Project description:We used Drop-seq and next generation sequencing to determine gene expression differences in dogs with atopic dermatitis and healthy dogs in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in an unbiased way. Using Seurat, we find 13 discrete immune cells clusters, including a cluster enriched for Gata3 expressing T cells with 95 differentially expressed genes between healthy and allergic dogs.
Project description:Lipids play a critical role in the skin as components of the epidermal barrier and as sig-naling molecules. Atopic dermatitis in dogs is associated with changes in the lipid composition of the skin, but whether these precede the onset of dermatitis or occur secondary to the dermatitis is unclear. We applied rapid lipid profiling mass spectrometry methods to skin and blood samples of dogs and determined changes following systemic treatment. Thirty control dogs and 30 atopic dogs with mild to moderate dermatitis were enrolled. Marked differences in lipid profiles were observed between control, nonlesional and lesional skin of dogs. Additionally, there were significant altera-tions in the lipid composition of the blood samples indicating systemic changes in lipid metabolism. Treatment with oclacitinib or lokivetmab resulted in a significant decrease of the disease clinical severity associated with changes in skin and blood lipids. A set of lipid features of the skin were selected as biomarkers that classified samples as control or atopic dermatitis with 95% accuracy, whereas blood lipids discriminated between control and atopic dogs with 82% accuracy. These data suggest that atopic dermatitis is a systemic disease and support the use of rapid lipid profiling to identify novel biomarkers.
Project description:Canine atopic dermatitis (AD) is clinically similar to human AD, implicating it as a useful model of human eosinophilic allergic disease. To identify cutaneous gene transcription changes in relatively early inflammation of canine AD, microarrays were used to monitor transcription in normal skin (n=13) and in acute lesional AD (ALAD) and nearby visibly nonlesional AD (NLAD) skin (n=13) from dogs. Scanning the putative abnormally-transcribed genes, several potentially relevant genes, some abnormally transcribed in both NLAD and ALAD (e.g. IL6, NFAM1, MSRA, and SYK), were observed. Comparison for abnormally-transcribed genes common to two related human diseases, human AD and asthmatic chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (aCRSwNP), further identified genes or gene sets likely relevant to eosinophilic allergic inflammation. These included 1) genes associated with alternatively-activated monocyte-derived cells, including members of the monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP) gene cluster, 2) members of the IL1 family gene cluster, 3) eosinophil-associated seven transmembrane receptor EMR1 and EMR3 genes, 4) interferon-inducible genes, and 5) keratin genes associated with hair and nail formation. Overall, numerous abnormally-transcribed genes were observed only in canine AD; however, many others are common to related human eosinophilic allergic diseases and represent therapeutic targets testable in dogs with AD. Total RNA from skin biopsy specimens from 13 Healthy (i.e. Normal) dogs were compared to total RNA from acute lesional skin biopsy specimens (i.e. ALAD) and nearby visibly nonlesional skin biopsy specimens (i.e. NLAD) from 13 dogs with atopic dermatitis.
Project description:The aim of the study was to identify genes which are differentially expressed in the blood of dogs with canine atopic dermatitis (AD) in comparison to healthy control dogs. Diagnosis of AD was based on compatible history and clinical signs determined using Willemse and Prélaud diagnostic criteria, completed by Favrot criteria as follows: pruritus sine material, indoor lifestyle and the exclusion of other causes of pruritus ongoing for at least one year. Clinical diagnosis of atopic dermatitis was confirmed by serological allergy testing (IDEXX allergic panel test) and intradermal skin testing (Artuvetrin test set, Netherlands). In order to avoid the role of food antigens as a cause of the skin condition elimination diets was used for 6–8 weeks. No anti-inflammatory drugs were given for at least 3 weeks prior examination with serological test, intradermal test and blood collection. All dogs, which were classified to the investigated group had positive reactions in serological allergy testing and intradermal skin testing.
Project description:The aim of the study was to identify genes which are differentially expressed in the blood of dogs with canine atopic dermatitis (AD) before and after 6 months of allergen-specific immunotherapy (ASIT) in comparison to healthy control dogs. Diagnosis of AD was based on compatible history and clinical signs determined using Willemse and Prélaud diagnostic criteria, completed by Favrot criteria as follows: pruritus sine material, indoor lifestyle and the exclusion of other causes of pruritus ongoing for at least one year. Clinical diagnosis of atopic dermatitis was confirmed by serological allergy testing (IDEXX allergic panel test) and intradermal skin testing (Artuvetrin test set, Netherlands). In order to avoid the role of food antigens as a cause of the skin condition elimination diet was used for 6–8 weeks. No anti-inflammatory drugs were given for at least 3 weeks prior examination with serological test, intradermal test and blood collection. All dogs, which were classified to the investigated group had positive reactions in serological allergy testing and intradermal skin testing. Subsequently, subcutaneous allergen-specific immunotherapy was applied. Allergen extracts were prepared on the basis of the results of intradermal tests by the Artuvetrin company and were administered subcutaneously in increasing concentrations during 6 months according to the manufacturer's recommendations. Aside from gene regulation, this experiment also examined the participation of individual lymphocyte subpopulations (like: B, T, Th, Tc, Treg) and the level of interleukins in the blood of AD dogs before and after therapy.
Project description:mRNA array analysis of total RNA from primary kertinocytes from three healthy controls, three atopic dermatitis patients and three psoriasis patients was carried out
Project description:Clinical overlaps between psoriasis and atopic dermatitis are sometimes undiscernible, and there is no consensus whether to treat the overlap phenotype as psoriasis or atopic dermatitis. We enrolled patients diagnosed with either psoriasis or atopic dermatitis, and clinically re-stratified them into classic psoriasis, classic atopic dermatitis, and the overlap phenotype between psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. We compared gene expression profiles of lesional and nonlesional skin biopsy tissues between the three comparison groups. Global mRNA expression and T-cell subset cytokine expression in the skin of the overlap phenotype were consistent with the profiles of psoriasis and different from the profiles of atopic dermatitis. Unsupervised k-means clustering indicated that the best number of distinct clusters for the total population of the three comparison groups was two, and the two clusters of psoriasis and atopic dermatitis were differentiated by gene expression. Our study suggests that clinical overlap phenotype between psoriasis and atopic dermatitis has dominant molecular features of psoriasis, and genomic biomarkers can differentiate psoriasis and atopic dermatitis at molecular levels in patients with a spectrum of psoriasis and atopic dermatitis.
Project description:Characteization host-microbiome interactions in patients with allergic (model: atopic dermatitis) and autoimmune (model: psoriasis) diseases by integration of microarray transcriptome data with 16S microbial profiling. 6mm punch biopsies were collected from the skin of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis patients alongside healthy volunteers, and subjected to analysis using Affymetrix Human Gene ST 2.1 arrays.