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Wang W, Jin Z, Kong M, Yan Z, Fu L, Du X. Single-Cell Transcriptomic Profiling Unveils Dynamic Immune Cell Responses during Haemonchus contortus Infection. Cells 2024; 13:842. [PMID: 38786064 PMCID: PMC11120485 DOI: 10.3390/cells13100842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Haemonchus contortus is a parasite widely distributed in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions, causing significant economic losses in the livestock industry worldwide. However, little is known about the genetics of H. contortus resistance in livestock. In this study, we monitor the dynamic immune cell responses in diverse peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) during H. contortus infection in goats through single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-Seq) analysis. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of four Boer goats, two goats with oral infection with the L3 larvae of H. contortus and two healthy goats as controls, were used in the animal test. The infection model in goats was established and validated by the fecal egg count (FEC) test and qPCR analysis of the gene expression of IL-5 and IL-6. Using scRNA-Seq, we identified seven cell types, including T cells, monocytes, natural killer cells, B cells, and dendritic cells with distinct gene expression signatures. After identifying cell subpopulations of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the case and control groups, we observed the upregulation of multiple inflammation-associated genes, including NFKBIA and NFKBID. Kyoto Encyclopedia of the Genome (KEGG) enrichment analysis revealed significant enrichment of NOD-like receptor pathways and Th1/Th2 cell differentiation signaling pathways in CD4 T cells DEGs. Furthermore, the analysis of ligand-receptor interaction networks showed a more active state of cellular communication in the PBMCs from the case group, and the inflammatory response associated MIF-(CD74 + CXCR4) ligand receptor complex was significantly more activated in the case group, suggesting a potential inflammatory response. CONCLUSIONS Our study preliminarily revealed transcriptomic profiling characterizing the cell type specific mechanisms in host PBMCs at the single-cell level during H. contortus infection.
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- Wenxuan Wang
- College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (W.W.); (Z.J.); (M.K.); (Z.Y.)
- Key Laboratory of Smart Animal Farming Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (W.W.); (Z.J.); (M.K.); (Z.Y.)
- Key Laboratory of Smart Animal Farming Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (W.W.); (Z.J.); (M.K.); (Z.Y.)
- Key Laboratory of Smart Animal Farming Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (W.W.); (Z.J.); (M.K.); (Z.Y.)
- Key Laboratory of Smart Animal Farming Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China;
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- College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (W.W.); (Z.J.); (M.K.); (Z.Y.)
- Key Laboratory of Smart Animal Farming Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Schäfer S, Smelik M, Sysoev O, Zhao Y, Eklund D, Lilja S, Gustafsson M, Heyn H, Julia A, Kovács IA, Loscalzo J, Marsal S, Zhang H, Li X, Gawel D, Wang H, Benson M. scDrugPrio: a framework for the analysis of single-cell transcriptomics to address multiple problems in precision medicine in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. Genome Med 2024; 16:42. [PMID: 38509600 PMCID: PMC10956347 DOI: 10.1186/s13073-024-01314-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Ineffective drug treatment is a major problem for many patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs). Important reasons are the lack of systematic solutions for drug prioritisation and repurposing based on characterisation of the complex and heterogeneous cellular and molecular changes in IMIDs. METHODS Here, we propose a computational framework, scDrugPrio, which constructs network models of inflammatory disease based on single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data. scDrugPrio constructs detailed network models of inflammatory diseases that integrate information on cell type-specific expression changes, altered cellular crosstalk and pharmacological properties for the selection and ranking of thousands of drugs. RESULTS scDrugPrio was developed using a mouse model of antigen-induced arthritis and validated by improved precision/recall for approved drugs, as well as extensive in vitro, in vivo, and in silico studies of drugs that were predicted, but not approved, for the studied diseases. Next, scDrugPrio was applied to multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease, and psoriatic arthritis, further supporting scDrugPrio through prioritisation of relevant and approved drugs. However, in contrast to the mouse model of arthritis, great interindividual cellular and gene expression differences were found in patients with the same diagnosis. Such differences could explain why some patients did or did not respond to treatment. This explanation was supported by the application of scDrugPrio to scRNA-seq data from eleven individual Crohn's disease patients. The analysis showed great variations in drug predictions between patients, for example, assigning a high rank to anti-TNF treatment in a responder and a low rank in a nonresponder to that treatment. CONCLUSIONS We propose a computational framework, scDrugPrio, for drug prioritisation based on scRNA-seq of IMID disease. Application to individual patients indicates scDrugPrio's potential for personalised network-based drug screening on cellulome-, genome-, and drugome-wide scales. For this purpose, we made scDrugPrio into an easy-to-use R package ( https://github.com/SDTC-CPMed/scDrugPrio ).
