Mechanisms and rescue strategies of Calcineurin inhibitor mediated tolerance abrogation
Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus
SUBMITTER: Bernhard Gerstmayer
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-40454 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Similar Datasets
Project description:To ensure safety tolerance induction protocols are accompanied by conventional immunosuppressive drugs IS. But IS such as calcineurin inhibitors CNI can interfere with tolerance induction. We investigated the effect of an additional CNI treatment on anti-CD4 mAb-induced tolerance induction upon rat kidney transplantation. Additional CNI treatment induced deteriorated graft function and chronic rejection characterised by alloantibody production, intragraft plasma cells and C3d deposition. Microarray analysis revealed enhanced intragraft expression of the B cell chemokine CXCL13 upon additional CNI treatment. In contrast PNOC, a B cell-related gene highly expressed in operational tolerant kidney transplant recipients, was decreased in grafts of anti-CD4 mAb+CsA-treated recipients suggesting an altered balance of B regulatory genes. Transient B cell depletion or transfer of Tregs three weeks after transplantation could inhibit intragraft B cell accumulation, alloantibody production and ameliorate chronic rejection. These data represent unexpected findings and should be taken into consideration when designing new clinical trials. To safe the benefit of CNI in controlling memory T cell responses we need strategies for a therapeutic optimization. We show here that early B cell depletion or transfer of Tregs may be one approach to arrest B cell accumulation, activation and graft destruction.
2013-09-01 | GSE40454 | GEO
Project description:Dengue represents one of the most serious life-threatening vector-borne infectious diseases that afflict ~50 million people across the globe annually. Whilst symptomatic infections are frequently reported, asymptomatic dengue largely remain unnoticed. The immune correlates conferring protection to individuals that remain clinically asymptomatic have seldom been investigated. We determined the gene expression profiles of host immune factors in individuals with asymptomatic infections, and whose cognate household members showed symptoms and signs consistent to clinical dengue infection. Results provide insight in association of certain host genes to protection against clinical dengue. Blood samples were collected from Dengue Fever (DF) and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) patients in Malaysia who were admitted to university of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), Ampang Hospital (AmpangHospital), and Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (HTAR) Klang. Blood from their asymptomatic household members were also collected. Their peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated. 29 sample pairs (SP) of dengue patients and their accompanying asymptomatic household members were chosen on the following basis for two-channel microarray experiments: patients who have shown positive results for DENV infection with at least 2 diagnostics tests indicating positivity. Positive results for the IgM-captured ELISA were P/N ratio more than 2.0, while total antibody titer of more than 1:2560 or 4 fold increase from acute to convalescence phase was considered positive in HI assay. PRNT, a neutralization test, was used as a measure for levels of neutralizing antibodies and was considered high when it was more than 1:640, based on a reduction neutralization of 50%.
2013-09-06 | E-GEOD-50634 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:The aim of the study was to compare the global transcriptional responses elicited in NHDF cells by three different strains of Borrelia burgdorferi ss (the agent of Lyme borreliosis), representative of different stages in the life cycle of Borrelia: one reference strain isolated from a tick (strain N40), and two invasive strains isolated from skin biopsy of erythema migrans (strain Pbre c4) and acrodermatitis chronica atrophians skin lesions (strain 1408 c1). Three different experimental conditions have been tested: (1) unstimulated NHDF vs NHDF stimulated by Borrelia strain N40 / (2) unstimulated NHDF vs NHDF stimulated by Borrelia strain Pbre c4 / (3)M-BM- unstimulated NHDF vs NHDF stimulated by Borrelia strain 1408 c1. There is 2 biological replicates for each condition. All NHDF stimulation have been performed in independent experiments.
2012-08-01 | E-GEOD-31740 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:The initiation of donor derived dendritic cell (DC) adhesion and migration are one of the key events mediated by ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) following solid organ transplantation. Recently we have been able to demonstrate that a single donor treatment with the synthetic metalloporphyrin cobalt protoporphyrin (CoPPIX) for heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) induction results in the reduction of donor-derived DCs following IRI thus leading to the preservation of graft long-term function. Gene expression analysis in murine liver revealed the up-regulation of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) after CoPPIX treatment. Since it has been shown that CoPPIX is able to inhibit DC maturation, we could demonstrate that DC (-LPS) induced maturation guided by the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and alloreactive T cell proliferation is dependent of STAT3 phosphorylation and independent of HO-1 activity. These observations highlight the immunomodulatory capacity of STAT3 which might be of further interest for the inhibition of immune response. Keywords: dendritic cells, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), STAT3, cobalt protoporphyrin For the analysis of gene expression profiles in vivo C57BL/6 mice were treated either with 5 mg/kg CoPPIX, i.p., 50 mg/kg MC, p.o. and 500 ppm CO for 6 or 24 hrs (3 animals in each group). Untreated C57BL/6 mice were used as controls (n=9). After 6 or 24 hrs of treatment animals were sacrificed and whole livers were harvested for analysis.
