Project description:Single cell RNA sequencing analyses of human sinonasal tissue samples of chronic rhinosinusitus patients clustered the sinus cell into 13 types. Two cell types (monocyte/Macrophage and dendritic cells) demonstrated over-lapping expression of MPEG1, BATF3, IRF4, CD86, and HLA-DRA.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of ethmoïd tumors samples comparing normal samples from the controlateral sinus. RNA were extracted from biopsies. Sinonasal adenocarcinomas are uncommon tumors developping in ethmoid sinus after wood dust exposure. Although the etiology of these tumors is well defined very little is known regarding the molecular basis of these tumors. In an attempt to identify genes involved in this disease we proceed to a gene expression profiling using cancer-dedicated microarrays, on matched samples of nine sinonasal adenocarcinomas and non-tumoral sinusal tissue. Among the genes with significant differential expression we selected: LGALS4, ACS5, CLU, BAX, PDGFRa, SRI and CCT5 for further exploration by quantitative real-time reverse-transcription-PCR on a larger set of tumors and confirmed the microarray data. Protein expression alterations were shown for LGALS4, ACS5, and CLU by immunohistochemistry. Our results suggest that two genes might be involved in the pathogenesis of these tumors: LGALS4 highly up-regulated, particularly in the most differentiated tumors, and CLU, whose expression was lost. After further evaluation these genes could be used as markers for a better characterization of these tumors and will potentially help to an earlier detection of cancer in woodworkers, who have high risk of developing sinonasal adenocarcinomas. Two-condition experiment tumor samples from frozen section vs normal samples. There were two arrays by sample when it was possible.
Project description:Persistent mucosal inflammation and microbial infection are characteristic of Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS). Though mucosal microbiota dysbiosis is a characteristic feature of other chronic inflammatory diseases, the relationship between sinus microbiota composition and CRS is unknown. Here we demonstrate, using comparative microbiome profiling of a cohort of CRS patients and healthy subjects, that the sinus microbiota of CRS patients exhibit significantly reduced bacterial diversity. Characteristic of this community collapse is the depletion of multiple, phylogenetically distinct, Lactic Acid Bacteria and the concomitant increase in relative abundance of a single species, Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum. Recapitulating the conditions observed in our human cohort in a murine model confirmed the pathogenic potential of C. tuberculostearicum and the critical necessity for a replete mucosal microbiota to protect against this species. Moreover, we provide evidence that Lactobacillus sakei, identified from our comparative microbiome analyses as a potentially protective species, affords defense against C. tuberculostearicum sinus infection, even in the context of a depleted sinus bacterial community. These studies demonstrate that sinus mucosal health is highly dependent on the composition of the resident microbiota, and identifies a new sino-pathogen and a strong bacterial candidate for therapeutic intervention. A total of 14 samples were profiled for microbiome composition: 7 from non-sinusitis patients, and 7 from patients with clinically diagnosed chronic sinusitis.