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- Samuel Schäfer
- Centre for Personalised Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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- Postal Address: LIME/Medical Digital Twin Research Group, Division of ENT, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institute, Tomtebodavägen 18A. 171 65 Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Statistics and Machine Learning, Department of Computer and Information Science, Linkoping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Postal Address: LIME/Medical Digital Twin Research Group, Division of ENT, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institute, Tomtebodavägen 18A. 171 65 Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Personalised Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Centre for Personalised Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Mavatar, Inc, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division for Bioinformatics, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- CNAG-CRG, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08002, Barcelona, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca de Reumatologia, Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
- Northwestern Institute On Complex Systems, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Grup de Recerca de Reumatologia, Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Personalised Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Postal Address: LIME/Medical Digital Twin Research Group, Division of ENT, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institute, Tomtebodavägen 18A. 171 65 Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Postal Address: LIME/Medical Digital Twin Research Group, Division of ENT, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institute, Tomtebodavägen 18A. 171 65 Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Xuzhou Medical University, Jiangsu, China
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- Postal Address: LIME/Medical Digital Twin Research Group, Division of ENT, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institute, Tomtebodavägen 18A. 171 65 Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Schäfer S, Smelik M, Sysoev O, Zhao Y, Eklund D, Lilja S, Gustafsson M, Heyn H, Julia A, Kovács IA, Loscalzo J, Marsal S, Zhang H, Li X, Gawel D, Wang H, Benson M. scDrugPrio: A framework for the analysis of single-cell transcriptomics to address multiple problems in precision medicine in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.11.08.566249. [PMID: 38014022 PMCID: PMC10680570 DOI: 10.1101/2023.11.08.566249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Background Ineffective drug treatment is a major problem for many patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs). Important reasons are the lack of systematic solutions for drug prioritisation and repurposing based on characterisation of the complex and heterogeneous cellular and molecular changes in IMIDs. Methods Here, we propose a computational framework, scDrugPrio, which constructs network models of inflammatory disease based on single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data. scDrugPrio constructs detailed network models of inflammatory diseases that integrate information on cell type-specific expression changes, altered cellular crosstalk and pharmacological properties for the selection and ranking of thousands of drugs. Results scDrugPrio was developed using a mouse model of antigen-induced arthritis and validated by improved precision/recall for approved drugs, as well as extensive in vitro, in vivo, and in silico studies of drugs that were predicted, but not approved, for the studied diseases. Next, scDrugPrio was applied to multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease, and psoriatic arthritis, further supporting scDrugPrio through prioritisation of relevant and approved drugs. However, in contrast to the mouse model of arthritis, great interindividual cellular and gene expression differences were found in patients with the same diagnosis. Such differences could explain why some patients did or did not respond to treatment. This explanation was supported by the application of scDrugPrio to scRNA-seq data from eleven individual Crohn's disease patients. The analysis showed great variations in drug predictions between patients, for example, assigning a high rank to anti-TNF treatment in a responder and a low rank in a nonresponder to that treatment. Conclusion We propose a computational framework, scDrugPrio, for drug prioritisation based on scRNA-seq of IMID disease. Application to individual patients indicates scDrugPrio's potential for personalised network-based drug screening on cellulome-, genome-, and drugome-wide scales. For this purpose, we made scDrugPrio into an easy-to-use R package (https://github.com/SDTC-CPMed/scDrugPrio).
