage to M2 phenotype. These modulatory effects of Fasudil on T cells and macrophages were not altered by adding autoantigen MOG35-55 to the culture, i.e., autoantigen-independent. Further, we observed that, in vitro, Fasudil inhibited the capacity of encephalitogenic MNCs to adoptively transfer EAE and reduced TLR-4/p-NF-κB/p65 and inflammatory cytokines in spinal cords. Importantly, Fasudil-treated encephalitogenic MNCs exhibited therapeutic potential when injected into actively induced EAE mice. Together, our results not only provide evidence that Fasudil mediates the polarization of macrophages and the regulation of T cells, but also reveal a novel strategy for cell therapy in MS.
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- Chun-Yun Liu
- Institute of Brain Science, Department of Neurology, Medical School, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, China
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Venner JM, Famulski KS, Badr D, Hidalgo LG, Chang J, Halloran PF. Molecular landscape of T cell-mediated rejection in human kidney transplants: prominence of CTLA4 and PD ligands. Am J Transplant 2014; 14:2565-76. [PMID: 25219326 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2014] [Revised: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We used expression microarrays to characterize the changes most specific for pure T cell-mediated rejection (TCMR) compared to other diseases including antibody-mediated rejection in 703 human kidney transplant biopsies, using a Discovery Set-Validation Set approach. The expression of thousands of transcripts--fold change and association strength--changed in a pattern that was highly conserved between the Discovery and Validation sets, reflecting a hierarchy of T cell signaling, costimulation, antigen-presenting cell (APC) activation and interferon-gamma (IFNG) expression and effects, with weaker associations for inflammasome activation, innate immunity, cytotoxic molecules and parenchymal injury. In cell lines, the transcripts most specific for TCMR were expressed most strongly in effector T cells (e.g. CTLA4, CD28, IFNG), macrophages (e.g. PDL1, CD86, SLAMF8, ADAMDEC1), B cells (e.g. CD72, BTLA) and IFNG-treated macrophages (e.g. ANKRD22, AIM2). In pathway analysis, the top pathways included T cell receptor signaling and CTLA4 costimulation. These results suggest a model in which TCMR creates an inflammatory compartment with a rigorous hierarchy dominated by the proximal aspects of cognate engagement of effector T cell receptor and costimulator triggering by APCs. The prominence of inhibitors like CTLA4 and PDL1 raises the possibility of active negative controls within the rejecting tissue.
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- J M Venner
- Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Transplant Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Relationship between interleukin-1 type 1 and 2 receptor gene polymorphisms and the expression level of membrane-bound receptors. Cell Mol Immunol 2014; 12:222-30. [PMID: 24976267 DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2014.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Revised: 05/12/2014] [Accepted: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The biological activity of the multifunctional cytokine interleukin-1 (IL-1) is mediated by its receptors. The aim of this study was to determine if an association exists between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the IL-1 type 1 and 2 receptor genes (IL1R1 and IL1R2) and the expression level of membrane-bound IL1Rs on subpopulations of mononuclear cells or serum levels of soluble IL-1 receptors. It was observed that healthy individuals with the genotype TT in SNP rs2234650:C>T had a lower percentage of intact CD14(+) monocytes expressing IL1R1 on their surface. The SNP rs4141134:T>C in IL1R2 has also been associated with the percentage of intact CD3(+) T cells expressing IL1R2. Furthermore, individuals carrying the CC allele of SNP rs4141134:T>C and the TT allele of SNP rs2071008:T>G in IL1R2 had a lower density of IL1R2s on the surface of CD14(+) monocytes in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated PBMC cultures. In summary, this study demonstrated that IL-1 receptor gene polymorphisms could be one of the factors influencing the expression of membrane-bound IL-1 receptors (IL1R) on immunocompetent cells.
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Zhang T, Zhao LL, Zhang ZR, Fu PD, Su ZD, Qi LC, Li XQ, Dong YM. Interaction network analysis revealed biomarkers in myocardial infarction. Mol Biol Rep 2014; 41:4997-5003. [PMID: 24748432 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-014-3366-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 04/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Myocardial infarction (MI) is a serious heart disease. The cardiac cells of patients with MI will die due to lack of blood for a long time. In this study, we aimed to find new targets for MI diagnosis and therapy. We downloaded GSE22229 including 12 blood samples from healthy persons and GSE29111 from Gene Expression Omnibus including 36 blood samples from MI patients. Then we identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in patients with MI compared to normal controls with p value < 0.05 and |logFC| > 1. Furthermore, interaction network and sub-network of these of these DEGs were constructed by NetBox. Linker genes were screened in the Global Network database. The degree of linker genes were calculated by igraph package in R language. Gene ontology and kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes pathway analysis were performed for DEGs and network modules. A total of 246 DEGs were identified in MI, which were enriched in the immune response. In the interaction network, LCK, CD247, CD3D, FYN, HLA-DRA, IL2, CD8A CD3E, CD4, CD3G had high degree, among which CD3E, CD4, CD3G were DEGs while others were linker genes screened from Global Network database. Genes in the sub-network were also enriched in the immune response pathway. The genes with high degree may be biomarkers for MI diagnosis and therapy.
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- Tong Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 37 Yiyuan Street of Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
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Ellsworth DL, Croft DT, Weyandt J, Sturtz LA, Blackburn HL, Burke A, Haberkorn MJ, McDyer FA, Jellema GL, van Laar R, Mamula KA, Chen Y, Vernalis MN. Intensive Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Induces Sustainable Changes in Expression of Genes and Pathways Important to Vascular Function. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 7:151-60. [DOI: 10.1161/circgenetics.113.000121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Background—
Healthy lifestyle changes are thought to mediate cardiovascular disease risk through pathways affecting endothelial function and progression of atherosclerosis; however, the extent, persistence, and clinical significance of molecular change during lifestyle modification are not well known. We examined the effect of a rigorous cardiovascular disease risk reduction program on peripheral blood gene expression profiles in 63 participants and 63 matched controls to characterize molecular responses and identify regulatory pathways important to cardiovascular health.
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Dramatic changes in dietary fat intake (−61%;
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Successful and sustained modulation of gene expression through lifestyle changes may have beneficial effects on the vascular system not apparent from traditional risk factors. Healthy lifestyles may restore homeostasis to the leukocyte transcriptome by downregulating lactoferrin and other genes important in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.
