Project description:q exactive hf, 28 min method, comparison between IBD patients and ctrl methanol extraction, human serum and feces methanol extraction
Project description:q exactive hf, 28 min method, comparison between SPF and GF mice methanol extraction, comparison between ctrl and fiber diet mice methanol extraction, Human fecal matter transfer mice and human serum methanol extraction
Project description:We evaluated different protein different extraction protocols (using different lysis buffers) and contaminant removal strategies during bottom-up proteomics analysis of mouse feces to maximize quantitative reproducibility and the number of identified proteins.
Project description:We recently showed that methanol emitted by wounded plants might function as a signaling molecule for plant-to-plant and plant-to-animal communications. In mammals, methanol is considered a poison because the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) converts methanol into toxic formaldehyde. However, the detection of methanol in the blood and exhaled air of healthy volunteers suggests that methanol may be a chemical with specific functions rather than a metabolic waste product. Using a genome-wide analysis of the mouse brain, we demonstrated that an increase in blood methanol concentration led to a change in the accumulation of mRNAs from genes primarily involved in detoxification processes and regulation of the alcohol/aldehyde dehydrogenases gene cluster. Removal of the intestine significantly decreased the rate of methanol addition to the plasma and suggested that the gut flora may be involved in the endogenous production of methanol. Liver mRNA quantification showed changes in the accumulation of mRNAs from genes involved in cell signalling and detoxification processes. We hypothesized that endogenous methanol acts as a regulator of homeostasis by controlling the mRNA synthesis
Project description:Clinical remission is apparent when laboratory markers of inflammation are normal and clinical symptoms are absent. However, sub-clinical inflammation can still be present. A detailed analysis of the immune status during this inactive state of disease may provide a useful tool to subcategorize patients with subclinical immune activation We performed (un)supervised clustering analysis of IBD-associated genes and applied IngenuityM-BM-. pathway software to identify specific molecular profiles between patients. We analyzed RNA gene expression profiles of peripheral blood leucocytes (PBL) from pediatric IBD patients in clinical remission and age-matched controls.
Project description:Group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s) are abundant in the developing or healthy intestine to critically support tissue homeostasis in response to microbial cues and other environmental signals. However, during gastrointestinal disease including infections, colorectal cancer, or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), intestinal ILC3 numbers are dramatically reduced and the remaining ILC3s become dysfunctional which fuels disease and barrier breakdown. To define the underlying transcriptomic changes, we employed RNA sequencing of ILC3s from IBD patients. This may help to gain a deeper understanding of the mechanisms driving these alterations and ultimately lead to novel preventive, diagnostic, or therapeutic opportunities in IBD.