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Baken KA, Vandebriel RJ, Pennings JLA, Kleinjans JC, van Loveren H. Toxicogenomics in the assessment of immunotoxicity. Methods 2007; 41:132-41. [PMID: 17161310 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2006.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Microarray analysis is used for simultaneous measurement of expression of thousands of genes in a given sample and as such extends and deepens our understanding of biological processes. Application of the technique in toxicology is referred to as toxicogenomics. The examples of assessment of immunotoxicity by gene expression profiling presented and discussed here, show that microarray analysis is able to detect known and novel effects of a wide range of immunomodulating agents. Besides the elucidation of mechanisms of action, toxicogenomics is also applied to predict consequences of exposing biological systems to toxic agents. Successful attempts to classify compounds using signature gene expression profiles have been reported. These did, however, not specifically focus on immunotoxicity. Databases containing expression profiles can facilitate the applications of toxicogenomics. Platforms and methodologies for gene expression profiling may vary, however, hampering data compiling across different laboratories. Therefore, attention is paid to standardization of the generation, reporting, and management of microarray data. Obtained gene expression profiles should be anchored to pathological and functional endpoints for correct interpretation of results. These issues are also important when using toxicogenomics in risk assessment. The application of toxicogenomics in evaluation of immunotoxicity is thus not yet without challenges. It already contributes to the understanding of immunotoxic processes and the development of in vitro screening assays, though, and is therefore expected to be of value for mechanistic insight into immunotoxicity and hazard identification of existing and novel compounds.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kirsten A Baken
- Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht, Department of Health Risk Analysis and Toxicology (GRAT), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Hashida R, Ohkura N, Saito H, Tsujimoto G. The NR4A nuclear receptor family in eosinophils. J Hum Genet 2006; 52:13-20. [PMID: 17096060 DOI: 10.1007/s10038-006-0085-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2006] [Accepted: 10/22/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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It is well-known that many members of the family of nuclear receptors have been implicated in human diseases, and metabolic disorders in particular. The NR4A nuclear receptor family consists of three members, Nur77, Nurr1, and NOR1. All of these are orphan receptors, and Nur77 and NOR1 exert possible pathological roles in immune diseases through the modulation of leukocyte functions. CD30 stimulation, which induces eosinophil-specific apoptosis, markedly enhances expression of Nur77 and NOR1 in eosinophils. This suggests the possibility of pharmacological modulation of Nur77- or NOR1-specific apoptotic pathways via receptor-dependent transactivation. In this review, we discuss treatment of allergic diseases by low molecular weight compounds acting through the NR4A receptor family to cause eosinophil apoptosis. NR4A nuclear receptor genes were selected following comprehensive analysis of differentially expressed genes in eosinophils of atopic dermatitis patients compared with healthy volunteers.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Anti-Allergic Agents/therapeutic use
- Apoptosis
- DNA-Binding Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Dermatitis, Atopic/immunology
- Eosinophils/immunology
- Eosinophils/metabolism
- Humans
- Models, Biological
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 2
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism
- Receptors, Steroid/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Steroid/genetics
- Receptors, Steroid/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- Trans-Activators/antagonists & inhibitors
- Trans-Activators/metabolism
- Transcription Factors/antagonists & inhibitors
- Transcription Factors/genetics
- Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Transcriptional Activation
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- National Cancer Center Research Institute, Chuo, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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- National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Setagaya, Tokyo, 157-8535, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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Bosco A, McKenna KL, Devitt CJ, Firth MJ, Sly PD, Holt PG. Identification of Novel Th2-Associated Genes in T Memory Responses to Allergens. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 176:4766-77. [PMID: 16585570 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.176.8.4766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Atopic diseases are associated with hyperexpression of Th2 cytokines by allergen-specific T memory cells. However, clinical trials with recently developed Th2 inhibitors in atopics have proven disappointing, suggesting underlying complexities in atopy pathogenesis which are not satisfactorily explained via the classical Th1/Th2 paradigm. One likely possibility is that additional Th2-associated genes which are central to disease pathogenesis remain unidentified. The aim of the present study was to identify such novel Th2-associated genes in recall responses to the inhalant allergen house dust mite. In contrast to earlier human microarray studies in atopy which focused on mitogen-activated T cell lines and clones, we concentrated on PBMC-derived primary T cells stimulated under more physiological conditions of low dose allergen exposure. We screened initially for allergen-induced gene activation by microarray, and validated novel genes in independent panels of subjects by quantitative RT-PCR. Kinetic analysis of allergen responses in PBMC revealed an early wave of novel atopy-associated genes involved in signaling which were coexpressed with IL-4 and IL-4R, followed by a later wave of genes encoding the classical Th2 effector cytokines. We further demonstrate that these novel activation-associated Th2 genes up-regulate in response to another atopy-associated physiological stimulus bacterial superantigen, but remain quiescent in nonphysiological responses in primary T cells or cell lines driven by potent mitogens, which may account for their failure to be detected in earlier microarray studies.