Clinical Trial Registration—
URL:
www.clinicaltrials.gov
. Unique identifier: NCT01805492
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- Darrell L. Ellsworth
- From the Integrative Cardiac Health Program (D.L.E., D.T.C., J.W., L.A.S., H.L.B., K.A.M.) and Clinical Breast Care Project (Y.C.), Windber Research Institute, Windber Medical Center, Windber, PA (A.B., M.J.H.); Almac Diagnostics, Craigavon, UK (F.A.M., G.L.J.); ChipDX, New York, NY (R.v.L.); and Integrative Cardiac Health Program, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD (M.N.V.)
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- From the Integrative Cardiac Health Program (D.L.E., D.T.C., J.W., L.A.S., H.L.B., K.A.M.) and Clinical Breast Care Project (Y.C.), Windber Research Institute, Windber Medical Center, Windber, PA (A.B., M.J.H.); Almac Diagnostics, Craigavon, UK (F.A.M., G.L.J.); ChipDX, New York, NY (R.v.L.); and Integrative Cardiac Health Program, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD (M.N.V.)
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- From the Integrative Cardiac Health Program (D.L.E., D.T.C., J.W., L.A.S., H.L.B., K.A.M.) and Clinical Breast Care Project (Y.C.), Windber Research Institute, Windber Medical Center, Windber, PA (A.B., M.J.H.); Almac Diagnostics, Craigavon, UK (F.A.M., G.L.J.); ChipDX, New York, NY (R.v.L.); and Integrative Cardiac Health Program, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD (M.N.V.)
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- From the Integrative Cardiac Health Program (D.L.E., D.T.C., J.W., L.A.S., H.L.B., K.A.M.) and Clinical Breast Care Project (Y.C.), Windber Research Institute, Windber Medical Center, Windber, PA (A.B., M.J.H.); Almac Diagnostics, Craigavon, UK (F.A.M., G.L.J.); ChipDX, New York, NY (R.v.L.); and Integrative Cardiac Health Program, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD (M.N.V.)
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- From the Integrative Cardiac Health Program (D.L.E., D.T.C., J.W., L.A.S., H.L.B., K.A.M.) and Clinical Breast Care Project (Y.C.), Windber Research Institute, Windber Medical Center, Windber, PA (A.B., M.J.H.); Almac Diagnostics, Craigavon, UK (F.A.M., G.L.J.); ChipDX, New York, NY (R.v.L.); and Integrative Cardiac Health Program, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD (M.N.V.)
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- From the Integrative Cardiac Health Program (D.L.E., D.T.C., J.W., L.A.S., H.L.B., K.A.M.) and Clinical Breast Care Project (Y.C.), Windber Research Institute, Windber Medical Center, Windber, PA (A.B., M.J.H.); Almac Diagnostics, Craigavon, UK (F.A.M., G.L.J.); ChipDX, New York, NY (R.v.L.); and Integrative Cardiac Health Program, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD (M.N.V.)
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- From the Integrative Cardiac Health Program (D.L.E., D.T.C., J.W., L.A.S., H.L.B., K.A.M.) and Clinical Breast Care Project (Y.C.), Windber Research Institute, Windber Medical Center, Windber, PA (A.B., M.J.H.); Almac Diagnostics, Craigavon, UK (F.A.M., G.L.J.); ChipDX, New York, NY (R.v.L.); and Integrative Cardiac Health Program, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD (M.N.V.)
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- From the Integrative Cardiac Health Program (D.L.E., D.T.C., J.W., L.A.S., H.L.B., K.A.M.) and Clinical Breast Care Project (Y.C.), Windber Research Institute, Windber Medical Center, Windber, PA (A.B., M.J.H.); Almac Diagnostics, Craigavon, UK (F.A.M., G.L.J.); ChipDX, New York, NY (R.v.L.); and Integrative Cardiac Health Program, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD (M.N.V.)
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- From the Integrative Cardiac Health Program (D.L.E., D.T.C., J.W., L.A.S., H.L.B., K.A.M.) and Clinical Breast Care Project (Y.C.), Windber Research Institute, Windber Medical Center, Windber, PA (A.B., M.J.H.); Almac Diagnostics, Craigavon, UK (F.A.M., G.L.J.); ChipDX, New York, NY (R.v.L.); and Integrative Cardiac Health Program, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD (M.N.V.)
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- From the Integrative Cardiac Health Program (D.L.E., D.T.C., J.W., L.A.S., H.L.B., K.A.M.) and Clinical Breast Care Project (Y.C.), Windber Research Institute, Windber Medical Center, Windber, PA (A.B., M.J.H.); Almac Diagnostics, Craigavon, UK (F.A.M., G.L.J.); ChipDX, New York, NY (R.v.L.); and Integrative Cardiac Health Program, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD (M.N.V.)
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- From the Integrative Cardiac Health Program (D.L.E., D.T.C., J.W., L.A.S., H.L.B., K.A.M.) and Clinical Breast Care Project (Y.C.), Windber Research Institute, Windber Medical Center, Windber, PA (A.B., M.J.H.); Almac Diagnostics, Craigavon, UK (F.A.M., G.L.J.); ChipDX, New York, NY (R.v.L.); and Integrative Cardiac Health Program, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD (M.N.V.)
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- From the Integrative Cardiac Health Program (D.L.E., D.T.C., J.W., L.A.S., H.L.B., K.A.M.) and Clinical Breast Care Project (Y.C.), Windber Research Institute, Windber Medical Center, Windber, PA (A.B., M.J.H.); Almac Diagnostics, Craigavon, UK (F.A.M., G.L.J.); ChipDX, New York, NY (R.v.L.); and Integrative Cardiac Health Program, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD (M.N.V.)
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- From the Integrative Cardiac Health Program (D.L.E., D.T.C., J.W., L.A.S., H.L.B., K.A.M.) and Clinical Breast Care Project (Y.C.), Windber Research Institute, Windber Medical Center, Windber, PA (A.B., M.J.H.); Almac Diagnostics, Craigavon, UK (F.A.M., G.L.J.); ChipDX, New York, NY (R.v.L.); and Integrative Cardiac Health Program, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD (M.N.V.)
