Abstract.
The IKK2/NF-{kappa}B pathway suppresses MYC-induced lymphomagenesis.
Specimen part
View SamplesThe samples include RNA from scalp biopsies before treatment and at 8 weeks of treatment with Tofacitinib Citrate 5 mg BID in patients with Alopecia Areata. 32% had a SALT score of 50% or higher and 47% had clinically significant response. Overall design: Open label trial of patients with Alopecia Areata of more than 6 months in duration refractory to standard therapy. Each patient took tofacitinib citrate 5mg BID for 3 months and then stopped. Biopsies were taken pretreatment and then at 8 weeks from the scalp and submitted for RNA sequencing.
Safety and efficacy of the JAK inhibitor tofacitinib citrate in patients with alopecia areata.
Specimen part, Disease stage, Subject, Time
View SamplesThe tumor suppressor TP53 is mutated in the majority of human cancers, including over 70% of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Wild-type p53 accumulates in response to cellular stress and regulates the expression of genes that alter cell fate and constrain tumorigenesis. p53 also modulates several cellular metabolic pathways, though it remains unclear whether particular p53-regulated metabolites contribute to tumor suppression or whether metabolic alterations driven by p53 mutation sustain cancer progression. Here, we show that restoring endogenous p53 function in cancer cells derived from a murine PDAC model driven by oncogenic Kras and a regulatable p53 short hairpin RNA (shRNA) rewires glucose and glutamine metabolism leading to the accumulation of a-ketoglutarate (aKG), an obligate substrate for several chromatin modifying enzymes. p53 induces transcriptional programs characteristic of premalignant differentiation, an effect that can be partially recapitulated by addition of cell permeable aKG. Similarly, enforcing aKG accumulation in p53-deficient PDAC cells though the inhibition of oxoglutarate (aKG) dehydrogenase (Ogdh), the enzyme that consumes aKG in the tricarboxylic acid cycle, reduces tumor-initiating capacity and promotes tumor cell differentiation. Decreases in 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC), an aKG-dependent chromatin modification, are associated with the appearance of p53 mutations in the transition from premalignant to de-differentiated malignant lesions, whereas increases in 5hmC accompany tumor cell differentiation triggered by either p53 restoration or Ogdh depletion. Together these data nominate aKG as an effector of p53-mediated tumor suppression whose accumulation in p53-deficient tumors can drive tumor cell differentiation and antagonize malignant progression. Overall design: 6 samples were analyzed in duplicates of 3 conditions. 1. Control, KPsh cells grown on dox, treated with vehicle DMSO for 72 hours. 2. KPsh cells grown on dox, treated with 4mM cell permeable dimethyl-alpha ketoglutarate for 72 hours. 3. KPsh cells grown off dox for 8 days, treated with DMSO vehicle for 72 hours.
α-Ketoglutarate links p53 to cell fate during tumour suppression.
Cell line, Treatment, Subject
View SamplesThe disrupted genetic mechanisms underlying neural abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorder remain mostly unknown and speculative. No biological marker nor genetic signature is currently available to assist with early diagnosis.
Prediction of autism by translation and immune/inflammation coexpressed genes in toddlers from pediatric community practices.
Sex, Specimen part
View SamplesPeripherally derived macrophages infiltrate the brain after bone marrow transplantation and during central nervous system (CNS) inflammation. It was initially suggested that these engrafting cells were newly derived microglia and that irradiation was essential for engraftment to occur. However, it remains unclear whether brain-engrafting macrophages (beMfs) acquire a unique phenotype in the brain, whether long-term engraftment may occur without irradiation, and whether brain function is affected by the engrafted cells. In this study, we demonstrate that chronic, partial microglia depletion is sufficient for beMfs to populate the niche and that the presence of beMfs does not alter behavior. Furthermore, beMfs maintain a unique functional and transcriptional identity as compared with microglia. Overall, this study establishes beMfs as a unique CNS cell type and demonstrates that therapeutic engraftment of beMfs may be possible with irradiation-free conditioning regimens. Overall design: Microglia were isolated from the brains of adult male c57BL/6 mice given bone marrow tranplants (BMT) with or without head shield. All mice received PLX5622 for 2 weeks, then placed and normal chow to recoever. Some mice were then challenged with LPS. Cells were isolated by MACS using CD11b magnetic beads.
Peripherally derived macrophages can engraft the brain independent of irradiation and maintain an identity distinct from microglia.
Age, Specimen part, Cell line, Treatment, Subject
View SamplesPeripherally derived macrophages infiltrate the brain after bone marrow transplantation and during central nervous system (CNS) inflammation. It was initially suggested that these engrafting cells were newly derived microglia and that irradiation was essential for engraftment to occur. However, it remains unclear whether brain-engrafting macrophages (beMfs) acquire a unique phenotype in the brain, whether long-term engraftment may occur without irradiation, and whether brain function is affected by the engrafted cells. In this study, we demonstrate that chronic, partial microglia depletion is sufficient for beMfs to populate the niche and that the presence of beMfs does not alter behavior. Furthermore, beMfs maintain a unique functional and transcriptional identity as compared with microglia. Overall, this study establishes beMfs as a unique CNS cell type and demonstrates that therapeutic engraftment of beMfs may be possible with irradiation-free conditioning regimens. Overall design: Mice were given 1000rad whole body irradiation, followed by bone marrow transplant with UBC-GFP bone marrow at 8 weeks of age. Engraftment was allowed to occur for 8 months, then engrafting macrophages and microglia were isolated from whole brains for RNA-Seq.
Peripherally derived macrophages can engraft the brain independent of irradiation and maintain an identity distinct from microglia.
Age, Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
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Glioblastoma Cell Malignancy and Drug Sensitivity Are Affected by the Cell of Origin.
Specimen part
View SamplesThe cell of origin in glioblastoma is not formally proven but generally accepted to be a neural stem cell or glial precursor cell. In addition, there is also limited knowledge about the functional consequences of the cell of origin for glioblastoma development and response to therapy.
Glioblastoma Cell Malignancy and Drug Sensitivity Are Affected by the Cell of Origin.
Specimen part
View SamplesThe cell of origin in glioblastoma is not formally proven but generally accepted to be a neural stem cell or glial precursor cell. In addition, there is also limited knowledge about the functional consequences of the cell of origin for glioblastoma development and response to therapy.
Glioblastoma Cell Malignancy and Drug Sensitivity Are Affected by the Cell of Origin.
Specimen part
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Sox9 Controls Self-Renewal of Oncogene Targeted Cells and Links Tumor Initiation and Invasion.
Specimen part
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