Project description:Determine the comprehensive miRNA expression profile in RNA extracted from whole blood samples from healthy controls (CTRL), individuals positive to CCP antibodies >25UI/ml (CCP+), early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA) and established rheumatoid arthritis (CRA) according to the ACR/EULAR 2010 classification criteria. Several miRNAs were overexpressed on ERA patients. We selected 5 miRNAs (miR-361-5p, miR-23a-3p, miR-223-3p, miR-4634 and miR-128-3p) for its quantification on a bigger group of subjects by RT-qPCR and the results showed good concordance with microarray expression data.
Project description:Genome wide microRNA profiling in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and healthy controls. The Affymetrix miRNA 4.0 chip was used to obtain RNA profiles in 28 RA patients and 18 healthy controls.
Project description:We compared the circulating microRNA expression profiles of KBD, osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and healthy controls. Blood specimens were collected from 3 KBD patients, 3 OA patients, 3 RA patients and 3 healthy controls. miRNAs expression profiling was performed using Exiqon miRCURY LNATM miRNAs Array.
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
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:The development of T cells has been characterized as taking place over three stages: naïve (Tn), central memory (Tcm), and effector memory (Tem) cells. Recently, stem cell memory T cells (Tscm) were found to be the least-developed memory subset. We performed detailed analysis of the gene expression of human CD4+ T cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis with clear distinction of the Tn, Tscm, Tcm, and Tem stages.
Project description:Genome-wide DNA methylation level was studied to determine whether Rheumatoid arthritis patients (cases) has methylation differences comparing to normal controls in peripheral blood leukocytes (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