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Castro-Manrreza ME, Mayani H, Monroy-García A, Flores-Figueroa E, Chávez-Rueda K, Legorreta-Haquet V, Santiago-Osorio E, Montesinos JJ. Human mesenchymal stromal cells from adult and neonatal sources: a comparative in vitro analysis of their immunosuppressive properties against T cells. Stem Cells Dev 2014; 23:1217-32. [PMID: 24428376 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2013.0363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Bone marrow-mesenchymal stromal cells (BM-MSCs) have immunosuppressive properties and have been used in cell therapies as immune regulators for the treatment of graft-versus-host disease. We have previously characterized several biological properties of MSCs from placenta (PL) and umbilical cord blood (UCB), and compared them to those of BM-the gold standard. In the present study, we have compared MSCs from BM, UCB, and PL in terms of their immunosuppressive properties against lymphoid cell populations enriched for CD3(+) T cells. Our results confirm the immunosuppressive potential of BM-MSCs, and demonstrate that MSCs from UCB and, to a lesser extent PL, also have immunosuppressive potential. In contrast to PL-MSCs, BM-MSCs and UCB-MSCs significantly inhibited the proliferation of both CD4(+) and CD8(+) activated T cells in a cell-cell contact-dependent manner. Such a reduced proliferation in cell cocultures correlated with upregulation of programmed death ligand 1 on MSCs and cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated Ag-4 (CTLA-4) on T cells, and increased production of interferon-γ, interleukin-10, and prostaglandin E2. Importantly, and in contrast to PL-MSCs, both BM-MSCs and UCB-MSCs favored the generation of T-cell subsets displaying a regulatory phenotype CD4(+)CD25(+)CTLA-4(+). Our results indicate that, besides BM-MSCs, UCB-MSCs might be a potent and reliable candidate for future therapeutic applications.
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- Marta E Castro-Manrreza
- 1 Mesenchymal Stem Cells Laboratory, Oncology Research Unit, Oncology Hospital, National Medical Center , IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico
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Zastepa E, Fitz-Gerald L, Hallett M, Antel J, Bar-Or A, Baranzini S, Lapierre Y, Haegert DG. Naive CD4 T-cell activation identifies MS patients having rapid transition to progressive MS. Neurology 2014; 82:681-90. [PMID: 24453076 PMCID: PMC3945666 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000000146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Objective: Our objective was to determine whether altered naive CD4 T-cell biology contributes to development of disease progression in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS). Methods: We compared the naive CD4 T-cell gene expression profiles of 19 patients with SPMS and 14 healthy controls (HCs) using a whole-genome microarray approach. We analyzed surface protein expression of critical genes by flow cytometry after T-cell receptor (TCR) stimulation of naive CD4 T cells isolated from HCs and patients with SPMS. Results: Hierarchical clustering segregated patients with SPMS into 2 subgroups: SP-1, which had a short duration of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), and SP-2, which had a long duration of relapsing-remitting MS. SP-1 patients upregulated numerous immune genes, including genes within TCR and toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling pathways. SP-2 patients showed immune gene downregulation in comparison with HCs. We identified an SP-1–specific transcriptional signature of 3 genes (TLR4, TLR2, and chemokine receptor 1), and these genes had higher surface protein expression in SP-1 than in SP-2. After TCR stimulation for 48 hours, only SP-1 showed a progressive linear increase in TLR2 and TLR4 protein expression. Conclusions: Differences in naive CD4 T-cell biology, notably of TCR and TLR signaling pathways, identified patients with MS with more rapid conversion to secondary progression, a critical determinant of long-term disability in MS.
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- Evelyn Zastepa
- From Neuroscience (E.Z., L.F.-G.), Department of Pathology (D.G.H.), and McGill Centre for Bioinformatics (M.H.), McGill University, Montreal; Neurology (J.A., A.B.-O., Y.L.), Montreal Neurological Hospital, Montreal, Canada; and Neurology (S.B.), UCSF, San Francisco, CA
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Pasini FS, Zilberstein B, Snitcovsky I, Roela RA, Mangone FRR, Ribeiro U, Nonogaki S, Brito GC, Callegari GD, Cecconello I, Alves VAF, Eluf-Neto J, Chammas R, Federico MHH. A gene expression profile related to immune dampening in the tumor microenvironment is associated with poor prognosis in gastric adenocarcinoma. J Gastroenterol 2014; 49:1453-66. [PMID: 24217965 PMCID: PMC4223540 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-013-0904-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2012] [Accepted: 10/17/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours (TNM) staging system is the primary means of determining a prognosis for gastric adenocarcinoma (GC). However, tumor behavior in the individual patient is unpredictable and in spite of treatment advances, a classification of 'advanced stage' still portends a poor prognosis. Thus, further insights from molecular analyses are needed for better prognostic stratification and determination of new therapeutic targets. METHODS A total of fifty-one fresh frozen tumor samples from patients with histopathologically confirmed diagnoses of GC, submitted to surgery with curative intent, were included in the study. Total RNA was extracted from an initial group of fifteen samples matched for known prognostic factors, categorized into two subgroups, according to patient overall survival: poor (<24 months) or favorable (at or above 24 months), and hybridized to Affymetrix Genechip human genome U133 plus 2.0 for genes associated with prognosis selection. Thirteen genes were selected for qPCR validation using those initial fifteen samples plus additional thirty-six samples. RESULTS A total of 108 genes were associated with poor prognosis, independent of tumor staging. Using systems biology, we suggest that this panel reflects the dampening of immune/inflammatory response in the tumor microenvironment level and a shift to Th2/M2 activity. A gene trio (OLR1, CXCL11 and ADAMDEC1) was identified as an independent marker of prognosis, being the last two markers validated in an independent patient cohort. CONCLUSIONS We determined a panel of three genes with prognostic value in gastric cancer, which should be further investigated. A gene expression profile suggestive of a dysfunctional inflammatory response was associated with unfavorable prognosis.
