Project description:Our findings demonstrate that nickel-challenged skin in subjects with allergy to nickel is characterized by a specific miRNA signature compared to vehicle-challenged skin. In addition, we found that miRNA expression changes are different in allergic contact dermatitis (ACD to nickel) compared to irritant contact dermatitis (ICD).
Project description:We found that peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) (from subjects with allergy to nickel) stimulated with nickel were characterized by a specific miRNA signature that were different from vehicle-stimulated PBMCs.
Project description:We found that keratinocytes (KCs) (from healthy subjects) stimulated with nickel were characterized by a specific miRNA signature that were different from vehicle-stimulated KCs.
Project description:Analysis of anti-CD3/anti-CD28 stimulated T cells treated with or without nickel chloride. Nickel is the most important contact allergen in the general population of the industrialized world. Results provide insight into the biological effects of nickel on human CD3+ T cells.
Project description:The naïve polyclonal CD4 T cell repertoire can differentiate into multiple lineages during acute viral infection, with some T cell clones exhibiting a preferred lineage choice. TCR α CDR3 motifs can partially influence a clone-intrinsic lineage preference towards TFH fate.
Project description:Analysis of anti-CD3/anti-CD28 stimulated T cells treated with or without nickel chloride. Nickel is the most important contact allergen in the general population of the industrialized world. Results provide insight into the biological effects of nickel on human CD3+ T cells. We obtained mRNA of purified human CD3+ T cells from 3 different donors that were treated with or without 1000 μM nickel chloride for 1 h and then stimulated with anti-CD3/anti-CD28 for 6 h.
Project description:Nickel compounds, important carcinogens and prime inducers of contact allergy in humans, are potent activators of endothelial cells (ECs). To elucidate the signaling pathways mediating the cellular responses to nickel we performed Affymetrix gene profiling of human primary ECs. Keywords: stress response
Project description:The goal of this study was to produce a reference transcriptome for the nickel hyperaccumulator Leucocroton havanensis endemic from Cuba and use this transcriptome as a reference to identify genes responding to the presence or the absence of nickel in both roots and shoots of this species