Project description:Genome-wide DNA methylation level was studied to determine whether Rheumatoid arthritis patients (cases) has methylation differences comparing to normal controls in PBLs. We used Illumina HumanMethylation450 BeadChip array to determine the genome-wide DNA methylation difference in PBLs from Rheumatoid arthritis patients (cases) and normal controls Bisulphite converted DNA from the Rheumatoid arthritis patients (cases) and normal controls were hybridized to the Illumina Illumina HumanMethylation450 BeadChip arrays
Project description:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory joint disease of unknown etiology and pronounced inter-patient heterogeneity. To characterize RA at the molecular level and to uncover key pathomechanisms, we performed whole-genome gene expression analyses. Synovial tissues from rheumatoid arthritis patients were compared to those from osteoarthritis patients and to normal donors. Keywords: disease state analysis Two disease conditions (rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis) in comparison to normal donors were investigated. For the two disease groups samples derived from three individual patients and two pools of patients were hybridised.
Project description:Objective: We performed whole-blood transcriptomic profiling for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who received rituximab (RTX). We aimed to identify a molecular signature that could predict the clinical response to RTX and transcriptomic changes after RTX therapy.
Project description:Intent of this experiment is to define the baseline transcriptome of the synovium obtained from rheumatoid arthritis patients prior to initiation of DMARD (Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug) therapy and compare it with the synovial transcriptome of rheumatoid arthritis patients with an established disease profile.
Project description:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex and clinically heterogeneous autoimmune disease. Microarray analysis of 83 synovial samples provides insight into the expression-level differences between patients at the site of disease activity. Synovial samples from Rheumatoid Arthritis patients were obtained during joint resection and profiled using microarrays.
Project description:Objective: Gene expression studies performed on PBMC from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients provided strong evidence of a type I interferon signature, underscoring the potential role of these cytokines in the physiopathology of SLE. In this work, we performed microarray analyses of differential gene expression using purified CD4 T and B cells sorted from SLE PBMC. In order to discriminate genes specific to SLE from those induced by inflammatory responses in general, control samples were obtained not only from healthy individuals but also from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Results: A strong interferon signature was found both in the CD4 T and the B lymphocytes from SLE patients, thereby confirming the results obtained on total PBMC. Interestingly, many interferon-induced genes were also over-expressed in CD4 and B cells from RA patients. Some genes were more specifically over-expressed in SLE lymphocytes, and 3 of them, SLAMF1, BRDG1 and RASGRP1, were exclusively up-regulated in SLE B cells. SLAMF1 and BRDG1 are localized in disease-associated loci, thereby suggesting that they might play a role in the physiopathology of the disease. Experiment Overall Design: CD4 T and B cells were sorted by flow cytometry from PBMC of patients with SLE, RA and healthy controls. GeneChip® Human genome U133 Plus 2.0 arrays were hybridized in monoplicates and the genes differentially expressed among the three groups of patients were identified using ANOVA tests with corrections for multiple comparisons.
Project description:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory joint disease of unknown etiology and pronounced inter-patient heterogeneity. To characterize RA at the molecular level and to uncover key pathomechanisms, we performed whole-genome gene expression analyses. Synovial tissues from rheumatoid arthritis patients were compared to those from to normal donors. Keywords: repeat sample Rheumatoid in comparison to normal donors were investigated. For both groups samples derived from individual patients and or pools of patients were hybridised.
