Project description:Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disorder for which a definitive cure is still missing. This is characterized by an overwhelming inflammatory milieu in the colonic tract where a composite set of immune and non-immune cells orchestrate its pathogenesis. Over the last years, a growing body of evidence has been pinpointing gut virome dysbiosis as underlying its progression. Nonetheless, its role during the early phases of chronic inflammation is far from being fully defined. Here we show the gut virome-associated Hepatitis B virus protein X, most likely acquired after an event of zoonotic spillover, to be associated with the early stages of ulcerative colitis and to induce colonic inflammation in mice. It acts as a transcriptional regulator in epithelial cells, provoking barrier leakage and altering mucosal immunity at the level of both innate and adaptive immunity. This study paves the way to the comprehension of the aetiopathogenesis of intestinal inflammation and encourages further investigations of the virome as a trigger also in other scenarios. Moreover, it provides a brand-new standpoint that looks at the virome as a target for tailored treatments, blocking the early phases of chronic inflammation and possibly leading to better disease management.
2023-02-20 | GSE204665 | GEO
Project description:Plasma virome in multiple blood transfused patients
| PRJNA983534 | ENA
Project description:The plasma virome of febrile adult Kenyans
Project description:Primary outcome(s): The detection rates of epigenetic heterogeneity in primary tumor and plasma from colorectal cancer patients with Methylation-sensitive high resolution melt(MS-HRM).
Project description:Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a severe intestinal disorder connected to a gut microbiota dysbiosis. Approximately 7-8% of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants are diagnosed with NEC with mortality rates reaching 20-50%. Fecal virome transfer (FVT) is an approach where the bacteria-free fecal fraction from a healthy donor is administered to a patient with a GM dysbiosis. FVT contains e.g. bacteriophages, eukaryotic viruses, and metabolites. Oral administered FVT from healthy milk-fed term pigs shows promising potential in preventing NEC in the preterm piglet model. However, efficacy and safety are inconsistent between experiments. In the current study, we aim to explore methods of creating reproducible FVT-like treatments and test if these act preventive against NEC and possess minimal side effects in the preterm piglet model. Using cesarean-delivered, formula-fed preterm pigs, we compare the NEC preventive effect of native donor fecal virome (nFV) with: 1) a defined bacteriophage cocktail targeting NEC-associated bacteria; and 2) a chemostat fecal virome propagation with lactose as the major carbohydrate source (cFV), and 3) chemostat fecal virome propagation with lactose and milk oligosaccharides (cFV-OS). All methods will be compared to control treatment with SM buffer (SM).
Project description:B cells encounter antigen to activate and then differentiate into plasma cells. Both multiple myeloma (MM) and some autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are characterized with abnormal production of plasma cells. In both diseases, the process of B cells differentiate into plasma cell is disordered. To explore the novel therapeutic target to the process from naïve B cells to plasma cells via activated B cells, we determined the gene expression profile in activated B cells by affymetrix microarrays. Splenic activated CD5+B cells were sorted from 7-9-week female C57BL/6 mice by FACS and from EAE (MOG-induced chronic experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) in C57BL/6 mice is an animal model for MS) by CD19 microbeads, respectively. The transcripts in B cells were determined by Affymetrix Microarrays.