Project description:Literature suggests that the route of feeding may impact the immune system. This study examines changes in gene expression due to route of feeding in healthy volunteers. Healthy volunteers were fed contniuous parenteral diet or continuous enteral diet for 72 hours
Project description:Literature suggests that the route of feeding may impact the immune system. This study examines changes in gene expression due to route of feeding in healthy volunteers. Healthy volunteers were fed continuous parenteral diet or continuous enteral diet for 72 hours Blood samples were collected prior to feeding and 72 hours after feeding. Monocytes were purified using Rosette Sep protocol. We used microarrays to identifiy genes with significantly changed expression.
Project description:Caesarean-delivered preterm pigs were fed 3 d of parenteral nutrition followed by 2 d of enteral formula feeding. Antibiotics (n=11) or control saline (n=13) were given twice daily from birth to tissue collection at d 5. NEC-lesions and intestinal structure, function, microbiology and immunity markers were recorded. We used Affymetrix microarrays to investigate gene expression in intestinal tissues of preterm piglets treated with antibiotics or control saline. Twenty-four preterm piglets were delivered by caesarean section on day 105 of gestation from two healthy sows. All piglets were initially provided with parenteral nutrition via a vascular catheter, combined with small amounts of minimal enteral nutrition. On day three, all parenteral nutrition was stopped and total enteral nutrition was given through an oro-gastric feeding tube. Piglets were allocated into controls ( n=13) and an intervention group receiving oral and systemic broad-spectrum antibiotics ( n=11). To assure high systemic and intra luminal MIC values antibiotics were given both orally and intramuscularly. All antibiotics were given directly after feeding with an oral bolus and control pigs were given corresponding amounts of saline. On day five, all piglets were euthanized, and small intestinal tissue collected.
Project description:A comparison of gene expression between control versus IPF human lung MPC using human Affy 1.0st chips. This work was funded by grants to S.M. Majka from the NIH R01HL091105 and NIH R01HL11659701. Additional funding was also provided by PPG-5P01HL108800-04 (PI:J. Loyd). Experiments were performed using the University of Colorado Cancer Center Microarray core (NCI P30 CA 46934-14). The project was supported in part by the National Center for Research Resources, Grant UL1 RR024975-01, and is now at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Grant 2 UL1 TR000445-06.
Project description:Caesarean-delivered preterm pigs were fed 3 d of parenteral nutrition followed by 2 d of enteral formula feeding. Antibiotics (n=11) or control saline (n=13) were given twice daily from birth to tissue collection at d 5. NEC-lesions and intestinal structure, function, microbiology and immunity markers were recorded. We used Affymetrix microarrays to investigate gene expression in intestinal tissues of preterm piglets treated with antibiotics or control saline.
Project description:This study examines the mechanisms underlying fumarate- and glyoxylate-mediated changes in tobraymcyin sensitivity in PAO1 cells Grant ID: NIH Grant K99 GM 118907 Grant title: Effects of Host Metabolic Variation on Antibiotic Susceptibility Funding Source: NIH NIGMS Name: Jason Yang
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below. NIH grant(s): Grant ID: 5 P30 CA016672-44 Grant title: Cancer Center Support Grant Affiliation: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Grantor: NCI
Project description:Parenteral nutrition (PN) is typically administered to individuals with gastrointestinal dysfunction, a contraindication for enteral feeding and a need for nutritional therapy. When PN is the only energy source in patients, it is defined as total parenteral nutrition (TPN). TPN is a life-saving approach for different patient populations, both in infants and adults. However, despite numerous benefits, TPN can cause adverse effects, including metabolic disorders and liver injury. TPN-associated liver injury, known as intestinal failure-associated liver disease (IFALD), represents a significant problem affecting up to 90% of individuals receiving TPN. IFALD pathogenesis is complex, depending on the TPN components as well as on the patient’s medical conditions. Despite numerous animal studies and clinical observations, the molecular mechanisms driving IFALD remain largely unknown. The present study was set up to elucidate the mechanisms underlying IFALD. For this purpose, human liver spheroid co-cultures were treated with TPN mixture followed by RNA sequencing analysis. It was found that prolonged exposure to TPN substantially changes the transcriptome profile of liver spheroids and affects multiple metabolic and signaling pathways contributing to liver injury.
Project description:The goal of this study is to analyze differences in gene expression of CD8 T cells that are antigen-educated by lymphatic stromal cells versus traditional antigen-presenting cells. Naive antigen-specific CD8 T cells reactive against the model antigen ovalbumin (OVA) were isolated from spleens of OT-I transgenic mice. They were then co-cultured with OVA-pulsed mature dendritic cells (mDCs) versus lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs) for up to 3d. Each day, OT-I cells were isolated and prepared for RNAseq analysis to determine differences in gene expression as a function of antigen-presenting cell. Naive, LEC-educated, or DC-educated OT-I transcriptomes are provided here. Grant ID - AdG-323053 Agency - European Research Council (ERC) Grant Title - LYMPHIMMUNE - Flow in the tumor microenvironment: Linking mechanobiology with immunology Grant ID - R01CA219304 Agency - US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant Title - Paradoxical roles of tumor lymphangiogenesis on tumor immunity and implications for immunotherapy