Project description:An 8 hours timecourse was performed with human DCs infected either with A/California/7/2009 and A/Brevig Mission/1/1918 (pandemic) or A/New Caledonia/20/99 and A/Texas/36/91 seosonal. Human monocyte derived dendritic cells (DCs) were infected either with chicken egg grown A/California/7/2009, A/Brevig Mission/1/1918, A/New Caledonia/20/99or A/Texas/36/91. Samples were taken and fixed in RNA stabilizing regaent at 2, 2.7, 3.3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 hours. Cells exposed to chicken egg alantoic fluid served as a control. Infections with A/California/7/2009, A/New Caledonia/20/99 or A/Texas/36/91 were carried out at a BSL2 enviroment. Infections with A/Brevig Mission/1/1918 were carried out in a BSL3 enviroment in parralel to the BSL2 infections with cells from the same donor and cell preparation.
Project description:An 8 hours timecourse was performed with human DCs infected either with A/California/7/2009 and A/Brevig Mission/1/1918 (pandemic) or A/New Caledonia/20/99 and A/Texas/36/91 seosonal. Human monocyte derived dendritic cells (DCs) were infected either with chicken egg grown A/California/7/2009, A/Brevig Mission/1/1918, A/New Caledonia/20/99or A/Texas/36/91. Samples were taken and fixed in RNA stabilizing regaent at 2, 2.7, 3.3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 hours. Cells exposed to chicken egg alantoic fluid served as a control. Infections with A/California/7/2009, A/New Caledonia/20/99 or A/Texas/36/91 were carried out at a BSL2 enviroment. Infections with A/Brevig Mission/1/1918 were carried out in a BSL3 enviroment in parralel to the BSL2 infections with cells from the same donor and cell preparation.
Project description:Individual variations in immune status and function determine responses to infection and contribute to disease severity and outcome. Patients exhibit considerable variation in clinical responses to infection with West Nile virus. We have undertaken a comprehensive characterization of the immune responses of a stratified cohort of patients with a history of West Nile virus infection to identify key mechanisms of resistance and susceptibility. We provide molecular profiles of cellular mechanisms of primary human immune cells defined through multifaceted interrogation including multiplexed gene expression analysis integrated with highly sensitive multidimensional flow cytometry. The availability of reliably curated patient cohorts and data-sharing and data mining techniques of high-throughout investigations should accelerate identification of critical elements of immune resistance to important pathogens Differential gene expression by human PBMCs and macrophages from asymptomatic and severe patients with WNV infection or Poly I:C were generated by microarray.
Project description:Genome-wide gene expression patterns were measured in human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (DCs) infected in vitro with seasonal H1N1 influenza A/New Caledonia/20/1999. To provide a mechanistic explanation for the timing of gene expression changes over the first 12 hours post-infection, we developed a statistically rigorous enrichment approach integrating genome-wide expression kinetics and time-dependent promoter analysis. Our approach, TI me-Dependent Activity Linker (TIDAL), generates a regulatory network that connects transcription factors associated with each temporal phase of the response into a coherent linked cascade. TIDAL infers 12 transcription factors and 32 regulatory connections that drive the antiviral response to influenza. To demonstrate the generality of this approach, TIDAL was also used to generate a network for the DC response to measles infection. Monocyte-derived DCs were obtained from healthy human blood donors following a standard protocol. The recent seasonal H1N1 influenza virus A/New Caledonia/20/1999 (NC) virus was titrated by immunofluorescence 18 hours after infection of MDCK cell plates using monoclonal antibodies specific for Influenza-NP protein generated by the Mount Sinai Hybridoma Core Facility followed by addition of anti-mouse IgG-FITC and visualization using fluorescent microscopy. For infection of naive DCs, NC stocks were appropriately diluted in DulbeccoM-bM-^@M-^Ys Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM) and added directly into pelleted DCs at a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 1 After incubation for 40 minutes at 37 M-bM-^WM-&C, fresh DC growth medium (without GMCSF and IL-4) was added back to the infected cells (1 106 cells/ml) for the remainder of the infection. The reaction was stopped at 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 hours after infection by fixing the cells with RNAprotect Cell Reagent (Qiagen, Duesseldorf Germany). Naive non-infected DCs underwent the same experimental procedure as infected DCs in the absence of virus to ensure that mechanical manipulations could not be responsible for differences in experimental readouts. All time points and controls were performed in triplicates. Cells were homogenized by using QIAshredder microcentrifuge spin-columns (Qiagen, Duesseldorf Germany) and RNA was isolated from cells using Qiagen Micro RNeasy plus kit following the manufactures protocol (Qiagen, Duesseldorf Germany). RNA quality was assayed by determination of the RNA integrity number using the 2100 Bioanalyzer (Agilent). RNA samples were processed and hybridized to HumanHT-12 v4 Expression BeadChip Kit (Illumina San Diego, CA) by the Mount Sinai Genomics Institute following the manufacturerM-bM-^@M-^Ys instructions, and raw expression data were output by the Illumina GenomeStudio software.