2010-05-18 | E-GEOD-8452 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play crucial role in maintenance of peripheral tolerance. Numerous clinical trials confirmed safety and efficacy of Treg treatment of for deleterious immune responses. However, Tregs lose their characteristic phenotype and suppressive potential during expansion ex vivo. In our experiment we demonstrate that mild hypothermia of 33C induces robust proliferation of human Tregs, preserves expression of FoxP3, CD25 and Helios, and prevents TSDR methylation during culture in vitro. Tregs expanded at 33C showed stronger immunosuppressive potential and anti-inflammatory phenotype. We show that a simple change in temperature can preserve Treg stability, function and accelerate their proliferation in vitro.
2017-10-04 | E-MTAB-5322 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Regression of atherosclerosis is an important clinical goal, however the pathways that mediate the resolution of atherosclerotic inflammation and reversal of plaques are poorly understood. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) have been shown to be atheroprotective, however numbers of these immunosuppressive cells decrease with disease progression. Using multiple independent mouse models of atherosclerosis regression, we demonstrate that an increase in plaque Tregs is a common signature of regressing plaques. To test if Tregs are required for the resolution of atherosclerotic inflammation and plaque regression during lipid-lowering therapy, we combined CD25 monoclonal antibody (PC61 mAb)-mediated Treg depletion with single-cell RNA-sequencing of immune cells in the plaque and conventional analyses of atherosclerosis. Single cell RNA-sequencing revealed that Tregs from aortic plaques shared some similarity with splenic Tregs, but were distinct from skin and colon Tregs supporting recent findings of tissue-dependent Treg heterogeneity. Furthermore, Tregs from progressing plaques expressed markers of natural Tregs derived from the thymus, whereas Tregs in regressing plaques lacked Nrp1 and Helios expression, suggesting that they are induced in the periphery during lipid lowering. Treatment of atherosclerotic mice with PC61 mAb effectively depleted Tregs in the blood and peripheral tissues, including plaques, and blocked the regression of atherosclerosis induced by apoB anti-sense oligonucleotides. Morphometric analyses revealed that control antibody-treated mice showed a 40% decrease in plaque burden and macrophage content under regression conditions, whereas PC61 mAb-treated mice showed no change in plaque size or inflammatory cell content compared to baseline. Moreover, Treg depletion enhanced inflammatory signaling and blocked tissue reparative functions of macrophages in the regressing plaque, including M2-polarization, efferocytosis and sensing of specialized pro-resolving lipid mediators. Together, these data establish essential roles for Tregs in the resolution of atherosclerotic inflammation and plaque remodeling during regression.
2020-07-22 | GSE141038 | GEO
Project description:For the comparison of 6BG/TMZ with control sample, the predominant annotation among the upregulated genes is M-bM-^@M-^XapoptosisM-bM-^@M-^Y. The majority of the downregulated genes is assigned to heat shock proteins and proteins which bind unfolded proteins. To look at early changes in gene expression, primary human myeloid precursor cells (40 x 10^6 per sample) derived from 3 pooled CD34+ products were treated for 18 hours with control (vehicle), 6BG, TMZ, or 6BG/TMZ and cell pellets flash frozen. Total RNA were isolated at Miltenyi Biotec (Cologne, Germany) and bioinformatics analysis of four microarray datasets was performed by their Bioinformatics Group. The direct comparisons were: 6BG/TMZ vs Control, TMZ vs 6BG, 6BG/TMZ vs 6BG, 6BG/TMZ vs TMZ. A two-dye competitive hybridization of mRNAs derived from differently treated human cells in comparison to a reference mRNA derived from cells which underwent a different treatment was conducted. After treatment with two different drugs or a combination of both drugs, respectively, RNA was extracted from the cells and hybridized against the corresponding reference mRNA. As microarray platform, the PIQORM-bM-^DM-" Cell Death Microarray with 494 probes was used.
2013-06-03 | E-GEOD-44122 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:This is system 1, the model with linear antigen uptake by pAPCs, described in the article:
Self-tolerance and Autoimmunity in a Regulatory T Cell Model.
Alexander HK, Wahl LM.
Bull Math Biol. 2010 Mar 2.
PMID:20195912, doi:10.1007/s11538-010-9519-2;
Abstract:
The class of immunosuppressive lymphocytes known as regulatory T cells (Tregs) has been identified as a key component in preventing autoimmune diseases. Although Tregs have been incorporated previously in mathematical models of autoimmunity, we take a novel approach which emphasizes the importance of professional antigen presenting cells (pAPCs). We examine three possible mechanisms of Treg action (each in isolation) through ordinary differential equation (ODE) models. The immune response against a particular autoantigen is suppressed both by Tregs specific for that antigen and by Tregs of arbitrary specificities, through their action on either maturing or already mature pAPCs or on autoreactive effector T cells. In this deterministic approach, we find that qualitative long-term behaviour is predicted by the basic reproductive ratio R (0) for each system. When R (0) 1, this equilibrium loses its stability and a stable non-trivial equilibrium appears. We interpret the absence of self-damaging populations at the trivial equilibrium to imply a state of self-tolerance, and their presence at the non-trivial equilibrium to imply a state of chronic autoimmunity. Irrespective of mechanism, our model predicts that Tregs specific for the autoantigen in question play no role in the system's qualitative long-term behaviour, but have quantitative effects that could potentially reduce an autoimmune response to sub-clinical levels. Our results also suggest an important role for Tregs of arbitrary specificities in modulating the qualitative outcome. A stochastic treatment of the same model demonstrates that the probability of developing a chronic autoimmune response increases with the initial exposure to self antigen or autoreactive effector T cells. The three different mechanisms we consider, while leading to a number of similar predictions, also exhibit key differences in both transient dynamics (ODE approach) and the probability of chronic autoimmunity (stochastic approach).
