Project description:Challenge with ovalbumin antigen is a common model for asthma in mice. We sought to identify the gene expression differences in lung tissue in naïve and OVA-sensitized mice, in response to OVA challenge.
Project description:TSLP is believed to play a role in allergic diseases such as atopic dermatitis and asthma, through its activation of dendritic cells which later promote the induction of inflammatory Th2 cells. We sought to characterize the inflammatory response induced by TSLP challenge in naive and OVA-sensitized mice using gene expression profiling.
Project description:Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIg) is widely used as an immunomodulatory therapy. We have recently demonstrated that IVIg protects against airway hyper-reactivity (AHR) and inflammation in mouse models of allergic airway disease (AAD), associated with induction of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Treg). Using DEREG (DEpletion of REGulatory T cell) mice, in which endogenous Treg can be ablated with Diphtheria toxin (DTx) treatment, we demonstrate that IVIg generates a de novo population of induced Treg (iTreg) in the absence of endogenous Treg. IVIg-generated iTreg were sufficient for inhibition of ovalbumin-induced AHR in an antigen-driven murine model of AAD. In the absence of endogenous Treg, IVIg failed to confer protection against AHR and airway inflammation. Adoptive transfer of purified IVIg-generated iTreg prior to antigen challenge effectively prevented airway inflammation and AHR in an antigen-specific manner. The goal of this study was to characterize the gene expression profile of a pure population of IVIg-generated induced Treg (iTreg). Treg were isolated from mice sensitized and challenged with ovalbumin (OVA). Animals were treated with IVIg to generate iTreg with or without DTx endogenous Treg pre-depletion. Human serum albumin (HSA) was used as a control protein treatment. RNA was isolated from 4 biological replicates for each condition. 12 samples in total were hybridized to Affymetrix gene expression microarrays. variable: treatment: OVA-HSA-OVA - DTx: BMR133, BMR134, BMR135, BMR136 variable: treatment: OVA-IVIg-OVA - DTx: BMR137, BMR138, BR139, BMR140 variable: treatment: OVA-IVIg-OVA + DTx: BMR141, BMR142, BMR143, BMR144 repeat: biological replicate: eTreg: BMR133, BMR134, BMR135, BMR136 repeat: biological replicate: e_iTreg: BMR137, BMR138, BR139, BMR140 repeat: biological replicate: IVIg-iTreg: BMR141, BMR142, BMR143, BMR144
Project description:Bronchial asthma is associated with type 2 immune responses induced by components of adaptive as well as innate immunity. Although innate cytokines such as IL-25 have been shown to play key roles in development of airway hyperreactivity (AHR), little is known of innate molecules that regulate IL-25-mediated airway inflammation. We found that blockade of repulsive guidance molecule b (RGMb) in an experimental murine model of asthma blocked the development of AHR, a cardinal feature of asthma, and that RGMb is expressed on F4/80+CD11b+CD11cneg macrophages (RGMb+ macrophages), which accumulated in the lungs of OVA-sensitized and challenged mice, but not in naïve mice. Moreover, we found that a large fraction of the RGMb+ macrophages expressed the IL-25 receptor IL-17RB and produced IL-13. IL-25 was critical for the development of AHR in our model, since mice deficient in IL-17RB did not develop AHR. Finally, treatment with anti-RGMb mAb during the challenge phase of the protocol after allergen sensitization effectively prevented the development of AHR and airway inflammation, suggesting for the first time that RGMb+ cells, including RGMb+ macrophages, play critical roles in allergen-induced asthma. We used microarrays to compare the gene expression patterns in WT mice sensitized and challenged with OVA that were treated with either RGMb mAb or an isotype control.
