Project description:Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) are critical components of immune tolerance. In addition, Tregs residing in non-immune tissues perform specialized functions in tissue homeostasis and remodeling. The characteristics and functions of brain Tregs, however, are not well understood, in part because the number of Tregs in the brain under normal conditions is very low. However, during the chronic phase two weeks after a stroke caused by ischemic brain injury, a massive accumulation of Tregs occurs in the brain. We found that brain Tregs differ from Tregs in other tissues such as adipose tissue (VAT) and muscle Tregs.
Project description:Ischemic tolerance can be induced by numerous preconditioning stimuli, including various Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands. We have shown previously that systemic administration of the TLR4 ligand, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or the TLR9 ligand, unmethylated CpG ODNs prior to transient brain ischemia in mice confers substantial protection against ischemic damage. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms of preconditioning, we compared brain and blood genomic profiles in response to preconditioning with these TLR ligands and to preconditioning via exposure to brief ischemia. The experiment is a comparison of multiple treatment groups with sampling at multiple time points. The objective is to identify differentially regulated genes associated with preconditioning. Time points are examined both following preconditioning alone and following subsequent ischemic challenge (middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO)). Brain ipsilateral cortex tissue and blood were collected and processed from each animal. 6 experimental conditions: (n=3-4 mice/condition) LPS treated (i.p. 0.2mg/kg) + ischemic challenge (45min MCAO) CpG treated (i.p. 0.8mg/kg) + ischemic challenge (45min MCAO) Saline treated (i.p.) + ischemic challenge (45min MCAO) brief ischemia (12 min MCAO) + ischemic challenge (45min MCAO) Sham of brief ischemia (12 min) + ischemic challenge (45min MCAO) Non-treated + ischemic challenge (45min MCAO) Time points: Pre-ischemic challenge 3hr 24hr 72hr Post-ischemic challenge 3hr 24hr Unhandled (6 mice)-BASELINE
Project description:The precise mechanisms underlying the salutary effects of regulatory T cells (Tregs) on long-term tissue repair after stroke remain elusive. Here, , we performed RNAseq analysis on sorted CD4+CD25+Foxp3(GFP)+ Tregs from the ischemic brain and blood of DTR stroke mice 14d after surgery and from the blood of sham DTR mice. The unique patterns of gene expression of brain-infiltrating Tregs exhibited a significant enrichment for genes with functions in immunoregulation and cell-cell interactions, especially the activation of phagocytes.
Project description:To further decipher CD93-dependent pathways, we compared global expression profiles of ischemic (ipsilateral) hemispheres of CD93-deficient mice (CD93-ko) with expression profiles of wild-type mice. Total RNA obtained from CD93-ko and WT mice at different time points after cerebral ischemia and from untreated brain tissue
Project description:Background: Previous study showed that stroke may be a potential first sign of neoplasia. But the relationship between them remains unclear. Besides, ischemic stroke is a complex brain disease, which involves cell death or complex immune regulation. Thus, it is necessary to reveal the association of tumor immune microenvironment and cell death with ischemic stroke. Methods: Here, a photothrombosis-induced ischemic injury models of brain and skull was established. We compared and analyzed the pattern of gene expression profile between brain and skull after ischemic injury by transcriptome analysis. Further, we investigated the enrichment of relevant differential genes in cancer pathways and cell death pathways, and analyzed changes in the immune microenvironment after ischemic injury. Moreover, the pan-cancer genomic and prognosis analysis of ischemic injury related gene set were performed. Results: The results showed that the gene expression patterns were different in temporal and spatial locations after ischemic injury. We found that the effect on the transcriptome of the brain after skull ischemic injury was particularly large, but it could be recovered in a short period, while the effect on the skull after brain ischemic injury was long-lasting. The expression of genes related to ischemic injury is also associated with cell death and cancer hallmark pathways. In addition, changes in the abundance of immune cells indicate that brain ischemic injury may disrupt its immune microenvironment for a longer time, while skull can better balance the stability of immune microenvironment. Moreover, the brain ischemic injury-related gene sets are highly correlated with a variety of tumors, especially GBM, KIRC, LGG and UVM after stroke have a greater risk of death. Conclusion: This study gives us a new understanding of the role of the skull in brain ischemic injury, and reveals the association of tumor immune microenvironment and cell death with ischemic stroke.
