Project description:Human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (BM-MSC) could be committed toward a functional lymphoid-like stroma by a combination of TNFalpha (TNF) and Lymphotoxin alpha1/beta2 (LT) (Amé-Thomas et al Blood 2007). Bone marrow and lymph node stromal cells support FL malignant cell recruitment and growth in particular after comittment to a lymphoid-like differentiation in vitro. In addition, more than 70% of FL patients exhibit a bone marrow involvment at diagnosis. We delineate using Affymetrix U133+2.0 microarrays the gene expression profile of BM-MSC obtained from FL patients (FL-MSC) and age-matched healthy donors (HD-MSC) in order to identify a specific FL-MSC signature. In addition, we used Affymetrix microarrays to define the gene expression signature of lymphoid-like stromal cells obtained from HD-MSC by treatment with TNF/LT in vitro. This TNF/LT signature was then used to interpret the gene expression profile of FL-MSC.
Project description:The aim of the study was to get insights into transcriptional alterations in bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells derived from acute myeloid leukemia patients We compared the global gene expression profile from AML BM-MSC (n=19) to healthy donor (HD) controls (HD BM-MSC n=4)
Project description:Human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (BM-MSC) could be committed toward a functional lymphoid-like stroma by a combination of TNFalpha (TNF) and Lymphotoxin alpha1/beta2 (LT) (Amé-Thomas et al Blood 2007). Bone marrow and lymph node stromal cells support FL malignant cell recruitment and growth in particular after comittment to a lymphoid-like differentiation in vitro. In addition, more than 70% of FL patients exhibit a bone marrow involvment at diagnosis. We delineate using Affymetrix U133+2.0 microarrays the gene expression profile of BM-MSC obtained from FL patients (FL-MSC) and age-matched healthy donors (HD-MSC) in order to identify a specific FL-MSC signature. In addition, we used Affymetrix microarrays to define the gene expression signature of lymphoid-like stromal cells obtained from HD-MSC by treatment with TNF/LT in vitro. This TNF/LT signature was then used to interpret the gene expression profile of FL-MSC. GEP was performed on 10 BM-MSC from FL patients and 6 from healthy donors, treated or not with TNF(10 ng/mL)/LT(100ng/mL)
Project description:The aim of the study was to get insights into transcriptional alterations in bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells derived from acute myeloid leukemia patients We compared the global gene expression profile from AML BM-MSC (n=19) to healthy donor (HD) controls (HD BM-MSC n=4) AML BM-MSC and HD BM-MSC were isolated from bone marrow aspirates (see below) and hybridized on an Affymetrix HG-U133 Plus 2.0 GeneChip
Project description:Tumor cells can induce their own advantageous microenvironment. Here, we describe aberrant cathepsin S (CTSS) activity to modulate T-cell activation in follicular lymphoma (FL). In donor-derived FLs following bone marrow transplantation, we identified independent acquisition of CTSS mutations at Y132 in the donor´s and recipient's tumors. In a larger cohort, 6% of FL (20/312) harbored CTSS mutations, mostly Y132D, another 14% had CTSS amplification (40/280). Y132D leads to accelerated conversion from pro-CTSS to active CTSS and increased substrate cleavage, including CD74, which regulates MHC-II restricted antigen-presentation. In co-culture experiments, CTSS mutant lymphoma cells induced increased antigen-specific CD4+ T-cell activation. Moreover, antigen-processing was the top upregulated pathway in CTSS mutant primary FL biopsies. Thus, aberrant CTSS activity is a promising target in lymphoma.
Project description:In this series we have analyzed the effect of donor age on the gene expression profile of mesenchymal stromal cells (alternatively named mesenchymal stem cells; MSC) from human bone marrow. Cells were taken from bone marrow aspirates from iliac crest (BM) of healthy donors or from the caput femoris (HIP) of elderly patients that received femoral head prosthesis.
Project description:Despite recent advances in the characterization of stromal cell origin, heterogeneity, and function in mice, little is known in human. Follicular lymphoma (FL) is the most frequent indolent lymphoma. It corresponds to the accumulation of germinal center B-cell clones within lymph nodes. FL B cells interact with a reprogrammed immune and stromal cells that provide crucial contributions to the licensing of tumor growth and immune evasion. Most of transcriptomics approaches in human was performed on cultured, and amplified stromal cells modifying their phenotype and function. We purified native stromal cells from LN FL patients, healthy tonsil, and healthy bone marrow. Gene expression profiling based on three lymphoid stromal cell types provides new insights on the characterization of those cells in human and highlight new signalling pathways involved in the crosstalk between stromal cells and tumoral FL B cells.
Project description:Multiple myeloma (MM) is a B-cell neoplasm characterized by clonal expansion of malignant plasma cells (MM cells) in the bone marrow (BM) compartment, where they acquire resistance to chemotherapy-mediated apoptosis. Natural history of patients include a premalignant stage, the MM diagnosis, the treatment, the remission, and for most of them the relapse. BM mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) from newly diagnosed MM patients are functionally different from healthy donors (HD) MSC and display a distinct transcriptome. They have been largely involved in MM pathogenesis and chemoresistance acquisition. In order to determine if MM-MSC also participate to relapse, we focused on the characterization of MSC from patients with MM at different stages of the disease. We obtained patient MSC’s samples at diagnosis, at 2 years after intensive treatment without relapse and at the relapse from an intensive treatment. We used MCS from HD as control. All MSC were able to support MM cells growth through released factors, and still multipotent since able to differentiate into osteoblast and adipocyte. A transcriptomic analysis between these groups reveals differences in gene expression between HD and MM MSC whatever stage of the disease, suggesting that the difference in gene expression in MM-MSC persist with time. These data demonstrate an imprinting of MSC as soon as they were in contact with MM cells, which persist even after the disappearance of MM cells. This imprinting is in favour of an easier differentiation towards adipogenesis.
Project description:In this study we analyzed the behavior of bone marrow MSC (BM-MSC) from MPN patients with the mutation in JAK2V617F. We initially characterized the biological function and gene expression profile changes in BM-MSC from MPN patients when compared to BM-MSC of healthy donors (HD). Then, we established co-cultures between MSC cell lines (HTERT and HS5) and the UKE-1 MPN cell line, and performed RT-PCR to study if the leukemic cells were able to modify the genes related to hematopoietic support.
