Project description:Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a systemic and refractory disease, characterized by necrotizing small to medium vessel vasculitides. AAV constitutes three distinct disorders: microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) (formerly known as Wegener's granulomatosis), and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) (formerly known as Churg-Strauss syndrome). ANCA, a characteristic autoantibody for AAV consists of two major subtypes: one against myeloperoxidase (MPO-ANCA) and the other against leukocyte proteinase 3 (PR3-ANCA). MPO-ANCA is mainly detected in patients with MPA (55-90%) and in those with EGPA (20-40%) and less frequently detected in patients with GPA (20-30%). We hypothesized that an aberrant PTM occurred in neutrophil MPO in patients with MPO-ANCA-positive AAV (MPO-AAV) is involved in the production of MPO-ANCA. To test the hypothesis, SWATH-MS was used to comprehensively quantify PTMs of human MPO purified from neutrophils of MPO-AAV and healthy controls, and PTMs of mouse MPO treated with hydrogen peroxide in vitro.
Project description:To study monocyte and macrophage activation in ANCA-associtated vasculitis (AAV), we performed bulk RNA sequencing of bead-selected monocytes and in vitro cultured monocyte-derived macrophages from AAV patients and healthy controls. Overview patients included for sequencing monocytes: - AAV active disease, n=4, MPO-AAV=4 - AAV remission, n=10, PR3-AAV=5, MPO-AAV=5 - Healthy controls, n=6 Overview patients included for sequencing monocyte-derived macrophages: - AAV active, n=1, PR3-AAV=1 - AAV remission, n=3, PR3-AAV=3 - Healthy controls, n=3
Project description:These data are part of a body of work exploring the effect of IgG from patients with ANCA vasculitis on human monocytes in vitro. Please see the relevant publication for a full description.
Project description:Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease characterized by airway inflammation and remodeling. The role of 15-oxo-5Z,8Z,11Z,13E-eicosatetraenoic acid (15-oxoETE), a 15-HETE metabolite catalyzed by 15-prostaglandin dehydrogenase (15-PGDH), has been relatively unexplored in asthma. In this study, we used RNA-seq to explore the effect of 15-KETE on the transcriptome of airway epithelial cells, aiming to identify its potential downstream targets and mechanisms of action.
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.
