Paracrine activation of hCMEC/D3 cells by LPS-stimulated macrophages
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ABSTRACT: Transcriptional profiling of hCMEC/D3 endothelial cells after six hour incubation with conditioned media from unstimulated or LPS-stimulated monocyte derived macrophages
Project description:We measured TNFα activity on the transcriptional level by identifying TNFα-inducible genes in human blood monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM). On the basis that TNFα does not act in isolation, we used bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as a prototypic model of a stimulus to invoke secretion of a wide range of immunologically active factors, including TNFα. In order to identify gene expression attributable to LPS-induced TNFα, we compared the transcriptome of MDM 24 hours after stimulation with 100 ng/ml ultra-pure LPS in the presence and absence of the soluble TNF receptor fusion protein Etanercept (10 µg/ml).
Project description:Streptococcus Pneumoniae capsule is a major virulence factor. The capsule is known to inhibit complement fixation and phagocytes, but its impact on innate immune responses is not known. To address this question, we compared transcriptional responses by human monocyte derived macrophages in responses to wild type S. pneumoniae with isogenic mutant bacteria lacking their capsule. We conducted these experiments with and without macrophage pretreatment with cytochalasin D to evaluate the impact of phagocytosis, and we also made comparisons to mutant S.pneumoniae lacking bacterial lipoprotein which is known to be necessary for maximal innate immune responses.
Project description:Whole genome transcriptional profiling of human monocyte derived macrophages differentiated in the presence of human or foetal calf serm
Project description:Human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDCs) have been used as an in vitro model for studying tolerance and immunity. However, the underlying metabolic states of tolerogenic (dexamethasone and vitamin D3-treated), immature and immunogenic (mature, LPS-treated) moDCs have not been completely characterized. Through transcriptomic analyses, we determined that tolerogenic moDCs exhibit augmented catabolic pathways with respect to oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), fatty acid oxidation (FAO) and glycolysis. Functionally, tolerogenic moDCs showed the highest mitochondrial membrane potential, production of reactive oxygen species and superoxide, and increased mitochondrial spare respiratory capacity. Tolerogenic and mature moDCs manifested differential FAO gene expression with FAO activity being significantly higher in tolerogenic and immature moDCs than in mature. In addition, tolerogenic and mature moDCs demonstrated similar levels of glycolytic rate, but not glycolytic capacity and reserve, which were more pronounced in tolerogenic and immature moDCs. Finally, tolerogenic and immature moDCs, but not mature moDCs, showed high plasticity to compensate the intracellular ATP content after inhibition of different energetic metabolic pathways. Overall, tolerogenic moDCs exhibit a metabolic signature of increased, stable OXPHOS programing and high plasticity for metabolic adaptation. These findings provide a framework for future research of metabolic properties of human DCs. Total RNA of sixteen samples from four moDC types (tolerogenic, LPS-tolerogenic, immature and mature) were extracted by Trizol (Invitrogen) followed by a clean-up procedure using RNeasy Micro Kit (Qiagen). All RNA samples had an integrity number ≥9.6 assessed by Agilent Bioanalyzer. Total RNA samples were amplified using TargetAmp™ and the biotinilated cRNA was prepared by Nano-g™ Biotin-aRNA Labeling Kit for the Illumina® System (Epicentre). After the hybridization to the Illumina Human HT-12 v4 Beadchips for 17 h at 58°C, the arrays were washed, stained (Illumina Wash Protocol) and then scanned using BeadArray Scanner 500GX. Array data were extracted at the probe level without background correction using Illumina GenomeStudio software. These raw data were quantile normalized and log2 transformed. Technical replicates were obtained from the hybridization in duplicate of three samples. Pearson correlation analysis showed high correlation between the technical replicates (r>0.99). Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified using Limma16 with Benjamini-Hochberg multiple testing correction (p<0.05). DEGs were further clustered into different groups according to the patterns of expression change among the different moDC types using STEM software17. The analysis was performed in R v.2.12.2 (http://www.R-project.org) with Bioconductor 2.12 (http://www.bioconductor.org) and enabled by Pipeline Pilot (www.accelrys.com).
Project description:We used genome-wide transcriptional profiling by microarray to assess the contribution of pneumolysin on macrophage innate immune responses to the TIGR4 strain of Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn). We focused on the early transcriptional responses at 4 hours after inoculation of human blood monocyte-derived macrophage cultures with Spn at a multiplicity of 10 bacteria to each cell. We compared transcriptomes in the presence and absence of wildtype or pneumolysin-deficient TIGR4 Spn, and also in the presence and absence of cytochalasin D to assess whether there is a differential effect of pneumolysin on innate immune responses with and without bacterial internalisation.
Project description:CAFs, ascTAMs and M1- and TAM-like-MDMs were treated with 1 μM of the Prostacyclin analoga MRE and DMSO (as solvent control). The aim of this experiment is to see which effect MRE (Prostacyclinanaloga) has on RNA expression (activation of signaling pathways). Background: Prostacyclin receptor expression is elevated in TAMs. Prostacyclinsynthase expression was detected mainly in CAFs. (
Project description:Genome-wide gene expression was measured in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from healthy humans donors, four hours post stimulation of a single or double treatment of LPS and compared to untreated control PBMCs. We show that a second treatment with LPS induces endotoxin tolerance, with a transcription profile similar to that seen during alternative polarization (M2) of mononuclear cells. Microarray processing was performed by the Genome BC Microarray Platform. Total RNA obtained from PBMCs from blood from healthy humans after single treatment with LPS, two treatments with LPS, or untreated. Comparison of LPS or LPS/LPS to untreated cells shows the gene expression pattern of endotoxin tolerance.
Project description:We performed gene expression analysis using Affymetrix U133Plus2 microarray chips on cultures of infected human cells. To mimic an in vivo infection, we infected human monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs) in vitro with wild-type L. chagasi parasites and then co-cultured those infected MDMs with naive, autologous T-cells.