Project description:ATAC-seq was performed on MG63.3-GFP cells in vitro or isolated from mouse lung 1 day or 22 days post-innoculation to assess chromatin accessbility dynamics during lung colonization.
Project description:ATAC-seq was performed on 143b-GFP cells in vitro or isolated from mouse lung 1 day or 22 days post-innoculation to assess chromatin accessbility dynamics during lung colonization.
Project description:The goals of this study were to investigate whether two anesthesia regimens, with and without N2O, and bacterial colonization influence respiratory complications after major abdominal surgery for cancer.
Project description:Most triple negative breast cancers (TNBCs) are aggressively metastatic with a high degree of intratumoral heterogeneity. We employed patient-derived xenograft models established from the breast tumors of patients with treatment-naïve metastatic TNBC to study clonal dynamics during metastasis. Genomic sequencing coupled with high-complexity barcode-mediated clonal tracking revealed robust alterations in clonal architecture between primary tumors and corresponding metastases that were deterministic rather than stochastic. The presence of numerous rare subclones in each metastatic lesion demonstrated that polyclonal seeding occurred and that heterogeneous populations of low-abundance clones were maintained in metastases. An identical population of subclones was enriched in lung, liver, and brain metastases, demonstrating that primary tumor clones harbor properties enabling them to seed and thrive in multiple organ sites. Further, clones that dominated multi-organ metastases shared a genomic lineage. Thus, intrinsic properties of rare primary tumor subclones enable the seeding and colonization of metastases in multiple organ sites.
Project description:Here, we report analysis of both the bacterial and host transcriptome as affected by colonization of R. hominis in the mouse gut. Microbial genes required for colonization and adaptation in the murine gut, as well as host genes responding to colonization by this bacterial species, were uncovered.
Project description:Acute respiratory infections (ARI), which generally begin with colonization of the mucosal surfaces of the upper respiratory tract (URT), are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality with the highest rate in infants. As a common colonizer of the URT, and one of the most prevalent causes of life-threatening infections in the pediatric population, Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn) was used as a model pathogen to investigate the effect of age during URT infection. We used RNA-sequencing to transcriptionally profile and compare the mucosal epithelia of infant and adult mice at baseline (mock-infected) and during Spn infection. Analysis of the screen revealed an age-dependent alteration of genes involved in mucosal defense mechanisms that included dampened expression of ubiquitous antimicrobial molecules and tight junction proteins in infant mice compared to adults. These results demonstrate a window of vulnerability during postnatal development when altered mucosal barrier function may facilitate bacterial colonization and invasion.
Project description:The model is the second model of the publication "Modeling the role of lanthionine synthetase C-like 2 (LANCL2) in the modulation of immune responses to Helicobacter pylori infection" published in PlosOne by Leber, Bassaganya-Riera, Tubau-Juni, Zoccoli-Rodriguez, Viladomiu, Abedi, Lu, and Hontecillas.
Abstract:
Immune responses to Helicobacter pylori are orchestrated through complex balances of host-bacterial interactions, including inflammatory and regulatory immune responses across scales that can lead to the development of the gastric disease or the promotion of beneficial systemic effects. While inflammation in response to the bacterium has been reasonably characterized, the regulatory pathways that contribute to preventing inflammatory events during H. pylori infection are incompletely understood. To aid in this effort, we have generated a computational model incorporating recent developments in the understanding of H. pylori-host interactions. Sensitivity analysis of this model reveals that a regulatory macrophage population is critical in maintaining high H. pylori colonization without the generation of an inflammatory response. To address how this myeloid cell subset arises, we developed a second model describing an intracellular signaling network for the differentiation of macrophages. Modeling studies predicted that LANCL2 is a central regulator of inflammatory and effector pathways and its activation promotes regulatory responses characterized by IL-10 production while suppressing effector responses. The predicted impairment of regulatory macrophage differentiation by the loss of LANCL2 was simulated based on multiscale linkages between the tissue-level gastric mucosa and the intracellular models. The simulated deletion of LANCL2 resulted in a greater clearance of H. pylori, but also greater IFNγ responses and damage to the epithelium. The model predictions were validated within a mouse model of H. pylori colonization in wild-type (WT), LANCL2 whole body KO and myeloid-specific LANCL2-/- (LANCL2Myeloid) mice, which displayed similar decreases in H. pylori burden, CX3CR1+ IL-10-producing macrophages, and type 1 regulatory (Tr1) T cells. This study shows the importance of LANCL2 in the induction of regulatory responses in macrophages and T cells during H. pylori infection.
Project description:The model is first model of tissue level cellular immune responses to H. pylori in the publication, "Modeling the role of lanthionine synthetase C-like 2 (LANCL2) in the modulation of immune responses to Helicobacter pylori infection" in PlosOne by Leber, Bassaganya-Riera, Tubau-Juni, Zoccoli-Rodriguez, Viladomiu, Abedi, Lu, and Hontecillas.
Abstract:
Immune responses to Helicobacter pylori are orchestrated through complex balances of host-bacterial interactions, including inflammatory and regulatory immune responses across scales that can lead to the development of the gastric disease or the promotion of beneficial systemic effects. While inflammation in response to the bacterium has been reasonably characterized, the regulatory pathways that contribute to preventing inflammatory events during H. pylori infection are incompletely understood. To aid in this effort, we have generated a computational model incorporating recent developments in the understanding of H. pylori-host interactions. Sensitivity analysis of this model reveals that a regulatory macrophage population is critical in maintaining high H. pylori colonization without the generation of an inflammatory response. To address how this myeloid cell subset arises, we developed a second model describing an intracellular signaling network for the differentiation of macrophages. Modeling studies predicted that LANCL2 is a central regulator of inflammatory and effector pathways and its activation promotes regulatory responses characterized by IL-10 production while suppressing effector responses. The predicted impairment of regulatory macrophage differentiation by the loss of LANCL2 was simulated based on multiscale linkages between the tissue-level gastric mucosa and the intracellular models. The simulated deletion of LANCL2 resulted in a greater clearance of H. pylori, but also greater IFNγ responses and damage to the epithelium. The model predictions were validated within a mouse model of H. pylori colonization in wild-type (WT), LANCL2 whole body KO and myeloid-specific LANCL2-/- (LANCL2Myeloid) mice, which displayed similar decreases in H. pylori burden, CX3CR1+ IL-10-producing macrophages, and type 1 regulatory (Tr1) T cells. This study shows the importance of LANCL2 in the induction of regulatory responses in macrophages and T cells during H. pylori infection.