Project description:Traditional sources of NK cells, such as peripheral blood, are limited by availability and donor variability. Additionally, in vitro expansion can lead to functional exhaustion and gene editing challenges. This study aims to harness iPSC technology to provide a consistent and scalable source of NK cells, overcoming the limitations of traditional sources and enhancing the potential for cancer immunotherapy applications.
Project description:With this study we wanted to evaluate the impact of murine norovirus infection of germfree mice and to compare it to germfree mice which have received fecal transplants of conventional mice.
Project description:Heterotopic cardiac transplants were constructed in male Wistar Furth (allograft donor) and ACI (host) rats. Rats were divided into three groups consisting of no treatment, treatment with a sub-therapeutic dose of cyclosporin A, and treated with combination of a sub-therapeutic dose of cyclosporin A and allochimeric peptide. The allografts were harvested at defined periods post-transplantation and RNA was harvested to monitor gene expression changes resulting from the various treatments in T-cells and in heart cells.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of monocyte-derived Dendritic cells manufactured several times from one healthy donor and one single time from 8 different healthy donors to test the sources of variability Sources tested: Assay-related variability (8 samples), Manufacture-related variability (5 samples), Intra-donor-related variability (5 samples), inter-donor-related variability (9 samples)
Project description:Understand the bile acid profiles from the feces of fecal microbiota transplant FMT patients that successfully recover from recurrent C. difficile infection. Submitting fecal samples from patients prior to their FMT and post FMT. Interested in the bile acid profiles of the donor stool that is used in successful transplants. Bile acids are important for C. difficile spore germination and outgrowth.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of monocyte-derived Dendritic cells manufactured several times from one healthy donor and one single time from 8 different healthy donors to test the sources of variability Sources tested: Assay-related variability (8 samples), Manufacture-related variability (5 samples), Intra-donor-related variability (5 samples), inter-donor-related variability (9 samples) 4 different levels of variability were accounted: Assay, manufacture, intradonor, and interdonor
Project description:Heterotopic cardiac transplants were constructed in male Wistar Furth (allograft donor) and ACI (host) rats. Rats were divided into three groups consisting of no treatment, treatment with a sub-therapeutic dose of cyclosporin A, and treated with combination of a sub-therapeutic dose of cyclosporin A and allochimeric peptide. The allografts were harvested at defined periods post-transplantation and RNA was harvested to monitor gene expression changes resulting from the various treatments in T-cells and in heart cells. Experiment Overall Design: There are 3 distinct treatment groups, with three timepoints in each group. Two tissue samples are isolated from each group: allograft heart tissue and T-cells, for a total of 18 samples. The no-treatment group can be considered a baseline sample set for the determination of gene expression changes resulting from the two treatments.
Project description:We are interested in understanding the bile acid profiles from the feces of fecal microbiota transplant FMT patients that successfully recover from recurrent C. difficile infection. We have are submitting fecal samples from patients prior to their FMT and post FMT. We are also interested in the bile acid profiles of the donor stool that is used in successful transplants. Bile acids are important for C. difficile spore germination and outgrowth.
Project description:Many oncology drugs have been found to induce cardiotoxicity in a subset of patients, which significantly limits their clinical use and impedes the benefit of lifesaving anti-cancer treatments. Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CMs) carry donor-specific genetic information and have been proposed for explore the inter-individual difference in oncology drug-induced cardiotoxicity. Herein, we evaluated the inter- and intra- individual variability of iPSC-CM-related assays and presented a practical approach for using donor-specific iPSC-CMs to predict personalized doxorubicin (DOX)-induced cardiotoxicity (DIC) prior to chemotherapy. Our findings demonstrated that donor-specific iPSC-CMs exhibited greater line-to-line variability than the intra-individual variability in impedance cytotoxicity and transcriptome assays. The variable and dose-dependent cytotoxic responses of iPSC-CMs resembled those observed in clinical practice, and largely replicated the reported mechanisms of DIC. By categorizing iPSC-CMs into DOX-resistant and DOX-sensitive cell lines based on their phenotypic reactions to DOX, we found that the sensitivity of donor-specific iPSC-CMs to DOX may predict in vivo DIC risk. Furthermore, we assessed the limitations of the model for identification of potential genetic/molecular biomarker and pinpointed a differentially expressed gene, DND microRNA-mediated repression inhibitor 1 (DND1), between the DOX-resistant and DOX-sensitive iPSC-CMs. We also discussed the selection of DOX dose and exposure duration for inter-individual variability of DIC assessment. Our results support the utility of donor-specific iPSC-CMs in assessing inter-individual difference and enabling personalized cardiotoxicity prediction. Further studies will encompass a large panel of donor-specific iPSC-CMs to investigate the role of the DND1 and known DIC genetic variants, and to identify potential novel molecular and genetic biomarkers for predicting DOX and other oncology drug-induced cardiotoxicity.
Project description:This phase II trial studies the effect of fecal microbiota transplant and re-introduction of anti-PD-1 therapy (pembrolizumab or nivolumab) in treating anti-PD-1 non-responders with colorectal cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic). Fecal microbiota transplants contain the normal bacteria and viruses found in fecal (stool) material. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab and nivolumab, may help the body’s immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving pembrolizumab or nivolumab with fecal microbiota transplants may help to control the disease.