Podoplanin-expressing macrophages (PoEMs) promote lymphangiogenesis and favour lymphatic metastasis in breast cancer
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ABSTRACT: RNAseq was performed on PoEMs (CD11b+, F4/80+, PDPN+) vs. non-PoEMs (CD11b+, F4/80+, PDPN-) sorted from orthotopically inoculated 4T1 tumors in WT mice.
Project description:RNA-sequencing was performed on sorted tumor-associated macrophages (CD45+7AAD-CD11b+F4/80+CD8-Ly6C-Ly6G-) from 4T1 tumor (murine breast cancer) bearig mice with or without JHU083, pro-drug of 6-Diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine (glutamine antagonist) treatment for expression profiling
Project description:To investigate the transcriptomic characteristics of CD11b+F4/80+ cells in the brain of JEV- infected WT and Vegfr-3ΔLBD/ΔLBD mice, we sorted the CD11b+F4/80+ cells from the brain of WT and Vegfr-3ΔLBD/ΔLBD mice post 5 days of JEV infection by FACS. We then performed gene expression profiling analysis using data obtained from RNA-seq of 2 different cells.
Project description:MEFs were grown from WT and PDPN-deficient mouse embryos and gene expression was analyzed. The aim was to determine whether a lack of PDPN caused significant global changes in gene expression in primary fibroblasts. Here, we performed a microarray on WT and PDPN-deficient mouse embryonic fibroblasts to determine whether there were signficiant underlying changes in gene expression. Two replicates each of WT and PDPN KO MEFs from C57BL6/J mice
Project description:Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are highly heterogeneous, derived from myeloid monocyte/macrophages or tissue-resident macrophages, and play vital role in tumor progression. Here we adopted a C57BL/6 mouse model imitating the late-stage colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM) by Mc38 colorectal cancer cell injection via the portal vein. We defined the critical period at 7 to 9 days post injection (dpi) for tumor neovascularization on serial sections of CRLM biopsies. The tumor neovascularization was initiated from one of the liver blood vessels via vessel cooption and extended by vascular mimicry and growth of CD34+cells. In samples with increasing sized liver metastases of CRLM, infiltrated Ly6C+ CD11b+ F4/80 monocytes steadily gained the expression of F4/80, a Kupffer cell marker, and then transformed into Ly6C CD11bint F4/80+ cells, which, the same phenotype was also adapted by Ly6C CD11b F4/80+ Kupffer cells. F4/80+ TAMs showed proximity to neovascularization and tumor vessels. Depletion of macrophages or disturbance on macrophage polarization during the crucial period of neovascularization impeded tumor growth and vascularization and resulted in greatly reduced F4/80+ TAMs, yet increased CD11b+ cells due to inhibition of TAM differentiation. In summary, we showed dynamic F4/80+ TAM differentiation within the tumor microenvironment and strengthened its role as perivascular TAMs in CRLM. A set of aliquot samples (about 0.25 cm3) from for flow cytometry preparations (the above method and Fig. 4A) were used for bulk RNA-Sequencing, among these samples, Ht1 and Ht3 were identical samples; F4/80+cells and CD11b+ cells were selected from medium-sized CRLM (Mt2) with microbeads and MS column;A total of 20 samples were sent for analysis. These collected tissues were flash-frozen in liquid nitrogen, stored at - 80°C and shipped on dry ice to the sequencing provider (Novogene, www.novogene.com), who then extracted RNA from these samples and confirmed that all sample RNA were in good quality and adequate concentrations. The resulted RNA-Sequencing data were verified as the clean reads > 95%, Q30 > 90%, and error rate < 0.05%; Square of Pearson Correlation Coefficient (R2) between the biological replicates was > 0.89; R2 of the identical samples (Ht-1 and Ht-3) was > 0.98.
Project description:Define the genetic profile of naturally occuring regulatory macrophages that express Foxp3 (MacRegs) compared to Foxp3 neg macrophages, to determine candidate genes responsible for their regulatory function. Compare this new cellular population with Tregulatory cells. Two conditions were compared: Fresh CD11b+ F4/80+ FOXP3+ cells (3 independent isolates) and CD11b+ F4/80+ FOXP3- cells (3 independent isolates). MacRegs were also compared to CD4+Foxp3+ Tregs .
Project description:The objective of this study was to characterise macrophage subsets in bone marrow (BM) isolated from Csf1r-EGFP mice. A concurrent imaging flow cytometry study conducted by our team unexpectedly revealed macrophage surface marker staining emanates from membrane-bound subcellular remnants associated with unrelated cells. Expression data from sorted BM “macrophage” populations was found to be consistent with macrophage fragments associated with non-macrophage cells. Granulocyte-specific genes were enriched within the CD11b+ “macrophage” (CD11b+F4/80+Ly6G-GFPloVCAM1+) populations, whereas CD11b- “macrophages” (CD11b-F4/80+GFP+VCAM1+) were consistent with a mixed cell population including both plasma cells and erythroblasts. This data demonstrates how fragmentation of hematopoietic tissue macrophages can result in misattribution of macrophage identity to non-macrophage populations, thereby undermining accuracy of macrophage ex vivo molecular profiles.
Project description:Six-weeks old (C57Bl6, Cx3cr1gfp/+) mice were intraperitonealy infected with a low number (1.104) of L. monocytogenes (EGDe strain) in exponential growth phase (bacteria were grown in BHI at 108/ml, and diluted 10.000x in PBS immediately before injection). Group of three mice were euthanized, before infection. Peritoneal cells were recovered by peritoneal lavage. Cells from individual mice were stained with antibodies to CD11b (PECy7), Gr1 (APC), NK1.1, B220 and CD3 (PE), and F4/80 (biotin-conjugated followed by streptavidinpacific blue) for sorting. Gr1- monocytes were purified as NK1.1- CD3- B220- CD11b+ F4/80low Gr1-, gfphigh; Gr1+ monocytes were purified as NK1.1- CD3- B220- CD11b+ F4/80low Gr1+, gfpint; and polymorphonuclear cells were purified as NK1.1- CD3- B220- CD11b+ F4/80- Gr1high, gfp-. 1.103 cells from each mice, time point, and phenotype were purified by facs sorting according to their phenotype. Samples were kept at 4°C before and during the sort. Cells were directly sorted in the SuperAmp Lysis Buffer (Miltenyi Biotec, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany) using a FACS Aria cell-sorter (BD biosciences).
Project description:A microarray analysis (MA) on the F4/80+ CD11b+ macrophages (population P5) isolated from a pool of ipsilateral L4/L5 DRG in spared nerve injured WT and miR-21 cKO
Project description:MEFs were grown from WT and PDPN-deficient mouse embryos and gene expression was analyzed. The aim was to determine whether a lack of PDPN caused significant global changes in gene expression in primary fibroblasts. Here, we performed a microarray on WT and PDPN-deficient mouse embryonic fibroblasts to determine whether there were signficiant underlying changes in gene expression.
Project description:Modulated electro-hyperthermia (mEHT) is a selective cancer treatment used in human oncology complementing other therapies. During mEHT, a focused electromagnetic field (EMF) is generated within the tumor, by elevated oxidative glycolysis (Warburg effect) and conductivity of the tumor. The EMF induce cell death by thermal and non-thermal effects. Here we investigated an aggressive, therapy resistant triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) model. 4T1/4T07 isografts inoculated orthotopically into female BALB/c mice were treated with mEHT 3-5 times. mEHT induced the upregulation of the stress related Hsp70 and cleaved caspase-3 proteins, resulting in effective inhibition of tumor growth and proliferation.