Project description:The goal of this experiment was to compare the transcriptome of transplanted mouse ESC-derived cells and endogenous epithelial cells at 6 weeks post transplantation into a syngeneic wild type recipient. These cells were also compared to endogenous epithelial cells from an uninjured control.
Project description:This is an RNA-seq study of human lung transplant recipients. Bronchoalveolar lavage cells were collected on the first day after lung transplant. We performed bulk RNA-sequencing on 19 lung transplant recipients with severe primary graft dysfunction (PGD) and 19 lung transplant recipients without primary graft dysfunction. As this data is human identifiable, raw data are not included in this record.
Project description:Bronchoalveolar lavage samples collected from lung transplant recipients. Numeric portion of sample name is an arbitrary patient ID and AxBx number indicates the perivascular (A) and bronchiolar (B) scores from biopsies collected on the same day as the BAL fluid was collected. Several patients have more than one sample in this series and can be determined by patient number followed by a lower case letter. Acute rejection state is determined by the combined A and B score - specifically, a combined AB score of 2 or greater is considered an acute rejection. Keywords = Bronchoalveolar lavage Keywords = lung transplant Keywords: other
Project description:The objective of this study was to examine transcriptional changes in alveolar macrophages early after reperfusion in a model of murine lung transplant.
Project description:Background: Primary immunodeficiency patients are ineligible for lung transplant (LTX) due to futility and bone marrow transplant (BMT) for lung failure. We hypothesized that using marrow extracted from the vertebral bodies (VB) of a deceased lung donor with partial HLA-match would be able to establish persistent hematopoiesis and generate immunity and tolerance. Methods: A teenager with severe combined immunodeficiency in lung failure due to recurrent pneumonias underwent LTX in 2016 from a 1/8 HLA allele-matched unrelated donor followed by reduced intensity conditioning and infusion of T cell/B cell-depleted cryopreserved VB marrow 4 months later. Results: Immune competence and donor-derived thymopoiesis were evident by six months post-BMT, while immunosuppression was withdrawn at 16-month post-BMT. Donor T cell (>95%) and myeloid chimerism (7-10%) have persisted for over nine years. At two years post-BMT, circulating donor-derived T cells were hyporesponsive to host dendritic cells in vitro. T-cell receptor clonotyping revealed the disappearance of host-reactive clones identifiable in the marrow graft, while circulating donor T cells exhibited downmodulation of signaling pathways for cytotoxicity/rejection, paired with upregulated immunomodulatory pathways, suggesting active suppression. In parallel, circulating predominantly host monocytes upregulated signaling pathways compared to their donor-derived counterparts, indicating active interactions between post-thymic donor T cells and host monocytes. Conclusion: In summary, durable hematopoietic engraftment and protective immunity were demonstrable for the first time in a patient receiving deceased donor vertebral bone marrow graft. Moreover, tolerance exceeding 8-years without immunosuppression was attainable.