Project description:Human LUVA mast cells were infected for 4 h with Salmonella Typhimurium SL1344 wildtype (wt) and S.Tm ∆invG to explore LUVA mRNA expression levels upon infection and the role of type-3-secretion-system mediated invasion.
Project description:Murine bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMC) were infected for 4 h with Salmonella Typhimurium SL1344 wildtype (WT) and S.Tm ∆invG to explore BMMC mRNA expression levels upon infection and the role of type-3-secretion-system mediated invasion.
Project description:Characterization of the zebrafish embryonic host response to systemic bacterial infection with Salmonella typhimurium wild type strain (SL1027) and its isogenic LPS O-antigen mutant Ra (SF1592) by means of a time-resolved global expression analysis.
Project description:Characterization of the zebrafish embryonic host response to systemic bacterial infection with Salmonella typhimurium wild type strain (SL1027) and its isogenic LPS O-antigen mutant Ra (SF1592) by means of a time-resolved global expression analysis. All infection experiments were performed using mixed egg clutches from three tanks of AB strain zebrafish. Embryos were staged at 27 hours post fertilization (hpf) by morphological criteria (Kimmel et al., 1995) and approximately 250 cfu of DsRed expressing S. typhimurium wt and Ra mutant bacteria were injected into the caudal vein close to the urogenital opening. As a control an equal volume of PBS was likewise injected. Injections were controlled using a Leica MZ Fluo 3 stereomicroscope with epifluorescence attachment together with a Femtojet microinjector (Eppendorf) and a micromanipulator with pulled microcapillary pipettes. Pools of 20-40 embryos were collected at 2, 5, 8 and 24 hours post infection (hpi). For the microarray analysis, the whole infection procedure was preformed in triplicate on separate days. The triplicates are marked A,B and C. The order of injecting wt bacteria, Ra bacteria and PBS control was randomized in the different experiments. The general reference sample is a mixture of all RNA samples from this infection study and it is named Common Reference (CR).
Project description:We identified a differential enrichment of TET-medaited 5hmC in human enterocyte (Caco2BBE1 cells) upon infection with salmonella typhimurium. Genes enriched with 5hmC are involved in Wnt and Notch signaling pathways.
Project description:Nuclear receptors regulate key functions of mononuclear phagocytes and are critical components of the innate immune system, acting as regulators of organ health and disease. In healthy mice, NR2F6 deficiency alters tissue-resident macrophage populations in the liver, lung, and spleen. In response to Salmonella Typhimurium infection, mice deficient in the nuclear receptor NR2F6 exhibit improved clinical outcomes, characterized by reduced weight loss, bacterial loads in the spleen and liver, and decreased plasma pro-inflammatory cytokines. Despite unchanged basal iron metabolism in the spleen and liver, iron regulatory proteins and the IL-6-hepcidin axis are altered in Nr2f6-deficient mice during Salmonella infection, reducing hypoferremia. Transcriptomic analysis of splenic red pulp macrophages reveals significant alterations of phagocytosis-related genes, including upregulation of Sirpa. In vitro, phagocytosis of red blood cells, regulated by the inhibitory CD47-Sirp axis, and Salmonella Typhimurium phagocytosis is significantly impaired in Nr2f6-deficient splenic macrophages. Blocking Sirp in vitro restores the phagocytic activity of Nr2f6-deficient macrophages to wild-type levels. In vivo, Salmonella Typhimurium loads are partially increased post-infection in anti-Sirp treated Nr2f6-deficient mice. These findings uncover a previously unrecognized role of NR2F6 in host-pathogen interactions, positioning it as a potential therapeutic target for infectious diseases.
Project description:The GeneChip Porcine Genome Array was used to identify the transcriptional response upon Salmonella typhimurium infection in three porcine intestinal sections (jejumun, ileum and colon) along a time course of 1,2 and 6 days post infection. The objetives in this study were i) characterize transcriptional changes upon S. typhimurium infection in the intestinal mucosa; ii) identify differences among porcine intestinal sections in inmune resposes against S. typhimurium; iii) identify change that could be associated to salmonellosis pathogenesis and symtomatology; and finally, iv) identify transcriptional changes that could be induced by S. typhimurium in order to get bacterial survival and successful colonization.
Project description:Salmonella-related infections outcome are dependent on the complex interaction between environmental factors, bacterial serotype and host genetic factors. Using ENU chemical mutagenesis, we identified a pedigree named Immunity to Typhimurium 14 (Ity14) carrying a mutation in Stat4 (c.1335+5G>A). Here we used a recognized experimental model of systemic Salmonella Typhimurium infection in mice to study the impact of Stat4 mutation on typhoid-like disease. We compare whole-genome transcriptional profiles between wild-type and Ity14 mutant mice to identify common or unique gene expression profiles between these groups.
Project description:Investigation of whole genome gene expression level changes in a Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium UK1 delta-iacP mutant, compared to the wild-type strain. IacP is resoponsible for the secretion of virulence effector proteins via the type III secretion system, thereby contributing the virulence of S. Typhimurium. The mutants analyzed in this study are further described in Kim et al. 2011. Role of Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1 Protein IacP in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Pathogenesis. Infection and Immunity 79(4):1440-1450 (PMID 21263021).