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- Fatima Solange Pasini
- Departamento de Radiologia e Oncologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil ,Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, Instituto de Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, 8º andar, Cerqueira César, São Paulo, SP 01246-000 Brazil
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- Disciplina de Cirurgia do Aparelho Digestivo, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Radiologia e Oncologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil ,Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, Instituto de Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, 8º andar, Cerqueira César, São Paulo, SP 01246-000 Brazil
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- Departamento de Radiologia e Oncologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, Instituto de Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, 8º andar, Cerqueira César, São Paulo, SP 01246-000 Brazil
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- Disciplina de Cirurgia do Aparelho Digestivo, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil ,Coordenação Cirúrgica, Instituto de Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Divisão Central de Patologia, Laboratório de Imuno-histoquímica, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, SP Brazil
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- Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, Instituto de Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, 8º andar, Cerqueira César, São Paulo, SP 01246-000 Brazil
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- Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Disciplina de Cirurgia do Aparelho Digestivo, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Radiologia e Oncologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil ,Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, Instituto de Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, 8º andar, Cerqueira César, São Paulo, SP 01246-000 Brazil
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Mach N, Gao Y, Lemonnier G, Lecardonnel J, Oswald IP, Estellé J, Rogel-Gaillard C. The peripheral blood transcriptome reflects variations in immunity traits in swine: towards the identification of biomarkers. BMC Genomics 2013; 14:894. [PMID: 24341289 PMCID: PMC3878494 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Accepted: 12/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Immune traits (ITs) are potentially relevant criteria to characterize an individual's immune response. Our aim was to investigate whether the peripheral blood transcriptome can provide a significant and comprehensive view of IT variations in pig. RESULTS Sixty-day-old Large White pigs classified as extreme for in vitro production of IL2, IL10, IFNγ and TNFα, phagocytosis activity, in vivo CD4⁻/CD8⁺ or TCRγδ + cell counts, and anti-Mycoplasma antibody levels were chosen to perform a blood transcriptome analysis with a porcine generic array enriched with immunity-related genes. Differentially expressed (DE) genes for in vitro production of IL2 and IL10, phagocytosis activity and CD4⁻/CD8⁺ cell counts were identified. Gene set enrichment analysis revealed a significant over-representation of immune response functions. To validate the microarray-based results, a subset of DE genes was confirmed by RT-qPCR. An independent set of 74 animals was used to validate the covariation between gene expression levels and ITs. Five potential gene biomarkers were found for prediction of IL2 (RALGDS), phagocytosis (ALOX12) or CD4⁻/CD8⁺ cell count (GNLY, KLRG1 and CX3CR1). On average, these biomarkers performed with a sensitivity of 79% and a specificity of 86%. CONCLUSIONS Our results confirmed that gene expression profiling in blood represents a relevant molecular phenotype to refine ITs in pig and to identify potential biomarkers that can provide new insights into immune response analysis.
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- Núria Mach
- INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
- AgroParisTech, UMR1313 Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA
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- INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
- AgroParisTech, UMR1313 Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
- AgroParisTech, UMR1313 Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- INRA, UMR1331, Toxalim, Research Centre in Food Toxicology, F-31027 Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse III, INP, Toxalim, F- 31076 Toulouse, France
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- INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
- AgroParisTech, UMR1313 Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
- AgroParisTech, UMR1313 Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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Rager JE, Moeller BC, Miller SK, Kracko D, Doyle-Eisele M, Swenberg JA, Fry RC. Formaldehyde-associated changes in microRNAs: tissue and temporal specificity in the rat nose, white blood cells, and bone marrow. Toxicol Sci 2013; 138:36-46. [PMID: 24304932 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kft267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are critical regulators of gene expression, yet much remains unknown regarding their changes resulting from environmental exposures as they influence cellular signaling across various tissues. We set out to investigate miRNA responses to formaldehyde, a critical air pollutant and known carcinogen that disrupts miRNA expression profiles. Rats were exposed by inhalation to either 0 or 2 ppm formaldehyde for 7, 28, or 28 days followed by a 7-day recovery. Genome-wide miRNA expression profiles were assessed within the nasal respiratory epithelium, circulating white blood cells (WBC), and bone marrow (BM). miRNAs showed altered expression in the nose and WBC but not in the BM. Notably in the nose, miR-10b and members of the let-7 family, known nasopharyngeal carcinoma players, showed decreased expression. To integrate miRNA responses with transcriptional changes, genome-wide messenger RNA profiles were assessed in the nose and WBC. Although formaldehyde-induced changes in miRNA and transcript expression were largely tissue specific, pathway analyses revealed an enrichment of immune system/inflammation signaling in the nose and WBC. Specific to the nose was enrichment for apoptosis/proliferation signaling, involving let-7a, let-7c, and let-7f. Across all tissues and time points assessed, miRNAs were predicted to regulate between 7% and 35% of the transcriptional responses and were suggested to play a role in signaling processes including immune/inflammation-related pathways. These data inform our current hypothesis that formaldehyde-induced inflammatory signals originating in the nose may drive WBC effects.
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- Julia E Rager
- * Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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Riedel A, Mofolo B, Avota E, Schneider-Schaulies S, Meintjes A, Mulder N, Kneitz S. Accumulation of splice variants and transcripts in response to PI3K inhibition in T cells. PLoS One 2013; 8:e50695. [PMID: 23383294 PMCID: PMC3562341 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2012] [Accepted: 10/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Measles virus (MV) causes T cell suppression by interference with phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) activation. We previously found that this interference affected the activity of splice regulatory proteins and a T cell inhibitory protein isoform was produced from an alternatively spliced pre-mRNA. Hypothesis Differentially regulated and alternatively splice variant transcripts accumulating in response to PI3K abrogation in T cells potentially encode proteins involved in T cell silencing. Methods To test this hypothesis at the cellular level, we performed a Human Exon 1.0 ST Array on RNAs isolated from T cells stimulated only or stimulated after PI3K inhibition. We developed a simple algorithm based on a splicing index to detect genes that undergo alternative splicing (AS) or are differentially regulated (RG) upon T cell suppression. Results Applying our algorithm to the data, 9% of the genes were assigned as AS, while only 3% were attributed to RG. Though there are overlaps, AS and RG genes differed with regard to functional regulation, and were found to be enriched in different functional groups. AS genes targeted extracellular matrix (ECM)-receptor interaction and focal adhesion pathways, while RG genes were mainly enriched in cytokine-receptor interaction and Jak-STAT. When combined, AS/RG dependent alterations targeted pathways essential for T cell receptor signaling, cytoskeletal dynamics and cell cycle entry. Conclusions PI3K abrogation interferes with key T cell activation processes through both differential expression and alternative splicing, which together actively contribute to T cell suppression.
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- Alice Riedel
- Institute for Virology and Immunobiology, University of Wuerzburg, Versbacher, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Computational Biology Group, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Institute for Virology and Immunobiology, University of Wuerzburg, Versbacher, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Computational Biology Group, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Computational Biology Group, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry I, Biocenter, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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Mechanisms behind functional avidity maturation in T cells. Clin Dev Immunol 2012; 2012:163453. [PMID: 22611418 PMCID: PMC3351025 DOI: 10.1155/2012/163453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2011] [Accepted: 01/26/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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During an immune response antigen-primed B-cells increase their antigen responsiveness by affinity maturation mediated by somatic hypermutation of the genes encoding the antigen-specific B-cell receptor (BCR) and by selection of higher-affinity B cell clones. Unlike the BCR, the T-cell receptor (TCR) cannot undergo affinity maturation. Nevertheless, antigen-primed T cells significantly increase their antigen responsiveness compared to antigen-inexperienced (naïve) T cells in a process called functional avidity maturation. This paper covers studies that describe differences in T-cell antigen responsiveness during T-cell differentiation along with examples of the mechanisms behind functional avidity maturation in T cells.
