Project description:Dendritic cells (DCs) are major antigen-presenting cells that play a key role in initiating and regulating innate and adaptive immune responses. DCs are critical mediators of tolerance and immunity. The functional properties of DCs changes with age. The purpose of this study was to define the age-associated molecular changes in DCs by gene array analysis using Affymatrix GeneChips. We identified up and down-regulated gene expression changes in DC from aged donors compared to young donors. Total 9 MoDC RNA samples from four young donors (20-27 years) and five aged donors (77-84 years) were analyzed using Affymetrix HG-U133A_2 Gene Arrays to compare differential gene expression changes in MoDC between aged and young groups
Project description:We performed a comparison of transcriptome between monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDC) cultured with neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) from healthy donors or type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients. The source of moDCs is healthy donors and T1D patients
Project description:This study aimed to identify the human T cell response toward different antigen doses. Fresh isolated CD8+ T cells from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were stimulated with influenza M1 peptide-loaded autologous monocyte-derived dendritic cells for 2 weeks. A high M1 peptide antigen dose (10uM on moDC, HD1-5) and an optimal antigen dose (10nM on moDC OD1-5) were used. M1-specific CD8 T cells were tetramer sorted at the end of the 2 weeks. RNA was extracted and analyzed for gene expression using Agilent 8X60K gene expression microarrays. 5 independent samples from 3 different HLA A2+ blood donors.
Project description:A growing body of evidence suggests that inflammatory cytokines have a dualistic role in immunity. In this study, we sought to determine the direct effects IFN-gamma on the differentiation and maturation of human peripheral blood monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDC). Here, we report that following differentiation of human peripheral-blood monocytes into moDCs with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and IL-4, interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) induces moDC maturation and up-regulates the co-stimulatory markers CD80, CD86, CD95, and MHC Class I, enabling moDCs to effectively generate antigen-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses for multiple viral and tumor antigens. Interestingly, early exposure of monocytes to high concentrations of IFN-gamma promotes monocyte differentiation into macrophages, despite the presence of GM-CSF and IL-4. However, under low concentrations of IFN-gamma, monocytes continue to differentiate into dendritic cells possessing a unique gene-expression profile, resulting in impairments in subsequent maturation by IFN-gamma and an inability to generate effective antigen-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses compared to standard moDCs. Monocytes differentiated in the presence of low levels of IFN-gamma downregulate IFN-gamma receptor expression, impairing their response to an inflammatory rechallenge. These findings demonstrate the ability of IFN-gamma to impart differential programs on human moDCs which shape the antigen-specific T cell responses they induce. Timing and intensity of exposure to IFN-gamma can thus determine whether moDCs are tolerogenic or immunostimulating. Human monocyte-derived dendritic cells from 4 healthy donors were differentiated with either GM-CSF and IL-4 (n=4) or GM-CSF, IL-4, and IFN-gamma (n=4). These samples were subsequently hybridized to arrays as 4 biological repeats for each of the two treatment conditions.
Project description:Analysis of monocyte-derived dendritic cells (MoDC) gene expression signature induced by TLR agonists the in presence or in the absence of PP2.
Project description:Regulatory CD4+CD25+ T-cells were isolated from human blood using MACS and were then left untreated or were cocultured overnight with immature monocyte-derived Dendritic cells. Treg's total RNAs were prepared after moDC-removal. Keywords: agent response
Project description:Regulatory CD4+CD25+ T-cells were isolated from human blood using MACS and were then left untreated or were cocultured overnight with immature monocyte-derived Dendritic cells. Treg's total RNAs were prepared after moDC-removal. Experiment Overall Design: One sample per treatment-group. No replicates.
Project description:Differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) into monocytes, monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM), and monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDC) represents a powerful tool for studying human innate immunology and developing novel iPSC-derived immune therapies. Challenges include inefficiencies in iPSC-derived cell cultures, labor-intensive culture conditions, low purity of desired cell types, and feeder cell requirements. Here, a highly efficient method for differentiating monocytes, MDMs, and moDCs that overcomes these challenges is described. The process utilizes commercially-available materials to derive CD34+ progenitor cells that are apically released from a hemogenic adherent fraction (HAF). Subsequently, the HAF gives rise to highly pure (>95%), CD34-CD14+ monocytes in 19-23 days and yields 13.5-fold more monocytes by day 35 when compared to previous methods. These iPSC-monocytes are analogous to human blood-derived monocytes and readily differentiate into MDM and moDC. The efficient workflow and increase in monocyte output heightens feasibility for high throughput studies and enables clinical-scale iPSC-derived manufacturing processes.
Project description:In order to assess the transcriptional modifications of dendritic cells treated with Denileukin diftitox (ONTAK), we profiled the whole transcriptome of monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDC) from blood of healthy volounteers after stimulation with a maturation cocktail with or without the addition of ONTAK.
Project description:This study aimed to identify the human T cell response toward different antigen doses. Fresh isolated CD8+ T cells from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were stimulated with influenza M1 peptide-loaded autologous monocyte-derived dendritic cells for 2 weeks. A high M1 peptide antigen dose (10uM on moDC, HD1-5) and an optimal antigen dose (10nM on moDC OD1-5) were used. M1-specific CD8 T cells were tetramer sorted at the end of the 2 weeks. RNA was extracted and analyzed for gene expression using Agilent 8X60K gene expression microarrays.