Project description:Bronchial asthma is associated with type 2 immune responses induced by components of adaptive as well as innate immunity. Although innate cytokines such as IL-25 have been shown to play key roles in development of airway hyperreactivity (AHR), little is known of innate molecules that regulate IL-25-mediated airway inflammation. We found that blockade of repulsive guidance molecule b (RGMb) in an experimental murine model of asthma blocked the development of AHR, a cardinal feature of asthma, and that RGMb is expressed on F4/80+CD11b+CD11cneg macrophages (RGMb+ macrophages), which accumulated in the lungs of OVA-sensitized and challenged mice, but not in naïve mice. Moreover, we found that a large fraction of the RGMb+ macrophages expressed the IL-25 receptor IL-17RB and produced IL-13. IL-25 was critical for the development of AHR in our model, since mice deficient in IL-17RB did not develop AHR. Finally, treatment with anti-RGMb mAb during the challenge phase of the protocol after allergen sensitization effectively prevented the development of AHR and airway inflammation, suggesting for the first time that RGMb+ cells, including RGMb+ macrophages, play critical roles in allergen-induced asthma. We used microarrays to compare the gene expression patterns in WT mice sensitized and challenged with OVA that were treated with either RGMb mAb or an isotype control. First replicate: 3 control samples (mice sensitized and challenged with saline), 3 RGMb mAb samples, 3 isotype samples; 2nd replicate: 3 control samples, 3 RGMb mAb samples, 2 isotype samples. Lung tissues were harvested at the same treatment time point in all groups.
Project description:Ragweed challenge in Ragweed (RWE) sensitized animals generates Reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the airway epithelium and induces allergic airway inflammation. We want to study the genes induced by ROS generated by RWE. This goal can be achieved by comparing PBS challenge vs. RWE challenge. Keywords: Infection There are two group of animals. Group 1 has Wild type mice(n=3) treated with PBS and Group 2 has Wild Type mice(n=4) treated with Ragweed
Project description:Expression microarrays identified 119 genes that were significantly differentially expressed in the epithelium of WT and M-NM-26 KO mice after saline or chronic allergen challenge. PAM clustering revealed two interesting clusters (6 and 8) that we had not identified in previous comparisons by whole lung microarrays. Cluster 6 genes were low at baseline in both WT and M-NM-26 KO mice and were increased in WT but not in M-NM-26 KO mice after chronic allergen challenge such as Mcpt1. Cluster 8 genes were increased at baseline in M-NM-26 KO mice, and included 6 mast cell related genes (cma1, mcpt4, cpa3, mcpt6, tpsab1, il1rl1). The most informative differentially expressed genes identified in microarrays of the epithelial microenvironment were not epithelial genes, but mast cell genes. Control and beta6 ko mice (wt-S (4), wt-OVA (4), ko-S (4), ko-OVA (4)) were sensitized and challenged with OVA or saline, airway epithelium were brush-harvested.
Project description:Allergen challenge induced mucus metaplasia modify the expression of two transcription factors belonging to the FOXA family: FOXA2 and FOXA3. Foxa2 expression is decreased during allergic airway disease whereas, Foxa3 expression is increased by allergen. Therefore, we asked whether persistent expression of Foxa2 prevents mucus and whether absence of Foxa3 affects mucus or other features asociated with allergic airway disease. We analyzed the effects of these changes in FOXA transcription factor expression using Foxa2 transgenic mice and Foxa3-/- mice. We found that persistent expression of FOXA2 reduced mucus but the absence of FOXA3 had no effect on mucus production induced by allergen challenge. However, the absence of FOXA3 decreased airway hyperreactivity and increased IgE production and eosinophilic inflammation but none of these features were affected by persistent expression of FOXA2. These results indicate that FOXA3 has functions distinct from those of FOXA2 in the allergic response. Keywords: gene expression comparison between Foxa3-/- and littermate control mice both challenged with OVA DNA miocroarrays were used to analyze lung mRNA expression of Foxa3 KO and littermate control mice challenged with saline or OVA. The experiment incorporated a 1 color design and used Agilent arrays that contained roughly 44,000 60mer probes that provide complete coverage of the mouse genome. 11 arrays were hybridized and represent 3 lung samples for groups WT saline, WT OVA and KO OVA. There are 2 lung samples for the KO saline group.
Project description:Allergen exposure was thought to play a critical role in the etiology of AR. And allergen avoidance, the practice of avoiding exposure to allergens, has been generally advised as the management of AR. However, the effect is uncertain and the underlying mechanism is far from known. We used gene expression microarrays to identify genes differentially regulated by allergen avoidance in allergic rhinitis mouse model. Affymetrix Mouse Gene 1.0 ST arrays were used to identify the expression profiling of nasal mucosa in three groups of mice: (1) mice sensitized and challenged with saline (control group); (2) mice sensitized and challenged with ovalbumin (OVA) and sacrificed 2 hours after the last challenge (OVA group); (3) mice sensitized and challenged with OVA and sacrificed 4 weeks after the last challenge (4w-after group).