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Xu Y, Tarquini F, Romero R, Kim CJ, Tarca AL, Bhatti G, Lee J, Sundell IB, Mittal P, Kusanovic JP, Hassan SS, Kim JS. Peripheral CD300a+CD8+ T lymphocytes with a distinct cytotoxic molecular signature increase in pregnant women with chronic chorioamnionitis. Am J Reprod Immunol 2012; 67:184-97. [PMID: 22077960 PMCID: PMC3479405 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2011.01088.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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PROBLEM CD300a is an immunomodulatory molecule of the immunoglobulin receptor superfamily expressed in the leukocytes of myeloid and lymphoid lineages. However, its biological function on CD8+ T lymphocytes remains largely unknown. This study was conducted to assess the biological significance of CD300a expression in T lymphocytes and to determine whether its expression in peripheral T lymphocytes changes in pregnant women presenting with antifetal rejection. METHODS OF STUDY Microarray analysis was performed using total RNA isolated from peripheral CD300a+ and CD300a- T lymphocytes. Flow cytometric analysis of the peripheral blood samples of pregnant women and pathologic examination of the placentas were conducted. RESULTS A large number of genes (N = 1245) were differentially expressed between CD300a- and CD300a+ subsets of CD8+ T lymphocytes, which included CCR7, CD244, CX3CR1, GLNY, GZMB, GZMK, IL15, ITGB1, KLRG1, PRF1, and SLAMF7. Gene ontology analysis of differentially expressed genes demonstrated enrichment of biological processes such as immune response, cell death, and signal transduction. CD300a expression in CD8+ T lymphocytes was coupled to a more cytotoxic molecular signature. Of note, the proportion of CD300a+CD8+ T lymphocytes increased in pregnant women with chronic chorioamnionitis (antifetal rejection of the chorioamniotic membranes; P < 0.05). CONCLUSION The findings of this study strongly suggest an increase in systemic T-lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxicity in pregnant women with chronic chorioamnionitis as a manifestation of maternal antifetal rejection.
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- Yi Xu
- Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, and Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, and Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, and Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, and Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, and Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Department of Computer Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, and Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, and Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, and Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, and Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, and Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, and Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, and Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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The transcription factor Myc controls metabolic reprogramming upon T lymphocyte activation. Immunity 2012; 35:871-82. [PMID: 22195744 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2011.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1560] [Impact Index Per Article: 130.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2011] [Revised: 08/21/2011] [Accepted: 09/16/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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To fulfill the bioenergetic and biosynthetic demand of proliferation, T cells reprogram their metabolic pathways from fatty acid β-oxidation and pyruvate oxidation via the TCA cycle to the glycolytic, pentose-phosphate, and glutaminolytic pathways. Two of the top-ranked candidate transcription factors potentially responsible for the activation-induced T cell metabolic transcriptome, HIF1α and Myc, were induced upon T cell activation, but only the acute deletion of Myc markedly inhibited activation-induced glycolysis and glutaminolysis in T cells. Glutamine deprivation compromised activation-induced T cell growth and proliferation, and this was partially replaced by nucleotides and polyamines, implicating glutamine as an important source for biosynthetic precursors in active T cells. Metabolic tracer analysis revealed a Myc-dependent metabolic pathway linking glutaminolysis to the biosynthesis of polyamines. Therefore, a Myc-dependent global metabolic transcriptome drives metabolic reprogramming in activated, primary T lymphocytes. This may represent a general mechanism for metabolic reprogramming under patho-physiological conditions.
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Expression profiling of human immune cell subsets identifies miRNA-mRNA regulatory relationships correlated with cell type specific expression. PLoS One 2012; 7:e29979. [PMID: 22276136 PMCID: PMC3262799 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2011] [Accepted: 12/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Blood consists of different cell populations with distinct functions and correspondingly, distinct gene expression profiles. In this study, global miRNA expression profiling was performed across a panel of nine human immune cell subsets (neutrophils, eosinophils, monocytes, B cells, NK cells, CD4 T cells, CD8 T cells, mDCs and pDCs) to identify cell-type specific miRNAs. mRNA expression profiling was performed on the same samples to determine if miRNAs specific to certain cell types down-regulated expression levels of their target genes. Six cell-type specific miRNAs (miR-143; neutrophil specific, miR-125; T cells and neutrophil specific, miR-500; monocyte and pDC specific, miR-150; lymphoid cell specific, miR-652 and miR-223; both myeloid cell specific) were negatively correlated with expression of their predicted target genes. These results were further validated using an independent cohort where similar immune cell subsets were isolated and profiled for both miRNA and mRNA expression. miRNAs which negatively correlated with target gene expression in both cohorts were identified as candidates for miRNA/mRNA regulatory pairs and were used to construct a cell-type specific regulatory network. miRNA/mRNA pairs formed two distinct clusters in the network corresponding to myeloid (nine miRNAs) and lymphoid lineages (two miRNAs). Several myeloid specific miRNAs targeted common genes including ABL2, EIF4A2, EPC1 and INO80D; these common targets were enriched for genes involved in the regulation of gene expression (p<9.0E-7). Those miRNA might therefore have significant further effect on gene expression by repressing the expression of genes involved in transcriptional regulation. The miRNA and mRNA expression profiles reported in this study form a comprehensive transcriptome database of various human blood cells and serve as a valuable resource for elucidating the role of miRNA mediated regulation in the establishment of immune cell identity.
