Project description:Biomechanical stress is an underestimated factor in rheumatic diseases. In this study the influence of extra activity on gene expression is investigated in healthy mice. We used microarrays to determine the deregulation in gene expression induced by activity.

2018-09-18 | GSE120027 | GEO

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Project description:Fecal microbial composition in preclinical and new-onset patients with rheumatic diseases

| PRJEB55184 | ENA

MicroRNA expression profile in macrophages from rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis patients

Project description:In osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), many pathological alterations result from aberrant macrophage hyperactivation in the inflamed synovial membrane, and inhibition of macrophage effector functions is a therapeutic strategy in both diseases. Little is known, about the specific genetic circuits that are differentially deregulated in RA and OA macrophages. microRNA (miR) are short single stranded non-coding RNAs involved in the post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. Altered expression of miRs has been described under various pathological conditions, including rheumatic and other autoimmune diseases. Here we compared the miR expression profile in macrophages isolated from OA and RA patients

2016-02-05 | GSE63745 | GEO

Integrated microbiome and host profiling in a mouse model of colitis suggests host immune activity drives changes in the gut micro-environment that influence both microbial community structure and gene expression

Project description:The gut microbiome is significantly altered in inflammatory bowel diseases, but the basis of these changes is not well understood. We have combined metagenomic and metatranscriptomic profiling of the gut microbiome to assess changes to both bacterial community structure and transcriptional activity in a mouse model of colitis. Gene families involved in microbial resistance to oxidative stress, including Dps/ferritin, Fe-dependent peroxidase and glutathione S-transferase, were transcriptionally up-regulated in colitis, implicating a role for increased oxygen tension in gut microbiota modulation. Transcriptional profiling of the host gut tissue and host RNA in the gut lumen revealed a marked increase in the transcription of genes with an activated macrophage and granulocyte signature, suggesting the involvement of these cell types in influencing microbial gene expression. Down-regulation of host glycosylation genes further supports a role for inflammation-driven changes to the gut niche that may impact the microbiome. We propose that members of the bacterial community react to inflammation-associated increased oxygen tension by inducing genes involved in oxidative stress resistance. Furthermore, correlated transcriptional responses between host glycosylation and bacterial glycan utilisation support a role for altered usage of host-derived carbohydrates in colitis. Complementary transcription profiling data from the mouse hosts have also been deposited at ArrayExpress under accession number E-MTAB-3590 ( http://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress/experiments/E-MTAB-3590/ ).

2015-05-22 | E-MTAB-3562 | biostudies-arrayexpress

miRNA expression in RA and OA human fibroblast-like synoviocytes

Project description:Homo sapiens microRNAs (miRNAs) are invovolved in the regulation of multiple cellular processes and have been linked to many conditions in humans, including rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Here, we used high throughput expression analysis to assess the overall miRNA expression level in FLS isolated from RA patients in comparison with miRNA expressed in FLS from osteoarthritic (OA) patients.

2015-09-01 | GSE72564 | GEO

Opioid-induced gut microbial disruption leads to gut barrier compromise and sustained systemic inflammation.

Project description:Morphine and its pharmacological derivatives are the most prescribed analgesics for moderate to severe pain management. However, chronic use of morphine reduces pathogen clearance and induces bacterial translocation across the gut barrier. The enteric microbiome has been shown to play a critical role in the preservation of the mucosal barrier function and metabolic homeostasis. Here, we show for the first time, using bacterial 16s rDNA sequencing, that chronic morphine treatment significantly alters the gut microbial composition and induces preferential expansion of the gram-positive pathogenic and reduction of bile-deconjugating bacterial strains. A significant reduction in both primary and secondary bile acid levels was seen in the gut, but not in the liver with morphine treatment. Morphine induced microbial dysbiosis and gut barrier disruption was rescued by transplanting placebo-treated microbiota into morphine-treated animals, indicating that microbiome modulation could be exploited as a therapeutic strategy for patients using morphine for pain management. In this study, we establish a link between the two phenomena, namely gut barrier compromise and dysregulated bile acid metabolism. We show for the first time that morphine fosters significant gut microbial dysbiosis and disrupts cholesterol/bile acid metabolism. Changes in the gut microbial composition is strongly correlated to disruption in host inflammatory homeostasis13,14 and in many diseases (e.g. cancer/HIV infection), persistent inflammation is known to aid and promote the progression of the primary morbidity. We show here that chronic morphine, gut microbial dysbiosis, disruption of cholesterol/bile acid metabolism and gut inflammation; have a linear correlation. This opens up the prospect of devising minimally invasive adjunct treatment strategies involving microbiome and bile acid modulation and thus bringing down morphine-mediated inflammation in the host.

2016-06-01 | E-MTAB-3722 | biostudies-arrayexpress

Microarray transcriptome profiling of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis patients compared to healthy volunteers.

Project description:Characteization host-microbiome interactions in patients with allergic (model: atopic dermatitis) and autoimmune (model: psoriasis) diseases by integration of microarray transcriptome data with 16S microbial profiling. 6mm punch biopsies were collected from the skin of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis patients alongside healthy volunteers, and subjected to analysis using Affymetrix Human Gene ST 2.1 arrays.

2019-09-11 | E-MTAB-8149 | biostudies-arrayexpress

MicroRNA expression profile in macrophages from rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis patients

2016-02-05 | E-GEOD-63745 | biostudies-arrayexpress