Project description:The pathogenesis of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) remains poorly understood. Based on compelling clinical evidence, we have discovered that baricitinib, a widely prescribed medication for autoimmune disorders, exhibits remarkable efficacy in alleviating the symptoms associated with IGM. To gain a more comprehensive understanding of the underlying mechanism of baricitinib in IGM, we performed single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis and observed an augmented presence of lip-macrophages and plasma cells_IGHG in patients with IGM. Our results indicated that IGM may possess autoimmune characteristics, potentially triggered by an upregulation of plasma cells. And plasma cells were undergoing class-switch recombination from IGHA to IGHG to lead to development of autoimmunity in IGM. Our data also revealed that lip-macrophages involved in maintaining breast homeostasis are associated with pathways related to phagocytosis, endocytosis, and lipid metabolism
Project description:We performed single-cell transcriptome and antibody repertoire sequencing of bone marrow plasma cells following protein (OVA and TNFR2) immunizations or infection with high dose LCMV clone 13.
Project description:Analysis of gene expression changes in milk somatic cells (MSCs) that occur with Staph Aureus mastitis. We used in house microarrays to indicate the changes that occur in gene expression in the BMCs as a result of mastitis Keywords: single time point, comparison mastitis animal vs control animal
Project description:Bovine mastitis causes changes in the serum exosomal miRNAs expression. Serum samples from healthy dairy cows (n = 7) were compared to those of cows with subclinical (n = 7 ) using small RAN sequencing. Three hundred fifty-five miRNAs (341 known and 14 novel ones) were identified. There were 42 miRNAs up-regulated in serum-derived EVs from cows with subclinical mastitis, including bta-miR-1246, bta-miR-2431-3p, bta-miR-126-3p, bta-miR-29a, etc. The MAPK signaling pathway was the most affected pathway by clinical mastitis. Thus, miRNA alterations in mastitis serum-derived EVs support the potential regulator role of specific miRNAs as exosomal cargo in clinical mastitis physiology.
Project description:Mastitis is a very costly and common disease in the dairy industry. The study of the transcriptome from healthy and mastitic milk somatic cell samples using RNA-Sequencing technology (RNA-Seq) can provide measurements of transcript levels associated with the immune response to the infection. The objective of this study was to characterize the Holstein milk somatic cells transcriptome from 6 cows to determine host response to intramammary infections. RNA-Sequencing was performed on two samples from each cow from two separate quarters, one classified as healthy (n = 6) and one as mastitic (n = 6). In total, 449 genes were differentially expressed between the healthy and mastitic quarters (P-value < 0.01, FDR < 0.05, FC > ±2). Among the differentially expressed genes, the most expressed genes based on Reads Per Kilo base per Million mapped reads (RPKM) in the healthy group were associated with milk components (CSN2 and CSN3), and in the mastitic group they were associated with immunity (B2M and CD74). In-silico functional analysis was performed using the list of 449 differentially expressed genes, which identified 36 significantly enriched metabolic pathways (FDR < 0.01), some of which were associated with the immune system, such as cytokine-cytokine interaction and cell adhesion molecules. Seven functional candidate genes were selected, based on the criteria of being highly expressed and present in significant pathways that are relevant to the inflammatory process (GLYCAM1, B2M, CD74, BoLA DR-Alpha, FCER1G, SDS and NFKBIA). Lastly, we identified the differentially expressed genes that are located in QTL regions previously known to be associated with mastitis, specifically clinical mastitis, somatic cell count and somatic cell score. It was concluded that there are multiple genes within QTL regions that could potentially impact host response to mastitis causing agents, making some cows more susceptible to intramammary infections. The identification of key genes with functional, statistical, biological and positional relevance associated with host defense to infection, will contribute to a better understanding of the underlying genetic architecture associated with mastitis. This in turn will improve the sustainability of agricultural practices, by facilitating the selection of cows with improved host defense leading to increased resistance to mastitis.
