Project description:T-helper (Th) lineages have been generated in vitro by activating CD4 cells with anti-CD3/CD28 antibodies during polarization. Physiologically, however, the generation of Th lineages is by activation with the specific antigen presented by antigen-presenting cells (APC). Here, we used TCR-transgenic mice to compare the phenotypes of Th1, Th9 and Th17 lineages when generated by either one of the two activation modes. Lineage Th cells specific against hen egg lysozyme (HEL), were adoptively transferred into recipient mice transgenically expressing HEL in their lens. Remarkable differences were found between lineages of Th1, Th9, or Th17, generated by either one of the two modes in their capacities to migrate to and proliferate in the recipient spleen and, importantly, to induce inflammation in the recipient mouse eyes. Substantial differences were also observed between the lineage pairs in their transcript expression profiles of certain chemokines and chemokine receptors. Surprisingly, however, close similarities were observed between the transcript expression profiles of lineages of the three phenotypes, activated by the same mode. Furthermore, Th cell lineages generated by the two activation modes differed considerably in their pattern of gene expression, as monitored by microarray analysis, but exhibited commonality with lineages of other phenotypes generated by the same activation mode. This study thus shows that (i) Th lineages generated by activation with anti-CD3/CD28 antibodies differ from lineages generated by antigen/APC and (ii) the mode of activation determines to a large extent the expression profile of major transcripts
Project description:T-helper (Th) lineages have been generated in vitro by activating CD4 cells with anti-CD3/CD28 antibodies during polarization. Physiologically, however, the generation of Th lineages is by activation with the specific antigen presented by antigen-presenting cells (APC). Here, we used TCR-transgenic mice to compare the phenotypes of Th1, Th9 and Th17 lineages when generated by either one of the two activation modes. Lineage Th cells specific against hen egg lysozyme (HEL), were adoptively transferred into recipient mice transgenically expressing HEL in their lens. Remarkable differences were found between lineages of Th1, Th9, or Th17, generated by either one of the two modes in their capacities to migrate to and proliferate in the recipient spleen and, importantly, to induce inflammation in the recipient mouse eyes. Substantial differences were also observed between the lineage pairs in their transcript expression profiles of certain chemokines and chemokine receptors. Surprisingly, however, close similarities were observed between the transcript expression profiles of lineages of the three phenotypes, activated by the same mode. Furthermore, Th cell lineages generated by the two activation modes differed considerably in their pattern of gene expression, as monitored by microarray analysis, but exhibited commonality with lineages of other phenotypes generated by the same activation mode. This study thus shows that (i) Th lineages generated by activation with anti-CD3/CD28 antibodies differ from lineages generated by antigen/APC and (ii) the mode of activation determines to a large extent the expression profile of major transcripts NaM-CM-/ve CD4+ T cells purified from spleen and lymph node cells of 3A9 mice were activated and polarized toward Th1, Th9, and Th17 lineages, under either plate bound anti-CD3/anti-CD28 (PBAB) or APC presented HEL protein (HA).
Project description:Human Th, Treg and Th and Treg together can induce monocytes differentiate into different myeloid cell population. We were trying to compare the transcriptome of these populations. We used microarrays to detail transcriptome of Th and Treg induced regulatory DCs.
Project description:PD-1+/- Th cells were sorted by flow cytometry C57BL/6 mice were infected with P. yoelii. The differentially expressed genes of PD-1+/- Th cells from the spleen of the infected mice were acquired by microarray
Project description:We compared gene expression profiles of Th cells, macrophages and monocytes isolated from the inflamed colon of colitis induced by the transfer of WT versus Tbx21-/- Th cells in Rag1-/- recipients.
Project description:Introduction: We reported that caspase-1 is highly expressed in in vitro-primed C.rodentium-specific Th cells. Caspase-1 deficient (Casp1d10) naïve T cells differentiate into pathogen-specific Th17 cells at an suboptimal level and fail to protect against C.rodentium infection. To gain insight into the regulatory pathways exerted by caspase-1 in Th cells, we performed RNA-seq on in vitro-primed WT and Casp1d10 Th cells. Method: We stimulated WT C57/BL6J splenic CD11c+ DCs with 10ug/ml C.rodentium lysate for 5 hours. Then DCs are washed and co-cultured in 1:5 ratio with naïve WT C57/BL6J or Casp1d10 CD4 T cells for 10 days. CFSE-CD90+ (pathogen-specific Th cells) were FACS-sorted and subjected to mRNA-seq analysis. Conclusion: We found that WT Cr-specific Th cells have higher expression of Th17 genes, including Il17a,f,Il22 and Rorc. Casp1Δ10 Cr-specific Th cells exhibited higher expression of iNOS genes and exogenous lipid metabolism genes such as Cd36, suggesting a distinct cellular metabolism potentially regulated by Caspase-1.