Project description:Molecular mechanism underline immune cell type population shift upon anti-DLL4 treatment C57BL/6 mice were injected with anti-DLL4, or an isotype control antibody as controls. Two weeks later mice were sacrificed, and thymi was harvested from 4 anti-DLL4 and 4 control animals. Total thymocytes, DN cells (CD4-CD8-) and DN1(CD4-CD8- CD44+CD25-) cells were isolated. Samples included in this data set are: 3 Thymocytes-anti-DLL4; 3 Thymocytes-isotype control; 3 DN1-anti-DLL4; 2 DN1-isotype controls; 3 DN-anti-DLL4; 3 DN-isotyoe control.
Project description:Dll4-Notch signaling is required for cell fate decisions and neoplasias. However, emerging evidence suggests a role for Dll4-Notch signaling in metabolic and immune diseases. To date, there is no evidence of a direct effect of Dll4-Notch signaling inhibition on pancreatic islet function and insulin secretion.
Project description:The tolerogenic anti-CD3 monoclonal antibodies (anti-CD3) are promising compounds for the treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Anti-CD3 administration induces transient T-cell depletion both in preclinical and in clinical studies. Notably, said depletion mainly affects CD4+ but not CD8+ T cells. Moreover, T1D reversal in preclinical models is accompanied by the selective expansion of CD4+FOXP3+ T regulatory (Treg) cells, which are fundamental for the long-term maintenance of anti-CD3-mediated tolerance. The mechanisms that lead to this immune-shaping by affecting mainly CD4+ T effector cells while sparing CD4+FOXP3+ Treg cells have still to be fully elucidated. This study shows that CD3 expression levels differ from one T-cell subset to another. CD4+FOXP3- T cells contain higher amounts of CD3 molecules than do CD4+FOXP3+ and CD8+ T cells both in mice and in humans. Said differences may explain the anti-CD3-mediated immune resetting that occurs in vivo after anti-CD3 administration in mice. In addition, transcriptome analysis demonstrates that CD4+FoxP3+ Treg cells are significantly less responsive than CD4+FoxP3- T cells to anti-CD3 treatment at molecular levels. Thus, heterogeneity in CD3 expression likely confers the various T-cell subsets differing susceptibility to in vivo tolerogenic anti-CD3-mediated modulation. This data sheds new light on the molecular mechanism that underlies anti-CD3-mediated immune resetting, and thus may open new opportunities to improve this promising treatment.
Project description:The Notch pathway is a major regulator of endothelial transcriptional specification. Targeting the Notch receptors or the ligand Dll4 dysregulates angiogenesis. Here, by analyzing single and compound genetic mutants for all Notch signaling members, we find significant differences in the way ligands and receptors regulate liver vascular homeostasis. Loss of Notch receptors caused endothelial hypermitogenic cell-cycle arrest and senescence. Conversely, Dll4 loss triggered a strong Myc-driven transcriptional switch, inducing endothelial proliferation and the tip-cell state. Myc loss suppressed the induction of angiogenesis in the absence of Dll4, without preventing the vascular enlargement and organ pathology. Similarly, inhibition of other pro-angiogenic pathways, including MAPK/ERK and mTor, had no effect on the vascular expansion induced by Dll4 loss; however, anti-VEGFA treatment prevented it without fully suppressing the transcriptional and metabolic programs. This study shows incongruence between single-cell transcriptional states, vascular phenotypes, and related pathophysiology. Our findings also suggest that vascular structure abnormalization, rather than neoplasms, causes the reported anti-Dll4 antibody toxicity.
Project description:Purpose: Our previous clinical trials have been demonstrated that Anlotinib can inhibit tumor growth upon refractory advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with the possibility mechanism of anti-angiogenesis. The present study sought to reveal the underlying molecular mechanism of Anlotinib-induced anti-angiogenesis in advanced NSCLC. Experimental Design: Computed tomography (CT) was used to evaluate the treatment effect of Anlotinib upon refractory advanced NSCLC patients. Transcriptome profiling was performed to identify the key gene expression alteration in NCI-H1975 cells before and after Anlotinib treatment. NCI-H1975 derived xenograft model was applied to investigate treatment effect and verify anti-angiogenesis mechanism of Anlotinib. Results: Anlotinib induces tumor cytotoxicity on refractory advanced NSCLC patients, NCI-H1975 derived xenograft models and lung adenocarcinoma cell lines. Transcriptome profiling revealed CCL2 blockade could be responsible for Anlotinib-induced anti-angiogenesis. NCI-H1975 derived xenograft model demonstrated Anlotinib-induced CCL2 blockade play an important role in anti-angiogenesis. Conclusions: This study not only offered the first evidence that Anlotinib inhibits angiogenesis via blocking CCL2 expression, but also provided a novel theoretical basis for the application of Anlotinib in advanced NSCLC patients.
Project description:The Notch pathway is a major regulator of endothelial transcriptional specification. Targeting the Notch receptors or the ligand Dll4 induces angiogenesis. Here, by analyzing single and compound genetic mutants for all Notch signaling members, we find significant differences in the way ligands and receptors regulate liver vascular homeostasis. Loss of Notch receptors caused endothelial hypermitogenic cell-cycle arrest and senescence. Conversely, Dll4 loss triggered a strong Myc-driven transcriptional switch inducing endothelial proliferation and the tip-cell state. Myc loss suppressed the induction of angiogenesis in the absence of Dll4, without preventing the vascular enlargement and organ pathology. Similarly, inhibition of other pro-angiogenic pathways, including MAPK/ERK and mTor, had no effect on the vascular expansion induced by Dll4 loss, however, anti-VEGFA treatment prevented it without fully suppressing the transcriptional and metabolic programs. This study shows incongruence between single-cell transcriptional states, vascular phenotypes, and related pathophysiology. Our findings also suggest that the vascular structure abnormalization, rather than neoplasms, causes the reported anti-Dll4 antibody toxicity.
Project description:In this study, we aimed to identifies the landscape alterations of intratumoral cell population in HNSCC from 4NQO-induced mice upon anti-CD276 treatment by using single cell sequencing analysis.we characterized the alterations of intratumoral cell population by separating cancer cells and yielded 6 distinct cancer cell subpopulations defined by the transcriptional state of cells and known marker genes, including the sunpopulation with pEMT, stress, typical epithelial differentiation, high cell-cycling, metabolism and immune fetures. In response of CD276 treatment, the frequecey of cells with pEMT, cell cycling and immune features are dcreased as compared to the vehicle control mice.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of retinas extracted from mouse pups 24 hours after IVT injection (at P8) of 1 microgram VEGFA, 4 micrograms Dll4-Fc, or 4 microgram hFc alone. Goal was to determine the mechanism by which inhibiting Dll4/Notch pathway is vasoprotective during retinal development. Three-condition experiment: VEGF-A treated vs hFc, Dll4-Fc vs hFc. Four replicates each for Dll4-Fc and hFc, five for VEGF-A.
Project description:Establishing the genetic map of primary and secondary resistance of Chinese wild RAS colorectal cancer received anti-EGFR treatment through tissues and peripheral blood NGS testing. Combination genetic data with clinical characteristics, prognosis and treatment data to explore the molecular mechanism of resistance of anti-EGFR-antibody.