Project description:Role of circRNAs in active tuberculosis (TB) remains unknown. The present study was aimed to determine plasma circRNA expression profile in active TB patients to identify potential biomarker by circRNA microarrays.
Project description:The knowledge of circRNAs in tuberculosis (TB) remains limited. Aim of the present study was to characterize the expression profiles and potential function of circRNAs in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with active TB.
Project description:Role of lncRNAs in human adaptive immune response to active tuberculosis (TB) infection is largely unexplored. The objective of this study was to characterize lncRNA expression profile in primary human B cell response to active TB infection using mcroarray assay.
Project description:We identified a plasma protein signature that accurately predicts progression from latent to active tuberculosis. This biomarker links disease onset to dysregulation of the actin cytoskeleton and coagulation, providing a basis for precision preventive therapy and identifying novel host-directed therapeutic targets.
Project description:Dysregulated expression of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) has been demonstrated as being implicated in a variety of human diseases. In the study we aimed to determine lncRNA profile in CD8+ T cells response to active tuberculosis (TB).
Project description:Stroke is one of the major causes of death and long-term disability, of which acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is the most common type. Although circRNA expression profiles of AIS patients have been reported to be significantly altered in blood and peripheral blood mononuclear cells, the role of exosome-contained circRNAs after AIS is still unknown. Plasma exosomes from ten AIS patients and ten controls were isolated, and through microarray and bioinformatics analysis, profile and putative function of circRNAs in the plasma exosomes were studied. A total of 198 circRNAs were differentially quantified (|log2 FoldChange|≥1.00, P<0.05) between AIS patients and controls.The functions of host genes of differentially quantified circRNAs, including RNA and protein process, focal adhesion and leukocyte transendothelial migration, were associated with the development of AIS. As miRNA sponge, differentially quantified circRNAs had the potential to regulate pathways related to AIS, like PI3K-Akt, AMPK and chemokine pathways. Of 198 differentially quantified circRNAs, 96 circRNAs possessing strong translational ability could affect cellular structure and activity, like focal adhesion, tight junction and endocytosis. Most differentially quantified circRNAs were predicted to bind to EIF4A3 and AGO2- two RNA binding proteins (RBPs)- and play a role in AIS. In conclusion, plasma exosome-derived circRNAs were significantly differentially quantified between AIS patients and controls, and participated in the occurrence and progression of AIS by sponging miRNA/RBPs or translating into proteins, indicating that circRNAs from plasma exosomes could be crucial molecules in the pathogenesis of AIS and promising candidates as diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets for the condition.
Project description:This project presents a data-independent acquisition mass spectrometry (DIA-MS)–based plasma proteomics dataset generated to identify protein biomarkers associated with recent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infection. The study aimed to characterize proteomic differences among individuals with recently acquired latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), remotely acquired LTBI, and bacteriologically confirmed active tuberculosis (TB).