Project description:The aim of the present study was to clarify the role of IL-18 in mouse mast cell functions. Mouse mucosal mast cells (Balb/c) were differentiated in the presence of IL-3 (5 ng/ml), SCF (40 ng/ml), IL-9 (10 ng/ml) and human TGFbetaI (2 ng/ml) for >4 weeks. Cells were then stimulated by 100 ng/ml IL-18 for 2 hours to monitor the direct effect of IL-18. Treated samples were compared to the untreated ones in a paired experimental setting. Keywords: expression microarray, mast cell, IL-18
Project description:The aim of the present study was to clarify the role of IL-18 in mouse mast cell functions. Mouse mucosal mast cells (Balb/c) were differentiated in the presence of IL-3 (5 ng/ml), SCF (40 ng/ml), IL-9 (10 ng/ml) and human TGFbetaI (2 ng/ml) for >4 weeks. Cells were then stimulated by 100 ng/ml IL-18 for 2 hours to monitor the direct effect of IL-18. Treated samples were compared to the untreated ones in a paired experimental setting. Experiment Overall Design: Four biological replicates were included. IL-18 stimulated samples were labelled by Cy5 and the control ones by Cy3. We used the paired experimental setting: each treated sample was compared to its appropriate control.
Project description:The aim of this study was to investigate microRNA expression pattern and its functional relevance on the commitment toward mucosal differentiation and on IgE-mediated activation of mast cells. To identify microRNA genes the expression of which change during the differentiation and activation of murine primary mast cells in vitro, the putative committed progenitors (c-kit+ cells isolated on day 6 from differentiating cultures), immature mast cells (BMMC), mucosal-type mast cells (MMC), and IgE-activated mast cells were compared by Agilent microRNA array.
Project description:TIM-3 is known to be expressed on dendritic cells, monocytes, melanoma cells, mast cells and on activated Th1 cells. In activated Th1 cells, stimulating TIM-3 by one of its ligands, galectin-9, leads to apoptosis and thus it plays a central role in terminating Th1-type immune responses. Interestingly, in IgE/antigen-activated mast cells TIM-3 enhances the production of IL-13 and IL-4. To get a more complete picture about the gene expression changes induced by TIM-3 in mast cells, in vitro differentiated mouse immature mast cells were stimulated by an agonist anti-TIM-3 antibody and IgE-sensitized mouse immature mast cells were activated by antigen and an agonist anti-TIM-3 antibody for 2 or 16 hours (overnight). Experiment Overall Design: Bone marrow cells were differentiated in RPMI + 10% FCS + 5 ng/ml mouse IL-3 + 40 ng/ml mouse SCF for >4 weeks. The purity of the cell cultures was >90% at this time point (FcERIa+/c-kit+ cells). These in vitro-differentiated immature mast cells were then treated by either control goat IgG or an agonist anti-mouse TIM-3 antibody (RnD Systems, 15 ug/ml for 2 or 16 hours). For the IgE/antigen-activated mouse mast cells, these in vitro-differentiated immature mast cells were sensitized by 5 ug/ml anti-DNP IgE (Sigma) for 1 hour and then treated with 100 ng/ml DNP-HSA (antigen, Sigma) and either control goat IgG or an agonist anti-mouse TIM-3 antibody (RnD Systems, 15 ug/ml) for 2 or 16 hours. The anti-TIM-3 samples were labeled by Cy5 and they were compared to the Cy3-labeled, goat IgG controls in a dual-color, paired experimental setup. The Agilent Whole Mouse Genome 4x44K expression microarray kit and Dual-Color Protocol version 5.5 were used in the experiments.
Project description:The aim of this study was to investigate microRNA expression pattern and its functional relevance on the commitment toward mucosal differentiation and on IgE-mediated activation of mast cells. To identify microRNA genes the expression of which change during the differentiation and activation of murine primary mast cells in vitro, the putative committed progenitors (c-kit+ cells isolated on day 6 from differentiating cultures), immature mast cells (BMMC), mucosal-type mast cells (MMC), and IgE-activated mast cells were compared by Agilent microRNA array. RNA was isolated by miRNeasy (Qiagen) from: 1) c-kit+ cells, isolated from differentiating cultures (in the presence of IL3 and SCF) derived from the bone marrow using MACS column purification, 2) immature BMMCs obtained by cultivation of bone marrow cells in the presence of IL3 and SCF for 4 weeks, 3) mucosal-type mast cells by additional differentiation of immature BMMCs for 5 days by supplementation of IL9 and TGFbeta, and 4) activated mast cells by presensitization with anti-DNP IgE followed by IgE-crosslinking by DNP-antigen challenge for 2 hours. Agilent microRNA microarray was run on these experimental groups. Four biological replicates were included in every experimental group.
