A mucus layer covers and protects the intestinal epithelial cells from direct contact with microbes. This mucus layer not only prevents inflammation but also plays an essential role in microbiota colonization, indicating the complex interplay between mucus composition-microbiota and intestinal health. However, it is unknown whether the mucus layer is influenced by age or sex and whether this contributes to reported differences in intestinal diseases in males and females or with ageing. Therefore, in this study we investigated the effect of age on mucus thickness, intestinal microbiota composition and immune composition in relation to sex. The ageing induced shrinkage of the colonic mucus layer was associated with bacterial penetration and direct contact of bacteria with the epithelium in both sexes. Additionally, several genes involved in the biosynthesis of mucus were downregulated in old mice, especially in males, and this was accompanied by a decrease in abundances of various Lactobacillus species and unclassified Clostridiales type IV and XIV and increase in abundance of the potential pathobiont Bacteroides vulgatus. The changes in mucus and microbiota in old mice were associated with enhanced activation of the immune system as illustrated by a higher percentage of effector T cells in old mice. Our data contribute to a better understanding of the interplay between mucus-microbiota-and immune responses and ultimately may lead to more tailored design of strategies to modulate mucus production in targeted groups.
The effect of age on the intestinal mucus thickness, microbiota composition and immunity in relation to sex in mice.
Sex, Age, Specimen part
View SamplesIn order to better understand the systemic immunological responses in a clinical cohort of obese and non-obese asthmatics and healthy subjects, we sought to analyze gene expression from whole blood. We collected whole blood samples from 156 donors and performed gene expression analysis of these samples and identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in each obese and/or asthma group relative to healthy volunteers.
Obesity and disease severity magnify disturbed microbiome-immune interactions in asthma patients.
Sex, Age, Specimen part, Subject
View SamplesDAZAP1 was depleted in culterd HEK 293T cells using shRNA and the resulting poly A RNA were isolated c-DNA library constructed and paired end sequenced on illumina Hi-seq 2000 platform the data was compared to a control shRNA depleted cell Overall design: Gene expression and splicing switches upon DAZAP1 knockdown
The splicing activator DAZAP1 integrates splicing control into MEK/Erk-regulated cell proliferation and migration.
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View SamplesNitric oxide (NO) regulated pulmonary vascular function and structure, in part, via its effect on gene expression. We used microarrays to determine the up- and downregulated genes in rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells exposed to the NO donor S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) for 1, 2, and 4 hours.
Phosphodiesterase 3A expression is modulated by nitric oxide in rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells.
Specimen part
View SamplesExpression profiling of Rag2-deficient Ets1++ and Rag2-deficient Ets1-- mature NK cells and WT bone marrow progenitors, WT T cells, and WT Pro B cells
Gene deregulation and chronic activation in natural killer cells deficient in the transcription factor ETS1.
Specimen part
View SamplesCommunity-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections are often caused by strains encoding Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL). PVL can cause lysis of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and other myeloid cells in vitro, a function considered widely as the primary means by which PVL might contribute to disease. However, at sublytic concentrations PVL can function as a PMN agonist. To better understand this phenomenon, we investigated the ability of PVL to alter human PMN function. PMNs exposed to PVL had enhanced capacity to produce superoxide in response to N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLF), but unlike priming by lipopolysaccharide, this response did not require Toll-like receptor signal transduction. On the other hand, there was subcellular redistribution of NADPH oxidase components in PMNs following exposure of these cells to PVL - a finding consistent with priming. Priming of PMNs with other agonists such as IL-8 or GM-CSF altered the ability PVL to cause formation of pores in the plasma membranes of these cells. Microarray analysis revealed significant changes in the human PMN transcriptome following exposure to PVL, including up-regulation of molecules that regulate the inflammatory response. Consistent with the microarray data, mediators of the inflammatory response were released from PMNs after stimulation with PVL. We conclude that exposure of human PMNs to sublytic concentrations of PVL elicits a proinflammatory response that is regulated in part at the level of gene expression. We propose that PVL-mediated priming of PMNs enhances the host innate immune response.
Sublytic concentrations of Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine leukocidin alter human PMN gene expression and enhance bactericidal capacity.
Specimen part
View SamplesPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is strikingly resistant to conventional approaches. In this study, we report that the histone deacetylase associated SIN3B protein is required for activated KRAS-induced senescence in vivo using a mouse model of pancreatic cancer.
Senescence-associated SIN3B promotes inflammation and pancreatic cancer progression.
Specimen part
View SamplesWe have used deep sequencing to explore the repertoire of both poly(A)+ and poly(A)- RNAs from two standard cell lines, HeLa cells and human embryonic stem cell (hESC) H9 cells. Overall design: Examination of nonpolyadenylated and polyadenylated in 2 cell types.
Genomewide characterization of non-polyadenylated RNAs.
Cell line, Subject
View SamplesWe have used deep sequencing to explore the repertoire of both poly(A)+ and poly(A)- RNAs from two standard cell lines, HeLa cells and human embryonic stem cell (hESC) H9 cells. Overall design: Examination of nonpolyadenylated and polyadenylated RNA in 2 cell types.
Genomewide characterization of non-polyadenylated RNAs.
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View SamplesRNA-seq was performed on the nucleus accumbens of female (F) interval-specific congenic strain-B (P.NP-ISCS-B) and inbred alcohol preferring (iP) control rat Overall design: Total RNA was isolated from nucleus accumbens (NA) of female alcohol naive interval-specific congenic (ISCS) and control iP rats. Illumina TruSeq RNA Sample Preparation was performed following manufacturer's protocol. Samples were run on an Illumina HiSeq 2000 in triplicate.
Estrogen-Dependent Upregulation of <i>Adcyap1r1</i> Expression in Nucleus Accumbens Is Associated With Genetic Predisposition of Sex-Specific QTL for Alcohol Consumption on Rat Chromosome 4.
Sex, Specimen part, Treatment, Subject
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