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 have employed a single cell sequencing approach using 10x Genomics scRNAseq to study granulomatous lobular mastitis (GLM), a chronic inflammatory breast disease characterized by granuloma formation and recurrent abscesses. GLM is considered an immune-mediated disorder, yet its underlying pathogenesis remains poorly defined. This study is the first to perform single-cell transcriptomic profiling of GLM tissue and provides new insights into the cellular landscape and immune dysregulation associated with GLM.
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.
