Despite their key role in immunity our understanding of primary and secondary lymphoid stromal cell heterogeneity and ontogeny remains limited. Here, using genome-wide expression profiling and phenotypic and localization studies, we identify a functionally distinct subset of BP3-PDPN+PDGFR+/+CD34+ stromal adventitial cells in both lymph nodes and thymus that is located within the perivascular niche surrounding PDPN-PDGFR+/-Esam-1+ITGA7+ pericytes. In re-aggregate organ grafts adult CD34+ adventitial cells gave rise to multiple thymic and lymph node mesenchymal subsets including pericytes, FRC-, MRC- and FDC-like cells, the development of which was lymphoid environment dependent. During thymic ontogeny pericytes developed from a transient population of BP3-PDPN+PDGFR+/+CD34-/lo anlage-seeding progenitors that subsequently up-regulated CD34 and we provide evidence suggesting that similar embryonic progenitors give rise to lymph node mesenchymal subsets. These findings extend the current understanding of lymphoid mesenchymal cell heterogeneity and highlight a role of the CD34+ vascular adventitia as a potential ubiquitous source of lymphoid stromal precursors in postnatal tissues.
Context-Dependent Development of Lymphoid Stroma from Adult CD34(+) Adventitial Progenitors.
Age, Specimen part
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Epigenetic silencing of TH1-type chemokines shapes tumour immunity and immunotherapy.
Treatment
View SamplesTo define the gene profile altered by EZH2 and H3K27me3 in response to IFNg, we performed several microarrays in primary ovarian cancer cells transfected with shEZH2 or treated with GSK126. We found that 155 and 124 genes were altered by shEZH2 and GSK126 treatment, respectively, and 20 genes were increased or decreased by both shEZH2 and GSK126 treatment.
Epigenetic silencing of TH1-type chemokines shapes tumour immunity and immunotherapy.
Treatment
View SamplesTo define the gene profile altered by EZH2 and H3K27me3 in response to IFNg, we performed several microarrays in primary ovarian cancer cells transfected with shEZH2 or treated with GSK126. We found that 155 and 124 genes were altered by shEZH2 and GSK126 treatment, respectively, and 20 genes were increased or decreased by both shEZH2 and GSK126 treatment.
Epigenetic silencing of TH1-type chemokines shapes tumour immunity and immunotherapy.
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View SamplesThe concept of tumor stem cells (TSCs) provides a new paradigm for understanding tumor biology, although it remains unclear whether TSCs will prove to be a more robust model than traditional cancer cell lines. We demonstrate marked phenotypic and genotypic differences between primary human tumor-derived TSCs and their matched glioma cell lines. TSCs derived directly from primary glioblastomas harbor extensive similarities to normal NSC and recapitulate the genotype, gene expression patterns and in vivo biology of human glioblastomas. By contrast, the matched, traditionally grown tumor cell lines do not secondary to in vitro genomic alterations. These findings suggest that TSCs may be a more reliable model than many commonly utilized cancer cell lines for understanding the biology of primary human tumors. Analysis of gene expression data is described in Lee et al., Cancer Cell, 2006.
Tumor stem cells derived from glioblastomas cultured in bFGF and EGF more closely mirror the phenotype and genotype of primary tumors than do serum-cultured cell lines.
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View SamplesGliomas are mostly incurable secondary to their diffuse infiltrative nature. Thus, specific therapeutic targeting of invasive glioma cells is an attractive concept. As cells exit the tumor mass and infiltrate brain parenchyma, they closely interact with a changing micro-environmental landscape that sustains tumor cell invasion.
Identification of molecular pathways facilitating glioma cell invasion in situ.
Specimen part
View SamplesIFNg is a pro-inflammatory and pro-atherogenic cytokine that leads to macrophage activation. Adenosine has well-documented anti-inflammatory properties. We used microarrays to compare the global gene expression profile in mouse macrophages stimulated with IFNg alone and those cells treated with IFNg and adenosine.
Adenosine blocks IFN-gamma-induced phosphorylation of STAT1 on serine 727 to reduce macrophage activation.
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View SamplesThis is Rembrandt gene expression data (Affymetrix HG-U133Plus2).
Rembrandt: helping personalized medicine become a reality through integrative translational research.
Specimen part, Disease, Disease stage
View SamplesTranscriptome analysis of growth hormone dependant genes in glomerular podocytes
Growth hormone (GH)-dependent expression of a natural antisense transcript induces zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 2 (ZEB2) in the glomerular podocyte: a novel action of gh with implications for the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy.
Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesIdiopathic portal hypertension (IPH) is characterized by portal hypertension due to obstruction or stenosis of the intrahepatic peripheral portal branches. Researchers have suggested that IPH may be attributed to intrahepatic peripheral portal vein thrombosis, splenic factors, abnormal autoimmunity, and related factors, however, the etiology of IPH remains unclear.
Comprehensive Screening of Gene Function and Networks by DNA Microarray Analysis in Japanese Patients with Idiopathic Portal Hypertension.
Specimen part, Disease stage
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