Project description:TIM-3 is known to be expressed on dendritic cells, monocytes, melanoma cells, mast cells and on activated Th1 cells. In activated Th1 cells, stimulating TIM-3 by one of its ligands, galectin-9, leads to apoptosis and thus it plays a central role in terminating Th1-type immune responses. Interestingly, in IgE/antigen-activated mast cells TIM-3 enhances the production of IL-13 and IL-4. To get a more complete picture about the gene expression changes induced by TIM-3 in mast cells, in vitro differentiated mouse immature mast cells were stimulated by an agonist anti-TIM-3 antibody and IgE-sensitized mouse immature mast cells were activated by antigen and an agonist anti-TIM-3 antibody for 2 or 16 hours (overnight).
Project description:Using isolation stress model, we showed that goblet cell-dependent mucosal barrier functions in the mouse rectum was more vulnerable to stress than the colon. We also found that isolation stress specifically stimulated IL-18 production only in the rectum. Furthermore, the crucial role of IL-18 in the stress response of the mouse rectum was confirmed using IL-18 knockout mice. Microarray analysis was used to assess the stress response and to identify responsible genes for the vulnerability of the mouse rectum to isolation stress.
Project description:Mast cells are tissue resident granulocytes which are most abundant at the interface between tissues and the external environment, such as around blood vessels, in the skin or mucosal surfaces in the lungs and gut. Pathologically they are involved in allergic reactions and anaphylaxis, however they may also play protective roles in responses to some infections, particularly to pathogenic helminths. Mast cells also express high levels of the IL-33 receptor, which like TLRs, activates Myd88 dependent signalling pathways to drive de novo cytokine production in mast cells.IL-33 is a member of the IL-1 family known to stimulate a number of immune cell types including mast cells. IL-33 is a strong activator of de novo cytokine production in mast cells without inducing degranulation, although it has also been shown to synergise with other signals to promote degranulation. Bone Marrow-Derived Mast cells (BMMCs) were cultured as described previously [27]. Briefly, bone marrow was flushed in PBS and the cells pelleted by centrifugation. Cells were cultured at 1 million cells per ml in RPMI 1640 supplemented with 10% FBS (Biosera/Labtech), 5 mM l‐Glutamine (GIBCO Life Technologies), 100 U/ml Penicillin (GIBCO Life Technologies), 100 μg/ml Streptomycin (GIBCO Life Technologies), 25 mM HEPES (Lonza), 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Lonza), 1X nonessential amino acids (Lonza), 50 μM 2‐mercaptoethanol and 30 ng/ml IL‐3 (PeproTech). Cells were passaged twice per week and used between passage 12 and 16. 4 independent BMMC cultures were either stimulated with 10 ng/ml IL-33 for 48 hours or left unstimulated, followed by single shot LC-MS analysis.
Project description:Using isolation stress model, we showed that goblet cell-dependent mucosal barrier functions in the mouse rectum was more vulnerable to stress than the colon. We also found that isolation stress specifically stimulated IL-18 production only in the rectum. Furthermore, the crucial role of IL-18 in the stress response of the mouse rectum was confirmed using IL-18 knockout mice. Microarray analysis was used to assess the stress response and to identify responsible genes for the vulnerability of the mouse rectum to isolation stress. Experiment Overall Design: Total RNA was prepared from the colon and the rectum of wild-type and IL-18 knockout mice before isolation and 8 days after starting isolation. The one GSM sample of microarray analysis was made by pooling an equal amount of total RNA 5 mice of each group. Agilent whole mouse genome oligonucleotide microarray was used to measure gene expression in these samples according to the manufactureâ??s protocol.