Project description:In the present study, we discovered an unexpected interplay between immunometabolism and antiviral immunity. Profiling of human bronchial epithelial BEAS-2B cells was performed using Agilent’s SurePrint G3 human gene expression microarray kit. A single-color design provided two types of comparison: (i) IAV-infected versus mock-infected cells, and (ii) succinate-treated infected cells versus mock-infected cells.
Project description:BEAS-2B cells have been treated with low doses (20 ug/ml) of CSC for 4 months. As negative control BEAS-2B cells were treated with DMSO (the CSC solvent). Non-treated cells were cultivated in parallel. Experiment Overall Design: After each month total RNA was extracted from three replicates of CSC, DMSO and non-treated BEAS-2B cells and hybridized to Affymetrix GeneChips.
Project description:The study seeks to identify the epigenetic changes caused by exposure of to cigarette smoke condensate. To this goal human bronchial epithelial cells, BEAS-2B, were treated with 5-aza-2âdeoxycitidine and trychostatin A (5AzaC/TSA) subsequent to a chronic exposure (1 month) to cigarette smoke condensate (CSC). As negative control served BEAS-2B cells that were untreated or treated with CSC/DMSO for one month without the subsequent application of 5Aza/TSA. Experiment Overall Design: BEAS-2B Cells were treated for one month with CSC, DMSO, and left untreated. Subsequently half of the samples were treated with the demethylation agent. So that there were six different conditions with three biological replicates each. One sample had to be excluded because of low quality.
Project description:Amorphous silica nanoparticles induce malignant transformation and tumorigenesis of human lung epithelial cells. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression underlying the cellular malignant transformation induced by amorphous silica nanoparticles and identified distinct classes of up-regulated and down-regulated genes during this process. The human lung epithelial cells, Beas-2B were continuously exposed to 5 μg/mL amorphous silica nanoparticles for 40 passages, and named as BeasSiNPs-P40 (shortly as P40-5 during the further microarray detection). Meanwhile, the passage-matched control Beas-2B cells, named as Beas-P40 (shortly as NC during the further microarray detection).
Project description:The objective of this study was to determine binding patterns for GR, 65 and RNAP2 in Beas-2B airway epithelial cells after treatment with dexamethasone (100 nm), TNF (20 ng/ml) or both for one hour. This study utilized duplicate samples for each treatment condition and immunoprecipitation except for p65 immunoprcipitation of TNF treated samples, which was analyzed as a single sample. Input from vehicle treated cells was used a control. Experimental comparisons were made between the following samples/ treatment conditions. Duplicate samples of Beas-2B cells treated with ethanol (vehicle) were used for ChIP of GR, p65, and RNAP2 (2 samples each antibody). Duplicate samples of Beas-2B cells treated with dexamethasone were used for ChIP of GR and RNAP2 (2 samples each antibody). Duplicate samples of Beas-2B cells treated with TNF were used for ChIP of p65 and RNAP2 (1 sample p65, 2 samples RNAP2). Duplicate samples of Beas-2B cells treated with dexamethasone + TNF were used for ChIP of GR, p65 and RNAP2 (2 samples each antibody).
Project description:GS-5759 is a bifunctional ligand composed of a quinolinone-containing pharmacophore found in several β2-adrenoceptor agonists linked covalently to a phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor (PDE4) related to GSK 256066 by a pent-1-yn-1-ylbenzene spacer. The object of the study was to detemine if gene expression changes induced by GS-5759 were replicated by a β2-adrenoceptor agonist (indacaterol; Ind) and a PDE4 inhibitor (GSK 256066; GSK) in combination. Microarray analysis was performed on RNA from BEAS-2B cells treated with GS-5759 and a combination of indacaterol and GSK 256066 to identify differentialy expressed genes. Confluent BEAS-2B cells were treated with vehicle, Ind/GSK or GS-5759 for 1h, 2h, 6h or 18h. Total RNA was extracted, quantified (NanoDrop 2000) and the quality of each sample determined by using the Agilent 2100 Lab-on-a-Chip system before being processed for gene expression chnages by Expression Analysis Inc (Dunham, NC, USA).
Project description:Human rhinovirus and influenza virus infections of the upper airway lead to colds and the flu and can trigger exacerbations of lower airway diseases including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Despite modest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of infections by these viruses, novel diagnostic and therapeutic targets are still needed to differentiate between the cold and the flu, since the clinical course of influenza can be severe while that of rhinovirus is usually more mild. In our investigation of influenza and rhinovirus infection of human respiratory epithelial cells, we used a systems approach to identify the temporally changing patterns of host gene expression from these viruses. After infection of human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B) with rhinovirus, influenza virus or co-infection with both viruses, we studied the time-course of host gene expression changes over three days. From these data, we constructed a transcriptional regulatory network model that revealed shared and unique host responses to these viral infections such that after a lag of 4-8 hours, most cell host responses were similar for both viruses, while divergent host cell responses appeared after 24-48 hours. The similarities and differences in gene expression after epithelial infection of rhinovirus, influenza virus, or both viruses together revealed qualitative and quantitative differences in innate immune activation and regulation. These differences help explain the generally mild outcome of rhinovirus infections compared to influenza infections which can be much more severe. Human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B) were infected with rhinovirus, influenza virus or both viruses and RNAs were then profiled at 10 time points (2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 26, 48, 60 and 72hrs)
Project description:Human non-transformed lung epithelial cell line (BEAS-2B) was transduced with a control (BEAS-C) or PI3KCA-E545K (BEAS-PI3K-CA) expressing lentivirus. After clones selection, RNA was extracted from three different clones for each cell line. For mRNA expression profiling, 500 ng total RNA were reverse transcribed and used for synthesis of cDNA and biotinylated cRNA. Finally cRNA were hybridized for 18 hours on Illumina HumanHT-12 v3.0 BeadChips and after scanning, data analysis was performed.
Project description:Illumina microarray experiment on BEAS-2B cells. Cells were seeded 24 h before TNF-a/IL-4 (50 ng/ml) treatment that lasted for 18 h. Cytoplasmic RNA of both normal and activated BEAS-2B cells were collected for microarray. Cells were seeded 24 h before TNF-a/IL-4 (50 ng/ml) treatment that lasted for 18 h. Biological triplicate control and IL4/TNf samples.