Project description:Gene expression profiles of in vitro-infected (Leishmania major) and uninfected bone-marrow-derived macrophages from BALB/c, C57BL/6, C.B6-(lmr1, lmr2) and B6.c-(lmr1, lmr2) mouse strains. We utilised microarrays to investigate a number of issues. Firstly, we determined which genes were differentially regulated in macrophages in response to infection with Leishmania major. Secondly, we hoped to gain some insight into the differences between C-B6-(lmr1, lmr2) congenic mice and their parental control BALB/c, as well as differences between B6-c-(lmr1, lmr2) and their parental control C57BL/6. This would aid us in the search for the genes underlying our loci, since the only genomic regions differing between the two strains are those of the two congenic intervals on chromosomes 9 and 17. Any genes differentially regulated would be contributing to the experimental infection differences observed between the congenic mice and their parental controls. Experiment Overall Design: L. major-infected and uninfected bone marrow-derived macrophages from C57BL/6, BALB/c, B6.c-(lmr1, lmr2) and C.B6-(lmr1, lmr2) mice were analyzed. Macrophages from 6 mice were pooled for each sample.
Project description:Murine bone marrow derived macrophages were infected with Leishmania major or Leishmania donovania promastigotes, allowed to phagocytose latex beads or not treated. Gene expression profiles were compared to identify i) the effect of Leishmania infection; ii) the differences in effects between L. major and L. donovani; and iii) the effect of pahgocytosis of latex beads.
Project description:Gene expression profiles of in vitro-infected (Leishmania major) and uninfected bone-marrow-derived macrophages from BALB/c, C57BL/6, C.B6-(lmr1, lmr2) and B6.c-(lmr1, lmr2) mouse strains. We utilised microarrays to investigate a number of issues. Firstly, we determined which genes were differentially regulated in macrophages in response to infection with Leishmania major. Secondly, we hoped to gain some insight into the differences between C-B6-(lmr1, lmr2) congenic mice and their parental control BALB/c, as well as differences between B6-c-(lmr1, lmr2) and their parental control C57BL/6. This would aid us in the search for the genes underlying our loci, since the only genomic regions differing between the two strains are those of the two congenic intervals on chromosomes 9 and 17. Any genes differentially regulated would be contributing to the experimental infection differences observed between the congenic mice and their parental controls.
Project description:We used Illumina sequencing of poly-A selected RNA of Leishmania mexicana (WHO strain MNYC/BZ/62/M379) culture-adapted promastigotes (PRO), axenic amastigotes (AXA) and intracellular amastigotes (AMA) in mouse bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDM), 24h after infection, to map 5' and 3' ends of Leishmania transcripts and determine transcript abundances. The AMA samples were prepared from total RNA of infected macrophages thus containing a mixture of leishmanial and murine RNA transcripts. We also sequenced poly-A selected RNA from uninfected BMDMs. Three biological replicates per sample.
Project description:To provide a global perspective on the relationships between macrophage activation programs and to understand how certain pathogens circumvent them, we used transcriptional profiling by genome wide microarray analysis to compare the responses of mouse macrophages following exposure to the intracellular parasites Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania mexicana, the bacterial product lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and the cytokines IFNG, TNF, IFNB, IL-4, IL-10, and IL-17. We found that LPS induced a classical activation state that resembled macrophage stimulation by the Th1 cytokines IFNG and TNF. However, infection by the protozoan pathogen Leishmania mexicana produced so few transcriptional changes that the infected macrophages were almost indistinguishable from uninfected cells. Trypanosoma cruzi activated macrophages produced a transcriptional signature characterized by the induction of interferon-stimulated genes by 24 h post-infection. Despite this delayed IFN response by T. cruzi, the transcriptional response of macrophages infected by the kinetoplastid pathogens more closely resembled the transcriptional response of macrophages stimulated by the cytokines IL-4, IL-10, and IL-17 than macrophages stimulated by Th1 cytokines. Keywords: Bone marrow macrophage response to intracellular parasites and cytokines We analyzed a series MEEBO arrays on which were hybed RNA amplified from bone marrow-derived macrophages from C57BL/6 mice. Macrophages infected with L. mexicana or T. cruzi or stimulated by LPS, IFNG, IL-4, IL-10, TNF, IFNB, or IL-17 were compared to one another as well as to uninfected, unstimulated control macrophages. All experiments were performed over a 24 h timecourse with timepoints taken at 2 h, 6 h, 12 h, and 24 h.
Project description:RNA-sequencing of uninfected and Moraxella catarrhalis-infected bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) isolated from Ifnar1 knockout and wild-type mice.
Project description:Leishmania RNA virus is an endosymbiotic virus of obligate intracellular Leishmania parasites. The presence of Leishmania RNA virus has been associated to metastatic leishmaniasis in hamsters and the failure of the first-line treatment in humans. This experiment aims to find the differences in the microRNA profile of bone-marrow derived macrophages infected with Leishmania RNA virus containing L.guyanensis or virus-free parasites.
Project description:We analyzed the transcriptional signatures of mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDM) at different times after infection with promastigotes of the protozoan parasite Leishmania major. GeneChip Mouse Gene 1.0 ST arrays were used to analyse global changes in gene transcripts to generate a pool of genes that was statistically significant (p-value < 0.05) and a fold change cut-off of 1.5 in at least one of the five infected samples versus non-infected samples.
Project description:We analyzed the transcriptional signatures of mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDM) at different times after infection with promastigotes of the protozoan parasite Leishmania major. GeneChip Mouse Gene 1.0 ST arrays were used to analyse global changes in gene transcripts to generate a pool of genes that was statistically significant (p-value < 0.05) and a fold change cut-off of 1.5 in at least one of the five infected samples versus non-infected samples.
Project description:In order to investigate the impact of using in vitro techniques to generate single cell suspensions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) on macrophage gene expression, we compared uninfected bone marrow derived macrophages to macrophages infected with Mtb that was prepared using gentle sonication followed by low-speed centrifugation (so/sp) or passage through a 5 µm syringe filter (5µmF).
