ABSTRACT: Relationship between rectal swab and tissue samples in the analysis of mucosa-associated microbiota in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Project description:Relationship between rectal swab and tissue samples for analysis of mucosa-associated microbiota in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
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Project description:16S rRNA of fecal, rectal swab and tissue biopsy microbiota in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
| PRJNA967459 | ENA
Project description:16S rRNA of rectal swab microbiota before or after bowel preparation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Project description:Dysregulated proteolysis plays a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease. Nonetheless, the identity of overactive proteases released by human colonic mucosa remains unknown. Herein, we employed a serine protease-targeted activity-based probe (ABP) coupled with mass spectral analysis to identify active forms of proteases secreted by the colonic mucosa of healthy volunteers and inflammatory bowel disease patients. With this approach, we identified seven active serine proteases: cathepsin G, plasma kallikrein, plasmin, tryptase, chymotrypsin-like elastase 3A, aminopeptidase B, and thrombin. Furthermore, cathepsin G and thrombin were overactive in supernatants from inflammatory bowel disease patients once compared to healthy volunteers.
Project description:Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in humans are characterized by chronic inflammation and gastrointestinal tissue damage, caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. It has been largely documented that IBD frequently lead to colorectal cancers (CRC). The identification of causative factors of IBD is thus essential to understand CRC progression and develop therapeutical approaches. Models have been described in which molecular alterations are combined with inflammatory treatments in order to recapitulate IBD-associated CRC. Here, we describe a mouse line, α6fl/fl Villin-Cre, in which inactivation of the gene encoding the integrin alpha-6 subunit (ITGA6) specifically in the intestinal mucosa results into chronic inflammation and intestinal carcinogenesis. In these mice, the loss of integrin alpha-6 beta-4, a receptor mediating the attachment of epithelial cells to laminins, leads to epithelial detachment, hyperplasia, chronic inflammation, rectal prolapses, and ultimately adenocarcinomas. Alterations of differentiation affecting mucus secreting (goblet) cells as well as changes in expression of essential intestinal transcription factors were detected. Thus alpha-6 beta-4 integrin is a key factor for the maintenance of intestinal integrity and its loss may represent a risk factor for tumor progression associated with IBD. Transcriptome analysis of RNA from normal versus inflamed and carcinomatous rectal mucosa of α6 integrin deficient intestinal epithelium mice was performed. RNAs were prepared from 5 adenocarcinomas, which were macrodissected from the rectal prolapses and 4 flanking inflamed rectal mucosa of 53-80 week-old α6fl/fl Villin-Cre mice. RNAs from normal rectal mucosa were obtained by rectum scraping from 4 matched control animals. The transcriptome analysis was performed using the Affymetrix Mouse Gene 1.0 ST arrays. Images were processed using affymetrix GeneChip® Command Console® Software (AGCC) (version 2.0) and numerical value were generated using Affymetrix Expression Console⢠Software (version 1.1).
Project description:Perianal Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease (perianal-CD) is a debilitating form of CD typically associated with prolonged periods of morbidity. Leveraging single-cell RNA sequencing, rectal mucosal tissue was sequenced from individuals following anti-TNF biologic therapy having either active perianal-CD and inflamed rectal mucosa or healed perianal-CD but non-inflamed mucosa. Single cell transcriptomic profiles of the inflamed and non-inflamed tissue were contrasted to test for specific cellular subsets of rectal epithelial and immune cell compartments associated with inflamed perianal disease. We identified eight broad classes of epithelial, six of immune, and a small population of stromal cells in the rectal mucosa. There was an increase in colonocytes in the non-inflamed tissue compared to the inflamed tissue, and an increase of naïve b cells and plasma cells associated with inflamed tissue. The cell type proportions of immune cells, highlighted patient heterogeneity of cell type abundance and potential dysregulation of both the immune and epithelial compartment. We also note enrichment of IgG plasma cells in inflamed tissue of two donors and expansion of IgA plasma cells of non-inflamed tissue in two donors. Differential gene expression analysis of goblet cells revealed enrichment of inflammatory pathways, such as IL6 and interferon gamma signaling, in inflamed tissue. These inflammatory pathways might affect tight junctions between epithelial cells leading to increased permeability and potentially affect fistula formation. Our findings suggest dysregulation of crypt maturation during persistent inflammation and over-abundance of goblet cells and colonocyte precursors in inflamed tissue of perianal-CD.