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- Anthony Bosco
- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, and Centre for Child Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
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Kagaya S, Hashida R, Ohkura N, Tsukada T, Sugita Y, Terakawa M, Tsujimoto G, Katsunuma T, Akasawa A, Matsumoto K, Saito H. NR4A orphan nuclear receptor family in peripheral blood eosinophils from patients with atopic dermatitis and apoptotic eosinophils in vitro. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2005; 137 Suppl 1:35-44. [PMID: 15947483 DOI: 10.1159/000085430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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To identify novel genes related to the clinical signs of atopic dermatitis (AD), differentially expressed genes were sought in peripheral blood eosinophils from both AD patients and healthy volunteers. RNA was prepared from eosinophils, expression of various genes was monitored using the Affymetrix GeneChip, and expression was quantified by real-time RT-PCR. Two genes, Nur77 and NOR1, members of NR4A orphan nuclear receptor family, were expressed at a significantly higher level in AD patients than in healthy volunteers. Expression of another gene in the NR4A receptor family, Nurr1, was also higher in AD patients than in healthy volunteers. When peripheral blood leukocytes from healthy volunteers were fractionated, NOR1 expression was highest in eosinophils, but expression of Nur77 and Nurr1 genes was not eosinophil-specific. Extremely intense apoptosis was induced in both eosinophils and an eosinophil cell line, AML14.3D10, by treatment with antibody (Ab) to both CD30 and Fas. Rapid expression of the genes for the NR4A receptor family was observed with anti-CD30 Ab treatment but not with anti-Fas Ab. The NR4A orphan nuclear receptor family gene expression and the subsequent eosinophil apoptosis were downregulated by the MAPK inhibitor, U0126. These results suggest that the expression of the NR4A receptor family genes through CD30 signaling may regulate eosinophil apoptosis in allergic conditions such as AD.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Apoptosis/immunology
- Butadienes/pharmacology
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- DNA-Binding Proteins/blood
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/immunology
- Dermatitis, Atopic/blood
- Dermatitis, Atopic/immunology
- Dermatitis, Atopic/pathology
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Eosinophils/immunology
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Humans
- Infant
- Ki-1 Antigen/immunology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism
- Nitriles/pharmacology
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- RNA/chemistry
- RNA/genetics
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/blood
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/immunology
- Receptors, Steroid/blood
- Receptors, Steroid/genetics
- Receptors, Steroid/immunology
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Transcription Factors/blood
- Transcription Factors/genetics
- Transcription Factors/immunology
- fas Receptor/immunology
