Project description:Macrophages are critical regulators of immune responses, and link innate immunity to acquired immunity. The precise mechanism of the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases through tissue-resident macrophage is unclear. The role of the tissue-resident macrophages in the onset or development of autoimmunity was investigated using a murine model for Sjögren’s syndrome.
Project description:Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease manifesting primarily as dryness of eyes and mouth. In this study, we compared gene expression in PBMCs between age- and gender-matched patients with Sjögren's syndrome (diagnosed by ACR criteria) and healthy controls. Cells were collected in heparinized tubes and PBMCs were prepared using Ficoll.
Project description:How do Treg cells control an autoimmune lesion? We depleted Foxp3+ Treg cells in autoimmune prone TCR transgenic BDC2.5 mice on the NOD background Kinetic of gene-expression changes in CD4 T cells isolated for pancreas and pancreas draining lymph node (PLN) of Foxp3-DTR.BDC2.5/NOD mice after Treg cell ablation Keywords: T cell activation/ differentiation after Treg depletion timecourse CD4 T cells were isolated from pancreas and PLN at 0, 15 and 24 hours after diphtheria toxin application into 4-6 week old female Foxp3-DTR.BDC2.5/NOD transgenic mice
Project description:How do Treg cells control an autoimmune lesion? We depleted Foxp3+ Treg cells in autoimmune prone TCR transgenic BDC2.5 mice on the NOD background Kinetic of gene-expression changes in CD4 T cells isolated for pancreas and pancreas draining lymph node (PLN) of Foxp3-DTR.BDC2.5/NOD mice after Treg cell ablation Keywords: T cell activation/ differentiation after Treg depletion timecourse
Project description:Investigating differential gene expression between clinical phenotypes in primary Sjögren's Syndrome using matched healthy controls as a further comparator group. Samples are derived from the UK Primary Sjögren's Syndrome Registry (UKPSSR)
Project description:A causal mediation analysis of DNA methylation as a mediator of nearby genetic association with Sjögren's syndrome using data collected from 131 female members of the Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance registry, comprising of 64 Sjögren's syndrome cases and 67 non-cases.
Project description:Genome wide DNA methylation profiling of human labial salivary gland (LSG) biopsy samples obtained from 28 female members of the Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance (SICCA) Registry. The Illumina HumanMethylation450 BeadChip platform was used to obtain DNA methylation profiles across more than 450,000 highly informative CpG sites. Samples included 15 non-case glands, and 13 glands from patients with Sjögren's Syndrome.
Project description:To elucidate gene expression signatures of liver induced by Sjögren's syndrome, we have employed whole genome microarray expression profiling as a discovery platform.
Project description:We compared subsets of B cells as follows: Bm1 cells; CD38-IgD+, naïve B cells; CD38+IgD+, pre-germinal centre B cells; CD38highIgD+ and memory B cells; CD38±IgD that were collected from patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome. As a result, list of 623 differentially expressed genes was created. We found interferon signature genes and HLA genes were mostly up-regulated in patients compared to healthy controls.