Project description:Supernatant from cells cultured in Methionine (Meth) containing medium were compared to the supernatant from cells cultured in Azidohomoalanine (AHA) to identify secreted proteins via LC-MS. The effects of AHA were investigated by analyzing the changes in proteomes from the same cell lines.
Project description:Although organ hypofunction and immunosuppression are life-threatening features of severe sepsis, the hypofunctioning organs and immune cells usually regain normal functionality if patients survive. We tested the hypothesis that low extracellular pH (pHe) can induce reversible metabolic and functional changes in tissue macrophages. When compared with macrophages cultured at normal pHe, macrophages living in an acidic medium used less glucose and exogenous fatty acid to produce ATP. Lactate, glutamine, and de novo synthesized fatty acids supported ATP production by mitochondria that gained greater mass, maximal oxygen consumption rate, and spare respiratory capacity. The cells transitioned to a M2-like state, with altered immune responses to LPS and slightly decreased phagocytic ability, yet they regained basal energy production, normal mitochondrial function and pro-inflammatory responsiveness when neutral pHe was restored. Low pHe induces changes that support macrophage survival while rendering the cells less pro-inflammatory (more ‘tolerant’) and less able to phagocytose bacteria. Macrophage responses to low interstitial pH may contribute to the reversible organ hypofunction and immunoparalysis noted in many patients with sepsis.
Project description:Primary objectives: Characterization of the macrophage population subset that is modulated by enteric neurons
Primary endpoints: Characterization of the macrophage population subset that is modulated by enteric neurons via RNA sequencing
Project description:The analysis of the secretome provides important information on cellular communication and on the recruitment and behavior of cells in specific tissues. Especially in the context of tumors, knowledge on the composition of the secretome plays an important role for diagnosis and therapy. Mass spectrometry-based analysis of cell-conditioned media is widely used for the unbiased characterization of cancer secretomes in vitro. Azide-containing amino acid labeling in combination with click chemistry now facilitates this type of analysis without serum starvation. The modified amino acids, however, are less efficiently incorporated into newly synthesized proteins. Utilizing transcriptome and proteome analysis, we describe here in detail the effects of labeling cells with the methionine analog azidohomoalanin (AHA) on the modulation of gene expression and protein composition. We observe that 11% – 34% of the proteins detected in the secretome were affected by AHA labeling regarding their expression levels in the transcriptome and/or proteome. Performing gene ontology analyses, our results provide a detailed view on the AHA-based induction of cellular stress and apoptosis-related pathways and provide first insights on how this might affect the composition of the secretome on a global scale.
Project description:Global proteome study of protein extracts of purified Tupavirus, using a bidimensionnal nanoLC fractionnation combined to a Synapt G2 Si HDMSe monitoring enabling ion mobility
Project description:Global proteome study of two protein extracts of purified Faustovirus, using a bi dimensionnal nanoLC fractionnation combined to a Synapt G2 Si HDMSe monitoring enabling ion mobility
Project description:The macrophages in tomor microenvironment in were alike M2 macrophages which contribute to tumor progression and migration. Since macrophages can secret lots of exosomes and M2 macrophage can induce the imbalance of Treg/Th17 ratio in EOC tumor environment, we want to investage the different expression of miRNA between the exosomes secreted by monocyte and M2 macrophage. Thus to see if the microRNA in exosomes secreted from M2 macrophage paly a big role in the T cell imbalance.