Project description:Transcriptome analysis of mRNAs extracted from the rectal mucosa of WT and α6ÎIEC-TAM mice, 15 days after tamoxifen treatment Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in humans are characterized by chronic inflammation and gastrointestinal tissue damage, caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. We show that the specific ablation of integrin α6 in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) results in spontaneous colorectal inflammation in mice. In order to characterize the earlier molecular signature involved in the onset of inflammation, we performed Affymetrix microarrays and compare control versus α6ÎIEC-TAM transcriptomes after tamoxifen treatment. RNAs were prepared from rectal mucosa of 3 control mice treated with tamoxifen, 4 mutant mice treated with tamoxifen and 4 mutant mice treated with NaCl. The transcriptome analysis was performed using the Affymetrix Mouse Gene 1.0 ST arrays. Images were processed using affymetrix GeneChip® Command Console® Software (AGCC) (version 2.0) and numerical values were generated using Affymetrix Expression Console⢠Software (version 1.1).
Project description:Purpose: MicroRNAs play a prominent role in a variety of physiological and pathological biological processes, including cancer. For rectal cancers, only limited data are available on microRNA expression profiles, while the underlying genomic and transcriptomic aberrations have been firmly established. We therefore aimed to comprehensively map the microRNA expression patterns of this disease. Experimental design: Tumor biopsies and corresponding matched mucosa samples were prospectively collected from 72 patients (68 tumors and 70 normal mucosa) with locally advanced rectal cancers. Total RNA was extracted, and tumor and mucosa microRNA expression profiles were subsequently established for all patients. The expression of selected microRNAs was validated using semi-quantitative real-time PCR. Results: Forty-nine microRNAs were significantly differentially expressed (log2-fold difference >0.5 and P<0.001) between rectal cancer and normal rectal mucosa. The predicted targets for the identified microRNAs were enriched for the following KEGG pathways: Wnt, TGF-beta, mTOR, insulin, MAPK, and ErbB signaling. Between rectal tumor and normal tissue, miR-492, miR-542-5p, miR-584, miR-483-5p, miR-144, miR-2110, miR-652*, miR-375, miR-147b, miR-148a, miR-190, miR-26a/b, and miR-338-3p were found to be differentially expressed. Of clinical impact, miR-135b expression correlated significantly with overall survival that could be validated in a larger multicenter patient set (n=94). Conclusion: The comprehensive analysis of the rectal cancer microRNAome uncovered novel microRNAs and pathways associated with rectal cancer. This information contributes to a detailed view of rectal cancer. The identification and validation of miR-135b will help to identify novel molecular targets and pathways for therapeutic exploitation. Paired samples from rectal tumor and matched normal samples. Included are also 2 technical replicates.
Project description:Ulcerative colitis is heritable disorder with variable clinical outcome but to date only less than 10% of the disease susceptibility and the disease outcome is explained by IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) associated genetic loci. This missing heritability lay fertile grounds for investigating epigenetics as possible explanation. The aims of the study were to investigate genome-wide DNA methylation of the rectal tissue in an inception cohort of UC at two time points, once at baseline (treatment naïve) and at follow-up to explore how longitudinal DNA methylation influences the disease onset, disease progression and outcome. For this purpose, we profiled DNA methylation within rectal mucosal biopsies of pediatric UC (n=211) and non-IBD control patients (n=85) to perform epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) of specific cell types (i.e epithelial, immune, and fibroblast), to identify UC specific differences. We have also performed longitudinal analysis on follow-up samples (n =73), and also additional comparisons were made between patients eventually undergoing colectomy versus those who did not.
Project description:Expression profiling of human colon mucosa samples aquired from inflammatory bowel disease patients and healthy controls. Expression profiling was done using Illumina Human HT-12 arrays, and data analysis was performed using tools from the Bioconductor package