Project description:The mechanisms by which dendritic cells (DCs) induce differentiation of naïve CD4+ T cells along the Th2 lineage is not well understood given that DCs themselves do not produce IL-4. In the present study, we undertook a microarray approach to identify genes involved in the induction of Th2 differentiation by DCs treated with a Th2-skewing adjuvant cholera toxin (CT). In the microarray analysis, murine bone marrow derived immature DCs were treated with CT. Of particular interest was tthe significant upregulation of the expression of c-kit. The upregulation of c-kit on DCs is critical for the induction of a Th2 response. Keywords: cholera toxin, bone marrow derived dendritic cells, gene expression array-based (RNA / spotted DNA/cDNA)
Project description:Bone marrow-derived dendritic cells from C57BL/6 mice were treated with 1 ug/ml cholera toxin, 10 uM forskolin or control medium for 2 h.
Project description:The mechanisms by which dendritic cells (DCs) induce differentiation of naïve CD4+ T cells along the Th2 lineage is not well understood given that DCs themselves do not produce IL-4. In the present study, we undertook a microarray approach to identify genes involved in the induction of Th2 differentiation by DCs treated with a Th2-skewing adjuvant cholera toxin (CT). In the microarray analysis, murine bone marrow derived immature DCs were treated with CT. Of particular interest was tthe significant upregulation of the expression of c-kit. The upregulation of c-kit on DCs is critical for the induction of a Th2 response. Keywords: cholera toxin, bone marrow derived dendritic cells, gene expression array-based (RNA / spotted DNA/cDNA) Murine bone marrow cells were cultured in the presence of GM-CSF (10 ng/ml) for 6 days . On day 6 the cells were harvested and purified using magnetically labeled anti mouse CD11c+ beads . The DCs were stimulated with CT (1 ug/ml) for 24 hours and the RNA was isolated.
Project description:Bone marrow-derived dendritic cells from C57BL/6 mice were treated with 1 ug/ml cholera toxin, 10 uM forskolin or control medium for 2 h. drug treatment groups
Project description:Dendritic cells (DC) play central roles in coordinating appropriate immune responses to pathogens. In the present study, the genes regulated by NFkB activators, RelB and cRel, in PAMP-induced bone marrow dendritic cells (BMDCs) activation was examined. Total RNA extracted from WT, relb-/-, crel-/-relb-/- bone marrow derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) were subjected to stimulation with CpG or Pam3CSK4.
Project description:Dendritic cells (DC) play central roles in coordinating appropriate immune responses to pathogens. In the present study, the genes regulated by NFkB activators, RelB and cRel, in PAMP-induced bone marrow dendritic cells (BMDCs) activation was examined.
Project description:Fibroblasts usually mediate acute wound healing and long-term tissue remodeling with scarring in tissue injury. In myocardial infarction (MI), following a prolonged lack of oxygen supply, necrotized cardiomyocytes become replaced by secreted extracellular matrix proteins produced by fibroblasts. Dendritic cells (DCs) act as inflammatory cells and can migrate from the bone marrow to the infarct areas and infarct border areas to mediate collagen accumulation after MI, whereas trichostatin A (TSA) can regulate the apoptosis and proliferation of the fibroblasts and affect DCs functions under oxygen–glucose deprivation (OGD) conditions. In this study, we used proteomics to investigate the effects of TSA and bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) on NIH3T3 fibroblasts under OGD conditions. Results showed that the fatty acid degradation pathway was significantly upregulated in NIH3T3 cells under OGD conditions, and the fatty acid synthesis pathway was significantly downregulated in NIH3T3 cells treated with BMDCs conditioned media with TSA (BMDCs-CM[TSA]) under OGD conditions. Meanwhile, the BMDCs-CM(TSA) significantly decreased the levels of triglycerides and free fatty acids and mediated ten fatty acid metabolism-related proteins in the NIH3T3 cells under OGD conditions. Summarily, the proteomic analysis showed that TSA and BMDCs affect fatty acid metabolism in NIH3T3 cells under OGD conditions.
Project description:Dendritic cells (DCs) are critical mediators of host defense against bacteria. The goal of this microarray study was to understand the global transcriptional response of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) upon exposure to live bacteria, to better understand how DCs orchestrate a host-protective immune response. We found that BMDCs upregulate a number of critical immune-related genes upon exposure to live E. coli. Most notably, the gene encoding hepcidin, a critical regulator of mammalian iron homeostasis, was significantly upregulated in BMDCs upon exposure to live bacteria.
Project description:The present study used microarray approach to identify the genomewide response to cholera toxin in the presence of nitrate. Considering that fact that the possibility of the existence of multiple Gα genes/proteins in plants has not been conclusively ruled out, analysis of the genomewide impact of RGA1 mutation in rice and GPA1 mutation in Arabidopsis reveal only those genes that are under their direct control. On the other hand, assuming that all those different Gα subunits in any given plant are regulated by cholera toxin, analysis of the genomwide response to cholera toxin could capture the entire G-protein responsive transcriptome, beyond what can be revealed by the mutant approach. This could reveal even those genes that respond to other, as yet unidentified Gα subunits, as well as reveal some genes that are non-specifically regulated by cholera toxin, independent of any G-proteins.
