Project description:Here, we present a high-resolution analysis of the transcriptomes extracted from duodenal probes of 25 children and adolescents with active CD and 21 children without CD but with diverse intestinal afflictions as controls. We found that the transcriptomes of CD patients divide into three subgroups, a mixed group resembling part of control cases and a CD-low and CD-high groups referring to lower and higher levels of CD severity Despite generally increased inflammation, considerable variation in inflammation-level between subgroups was observed, which was further de-chiffred into immune cell types using immune cell de-convolution
Project description:Coeliac disease (CD) is a clinically heterogeneous autoimmune disease with variable presentation and progression triggered by gluten intake. Molecular or genetic factors contribute to disease heterogeneity, but the reasons for different outcomes are poorly understood. Transcriptome studies of tissue biopsies from CD patients are scarce. Here, we present a high-resolution analysis of the transcriptomes extracted from duodenal biopsies of 24 children and adolescents with active CD and 21 individuals without CD but with intestinal afflictions as controls. The transcriptomes of CD patients divide into three groups-a mixed group presenting the control cases, and CD-low and CD-high groups referring to lower and higher levels of CD severity. Persistence of symptoms was weakly associated with subgroup, but the highest marsh stages were present in subgroup CD-high, together with the highest cell cycle rates as an indicator of virtually complete villous atrophy. Considerable variation in inflammation-level between subgroups was further deciphered into immune cell types using cell type de-convolution. Self-organizing maps portrayal was applied to provide high-resolution landscapes of the CD-transcriptome. We find asymmetric patterns of miRNA and long non-coding RNA and discuss the effect of epigenetic regulation. Expression of genes involved in interferon gamma signaling represent suitable markers to distinguish CD from non-CD cases. Multiple pathways overlay in CD biopsies in different ways, giving rise to heterogeneous transcriptional patterns, which potentially provide information about etiology and the course of the disease.
Project description:Genome wide DNA methylation profiling in saliva samples from individuals with and without coeliac disease. The Illumina Infinium 450k Human DNA methylation BeadChip was used to obtain DNA methylation profiles across approximately 485,500 CpGs. The study investigated DNA methylation profiles associated with CD.
Project description:Background: The molecular pathogenesis of small intestinal adenocarcinomas (SBA) is not well understood. Defining its molecular pathogenesis may lead us to better clinical interventions. Aim: to identify the molecular changes characteristic of SBA. Methods: Forty-eight SBA (thirty-three non coeliac disease (CD)-related and 15 CD-related) were characterized for chromosomal aberrations, by high resolution array comparative hybridization (aCGH), microsatellite status (MSI) and APC promoter methylation and mutation status. Furthermore, molecular alterations found in CD-related SBA were compared to non-CD related SBA. Results: Chromosomal changes were observed in 77% of the SBA. The most frequently (>10%) DNA copy number changes found were gains on 5p15.33-5p12, 7p22.3-7q11.21, 7q21.2-7q21.3, 7q22.1-7q34, 7q36.1, 7q36.3, 8q11.21-8q24.3, 9q34.11-9q34.3, 13q11-13q34, 16p13.3, 16p11.2, 19q13.2 and 20p13-20q13.33 and losses of 4p13-4q35.2, 5q15-5q21.1 and 21p11.2-21q22.11. Seven highly amplified regions on 6p21.1, 7q21.1, 8p23.1, 11p13, 16p11.2, 17q12-q21.1 and 19q13.2 were also identified. CD-related and non CD-related SBA displayed similar chromosomal aberrations. Promoter hypermethylation of the APC gene was found in 48% non CD-related and 73% CD-related SBA. No nonsense mutations were found. Last, 10% of the non CD-related SBA were MSI, whereas 43% of the CD-related SBA were MSI. Conclusions: Our study characterized specific chromosomal aberrations and amplifications involved in SBA pathogenesis. At the chromosomal level, CD-related and non CD-related SBA do not differ. The involvement of the MMR system in the pathogenesis of the CD-related SBA was larger than what has been observed in no CD-related SBA. No nonsense mutations were found in SBA, but frequent promoter methylation in CD-related SBA. Forty-eight SBA (thirty-three non coeliac disease (CD)-related and 15 CD-related) were characterized for chromosomal aberrations against a Human pool, by high resolution array comparative hybridization (aCGH),
Project description:Using a systems biology approach, we discovered and dissected a three-way interaction between the immune system, the intestinal epithelium, and the microbiota. We found that mice lacking B lymphocytes, or lacking IgA, have low intestinal expression of lipid metabolism genes regulated by the transcription factor GATA4, and a consequent decrease in fat absorption in the intestine. The defect disappeared in germ free mice, suggesting that it is dependent on the microbiota; and sequencing analysis of the bacteria showed subtle differences between normal and B-cell deficient mice. Analysis of gene expression of gut biopsies from patients with common variable immunodeficiency and intestinal dysfunction revealed a high similarity to mouse B-cell knockout profiles. These data provide an explanation for a longstanding enigmatic association between immunodeficiency and defective lipid absorption in humans. this series represents the subsection of the study where we analize gene epxression in duodenum biopsies from CVID patients and contols with unrelated pathologies Reference sample is from normal duodenum (Clontech). Log2 ratio Cy5/Cy3 was used.
Project description:Heterogeneity of gene expression profiles in head and neck cancer Background: Results of gene expression profiling studies from different institutes often lack consistency. This could be due to the use of different microarray platforms and protocols, or to intra-tumoral heterogeneity in mRNA expression. The aim of our study was to quantify intra-tumoral heterogeneity in head and cancer. Methods: Forty-four fresh frozen biopsies were taken from 22 patients, two per tumor. RNA was extracted, tested for quality, amplified, labeled and hybridized to a 35k oligoarray. Results: Unsupervised clustering analyses using all genes, the most variable genes, or random gene sets showed that 80-90% of biopsy pairs clustered together. A within-pair-between-pair scatter ratio analysis showed that the similarity between matching pairs was significantly greater than that between random pairs (p < 0.00001). Conclusions: Two biopsies from the same tumor show far greater similarity in gene expression than biopsies from different tumors, supporting the use of one biopsy for expression profiling.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of duodenum from non-obese patients and patients with morbid obesity comparing non-insulin resistance vs. insulin resistande. Goal was to determine the involvement of the duodenum in the development of insulin resistance and the possible influence of obesity.
Project description:As duodenum is an important Vitamin D target organ, transcriptomic analyses were performed in this tissue. We analysed RNA extracted from duodenum of three 10 week-old wild-type and VDR-null mice using the Affymetrix Mouse Gene 2.0 ST.