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Sakai H, Okafuji I, Nishikomori R, Abe J, Izawa K, Kambe N, Yasumi T, Nakahata T, Heike T. The CD40-CD40L axis and IFN-γ play critical roles in Langhans giant cell formation. Int Immunol 2011; 24:5-15. [PMID: 22058328 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxr088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The presence of Langhans giant cells (LGCs) is one of the signatures of systemic granulomatous disorders such as tuberculosis and sarcoidosis. However, the pathophysiological mechanism leading to LGC formation, especially the contribution of the T cells abundantly found in granulomas, has not been fully elucidated. To examine the role of T cells in LGC formation, a new in vitro method for the induction of LGCs was developed by co-culturing human monocytes with autologous T cells in the presence of concanavalin A (ConA). This system required close contact between monocytes and T cells, and CD4+ T cells were more potent than CD8+ T cells in inducing LGC formation. Antibody inhibition revealed that a CD40-CD40 ligand (CD40L) interaction and IFN-γ were essential for LGC formation, and the combination of exogenous soluble CD40L (sCD40L) and IFN-γ efficiently replaced the role of T cells. Dendritic cell-specific transmembrane protein (DC-STAMP), a known fusion-related molecule in monocytes, was up-regulated during LGC formation. Moreover, knock-down of DC-STAMP by siRNA inhibited LGC formation, revealing that DC-STAMP was directly involved in LGC formation. Taken together, these results demonstrate that T cells played a pivotal role in a new in vitro LGC formation system, in which DC-STAMP was involved, and occurred via a molecular mechanism that involved CD40-CD40L interaction and IFN-γ secretion.
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- Hidemasa Sakai
- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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Lee JC, Lyons PA, McKinney EF, Sowerby JM, Carr EJ, Bredin F, Rickman HM, Ratlamwala H, Hatton A, Rayner TF, Parkes M, Smith KGC. Gene expression profiling of CD8+ T cells predicts prognosis in patients with Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis. J Clin Invest 2011; 121:4170-9. [PMID: 21946256 DOI: 10.1172/jci59255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 237] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2011] [Accepted: 08/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Crohn disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are increasingly common, chronic forms of inflammatory bowel disease. The behavior of these diseases varies unpredictably among patients. Identification of reliable prognostic biomarkers would enable treatment to be personalized so that patients destined to experience aggressive disease could receive appropriately potent therapies from diagnosis, while those who will experience more indolent disease are not exposed to the risks and side effects of unnecessary immunosuppression. Using transcriptional profiling of circulating T cells isolated from patients with CD and UC, we identified analogous CD8+ T cell transcriptional signatures that divided patients into 2 otherwise indistinguishable subgroups. In both UC and CD, patients in these subgroups subsequently experienced very different disease courses. A substantially higher incidence of frequently relapsing disease was experienced by those patients in the subgroup defined by elevated expression of genes involved in antigen-dependent T cell responses, including signaling initiated by both IL-7 and TCR ligation - pathways previously associated with prognosis in unrelated autoimmune diseases. No equivalent correlation was observed with CD4+ T cell gene expression. This suggests that the course of otherwise distinct autoimmune and inflammatory conditions may be influenced by common pathways and identifies what we believe to be the first biomarker that can predict prognosis in both UC and CD from diagnosis, a major step toward personalized therapy.
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- James C Lee
- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Comparación de los perfiles de transcripción de pacientes con fiebre de dengue y fiebre hemorrágica por dengue que muestra diferencias en la respuesta inmunitaria y claves en la inmunopatogénesis. BIOMEDICA 2011. [DOI: 10.7705/biomedica.v30i4.297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Patel MR, Chang YF, Chen IY, Bachmann MH, Yan X, Contag CH, Gambhir SS. Longitudinal, noninvasive imaging of T-cell effector function and proliferation in living subjects. Cancer Res 2011; 70:10141-9. [PMID: 21159636 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-1843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Adoptive immunotherapy is evolving to assume an increasing role in treating cancer. Most imaging studies in adoptive immunotherapy to date have focused primarily on locating tumor-specific T cells rather than understanding their effector functions. In this study, we report the development of a noninvasive imaging strategy to monitor T-cell activation in living subjects by linking a reporter gene to the Granzyme B promoter (pGB), whose transcriptional activity is known to increase during T-cell activation. Because pGB is relatively weak and does not lead to sufficient reporter gene expression for noninvasive imaging, we specifically employed 2 signal amplification strategies, namely the Two Step Transcription Amplification (TSTA) strategy and the cytomegalovirus enhancer (CMVe) strategy, to maximize firefly luciferase reporter gene expression. Although both amplification strategies were capable of increasing pGB activity in activated primary murine splenocytes, only the level of bioluminescence activity achieved with the CMVe strategy was adequate for noninvasive imaging in mice. Using T cells transduced with a reporter vector containing the hybrid pGB-CMVe promoter, we were able to optically image T-cell effector function longitudinally in response to tumor antigens in living mice. This methodology has the potential to accelerate the study of adoptive immunotherapy in preclinical cancer models.
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- Manishkumar R Patel
- Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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Gariglio M, Mondini M, De Andrea M, Landolfo S. The multifaceted interferon-inducible p200 family proteins: from cell biology to human pathology. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2011; 31:159-72. [PMID: 21198352 DOI: 10.1089/jir.2010.0106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The interferon-inducible p200 family proteins consist of a group of homologous human and mouse proteins that have an N-terminal Pyrin domain and 1 or 2 partially conserved 200 amino acid long C-terminal domains (designated the HIN domain or p200 X domain). These proteins display multifaceted activity due to their ability to bind to various target proteins (eg, transcription factors, signaling proteins, and tumor suppressor proteins) and modulate different cell functions. In addition to a role in interferon biology, increasing evidence supports a role for these proteins as regulators of various cell functions, including proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, senescence, inflammasome assembly, and control of organ transplants. As a consequence, alterations in their expression and function may be of relevance in the pathogenesis of human diseases, such as systemic autoimmune syndromes, tumors, and degenerative diseases. This review summarizes the literature describing these data, highlights some of the important findings derived from recent studies, and speculates about future perspectives.
