Project description:Transcriptional profiling to map the changes in placental function subsequent to maternal experimental UTI that result in intrauterine growth restriction. One condition experiment: 2 biological replicates of placenta from mice with maternal experimental UTI, 2 biological replicates of placenta from mice with sham UTI.
Project description:The impact of IL-33 on urinary tract infections (UTI) was assessed by comparing Il33KO mice with wild-type (WT) mice within the bladder;The effect of ILC2 on UTI was assessed by comparing Il5cre+/DTA+ mice with WT mice within the bladder.
Project description:In this study, we identified and quantified the relative glycan distribution on UTI-Fc using nanoHILIC-MS for comprehensive mapping O-glycopeptides in UTI-Fc fusion protein. We quantified O-glycosylated peptides in the Fab domain and describe in detail for the first-time unexpected O-glycosylation at the linker and Fc region in UTI-Fc. These results highlight the improved performance of nanoHILIC-MS for characterization of biotherapeutic protein glycosylation in comparison to RP nanoLC-MS methods.
Project description:Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a common pediatric condition that predisposes children to renal damage after urinary tract infection (UTI). We profiled the urinary proteome of VUR patients with recurrent UTI and renal scarring to identify potential biomarkers characterizing this condition. Urine was obtained from 22 age-matched controls and 22 patients with low grade VUR (1-3 out of 5), renal scarring, and history of recurrent UTI. Proteins extracted from these samples were analyzed by mass spectrometry for protein identification and quantitation for comparison.
Project description:Urinary tract infections (UTI) are common and recurrent. Both host genetics and UTI history impact susceptibility to recurrent UTI (rUTI) in women and in animal models. To identify shared patterns of host response that correlate with susceptibility, we investigated bladder inflammatory and transcriptional kinetics in acute and rUTI models. We found that TNFɑ signaling kinetics differed with mouse strain and infection history. Mice resistant to severe UTI/rUTI displayed a robust TNFɑ-dependent inflammation during the first 6 hours of acute cystitis, which waned by 24 hours; mice that are susceptible varied in their early responses but were prone to severe inflammation at 24 hours post-infection. Depletion of TNFɑ in an rUTI model revealed that early TNFɑ signaling promoted colonization resistance via exfoliation of infected bladder cells, but prolonged TNFɑ signaling exacerbated inflammation, thereby worsening infection. Host genetics and disease history impacts susceptibility by regulating the kinetics of a common TNFɑ pathway.
Project description:Data defines for the first time a whole bladder transcriptome of UPEC cystitis in female C57BL/6 mice using genome-wide expression profiling and temporal analysis to map early host response pathways stemming from UPEC colonization We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression in GBS UTI in mice over time and in UPEC UTI in mice at 24h