Project description:West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne RNA flavivirus and the cause of more than 31,000 cases in the USA from 1999-2011 including 1, 262 fatalities. WNV infections are typically asymptomatic, but some patients, especially the elderly and immunocompromised, may experience severe neurological disease and even death. Control of WNV infection by the immune system is multifactorial. We profiled antibody, cytokine responses and gene expression from a stratified cohort of WNV subjects to define immune responses that contribute to disease severity and outcome. Differential gene expression by human PBMCs from asymptomatic and severe patients with WNV infection were generated by microarray.
Project description:NP-reactive murine splenic memory B cells were sorted based on the expression of the surface markers CD80 and PD-L2 AM14 tg+ X Vk8R+/- recipients of B1-8+ B cells were immunized with NP-CGG and 8 weeks later splenic EMA-, CD19+ and NP+ memory B cells were sorted based on their surface expression of CD80 and PD-L2 (DN=CD80- PDL2-, SP=CD80- PDL2+, DP=CD80+ PDL2+). 1x10E5 up to 3x10E5 cells per sample were sorted and total RNA was isolated using the RNeasy plus micro kit and cRNA was prepared using the Illumina TotalPrep RNA Amplification Kit.
Project description:We profiled gene expression from a stratified cohort of subjects to define influenza vaccine response in Young and Old Differential gene expression by human PBMCs from Healthy Adults receiving Influenza Vaccination (Fluvirin, Novartis). Healthy adults (older >65, younger 21-30 years) were recruited at seasonal Influenza Vaccination clinics organized by Yale University Health Services during October to December of 2010 M-bM-^@M-^S 2011 and 2011-2012 seasons. With informed consent, healthy individuals were recruited as per a protocol approved by Human Investigations Committee of the Yale University School of Medicine. Each subject was evaluated by a screening questionnaire determining self-reported demographic information, height, weight, medications and comorbid conditions. Participants with acute illness two weeks prior to vaccination were excluded from study. Blood samples were collected into BD Vacutainer Sodium Heparin tube at four different time points, once prior to administration of vaccine and three time points after vaccination on days 2/4, 7 and 28. Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMC) were isolated from heparinized blood using Histopaque 1077 in gradient centrifugation. About 1.0x10^7 freshly isolated PBMC were lysed in Triso and immediately stored in -800C. Total RNA in aqueous phase of Trisol - Chloroform was isolated in an automated QiaCube instrument using miRNeasy according to manufacturerM-bM-^@M-^Ys instructions. Integrity of RNA samples were assessed by Agilent 2100 BioAnalyser Samples were processed for cRNA generation using Illumina TotalPrep cRNA Amplification Kit and subsequently hybridized to Human HT12-V4.0 BeadChip at Yale Center for Genomic Analysis (YGCA).
Project description:We profiled gene expression from a stratified cohort of subjects to define influenza vaccine response in Young and Old Differential gene expression by human PBMCs from Healthy Adults receiving Influenza Vaccination (Fluvirin, Novartis). Healthy adults (older >65, younger 21-30 years) were recruited at seasonal Influenza Vaccination clinics organized by Yale University Health Services during October to December of 2010 M-bM-^@M-^S 2011 and 2011-2012 seasons. With informed consent, healthy individuals were recruited as per a protocol approved by Human Investigations Committee of the Yale University School of Medicine. Each subject was evaluated by a screening questionnaire determining self-reported demographic information, height, weight, medications and comorbid conditions. Participants with acute illness two weeks prior to vaccination were excluded from study. Blood samples were collected into BD Vacutainer Sodium Heparin tube at four different time points, once prior to administration of vaccine and three time points after vaccination on days 2/4, 7 and 28. Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMC) were isolated from heparinized blood using Histopaque 1077 in gradient centrifugation. About 1.0x10^7 freshly isolated PBMC were lysed in Triso and immediately stored in -800C. Total RNA in aqueous phase of Trisol - Chloroform was isolated in an automated QiaCube instrument using miRNeasy according to manufacturerM-bM-^@M-^Ys instructions. Integrity of RNA samples were assessed by Agilent 2100 BioAnalyser Samples were processed for cRNA generation using Illumina TotalPrep cRNA Amplification Kit and subsequently hybridized to Human HT12-V4.0 BeadChip at Yale Center for Genomic Analysis (YGCA).