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- Marisa Gariglio
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Medical School of Novara, Novara, Italy
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Riveros C, Mellor D, Gandhi KS, McKay FC, Cox MB, Berretta R, Vaezpour SY, Inostroza-Ponta M, Broadley SA, Heard RN, Vucic S, Stewart GJ, Williams DW, Scott RJ, Lechner-Scott J, Booth DR, Moscato P. A transcription factor map as revealed by a genome-wide gene expression analysis of whole-blood mRNA transcriptome in multiple sclerosis. PLoS One 2010; 5:e14176. [PMID: 21152067 PMCID: PMC2995726 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2010] [Accepted: 10/20/2010] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Several lines of evidence suggest that transcription factors are involved in the pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) but complete mapping of the whole network has been elusive. One of the reasons is that there are several clinical subtypes of MS and transcription factors that may be involved in one subtype may not be in others. We investigate the possibility that this network could be mapped using microarray technologies and contemporary bioinformatics methods on a dataset derived from whole blood in 99 untreated MS patients (36 Relapse Remitting MS, 43 Primary Progressive MS, and 20 Secondary Progressive MS) and 45 age-matched healthy controls. Methodology/Principal Findings We have used two different analytical methodologies: a non-standard differential expression analysis and a differential co-expression analysis, which have converged on a significant number of regulatory motifs that are statistically overrepresented in genes that are either differentially expressed (or differentially co-expressed) in cases and controls (e.g., V$KROX_Q6, p-value <3.31E-6; V$CREBP1_Q2, p-value <9.93E-6, V$YY1_02, p-value <1.65E-5). Conclusions/Significance Our analysis uncovered a network of transcription factors that potentially dysregulate several genes in MS or one or more of its disease subtypes. The most significant transcription factor motifs were for the Early Growth Response EGR/KROX family, ATF2, YY1 (Yin and Yang 1), E2F-1/DP-1 and E2F-4/DP-2 heterodimers, SOX5, and CREB and ATF families. These transcription factors are involved in early T-lymphocyte specification and commitment as well as in oligodendrocyte dedifferentiation and development, both pathways that have significant biological plausibility in MS causation.
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- Carlos Riveros
- Centre for Bioinformatics, Biomarker Discovery & Information-Based Medicine, University of Newcastle, and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia
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- Centre for Bioinformatics, Biomarker Discovery & Information-Based Medicine, University of Newcastle, and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia
- School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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- Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia
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- Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia
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- Centre for Bioinformatics, Biomarker Discovery & Information-Based Medicine, University of Newcastle, and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia
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- Centre for Bioinformatics, Biomarker Discovery & Information-Based Medicine, University of Newcastle, and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia
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- Centre for Bioinformatics, Biomarker Discovery & Information-Based Medicine, University of Newcastle, and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia
- Department of Computer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Centre for Bioinformatics, Biomarker Discovery & Information-Based Medicine, University of Newcastle, and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia
- Departamento de Ingeniería Informática, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- School of Medicine, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
- Department of Neurology, Gold Coast Hospital, Southport, Australia
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- Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia
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- Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia
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- Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia
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- Centre for Bioinformatics, Biomarker Discovery & Information-Based Medicine, University of Newcastle, and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia
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- Centre for Bioinformatics, Biomarker Discovery & Information-Based Medicine, University of Newcastle, and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia
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- Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia
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- Centre for Bioinformatics, Biomarker Discovery & Information-Based Medicine, University of Newcastle, and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics, St Lucia, Australia
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Hume DA, Summers KM, Raza S, Baillie JK, Freeman TC. Functional clustering and lineage markers: insights into cellular differentiation and gene function from large-scale microarray studies of purified primary cell populations. Genomics 2010; 95:328-38. [PMID: 20211243 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2010.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2009] [Revised: 03/01/2010] [Accepted: 03/02/2010] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Very large microarray datasets showing gene expression across multiple tissues and cell populations provide a window on the transcriptional networks that underpin the differences in functional activity between biological systems. Clusters of co-expressed genes provide lineage markers, candidate regulators of cell function and, by applying the principle of guilt by association, candidate functions for genes of currently unknown function. We have analysed a dataset comprising pure cell populations from hemopoietic and non-hemopoietic cell types (http://biogps.gnf.org). Using a novel network visualisation and clustering approach, we demonstrate that it is possible to identify very tight expression signatures associated specifically with embryonic stem cells, mesenchymal cells and hematopoietic lineages. Selected examples validate the prediction that gene function can be inferred by co-expression. One expression cluster was enriched in phagocytes, which, alongside endosome-lysosome constituents, contains genes that may make up a 'pathway' for phagocyte differentiation. Promoters of these genes are enriched for binding sites for the ETS/PU.1 and MITF families. Another cluster was associated with the production of a specific extracellular matrix, with high levels of gene expression shared by cells of mesenchymal origin (fibroblasts, adipocytes, osteoblasts and myoblasts). We discuss the limitations placed upon such data by the presence of alternative promoters with distinct tissue specificity within many protein-coding genes.
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- David A Hume
- The Roslin Institute, Roslin Biocentre, Roslin, Midlothian, UK.
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Gandhi KS, McKay FC, Cox M, Riveros C, Armstrong N, Heard RN, Vucic S, Williams DW, Stankovich J, Brown M, Danoy P, Stewart GJ, Broadley S, Moscato P, Lechner-Scott J, Scott RJ, Booth DR. The multiple sclerosis whole blood mRNA transcriptome and genetic associations indicate dysregulation of specific T cell pathways in pathogenesis. Hum Mol Genet 2010; 19:2134-43. [PMID: 20190274 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddq090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease with a genetic component, caused at least in part by aberrant lymphocyte activity. The whole blood mRNA transcriptome was measured for 99 untreated MS patients: 43 primary progressive MS, 20 secondary progressive MS, 36 relapsing remitting MS and 45 age-matched healthy controls. The ANZgene Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium genotyped more than 300 000 SNPs for 115 of these samples. Transcription from genes on translational regulation, oxidative phosphorylation, immune synapse and antigen presentation pathways was markedly increased in all forms of MS. Expression of genes tagging T cells was also upregulated (P < 10(-12)) in MS. A T cell gene signature predicts disease state with a concordance index of 0.79 with age and gender as co-variables, but the signature is not associated with clinical course or disability. The ANZgene genome wide association screen identified two novel regions with genome wide significance: one encoding the T cell co-stimulatory molecule, CD40; the other a region on chromosome 12q13-14. The CD40 haplotype associated with increased MS susceptibility has decreased gene expression in MS (P < 0.0007). The second MS susceptibility region includes 17 genes on 12q13-14 in tight linkage disequilibrium. Of these, only 13 are expressed in leukocytes, and of these the expression of one, FAM119B, is much lower in the susceptibility haplotype (P < 10(-14)). Overall, these data indicate dysregulation of T cells can be detected in the whole blood of untreated MS patients, and supports targeting of activated T cells in therapy for all forms of MS.