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Ghadially H, Ross XL, Kerst C, Dong J, Reske-Kunz AB, Ross R. Differential Regulation of CCL22 Gene Expression in Murine Dendritic Cells and B Cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 174:5620-9. [PMID: 15843561 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.9.5620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The activated T cell-attracting CC chemokine CCL22 is expressed by stimulated B cells and mature dendritic cells (DC). We have cloned and sequenced the complete mouse gene, including 4 kb of the 5'-flanking promoter region, and detected two distinct sites for initiation of transcription by 5'-RACE. Reporter gene assays indicate that the promoter reflects the specificity of the endogenous gene. Within the proximal promoter region, we identified potential binding sites for NF-kappaB, Ikaros, and a putative GC box. All three regions bind proteins. The NF-kappaB site was shown to specifically bind NF-kappaB subunits p50 and p65 from nuclear extracts of LPS-stimulated B cells, B cell line A20/2J, TNF-alpha-stimulated bone marrow-derived DC, and DC line XS106. Furthermore, promoter activity was affected by targeted mutagenesis of the NF-kappaB site and transactivation with p50 and p65. The region harboring the putative Ikaros site contributes to promoter activity, but the binding protein does not belong to the Ikaros family. The GC box was shown to specifically bind Sp1 using extracts from LPS-stimulated B cells and A20/2J but not from DC and DC line XS106. Additionally, Sp1 transactivated the promoter in A20/2J but not in XS106 cells, and mutation of the Sp1 site diminished transactivation. Furthermore, binding of the protein complex at the GC box is required for NF-kappaB activity, and the spatial alignment of the binding sites is of critical importance for promoter activity. Thus, identical and distinct proteins contribute to expression of CCL22 in DC and B cells.
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- Hormas Ghadially
- Clinical Research Unit Allergology, Department of Dermatology, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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Wohlfahrt JG, Karagiannidis C, Kunzmann S, Epstein MM, Kempf W, Blaser K, Schmidt-Weber CB. Ephrin-A1 suppresses Th2 cell activation and provides a regulatory link to lung epithelial cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 172:843-50. [PMID: 14707054 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.2.843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Gene expression screening showed decreased ephrin-A1 expression in CD4+ T cells of asthma patients. Ephrin-A1 is the ligand of the Eph receptor family of tyrosine kinases, forming the largest family of receptor tyrosine kinases. Their immune regulatory properties are largely unknown. This study demonstrates significantly reduced ephrin-A1 expression in T cells of asthma patients using real time-PCR. Immunohistological analyses revealed strong ephrin-A1 expression in lung tissue and low expression in cortical areas of lymph nodes. It is absent in T cell/B cell areas of the spleen. Colocalization of ephrin-A1 and its receptors was found only in the lung, but not in lymphoid tissues. In vitro activation of T cells reduced ephrin-A1 at mRNA and protein levels. T cell proliferation, activation-induced, and IL-2-dependent cell death were inhibited by cross-linking ephrin-A1, and not by engagement of Eph receptors. However, anti-EphA1 receptor slightly enhances Ag-specific and polyclonal proliferation of PBMC cultures. Furthermore, activation-induced CD25 up-regulation was diminished by ephrin-A1 engagement. Ephrin-A1 engagement reduced IL-2 expression by 82% and IL-4 reduced it by 69%; the IFN-gamma expression remained unaffected. These results demonstrate that ephrin-A1 suppresses T cell activation and Th2 cytokine expression, while preventing activation-induced cell death. The reduced ephrin-A1 expression in asthma patients may reflect the increased frequency of activated T cells in peripheral blood. That the natural ligands of ephrin-A1 are most abundantly expressed in the lung may be relevant for Th2 cell regulation in asthma and Th2 cell generation by mucosal allergens.
