Project description:Transcription profiling of human leukemia cell lines treated with sera from Type I diabetes patients to investigate sera-induced transcriptional signatures.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing normoxic MSCs cells with hypoxic MSCs cells. Hypoxia may inhibit senescence of MSCs during expansion. Goal was to determine the effects of hypoxia on global MSCs gene expression.
Project description:Inflammation is common to many disorders and responsible for tissue and organ damage. However, the associated peripheral cytokine milieu is frequently dilute and difficult to measure, necessitating development of more sensitive and informative biomarkers for mechanistic studies, earlier diagnosis, and monitoring therapeutic interventions. Previously, we have shown that sera from type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients induces a unique disease-specific pro-inflammatory transcriptional profile in fresh peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) compared to sera of healthy controls. To address the potential variance introduced by heterogeneity in responsiveness of PBMCs from different donors, we evaluated human leukemia cell lines as surrogates for fresh PBMCs. Expression signatures of 7 different cell lines were 1) tested in their power to differentiate sera of T1D patients from healthy controls; and 2) compared to the signature obtained with fresh PBMCs. For each of the 7 cell lines, we assayed 6 individual samples (three stimulated with recent-onset (RO) T1D sera and three stimulated with healthy control sera). Hence, a total of 42 samples were analyzed in this study.
Project description:Inflammation is common to many disorders and responsible for tissue and organ damage. However, the associated peripheral cytokine milieu is frequently dilute and difficult to measure, necessitating development of more sensitive and informative biomarkers for mechanistic studies, earlier diagnosis, and monitoring therapeutic interventions. Previously, we have shown that sera from type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients induces a unique disease-specific pro-inflammatory transcriptional profile in fresh peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) compared to sera of healthy controls. To address the potential variance introduced by heterogeneity in responsiveness of PBMCs from different donors, we evaluated human leukemia cell lines as surrogates for fresh PBMCs. Expression signatures of 7 different cell lines were 1) tested in their power to differentiate sera of T1D patients from healthy controls; and 2) compared to the signature obtained with fresh PBMCs.
Project description:To elucidate the epithelial cell diversity within the nasal inferior turbinates, a comprehensive investigation was conducted comparing control subjects to individuals with house dust mite-induced allergic rhinitis. This study aimed to delineate the differential expression profiles and phenotypic variations of epithelial cells in response to allergic rhinitis. This research elucidated distinct subpopulations and rare cell types of epithelial cells within the nasal turbinates, discerning alterations induced by allergic rhinitis. Furthermore, by interrogating transcriptomic signatures, the investigation provided novel insights into the cellular dynamics and immune responses underlying allergic rhinitis pathogenesis
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing normoxic MSCs cells with hypoxic MSCs cells. Hypoxia may inhibit senescence of MSCs during expansion. Goal was to determine the effects of hypoxia on global MSCs gene expression. Two-condition experiment, Normoxic MSCs vs. Hypoxic MSCs.