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- Kaushal S Gandhi
- Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Darcy Rd, New South Wales 2145, Australia
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Wang F, Shen X, Guo X, Peng Y, Liu Y, Xu S, Yang J. Spinal macrophage migration inhibitory factor contributes to the pathogenesis of inflammatory hyperalgesia in rats. Pain 2009; 148:275-283. [PMID: 20005040 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2009] [Revised: 10/28/2009] [Accepted: 11/10/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Pro-inflammatory cytokine production after nociceptive stimuli is pivotal for hyperalgesia. As macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), a pleiotropic cytokine produced mainly by nonneuronal tissue, has been involved in the regulation of neuronal functions, herein we examined the role for MIF in formalin-induced inflammatory pain model. MIF critically contributed to nociceptive behaviors following formalin injection. Specifically, spinal administration of a MIF inhibitor (ISO-1) prevented and reversed flinching responses in rats. Further examination showed that levels of both MIF and the MIF receptor CD74 were substantially increased within the ipsilateral spinal cord dorsal horn after formalin administration. Mechanistic studies revealed that MIF upregulated the expression of the spinal NMDA receptor subunit NR2B via the MAPK signaling pathway. Moreover, microglial cells were found to be the major source of spinal MIF after formalin administration by fluorescence colocalization. These data highlight spinal MIF plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of formalin-induced inflammatory pain and suggest MIF may be a potential target for therapy of such pathological condition.
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- FuZhou Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Science, Nanjing University, No. 22, Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, China Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210004, Jiangsu, China The Institute of Pediatrics, The Affiliated Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210004, Jiangsu, China
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Peripheral blood T cells in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients at diagnosis have abnormal phenotype and genotype and form defective immune synapses with AML blasts. Blood 2009; 114:3909-16. [PMID: 19710498 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-02-206946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Understanding how the immune system in patients with cancer interacts with malignant cells is critical for the development of successful immunotherapeutic strategies. We studied peripheral blood from newly diagnosed patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) to assess the impact of this disease on the patients' T cells. The absolute number of peripheral blood T cells is increased in AML compared with healthy controls. An increase in the absolute number of CD3+56+ cells was also noted. Gene expression profiling on T cells from AML patients compared with healthy donors demonstrated global differences in transcription suggesting aberrant T-cell activation patterns. These gene expression changes differ from those observed in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), indicating the heterogeneous means by which different tumors evade the host immune response. However, in common with CLL, differentially regulated genes involved in actin cytoskeletal formation were identified, and therefore the ability of T cells from AML patients to form immunologic synapses was assessed. Although AML T cells could form conjugates with autologous blasts, their ability to form immune synapses and recruit phosphotyrosine signaling molecules to the synapse was significantly impaired. These findings identify T-cell dysfunction in AML that may contribute to the failure of a host immune response against leukemic blasts.
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Blomberg KEM, Boucheron N, Lindvall JM, Yu L, Raberger J, Berglöf A, Ellmeier W, Smith CE. Transcriptional signatures of Itk-deficient CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells. BMC Genomics 2009; 10:233. [PMID: 19450280 PMCID: PMC2689280 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-10-233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2008] [Accepted: 05/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Tec-family kinase Itk plays an important role during T-cell activation and function, and controls also conventional versus innate-like T-cell development. We have characterized the transcriptome of Itk-deficient CD3+ T-cells, including CD4+ and CD8+ subsets, using Affymetrix microarrays. RESULTS The largest difference between Itk-/- and Wt CD3+ T-cells was found in unstimulated cells, e.g. for killer cell lectin-like receptors. Compared to anti-CD3-stimulation, anti-CD3/CD28 significantly decreased the number of transcripts suggesting that the CD28 co-stimulatory pathway is mainly independent of Itk. The signatures of CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell subsets identified a greater differential expression than in total CD3+ cells. Cyclosporin A (CsA)-treatment had a stronger effect on transcriptional regulation than Itk-deficiency, suggesting that only a fraction of TCR-mediated calcineurin/NFAT-activation is dependent on Itk. Bioinformatic analysis of NFAT-sites of the group of transcripts similarly regulated by Itk-deficiency and CsA-treatment, followed by chromatin-immunoprecipitation, revealed NFATc1-binding to the Bub1, IL7R, Ctla2a, Ctla2b, and Schlafen1 genes. Finally, to identify transcripts that are regulated by Tec-family kinases in general, we compared the expression profile of Itk-deficient T-cells with that of Btk-deficient B-cells and a common set of transcripts was found. CONCLUSION Taken together, our study provides a general overview about the global transcriptional changes in the absence of Itk.
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- K Emelie M Blomberg
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Research Center, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, SE-14186 Huddinge, Sweden.
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Wang M, Windgassen D, Papoutsakis ET. A global transcriptional view of apoptosis in human T-cell activation. BMC Med Genomics 2008; 1:53. [PMID: 18947405 PMCID: PMC2600644 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8794-1-53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2008] [Accepted: 10/23/2008] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background T-cell activation is an essential step of immune response. The process of proper T-cell activation is strictly monitored and regulated by apoptosis signaling. Yet, regulation of apoptosis, an integral and crucial facet during the process of T-cell activation, is not well understood. Methods In this study, a Gene-Ontology driven global gene expression analysis coupled with protein abundance and activity assays identified genes and pathways associated with regulation of apoptosis in primary human CD3+ T cells and separately CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. Results We identified significantly regulated apoptotic genes in several protein families, such as BCL2 proteins, CASPASE proteins, and TNF receptors, and detailed their transcriptional kinetics during the T-cell activation process. Transcriptional patterns of a few select genes (BCL2A1, BBC3 and CASP3) were validated at the protein level. Many of these apoptotic genes are involved in NF-κB signaling pathway, including TNFRSF10A, TNFRSF10B, TRAF4, TRAF1, TRAF3, and TRAF6. Upregulation of NF-κB and IκB family genes (REL, RELA, and RELB, NFKBIA, NFKBIE and NFKB1) at 48 to 96 hours, supported by the increase of phosphorylated RELA (p65), suggests that the involvement of the NF-κB complex in the process of T-cell proliferation is not only regulated at the protein level but also at the transcriptional level. Examination of genes involved in MAP kinase signalling pathway, important in apoptosis, suggests an induction of p38 and ERK1 cascades in T-cell proliferation (at 48 to 96 hours), which was explored using phosphorylation assays for p38 (MAPK14) and ERK1 (MAPK3). An immediate and short-lived increase of AP-1 activity measured by DNA-binding activity suggests a rapid and transient activation of p38 and/or JNK cascades upon T-cell activation. Conclusion This comparative genome-scale, transcriptional analysis of T-cell activation in the CD4+ and CD8+ subsets and the mixed CD3+ population identified many apoptosis genes not previously identified in the context of T-cell activation. Furthermore, it provided a comprehensive temporal analysis of the transcriptional program of apoptosis associated with T-cell activation.
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- Min Wang
- Interdepartmental Biological Sciences Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
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