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- Jan G Wohlfahrt
- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research, Obere Strasse 22, CH-7270 Davos, Switzerland
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Wohlfahrt JG, Kunzmann S, Menz G, Kneist W, Akdis CA, Blaser K, Schmidt-Weber CB. T cell phenotype in allergic asthma and atopic dermatitis. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2003; 131:272-82. [PMID: 12915770 DOI: 10.1159/000072139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2002] [Accepted: 04/07/2003] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND T cells are key regulators of immunologic disease parameters. However, their contribution to the process of tissue remodeling is ill defined. In the present study, we investigated gene expression of allergy-characteristic, IL-4-rich T cell cDNAs to monitor expression of genes that might participate in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases. METHODS cDNAs of freshly isolated and restimulated CD4+ T cells from patients with allergic asthma (AA) or atopic dermatitis (AD) and healthy subjects were analyzed on Nylon membrane-based DNA arrays. Three patients were selected for an allergy-characteristic T cell phenotype with high IL-4 expression (AA) or IL-13 expression (AD). RESULTS Several gene families such as the TGF-beta family, chemokines and chemokine receptors were found to be upregulated. Matrix metalloproteinases and their inhibitors were also found to be expressed in an enhanced manner. Furthermore, factors regulating tissue turnover such as fibroblast growth factors and neurotrophic as well as vasoactive factors were found be expressed at a higher level in allergic patient compared to healthy donors. CONCLUSION The present study reveals and confirms genes relevant for allergy and highlights an approach to applying a DNA array technique for diagnostic discrimination of allergic diseases.
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- Jan G Wohlfahrt
- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), Davos, Switzerland
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Ji MJ, Su C, Wu HW, Zhu X, Cai XP, Li CL, Li GF, Wang Y, Zhang ZS, Wu GL. Gene expression profile of CD4+ T cells reveals an interferon signaling suppression associated with progression of experimental Schistosoma japonicum infection. Cell Immunol 2003; 224:55-62. [PMID: 14572801 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2003.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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To understand the natural history of immune responses centering CD4+ T cells at genetic level during experimental infection with Schistosoma japonicum (S. japonicum), the mRNA profiles of CD4+ T cells from spleens of mice at 0, 3, 6, and 13 weeks after the onset of the infection, were compared using mouse oliogonucleotide microarrays (Affymetrix GeneChip U74A). Of about 12,000 mouse probe sets in a microarray, nearly 10% encoded a variety of immune regulators, including many cytokine and chemokine genes, immunoglobulin-related genes, and genes related to apoptosis and the stress response. These changed in transcript representation as the schistosome infection progressed, and a key finding, which was validated by semi-quantitative PCR, was that a significant portion of the genes which were down-regulated as infection progressed coded for interferon (IFN)-inducible molecules, including GTPases, transcription factors and chemokines. The results thus showed that there is a characteristic change in IFN-inducible gene expression over the course of the schistosome infection, and it is suggested that the IFN-gamma-regulated GTPase family may be involved in IFN-mediated resistance against S. japonicum.
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- Min-Jun Ji
- Molecular- and Immuno-parasitology, Research Laboratory, Nanjing Medical University, 140 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, PR China
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Matsumoto Y, Oshida T, Obayashi I, Imai Y, Matsui K, Yoshida NL, Nagata N, Ogawa K, Obayashi M, Kashiwabara T, Gunji S, Nagasu T, Sugita Y, Tanaka T, Tsujimoto G, Katsunuma T, Akasawa A, Saito H. Identification of highly expressed genes in peripheral blood T cells from patients with atopic dermatitis. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2002; 129:327-40. [PMID: 12483038 DOI: 10.1159/000067589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Analysis of genes that are differentially expressed in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) and normal individuals will provide important information on the underlying molecular pathogenetic mechanisms of AD. METHODS Transcript of freshly isolated peripheral blood T cells from 59 individuals were analyzed with a fluorescent differential display (FDD) method. Ninety-two differentially expressed genes were identified in this manner. Additionally, real-time quantitative RT-PCR was employed to investigate the expression of the FDD-selected genes and also genes related to T cell function. RESULTS A number of genes, including CC chemokine receptor 4, T cell-specific tyrosine kinase (Emt/Itk), integrin beta1, integrin alpha6, IQGAP1 and MAR/SAR DNA-binding protein (SATB1), were shown to be more highly expressed in patients with moderate and/or severe AD than in controls or patients with mild AD. Because the products of these upregulated genes influence chemotaxis, adhesion, migration and Th2 polarization, it is suggested that in more severe AD, circulating T cells may function differently in this regard. Several other genes, the role of which in T cell function is currently unknown, were also found to be differentially expressed in AD. These included the heat shock protein 40 and vasopressin-activated calcium-mobilizing receptor 1. CONCLUSION The upregulated genes identified in this work may serve as useful markers for moderate to severe AD as opposed to normal or mild AD and also as markers indicating progression to more severe AD. Further functional characterization will provide a better understanding of the pathophysiology of circulating T cells in AD.
