Cytotoxic T-cells drive out come in Inflammatory Dilated Cardiomyopathy
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ABSTRACT: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is often driven by myocarditis, however, the underlying immune mechanism remains unknown. We performed bulk-RNA sequencing of endomyocardial biopsies taken 9 months (interquartile range 4-26 months) from DCM diagnosis and we found that in patients with high cardiac inflammation (at least 7 CD3+ T-cells per mm2 or at least 14 CD45+ leukocyte per mm2 endomyocardial biopsy) Perforin-1, Granzyme-A, Granzyme-H, and Interleukin-17 receptor subunit C were more often expressed compared to patients with low cardiac inflammation (less than 3 CD3+ T-cells per mm2 and less than 5 CD45+ leukocytes per mm2 endomyocardial biopsy).
Project description:Cardiac allograft rejection remains a significant clinical problem in the early phase after heart transplantation and requires frequent surveillance with endomyocardial biopsy. Endomyocardial tissue samples were obtained in connection with clinical biopsies from twenty consecutive heart transplant patients followed for six months. A rejection episode was observed in 14 patients and biopsies obtained before, during and after the episode were identified. Endomyocardial RNA, from three patients, matching these three points in time were analysed with DNA microarray. Keywords: time course
Project description:Cardiac allograft rejection remains a significant clinical problem in the early phase after heart transplantation and requires frequent surveillance with endomyocardial biopsy. Endomyocardial tissue samples were obtained in connection with clinical biopsies from twenty consecutive heart transplant patients followed for six months. A rejection episode was observed in 14 patients and biopsies obtained before, during and after the episode were identified. Endomyocardial RNA, from three patients, matching these three points in time were analysed with DNA microarray. Experiment Overall Design: Three subjects (subject number 1,8 and 12) Experiment Overall Design: Three timepoints (Before, during and after an rejection episode)
Project description:In order to explore the association of the protein abundances in endomyocardial biopsies from the left and the right ventricle with echocardiographic parameters in DCM patients we did a global proteome profiling.
Project description:To study the differential role of central nervous system-associated macrophages (CAMs) in neuroinflammation after stroke between young and aged mice, we FACS sorted CD3-CD11b+CD45+CD206+ CAMs from brains of C57BL/6 mice aged 2 months (young) and 18 months (old)
Project description:Since targeting of specific pathogenic pathways may be more efficient than current unspecific heart failure treatment, we obtained genomewide expression profiles of a DCM subtype characterized by cardiac inflammation (DCMi) in association with parvovirus B19. This study was entirely based on RNA isolated from endomyocardial biopsies so far only rarely used for genomic expression profiling. Experiment Overall Design: Samples derived from 8 DCMi and 4 healthy control patients were hybridised onto Affymetrix U133 Plus arrays.
Project description:Since targeting of specific pathogenic pathways may be more efficient than current unspecific heart failure treatment, we obtained genomewide expression profiles of a DCM subtype characterized by cardiac inflammation (DCMi) in association with parvovirus B19. This study was entirely based on RNA isolated from endomyocardial biopsies so far only rarely used for genomic expression profiling. Keywords: disease state analysis
Project description:<p>The biological determinants of sensitivity and resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors are not completely understood. To elucidate the role of intratumoral T-cells and its association with the tumor genomic landscape, we perform paired whole exome DNA sequencing and multiplexed quantitative immunofluorescence (QIF) in pre-treatment samples from non-small cell lung carcinoma patients treated with PD-1 axis blockers. QIF was used to simultaneously measure the level of CD3+ tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), in situ T-cell proliferation (Ki-67 in CD3) and effector capacity (Granzyme-B in CD3). Whole exome sequencing reported in the number/type of mutations and predicted class I and class II mutant neoantigens.</p>
Project description:Immunoadsorption with subsequent immunoglobulin substitution (IA/IgG) represents a therapeutic approach for patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Here, we studied which molecular cardiac alterations are initiated after this treatment. Transcription profiling of endomyocardial biopsies with Affymetrix whole genome arrays was performed on 33 paired samples of DCM patients collected before and six months after IA/IgG. Therapy-related effects on myocardial protein levels were analysed by label free proteome profiling for a subset of 23 DCM patients. Data were analysed regarding therapy-associated differences in gene expression and protein levels by comparing responders (defined by improvement of left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 20% relative and ≥5% absolute) and non-responders. Responders to IA/IgG showed a decrease in serum N-terminal proBNP levels in comparison to baseline which was accompanied by a decreased expression of heart failure markers such as angiotensin converting enzyme 2 or periostin. However, despite clinical improvement even in responders IA/IgG did not trigger general inversion of DCM associated molecular alterations in myocardial tissue. Transcriptome profiling revealed reduced gene expression for connective tissue growth factor, fibronectin, and collagen type I in responders. In contrast, in non-responders after IA/IgG, for fibrosis associated genes and proteins showed elevated levels whereas values were reduced or maintained in responders. Thus, improvement of LV function after IA/IgG seems to be related to a reduced gene expression of heart failure markers and pro-fibrotic molecules as well as reduced fibrosis progression.
Project description:CT26 tumors were implanted subcutaneously into syngeneic BALB/C mice and allowed to grow for 15-25 days. Tumors were collected, mechanically dissociated, and immune cells enriched using Percoll gradient. Cells were then stained with viability dye, CD45, CD3, and NKp46 to FACS sort for T cells (Live/CD45+/CD3+/NKp46-) and NK cells (Live/CD45+/CD3-/NKp46+). Isolated tumor infiltrating NK and T cells were then processed for RNA sequencing analysis.