Project description:Microarray Analysis of Human Whole Blood and Intestinal Biopsy Samples from a Phase 2b, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group Study of Ustekinumab in Crohn’s Disease
Project description:BrighTNess was a phase III, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study that enrolled stage II/III TNBC patients to receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy with paclitaxel followed by doxorubicin/cyclophosphamid (AC), or the same plus carboplatin or carboplatin plus the PARP inhibitor veliparib concurrent with paclitaxel. Whole transcriptome RNA sequencing (RNAseq) was performed on pre-treatment research biopsies.
Project description:Microarray Analysis of Human Whole Blood and Intestinal Biopsy Samples from a Phase 2b, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group Study of Ustekinumab in Crohn’s Disease 329 Crohn's biopsies from multiple regions in the intestine of 87 anti TNFa refractory patients and blood samples from 204 patients at Week 0 prior to drug treatment are included in this study
Project description:Background & Aims: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFLD)-associated changes in gut microbiota are important drivers of disease progression toward fibrosis. Therefore, reversing microbiota alterations could ameliorate NAFLD progression. Oat beta-glucan, a non-digestible polysaccharides, has shown promising therapeutic effects on hyperlipidemia associated with NAFLD, but its impact on gut microbiota and most importantly NAFLD fibrosis remains unknown. Methods: We performed detailed metabolic phenotyping including body composition, glucose tolerance, and lipid metabolism as well as comprehensive characterization of the gut-liver axis in a western-style diet (WSD)-induced model of NAFLD and assessed the effect of a beta-glucan intervention on early and advanced liver disease. Gut microbiota was modulated using broad-spectrum antibiotic (Abx) treatment. Results: Oat beta-glucan supplementation did not affect WSD-induced body weight gain, glucose intolerance, and the metabolic phenotype remained largely unaffected. Interestingly, oat beta-glucan dampened NAFLD inflammation, associated with significantly reduced monocyte-derived macrophages (MoMFs) infiltration, fibroinflammatory gene expression, and strongly reduced fibrosis development. Mechanistically, this protective effect was not mediated by changes in bile acid composition or signaling, but was dependent on gut microbiota and was lost upon Abx treatment. Specifically, oat beta-glucan partially reversed unfavorable changes in gut microbiota, resulting in an expansion of protective taxa, including Ruminococcus, and Lactobacillus followed by reduced translocation of TLR ligands. Conclusions: Our findings identify oat beta-glucan as a highly efficacious food supplement that dampens inflammation and fibrosis development in diet-induced NAFLD. These results, along with its favorable dietary profile, suggest that it may be a cost-effective and well-tolerated approach to preventing NAFLD progression and should be assessed in clinical studies.
Project description:We have tested effect of bilberry/grape-juice on whole blood cell gene-expression in a nine-week double blind, placebo-controlled, dietary intervention study of aged men (n=62 - 67y) with subjective memory decline randomized to bilberry/grape- or control group (placebo). Blood-samples were collected at pre- and post intervention. Ten individuals of each group, with high baseline plasma-isoprostanes (> 86 pg/ml) were selected for blood cell gene expression profiling (Affymetrix Human-Genome U133 Plus 2.0).
Project description:Interleukin (IL)-23 is implicated in T2 and T17-mediated airway inflammation, supporting a role in asthma. We undertook a Phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 24-week, parallel-group, multicenter trial to assess the efficacy and safety of risankizumab, an IL23p19 monoclonal antibody, administered subcutaneously (90 mg 4 weekly) in adults with severe asthma. Sputum samples were collected at several timepoints: visit 1B (week -3), visit 2 (week 0 proir to treatment), visit 7 (week 20), visit 8 (week 24, end of treatment), visit 12 (week 40, end of observation). RNA sequencing of sputum cells.
Project description:Background: Macrophages represent an important part of the immune system in the intestine and are crucial for maintaining homeostasis. As part of research investigating the effect of dietary fibres on the intestinal immune barrier THP-1 macrophages were used as model system. Methods: THP-1 monocytes were stimulated for 48 hours with 100 ng/ml PMA and 48 hours rested in medium. Subsequently, they were stimulated with 500 ug/ml dietary fibres and the maximal observed LPS contamination to serve as background control. After 6 hours, total RNA was extracted and Affymterix Human Gene 1.1 ST arrays were used to analyze the gene expression profiles. To identify dietary fibre induced gene expression profiles in dietary fibre gene responses were compared to medium samples. Furthermore, to analyse differentiatlly affected pathways Ingenuite Pathway Analysis was employed. Results: There was a clear difference in significantly differentially expressed genes (gene cut-off p<0.05) with beta-glucan oat medium viscosity and GOS changing transcription of a relative small amount of genes and Sugar beet pectin and Resistant starch a relative large amount of genes. These latter two were also the only dietary fibres to demonstrate an increase in Fc-receptor-related pathway activation. Alternatively, beta-glucan oat medium viscosity and GOS were the only dietary fibres to activate pathways related to cellular movement and the only two to not activate the Ahr-signaling pathway (p<0.05). Conclusion: our data indicate that the in vitro THP-1 macrophage model can be used to differentiate in immunomodulatory potential of dietary fibres and provide hypotheses for functional differentiation.
Project description:Flavonoids and fish oils have anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating influences. The purpose of the study was to determine if a mixed flavonoid-fish oil supplement (Q-Mix; 1000 mg quercetin, 400 mg isoquercetin, 120 mg EGCG from green tea extract, 220 mg EPA and 180 mg DHA from fish oil, 1000 mg vitamin C, 40 mg niacinamide, and 800 ug folic acid) would reduce inflammatory and oxidative stress markers and alter genomic profiles in overweight women. Women were assigned using a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial to Q-Mix or placebo groups. Overnight fasted blood samples were collected and subjected to RNA expression analysis on Affymetrix Hugene ST1_1 arrays. Randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled study.Subjects were randomized to either mixed flavonoid-fish oil supplement group (Q-Mix; 1000 mg quercetin, 400 mg isoquercetin, 120 mg EGCG from green tea extract, 400 mg n3-PUFAs (220 mg EPA and 180 mg DHA) from fish oil, 1000 mg vitamin C, 40 mg niacinamide, and 800 µg folic acid) or placebo (n=29 samples, including pre- and post-treatment samples in the Q-Mix and placebo arms).The placebo did not contain quercetin, vitamin C, and niacin. Subjects were instructed to ingest two soft chew supplements twice daily (upon awakening, and between 6:00-7:00 pm) for 70 days. A three-day food record was used to assess typical energy and nutrient intake. No restrictions were placed on diet, supplement usage or medications with the exception that subjects agreed to avoid any non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and dietary supplements that influence inflammation or oxidative stress.
Project description:A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of netazepide (YF476) in patients with BE without dysplasia was performed. Gene expression before and after treatment with netazepide and with a placebo was measured with RNASeq