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- Yoshiko Matsumoto
- Genox Research, Inc., Teikyo University Biotech Center, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- C B Schmidt-Weber
- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research, Obere Str. 22, CH-7270 Davos, Switzerland
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Heishi M, Kagaya S, Katsunuma T, Nakajima T, Yuki K, Akasawa A, Maeda M, Gunji S, Sugita Y, Tsujimoto G, Saito H. High-density oligonucleotide array analysis of mRNA transcripts in peripheral blood cells of severe atopic dermatitis patients. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2002; 129:57-66. [PMID: 12372999 DOI: 10.1159/000065174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There are few laboratory tests for evaluating atopic dermatitis (AD) with the exception of IgE levels or the eosinophil count. We attempted to identify new diagnostic markers by screening the genome-wide expression of transcripts in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). METHODS For this study, we enrolled 7 nonatopic healthy volunteers, 5 AD patients who responded well to treatment and 6 who responded poorly. We compared genome-wide transcript levels in PBMC derived from patients with severe AD and healthy volunteers using high-density oligonucleotide arrays (GeneChip, Affymetrix). After the first screening with GeneChip, we employed real-time quantitative PCR to confirm differential expression levels. RESULTS Screening with GeneChip showed that the levels of a total of 92 transcripts increased at least 3-fold in one population compared to another. After further evaluation of these genes with real-time quantitative PCR, the levels of 4 transcripts were confirmed to be significantly different in PBMC from AD patients compared to controls, namely IFN-gamma, TRAIL (TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand), ISGF-3 (STAT1) and defensin-1. With the exception of IFN-gamma, none of these genes has previously been implicated in AD pathology. CONCLUSION These 4 transcripts in PBMC are expected to be useful markers for evaluating AD.
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Pennie WD, Kimber I. Toxicogenomics; transcript profiling and potential application to chemical allergy. Toxicol In Vitro 2002; 16:319-26. [PMID: 12020605 DOI: 10.1016/s0887-2333(02)00007-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Novel transcript profiling technologies allow simultaneous measurement of the changes in expression of many hundreds or many thousands of genes. The availability of these methods has brought about revolutionary changes in many areas of investigative biology, where analyses of patterns of gene expression, rather than of individual genes, are being employed. The application of these technologies to toxicology (toxicogenomics) offers new opportunities for both mechanistic toxicity research and predictive toxicology. Here we provide an overview of the basic approaches used in this field. The development of a series of toxicology-specific microarrays in our own laboratory is discussed, together with an example of one area of mechanistic research, chemical allergy, where we believe judicious application of toxicogenomics will make an important contribution.
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- W D Pennie
- Syngenta Central Toxicology Laboratory, Alderley Park, Macclesfield SK10 4TJ, UK
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Schmidt-Weber CB, Kunzmann S, Blaser K. TGF-beta-mediated control of allergen-specific T-cell responses. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2002; 2:259-62. [PMID: 11918869 DOI: 10.1007/s11882-002-0028-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Control of allergen-specific response by suppressive cytokines involves several layers of regulation, including secretion of the cytokine, deviation of cytokine expression by altered T-cell differentiation, immediate (de-) phosphorylation events upon binding of suppressive cytokines, and laterations in susceptibility of suppression.
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Current Awareness on Comparative and Functional Genomics. Comp Funct Genomics 2002. [PMCID: PMC2447253 DOI: 10.1002/cfg.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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