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Identification of MMP1 as a novel risk factor for intracranial aneurysms in ADPKD using iPSC models.
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View SamplesCardiovascular complications are the leading cause of death in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), and intracranial aneurysm (ICA) causing subarachnoid hemorrhage is among the most serious complications. The diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for ICAs in ADPKD have not been fully established. We here generated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from seven ADPKD patients, including four with ICAs. The vascular cells differentiated from ADPKD-iPSCs showed altered Ca2+ entry and gene expression profiles compared with those from control-iPSCs. We found that the expression level of a metalloenzyme gene, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 1, was specifically elevated in the iPSC-derived endothelia from ADPKD patients with ICAs. Furthermore, we confirmed a statistically significant correlation between the serum MMP1 levels and the development of ICAs in 354 ADPKD patients, indicating that the serum MMP1 levels may be a novel risk factor and become more beneficial when combined with other risk factors. These results suggest that cellular disease models with ADPKD-specific iPSCs can be used to study the disease mechanisms and to identify novel disease-related molecules or risk factors.
Identification of MMP1 as a novel risk factor for intracranial aneurysms in ADPKD using iPSC models.
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View SamplesHuman CD4 positive T cells were isolated from cord blood using CD4 positive isolation kit from Dynal. Cells were activated with plate bound anti-CD3 and soluble anti-CD28 in presence (iTreg) or absence (Th0) of IL2, TGF beta and ATRA. The cells were harvested at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours. Overall design: Comparing the gene expression in activated CD4+ cells and iTreg differentiated cells in human. 9 time points, 3 replicates for each time point.
Transcriptional Repressor HIC1 Contributes to Suppressive Function of Human Induced Regulatory T Cells.
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