Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE17393: Transcription signature of Multiple Sclerosis in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. GSE17409: Pregnancy changes expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy donors GSE17410: Pregnancy changes expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients Refer to individual Series
Project description:The aim of this study was to identify differentially expressed genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from MS patients that were responders or non-responders to the neuroantigen myelin basic protein. Using microarray we measured mRNA-expression levels in freshly isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 17 untreated patients with multiple sclerosis. Based on studies, measuring the responses of blood derived T-cells to myelin basic protein ex vivo, these 17 untreated MS-patients can be divided into two groups: 4 of the untreated multiple sclerosis patients had T-cells that responded to myelin basic protein ex vivo whereas 13 untreated MS patients had T-cells that did not respond to myelin basic protein ex vivo.
Project description:Construction of gene expression-based classifiers to predict the different Multiple Sclerosis stages from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) transcriptome of MS patients and controls.
Project description:The purpose of this study was to characterize the transcriptional effects induced by intramuscular IFN-beta-1a treatment (Avonex, 30 µg once weekly) in patients with relapsing-remitting form of multiple sclerosis (MS). By using Affymetrix DNA microarrays, we obtained genome-wide expression profiles of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 24 MS patients within the first four weeks of IFN-beta administration. Keywords: Multiple sclerosis, Interferon, Pharmacogenomics, Affymetrix EDTA blood samples were taken from all patients immediately before first, second and fifth IFN-beta injection. Total RNA of Ficoll-isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells from each sample was extracted, labelled and hybridized to Affymetrix Human Genome U133 A and B arrays to quantify the mRNA levels.
