Project description:RNAseq analysis of A549-TRIM28 KO cells that were infected with low pathogenic laboratory strain PR8 (H1N1) Differentially expressed genes in infected vs. non-infected cells Project: A549_TRIM28_KO
Project description:Many genes have been implicated in WAT lipid metabolism, including tripartite motif containing 28 (Trim28), a gene proposed to primarily influence adiposity via epigenetic mechanisms in embryonic development. We set out to determine if adipose specific deletion of Trim28 led to changes in adipose tissue function and molecular phenotype. We performed transcriptomics analysis on adipose tissue taken from WT and adipose specific Trim28 KO mice to investigate their molecular phenotype, and to identify pathways altered in KO animals.
Project description:To find the different host response during H5N1 and H1N1 infection, we have employed whole genome microarray expression profiling as a discovery platform to identify genes differentially expressed in mouse lungs infected by H5N1 and H1N1 virus. BALB/c mice were infected with live H5N1 virus , live H1N1 virus, or inactivated H5N1 virus or allantoic fluid (AF) for 24 h.
Project description:Comparison of the host response to VN1203 infection in three different strains of mice: Wild-type C57BL/6J mice, IDO1 KO mice and TNFRSF1B KO. Groups of 6-week-old mice were infected with A/Vietnam/1203/04 H5N1 influenza virus at a dose of 10^3 PFU or mock infected. Mice were euthanized on days 2 and 6 post-infection to measure virus load and isolate samples for measurement of virus load, lung pathology, transcriptional analysis and proteomics analysis. Mock-infected animals were also harvested at each time point. Mice were weighed every 24 hours to measure general disease progression and any mouse approaching 30% weight loss was euthanized.
Project description:The pathogenesis of avian influenza A H5N1 virus in human has not been clearly elucidated. There have been increasing evidence suggesting a role for virus-induced cytokine dysregulation in contributing to the pathogenesis of human H5N1 disease. However, the role of aberrant innate immune response in human lungs infected by avian influenza H5N1 virus has not been explored and direct evidence for inappropriate innate responses in lungs of avian influenza H5N1 virus infected patients is lacking.
Project description:The pathogenesis of avian influenza A H5N1 virus in human has not been clearly elucidated. There have been increasing evidence suggesting a role for virus-induced cytokine dysregulation in contributing to the pathogenesis of human H5N1 disease. However, the role of aberrant innate immune response in human lungs infected by avian influenza H5N1 virus has not been explored and direct evidence for inappropriate innate responses in lungs of avian influenza H5N1 virus infected patients is lacking. In order to obtain evidences for the proposed role of aberrant innate immune response in avian influenza H5N1 virus pathogenesis in human, we analyzed expression profile of lung tissues from two fatal cases of avian influenza H5N1 virus infected patients in comparison to normal human lung using an expression microarray.
Project description:A microarray study was performed in unstimulated and TCR-stimulated CD4 + T cells and Treg in wild type and conditional Trim28 KO mice to identify genes that are regulated by Trim28. These experiments constitute a portion of the study described below: Paper Abstract: Peripheral T cell activation and differentiation into specialized effectors are regulated by TCR- and cytokine-mediated signals that induce clonal expansion and unique transcriptional factors. These processes may include active chromatin modification by nuclear factors. In search of such molecules, we found Trim28, a component of large nuclear chromatin-regulatory complex is tightly controlled upon TCR stimulation at the level of phosphorylation, and examined global impact of Trim28 loss in especially CD4+ T cells, by generating T cell-specific conditional Trim28 KO mice (CKO). CD4+ T cells from CKO mice showed defective IL-2 production and T cell proliferation associated with defective upregulation of cell-cycle associated proteins. Accordingly, young CKO showed T-lymphopenia. Surprisingly, Trim28 CKO mice eventually accumulated auto-reactive memory-phenotype T cells that produced inflammatory IL-17. CKO mice are also susceptible to induced auto-inflammatory disease with TH-17 dominant immune response. Loss of Trim28 showed aberrant accumulation of TH-17 and FoxP3+ T cells, two key T cells in inflammation vs. tolerance. We found CKO T cells showed a cell-extrinsic promotion of TH-17 and FoxP3+ T cell development by a mechanism involving overproduction of TGF-beta. Our study revealed unexpected roles of Trim28, a global chromatin regulator in both T cell activation and tolerance. Trim28 conditional KO mice and age-matched control mice were sacrificed, and neive CD4+ T cells (CD4+CD62+CD25-) and Treg (CD4+CD62+CD25+) were sorted. Stimulation of naive T cells was done with anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 for 13 hours. We collected quadruplicates for each group.
Project description:The primary objective is to compare multiplex immune response signatures following two (primary and a boost) vaccinations with the GSK AS03 adjuvanted H5N1 influenza vaccine or the non-adjuvanted form of the H5N1 influenza vaccine at the 3.75 mcg dose and given 21 days apart and identify differences in very early innate immune responses. These immune signatures will also be correlated with the clinical observations especially safety related local and systemic events.