Project description:Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) is a heterogeneous population of cells that can negatively regulate T-cell function. As opposed to murine MDSC, which are characterized as Gr-1+CD11b+ cells, human MDSC are not so clearly defined due to lack of specific markers. Our lab has previously identified a new subset of MDSC as CD14+HLA-DR-neg/low cells from PBMC. CD14+HLA-DR-neg/low MDSC not only suppress proliferation and IFN-gamma secretion of autologous T cells, but also induce CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells that are suppressive in vitro, whereas the counterpart CD14+HLA-DR-high monocytes don’t have the effect. In this study, we compare the immune-related gene expression between CD14+HLA-DR-neg/low MDSC and CD14+HLA-DR-high monocytes to better characterize the difference between these two populations and to find new potential specific marker for human MDSC.
Project description:To identify putative fibroblasts-specific targets of mir-155, we overexpressed mir-155 in lung fibroblasts by transfecting them with a synthetic pre-mir-155 or a synthetic “negative” pre-miRNA as control (miR-Neg). RNA samples were harvested at 24 and 48 hours post-transfection and 2 independent experiments were carried out.
Project description:Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) is a heterogeneous population of cells that can negatively regulate T-cell function. As opposed to murine MDSC, which are characterized as Gr-1+CD11b+ cells, human MDSC are not so clearly defined due to lack of specific markers. Our lab has previously identified a new subset of MDSC as CD14+HLA-DR-neg/low cells from PBMC. CD14+HLA-DR-neg/low MDSC not only suppress proliferation and IFN-gamma secretion of autologous T cells, but also induce CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells that are suppressive in vitro, whereas the counterpart CD14+HLA-DR-high monocytes don’t have the effect. In this study, we compare the immune-related gene expression between CD14+HLA-DR-neg/low MDSC and CD14+HLA-DR-high monocytes to better characterize the difference between these two populations and to find new potential specific marker for human MDSC. PBMC were isolated from fresh blood healthy donor by density centrifugation. CD14+ cells were isolated by AutoMACS CD14 microbeads using a AutoMACS (Miltenyi), and then stained with CD14 and HLA-DR antibodies. MDSC and monocytes control cells were sorted as CD14+ HLA-DR-neg/low and CD14+HLA-DR-high cells respectively. The sorted two populations were immediately frozen in liquid nitrogen and shipped to the company on dry ice for RNA isolation and further microarray.
Project description:Human fibroblasts comparison between healthy and PDP. Keywords: genetic disease Two-condition experiment, Control vs. PDP fibroblasts.
Project description:Secretome containing extracellular vesicles (EV) seem to mediate the benefits of cell therapy for ischemic heart failure. Our project has the objective of comparing the secretome containing extracellular vesicles (EV) from cardiac progenitor cells (EV-CPC) vs the secretome containing EV from Fibroblasts (EV-FB) in order to stablish a protein cartography of EV-CPC and the biological pathways that they are involved. seem to mediate the benefits of cell therapy for ischemic heart failure. Our project has the objective of comparing the secretome containing extracellular vesicles (EV) from cardiac progenitor cells (EV-CPC) vs the secretome containing EV from Fibroblasts (EV-FB) in order to stablish a protein cartography of EV-CPC and the biological pathways that they are involved.