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- Samuel Schäfer
- Centre for Personalised Medicine, Linköping University; Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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- Centre for Personalised Medicine, Linköping University; Linköping, Sweden
- Division of ENT, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Statistics and Machine Learning, Department of Computer and Information Science, Linkoping University; Linköping, Sweden
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- Centre for Personalised Medicine, Linköping University; Linköping, Sweden
- Division of ENT, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Personalised Medicine, Linköping University; Linköping, Sweden
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- Centre for Personalised Medicine, Linköping University; Linköping, Sweden
- Mavatar, Inc., Stockholm. Sweden
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- Division for Bioinformatics, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University; Linköping, Sweden
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- CNAG-CRG, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08002 Barcelona, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca de Reumatologia, Institut de Recerca Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, España
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
- Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School; Boston, MA, USA
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- Grup de Recerca de Reumatologia, Institut de Recerca Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, España
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- Centre for Personalised Medicine, Linköping University; Linköping, Sweden
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- Centre for Personalised Medicine, Linköping University; Linköping, Sweden
- Division of ENT, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Personalised Medicine, Linköping University; Linköping, Sweden
- Mavatar, Inc., Stockholm. Sweden
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- Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Centre for Personalised Medicine, Linköping University; Linköping, Sweden
- Division of ENT, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Khantakova JN, Sennikov SV. T-helper cells flexibility: the possibility of reprogramming T cells fate. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1284178. [PMID: 38022605 PMCID: PMC10646684 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1284178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Various disciplines cooperate to find novel approaches to cure impaired body functions by repairing, replacing, or regenerating cells, tissues, or organs. The possibility that a stable differentiated cell can reprogram itself opens the door to new therapeutic strategies against a multitude of diseases caused by the loss or dysfunction of essential, irreparable, and specific cells. One approach to cell therapy is to induce reprogramming of adult cells into other functionally active cells. Understanding the factors that cause or contribute to T cell plasticity is not only of clinical importance but also expands the knowledge of the factors that induce cells to differentiate and improves the understanding of normal developmental biology. The present review focuses on the advances in the conversion of peripheral CD4+ T cells, the conditions of their reprogramming, and the methods proposed to control such cell differentiation.
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- Julia N. Khantakova
- Department of Molecular Immunology, Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “Research Institute of Fundamental and Clinical Immunology” (RIFCI), Novosibirsk, Russia
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Shi W, Ye J, Shi Z, Pan C, Zhang Q, Lin Y, Liang D, Liu Y, Lin X, Zheng Y. Single-cell chromatin accessibility and transcriptomic characterization of Behcet's disease. Commun Biol 2023; 6:1048. [PMID: 37848613 PMCID: PMC10582193 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05420-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
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Behect's disease is a chronic vasculitis characterized by complex multi-organ immune aberrations. However, a comprehensive understanding of the gene-regulatory profile of peripheral autoimmunity and the diverse immune responses across distinct cell types in Behcet's disease (BD) is still lacking. Here, we present a multi-omic single-cell study of 424,817 cells in BD patients and non-BD individuals. This study maps chromatin accessibility and gene expression in the same biological samples, unraveling vast cellular heterogeneity. We identify widespread cell-type-specific, disease-associated active and pro-inflammatory immunity in both transcript and epigenomic aspects. Notably, integrative multi-omic analysis reveals putative TF regulators that might contribute to chromatin accessibility and gene expression in BD. Moreover, we predicted gene-regulatory networks within nominated TF activators, including AP-1, NF-kB, and ETS transcript factor families, which may regulate cellular interaction and govern inflammation. Our study illustrates the epigenetic and transcriptional landscape in BD peripheral blood and expands understanding of potential epigenomic immunopathology in this disease.
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- Wen Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 510060, Guangzhou, China
- Research Unit of Ocular Development and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 100085, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 510060, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 510060, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 510060, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 510060, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 510060, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 510060, Guangzhou, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 510060, Guangzhou, China.
- Research Unit of Ocular Development and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 100085, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 510060, Guangzhou, China.
- Research Unit of Ocular Development and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 100085, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 510060, Guangzhou, China.
- Research Unit of Ocular Development and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 100085, Beijing, China.