Originally created by libAntimony v1.4 (using libSBML 3.4.1)
2010-12-22 | BIOMD0000000289 | BioModels
Project description:This is system 2, the model with Michelis Menten type antigen uptake by pAPCs, described in the article:
Self-tolerance and Autoimmunity in a Regulatory T Cell Model.
Alexander HK, Wahl LM. Bull Math Biol.
2010 Mar 2.
PMID: 20195912
, doi: 10.1007/s11538-010-9519-2
;
Abstract:
The class of immunosuppressive lymphocytes known as regulatory T cells (Tregs) has been identified as a key component in preventing autoimmune diseases. Although Tregs have been incorporated previously in mathematical models of autoimmunity, we take a novel approach which emphasizes the importance of professional antigen presenting cells (pAPCs). We examine three possible mechanisms of Treg action (each in isolation) through ordinary differential equation (ODE) models. The immune response against a particular autoantigen is suppressed both by Tregs specific for that antigen and by Tregs of arbitrary specificities, through their action on either maturing or already mature pAPCs or on autoreactive effector T cells. In this deterministic approach, we find that qualitative long-term behaviour is predicted by the basic reproductive ratio R (0) for each system. When R (0) 1, this equilibrium loses its stability and a stable non-trivial equilibrium appears. We interpret the absence of self-damaging populations at the trivial equilibrium to imply a state of self-tolerance, and their presence at the non-trivial equilibrium to imply a state of chronic autoimmunity. Irrespective of mechanism, our model predicts that Tregs specific for the autoantigen in question play no role in the system's qualitative long-term behaviour, but have quantitative effects that could potentially reduce an autoimmune response to sub-clinical levels. Our results also suggest an important role for Tregs of arbitrary specificities in modulating the qualitative outcome. A stochastic treatment of the same model demonstrates that the probability of developing a chronic autoimmune response increases with the initial exposure to self antigen or autoreactive effector T cells. The three different mechanisms we consider, while leading to a number of similar predictions, also exhibit key differences in both transient dynamics (ODE approach) and the probability of chronic autoimmunity (stochastic approach).
Originally created by libAntimony v1.4 (using libSBML 3.4.1)
2010-12-22 | BIOMD0000000290 | BioModels
Project description:Background: Despite significant improvements in short-term kidney transplant survival, comparable increases in 5 and 10-year outcomes have not been achieved. Chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN) is a major cause of late graft loss. Toxic nephropathy and inadequate long-term immunosuppression are possible factors. We performed a randomized prospective trial comparing calcineurin inhibitor (CNI)-free to CNI-based immunosuppression to determine the impact on renal function, structure, and gene expression. Methods: Sixty-one kidney recipients received mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), and prednisone (P). Randomized patients received concentration-controlled sirolimus or cyclosporine. Two years post-transplant 55 patients underwent renal function studies, 48 (87%) underwent transplant biopsies; all classified by Banff scoring and 41 by DNA microarrays. Findings: Comparing sirolimus/MMF/P to cyclosporine/MMF/P at two years, there was a significantly lower serum creatinine (1.35 vs. 1.81 mg/dl; p=0.008), significantly higher Cockroft-Gault glomerular filtration rate (GFR) (80.4 vs. 63.4 cc/min; p=0.008), iothalamate GFR (60.6 vs. 49.2 cc/min; p= 0.018), and Banff 0 (normal) biopsies (66.6 vs. 20.8%; p=0.013). Regression analysis of calculated GFR’s from 1 to 36 months yielded a positive slope for sirolimus of 3.36 ml/min/year, and a negative slope for cyclosporine of –1.58 ml/min/year (p=0.008). Gene expression profiles of kidney biopsies with higher Banff CAN scores confirmed significant up regulation of genes responsible for immune/inflammation and fibrosis/tissue remodeling. Interpretation: At two years the sirolimus-treated patients have better renal transplant function, a diminished prevalence of CAN, and down regulated expression of genes responsible for the progression of CAN. All may provide for an alternative natural history with improved graft survival. Keywords = Cyclosporine Keywords = Sirolimus Keywords = Transplantation Keywords = DNA microarrays Keywords = calcineurin inhibitors Keywords: parallel sample. This dataset is part of the TransQST collection.
2004-09-23 | E-GEOD-1743 | biostudies-arrayexpress