Project description:RNA-Seq transcriptome comparison of the following cell populations (n=3-4 independent samples per cell population): a) CD11c-eYFP+ cells FACS sorted from brain of female adult mice 4 days after cerebral ischemia, b) CD11c-eYFP+ cells FACS sorted from brain of female parabiotic mice 4 days after cerebral ischemia c) CX3CR1+ microglia sorted from the ischemic brain of female CX3CR1CreERT2-ROSA26 tdTomato mice. Purpose: The goal of this study is to compare the transcriptome profile (RNA-Seq) of infiltrating cD11c-eYFP+ cells and microglia, both collected from ischemic brains of mice. Methods: RNA samples were obtained from FACS sorted eYFP+ cells of the ipsilateral brain hemisphere of CD11c-eYFP mice 4 days post-ischemia, the ipsilateral brain hemisphere of CD11c-eYFP/WT parabiotic mice 4 days post-ischemia, and from microglial cells sorted from the ipsilateral brain hemisphere of Cx3cr1CreERT2:ROSA26dTomato mice 4 days post-ischemia. NGS was performed (RNA-Seq) to compare the transcriptome of these populations. Results: the populations we compared clearly separated the differentially expressed genes in an unsupervised cluster analysis. 1509 genes were overrepresented in microglia and 1183 genes were overrepresented in CD11c-eYFP+ cells in the ischemic brain. Conclusions: Our study is the first comparative analysis of the transcriptomes of microglia and the infiltrating CD11c-eYFP+ cells derived from the ischemic brain of mice. The results show that the infiltrating CD11c-eYFP cell population in the ischemic brain tissue of parabiotic mice displays overrepresentation of genes typical of dendritic cells, immune functions, and ClassII antigen presentation, amongst others, that are not found represented in microglia.
Project description:RNA-Seq transcriptome comparison of the following cell populations (n=4 independent samples per cell population): a) CD11c-eYFP+ cells FACS sorted from brain of adult mice 4 days after cerebral ischemia, b) CX3CR1+ microglia sorted from the ischemic brain of CX3CR1CreERT2-ROSA26 tdTomato mice; c) CD11c-rYFP+ cells sorted from the spleen of control mice; d) CX3CR1+ microglia sorted from the brain of control mice. Purpose: The goal of this study is to compare the transcriptome profile (RNA-Seq) of cD11c-eYFP+ cells and microglia, both collected from ischemic brains of mice, and with reference cell populations, i.e. Steady-stated microglia from brain of corresponding control mice and steady-state CD11c-eYFP cells sorted from the spleen of control mice. Methods: RNA samples were obtained from FACS sorted eYFP+ cells of the ipsilateral brain hemisphere of CD11c-eYFP mice 4 days post-ischemia, the spleen of control CD11c-eYFP mice, and from microglial cells sorted from control brain and the ipsilateral brain hemisphere 4 days post-ischemia of Cx3cr1CreERT2:ROSA26dTomato mice. NGS was perfomed (RNA-Seq) to compare the transcriptome of these populations. Results: the populations we compared clearly separated the differentially expressed genes in an unsupervised cluster analysis. 950 genes were overrepresented in microglia and 1469 genes were overrepresented in CD11c-eYFP+ cells in the ischemic brain. Conclusions: Our study is the first comparative analysis of the transcriptomes of microglia and the infiltrating CD11c-eYFP+ cells derived from the ischemic brain of mice. The results show that the infiltrating CD11c-eYFP cell population in the ischemic brain tissue of parabiotic mice displays overrepresentation of genes typical of dendritic cells, immune functions, and ClassII antigen presentation, amongst others, that are not found represented in microglia.
Project description:Stroke is frequently associated with cardiac troponin increase and cardiac complications. 24h and 72h after experimental ischemic stroke of the brain, we harvested the heart to investigate pathways and target genes, involved in cardiac dysfunction after acute ischemic stroke
Project description:Ischemic tolerance can be induced by numerous preconditioning stimuli, including various Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands. We have shown previously that systemic administration of the TLR4 ligand, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or the TLR9 ligand, unmethylated CpG ODNs prior to transient brain ischemia in mice confers substantial protection against ischemic damage. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms of preconditioning, we compared brain and blood genomic profiles in response to preconditioning with these TLR ligands and to preconditioning via exposure to brief ischemia. The experiment is a comparison of multiple treatment groups with sampling at multiple time points. The objective is to identify differentially regulated genes associated with preconditioning. Time points are examined both following preconditioning alone and following subsequent ischemic challenge (middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO)). Brain ipsilateral cortex tissue and blood were collected and processed from each animal.