Project description:Synovial biopsies of Rheumatoid Arthritis patients with active disease were obtained prior to anti-TNF therapy. Clinical response to anti-TNF treatment was measured 20 weeks later using the EULAR response criteria. Gene expression profiles of patients responding to anti-TNF therapy were compared to non-responders and several genes were found to be differentially expressed between both groups of Rheumatoid Arthritis patients.
Project description:Synovial biopsies of Rheumatoid Arthritis patients were obtained at week 20 of anti-TNF therapy. The clinical response to therapy was determined comparing the DAS28 at this time point with the baseline DAS28, using the EULAR response criteria. Gene expression profiles of patients responding to anti-TNF therapy were compared to non-responders and different genes, pathways and deconvoluted cell types were found to be differential between both groups of rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Project description:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with accelerated atherosclerosis and premature cardiovascular death. Anti-TNF therapy is thought to reduce clinical cardiovascular disease risk and improve vascular function in RA patients. However, the specific effects of TNF inhibitors on endothelial cell function are largely unknown. Our aim was to explore the effects of certolizumab pegol (CZP) on TNF-activated human aortic endothelial cells (HAoECs. HAoECs were cultured in vitro and exposed to i) TNF alone, ii) TNF plus CZP, or iii) neither agent followed by transcription profiling.
Project description:We tested the hypothesis that anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy reduces TNF-inducible gene expression in blood. Whole peripheral blood from healthy volunteers and rheumatoid arthritis patients (treated with the monoclonal anti-TNF antibody adalimumab, the soluble TNF receptor etanercept or the standard therapy methotrexate) was incubated at 37 °C for three hours in the presence or absence of 10 ng/ml recombinant human TNF. Blood samples were then processed for RNA isolation and transcriptional profiling by gene microarray. This submission includes two human whole genome Agilent Array Designs: A-MEXP-2104 and A-GEOD-20844. Each of the individual raw array files are included as well as a single processed file representing the data matrix of all the merged and normalised data for the probes that are shared by the two array designs.
Project description:Approximately 30% of rheumatoid arthritis patients achieve inadequate response to anti-TNF biologics. In this study, we sought to identify a blood gene expression biomarker correlating with 12-week response to infliximab in patients with moderate to severe disease. Response was assessed using dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI imaging of the wrist. Baseline whole blood samples from 59 patients were collected as part of a placebo-controlled clinical study of infliximab in rheumatoid arthritis. Samples were profiled by Affymetrix microarray and correlation between gene expression and 12-week response was assessed. DAS28 (Disease Activity Score including a 28-joint count)
Project description:objection: The immune inflammatory disorders rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and psoriasis (Ps) share common pathologic features and show responsiveness to anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents yet they are phenotypically distinct. The aim of this study was to examine if anti-TNF therapy is associated with divergent gene expression profiles in circulating cells and target tissues of patients with these diseases Method: Peripheral blood CD14+ and CD14- cells were isolated from 9 RA, 12 PsA and 10 Ps patients before and after infliximab (IFX) treatment.
Project description:objection: The immune inflammatory disorders rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and psoriasis (Ps) share common pathologic features and show responsiveness to anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents yet they are phenotypically distinct. The aim of this study was to examine if anti-TNF therapy is associated with divergent gene expression profiles in circulating cells and target tissues of patients with these diseases Method: Peripheral blood CD14+ and CD14- cells were isolated from 9 RA, 12 PsA and 10 Ps patients before and after infliximab (IFX) treatment
