Project description:This dataset combines transcriptional and chromatin analysis of neutrophils from the air pouch mouse model, an in vivo model of acute inflammation, with transcriptional analysis of Hoxb8 neutrophils, an in vitro model of neutrophil development.
Project description:Neutrophil recruitment is pivotal to host defense against microbial infection, but also contributes to the immunopathology of disease. We investigated the mechanism of neutrophil recruitment in human infectious disease by bioinformatic pathways analysis of the gene expression profiles in the skin lesions of leprosy. In erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL), which occurs in patients with lepromatous leprosy (L-lep), and is characterized by neutrophil infiltration in lesions, the most overrepresented biologic functional group was “cell movement” including E-selectin, which was coordinately regulated with IL-1. In vitro activation of TLR2, upregulated in ENL lesions, triggered induction of IL-1, which together with IFN-, induced E-selectin expression on, and neutrophil adhesion to endothelial cells. Thalidomide, an effective treatment for ENL, inhibited this neutrophil recruitment pathway. The gene expression profile of ENL lesions comprised an integrated pathway of TLR2/FcR activation, neutrophil migration and inflammation, providing insight into mechanisms of neutrophil recruitment in human infectious disease. 6 ENL skin lesions and 7 Lepromatous leprosy skin lesions
Project description:The purpose of the present study was to elucidate the exocytic events in neutrophil-mediated inflammation. Therefore, we first investigated the expression of genes implicated in these exocytic events in a cell model for neutrophils, the promyelocytic HL-60 cell line. By the addition of 1.3% DMSO during 4.5 days, these cells are differentiated into neutrophil-like dHL-60 cells. Non-differentiated cells served as control. Upon cell differentiation, we i) identified differentially expressed genes implicated in the mechanisms of vesicle transport, and ii) found some of them being upregulated. This upregulated gene expression upon DMSO-maturation points towards a functional role in these cells. Secondly, we confirmed the expression of the selected genes in human neutrophils, isolated from venous blood of 4 different donors.
Project description:IKKβ-dependent NF-κB activation is associated with inflammation and tumorigenesis and is critical for innate immunity. Despite risk of immune suppression, pharmacological blockade of IKKβ/NF-κB has been considered as an attractive strategy for treatment of inflammatory diseases and cancer. Unexpectedly, treatment with IKKβ inhibitors caused neutrophilia, which also occurs in mice with inducible IKKβ deletion, termed IkkβΔ mice. IkkβΔ mice show hyperproliferation of granulocyte progenitors and increased neutrophil lifespan. Deletion of IL-1 receptor 1 in IkkβΔ mice restored normal blood cellularity and prevented neutrophil-driven inflammation. However, IkkβΔ/Il-1r1-/- mice, in contrast to IkkβΔ mice, are highly susceptible to bacterial infections indicating that either IKKβ/NF-κB or IL-1R signaling are sufficient for maintaining anti-microbial defenses, but inactivation of both pathways severely compromises innate immunity. Thioglycollate-elicited peritoneal neutrophils were purified from IkkβF/F and IkkβΔ mice using anti-Ly-6G magnetic beads and cultured. Ly-6G+ neutrophils were collected and total RNA was extracted with TRIzol® (Invitrogen) and was purified by RNA micro cleanup Kit (Qiagen). Biotinylated cRNA was synthesized using an RNA Amplification Kit (Ambion) following manufacturer's directions. Biotin-labeled cRNA was hybridized to Illumina Mouse-Ref8 BeadChips (Illumina) and the results were analyzed using BeadStudio v3.1 software. Data analysis and quality control were carried out using Partek® software.
Project description:Recent blood transcriptomic analysis of rhodesiense sleeping sickness patients has revealed that neutrophil signature genes and activation markers constitute the top indicators of trypanosomiasis-associated inflammation. Here, we used single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to analyze the diversity of neutrophils in the spleen. We show that Trypanosoma brucei infection results in expansion and differentiation of four splenic neutrophil subpopulations, including Mki67+Birc5+Gfi1+Cebpe+ proliferation-competent precursors, two intermediate immature subpopulations and Cebpb+Spi1+Irf7+Mcl1+Csf3r+ inflammation reprogrammed mature neutrophils. Transcriptomic scRNA-seq profiling identified the largest immature subpopulation by Mmp8/9 positive tertiary granule markers.
Project description:IKKβ-dependent NF-κB activation is associated with inflammation and tumorigenesis and is critical for innate immunity. Despite risk of immune suppression, pharmacological blockade of IKKβ/NF-κB has been considered as an attractive strategy for treatment of inflammatory diseases and cancer. Unexpectedly, treatment with IKKβ inhibitors caused neutrophilia, which also occurs in mice with inducible IKKβ deletion, termed IkkβΔ mice. IkkβΔ mice show hyperproliferation of granulocyte progenitors and increased neutrophil lifespan. Deletion of IL-1 receptor 1 in IkkβΔ mice restored normal blood cellularity and prevented neutrophil-driven inflammation. However, IkkβΔ/Il-1r1-/- mice, in contrast to IkkβΔ mice, are highly susceptible to bacterial infections indicating that either IKKβ/NF-κB or IL-1R signaling are sufficient for maintaining anti-microbial defenses, but inactivation of both pathways severely compromises innate immunity.
Project description:Neutrophil recruitment is pivotal to host defense against microbial infection, but also contributes to the immunopathology of disease. We investigated the mechanism of neutrophil recruitment in human infectious disease by bioinformatic pathways analysis of the gene expression profiles in the skin lesions of leprosy. In erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL), which occurs in patients with lepromatous leprosy (L-lep), and is characterized by neutrophil infiltration in lesions, the most overrepresented biologic functional group was 'cell movement' including E-selectin, which was coordinately regulated with IL-1beta. In vitro activation of TLR2, upregulated in ENL lesions, triggered induction of IL-1beta, which together with IFN-gamma, induced E-selectin expression on, and neutrophil adhesion to endothelial cells. Thalidomide, an effective treatment for ENL, inhibited this neutrophil recruitment pathway. The gene expression profile of ENL lesions comprised an integrated pathway of TLR2/FcR activation, neutrophil migration and inflammation, providing insight into mechanisms of neutrophil recruitment in human infectious disease.