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Lee Y, Kim SH, Jeong H, Kim KH, Jeon D, Cho Y, Lee D, Nam KT. Role of Nox4 in Mitigating Inflammation and Fibrosis in Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023; 16:411-429. [PMID: 37207801 PMCID: PMC10372905 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2023.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 05/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Fibrosis development in ulcerative colitis is associated directly with the severity of mucosal inflammation, which increases the risk of colorectal cancer. The transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling pathway is an important source of tissue fibrogenesis, which is stimulated directly by reactive oxygen species produced from nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidases (NOX). Among members of the NOX family, NOX4 expression is up-regulated in patients with fibrostenotic Crohn's disease (CD) and in dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced murine colitis. The aim of this study was to determine whether NOX4 plays a role in fibrogenesis during inflammation in the colon using a mouse model. METHODS Acute and recovery models of colonic inflammation were performed by DSS administration to newly generated Nox4-/- mice. Pathologic analysis of colon tissues was performed, including detection of immune cells, proliferation, and fibrotic and inflammatory markers. RNA sequencing was performed to detect differentially expressed genes between Nox4-/- and wild-type mice in both the untreated and DSS-treated conditions, followed by functional enrichment analysis to explore the molecular mechanisms contributing to pathologic differences during DSS-induced colitis and after recovery. RESULTS Nox4-/- mice showed increased endogenous TGF-β signaling in the colon, increased reactive oxygen species levels, intensive inflammation, and an increased fibrotic region after DSS treatment compared with wild-type mice. Bulk RNA sequencing confirmed involvement of canonical TGF-β signaling in fibrogenesis of the DSS-induced colitis model. Up-regulation of TGF-β signaling affects collagen activation and T-cell lineage commitment, increasing the susceptibility for inflammation. CONCLUSIONS Nox4 protects against injury and plays a crucial role in fibrogenesis in DSS-induced colitis through canonical TGF-β signaling regulation, highlighting a new treatment target.
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- Yura Lee
- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
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- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Zhang P, Liu L, Lai X, Chen R, Guo Y, JunjieMa, Chen W, Chen Z. Ablation of Basic Leucine Zipper Transcription Factor ATF-Like Potentiates Estradiol to Induce Atopic Dermatitis. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:7024669. [PMID: 36160706 PMCID: PMC9507764 DOI: 10.1155/2022/7024669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Background Atopic dermatitis (AD) is an inflammatory and immune skin disorder. Basic leucine zipper transcription factor ATF-like (BATF) plays a key role in regulating the differentiation and functions of lymphocytes. However, the mechanism underlying the transcriptional regulation of BATF on AD is still not well understood. Methods BATF knockout (BATF-/-) and C57BL/6(B6) mice were used for the development of spontaneous dermatitis. 17β-Estradiol was injected intraperitoneally to induce AD. The lesioned tail skin of the mice was stained with hematoxylin and eosin to analyze the pathological characteristics. Impaired skin barrier function was assessed by measuring the transepidermal water loss (TEWL). The skin epithelial barrier indicators and cytokine mRNA levels were quantified by real-time quantitative PCR. The total serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). T lymphocytes were analyzed using flow cytometry. Results Ablation of BATF led to the spontaneous development of AD only in female mice and not in male mice. BATF deletion led to elevated serum levels of IgE and increased infiltration of eosinophils, neutrophils, and lymphocytes and promoted cytokine production including IL-4, IL-22, IL-1β, IFN-γ, and TNF-α in the lesioned tail skin of the mice. The mRNA expression levels of filaggrin and loricrin significantly decreased, while S100A8 and S100A9 increased in female BATF-/- mice. BATF-deficient female mice were found to increase proliferation and IL-5 production by skin-infiltrating CD4+ T cells which implies Th2 activation. Moreover, AD was successfully induced only in the estradiol-treated BATF-deficient male mice and not in WT male mice. Estradiol enhanced the allergic and immunological responses to dermatitis primarily by triggering Th2-type immune responses via enhanced serum IgE and inflammatory cytokine levels in the male BATF-/- mice. Conclusion The study concluded that BATF potentiates estradiol to induce mouse atopic dermatitis via potentiating inflammatory cytokine releases and Th2-type immune responses and may have important clinical implications for patients with AD.
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- Peng Zhang
- Organ Transplant Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 511447 Guangdong, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 511447 Guangdong, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 511447 Guangdong, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 511447 Guangdong, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 511447 Guangdong, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 511447 Guangdong, China
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- Immunobiology & Transplant Science Center, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Organ Transplant Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 511447 Guangdong, China
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Qin W, Rong X, Yu C, Jia P, Yang J, Zhou G. Knockout of SLAMF8 attenuates collagen-induced rheumatoid arthritis in mice through inhibiting TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway. Int Immunopharmacol 2022; 107:108644. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2022.108644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Kang JA, Kwak JS, Park SH, Sim KY, Kim SK, Shin Y, Jung IJ, Yang JI, Chun JS, Park SG. ZIP8 exacerbates collagen-induced arthritis by increasing pathogenic T cell responses. Exp Mol Med 2021; 53:560-571. [PMID: 33795795 PMCID: PMC8102558 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-021-00591-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 12/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Zinc is a trace element that is essential for immune responses. Therefore, changes in cellular zinc levels in specific immune cells may influence inflammatory autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the regulation of zinc mobilization in immune cells and its role in the pathogenesis of RA are not fully understood. Thus, we investigated the roles of zinc transporters in RA pathogenesis. We demonstrated that ZIP8 was specifically upregulated in CD4+ T cells that infiltrated the inflamed joint and that ZIP8 deficiency in CD4+ T cells abrogated collagen-induced arthritis. ZIP8 deficiency dramatically affected zinc influx in effector T cells and profoundly reduced T cell receptor (TCR)-mediated signaling, including NF-κB and MAPK signaling, which are pathways that are involved in T helper (Th) 17 cell differentiation. Taken together, our findings suggest that ZIP8 depletion in CD4+ T cells attenuates TCR signaling due to insufficient cellular zinc, thereby reducing the function of effector CD4+ T cells, including Th17 cells. Our results also suggest that targeting ZIP8 may be a useful strategy to inhibit RA development and pathogenesis.
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- Jung-Ah Kang
- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
- Cell Logistics Research Center, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
- National Creative Research Initiatives Center for Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
- Cell Logistics Research Center, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
- Cell Logistics Research Center, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
- National Creative Research Initiatives Center for Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
- National Creative Research Initiatives Center for Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
- National Creative Research Initiatives Center for Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
- National Creative Research Initiatives Center for Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea.
- Cell Logistics Research Center, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea.
- National Creative Research Initiatives Center for Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea.
- Cell Logistics Research Center, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea.
- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Zhao Y, Liu Z, Qin L, Wang T, Bai O. Insights into the mechanisms of Th17 differentiation and the Yin-Yang of Th17 cells in human diseases. Mol Immunol 2021; 134:109-117. [PMID: 33756352 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2021.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Th17 cells are a lineage of CD4+ T helper cells with Th17-specific transcription factors RORγt and RoRα. Since its discovery in 2005, research on Th17 has been in rapid progress, and increasing cytokines or transcription factors have been uncovered in the activation and differentiation of Th17 cells. Furthermore, growing evidence proves there are two different subsets of Th17 cells, namely non-pathogenic Th17 (non-pTh17) and pathogenic Th17 (pTh17), both of which play important roles in adaptive immunity, especially in host defenses, autoimmune diseases, and cancer. In this review, we summarize and discuss the mechanisms of Th17 cells differentiation, and their roles in immunity and diseases.
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- Yangzhi Zhao
- Department of Hematology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
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- Institute for Immunology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
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- Department of Hematology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
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Recent insights of T cell receptor-mediated signaling pathways for T cell activation and development. Exp Mol Med 2020; 52:750-761. [PMID: 32439954 PMCID: PMC7272404 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-020-0435-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
T cell activation requires extracellular stimulatory signals that are mainly mediated by T cell receptor (TCR) complexes. The TCR recognizes antigens on major histocompatibility complex molecules with the cooperation of CD4 or CD8 coreceptors. After recognition, TCR-induced signaling cascades that propagate signals via various molecules and second messengers are induced. Consequently, many features of T cell-mediated immune responses are determined by these intracellular signaling cascades. Furthermore, differences in the magnitude of TCR signaling direct T cells toward distinct effector linages. Therefore, stringent regulation of T cell activation is crucial for T cell homeostasis and proper immune responses. Dysregulation of TCR signaling can result in anergy or autoimmunity. In this review, we summarize current knowledge on the pathways that govern how the TCR complex transmits signals into cells and the roles of effector molecules that are involved in these pathways.
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