Gene expression in mononuclear cells from patients with inflammatory bowel disease

2004 ◽  
Vol 112 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth E. Mannick ◽  
Joseph C. Bonomolo ◽  
Ronald Horswell ◽  
Jennifer J. Lentz ◽  
Maria-Stella Serrano ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Tetsuhiro Yoshimura ◽  
Keiichi Mitsuyama ◽  
Ryosuke Sakemi ◽  
Hidetoshi Takedatsu ◽  
Shinichiro Yoshioka ◽  
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Studies on serum leucine-rich alpha-2 glycoprotein (LRG) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD), are scarce; the methods for estimating disease activity are less established, particularly for CD. This study is aimed at evaluating the utility of serum LRG as a potential inflammatory marker for IBD and to investigate the LRG gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) as a possible source of serum LRG. Overall, 98 patients with UC and 96 patients with CD were prospectively enrolled and clinically evaluated; 92 age-matched individuals served as the healthy controls. The blood samples were analyzed for serum LRG levels and routine laboratory parameters. Disease activity was assessed clinically and endoscopically. Finally, LRG gene expression in the PBMCs from a different cohort (41 patients with UC, 34 patients with CD, and 30 healthy controls) was examined. The serum LRG levels were higher during active disease than during inactive disease; additionally, serum LRG levels were positively correlated with clinical disease activity, C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, and other laboratory parameters in patients with UC and CD and with endoscopic disease activity in UC. UC and CD showed comparable areas under the curve (AUC) values for determining clinical remission and differentiating between endoscopic remission associated with LRG and CRP. The levels of LRG mRNA were also increased in PBMCs from patients with UC and CD and reflected disease activity. These data suggest that serum LRG, originated partially from PBMCs, is an inflammatory marker in UC and CD. A large-scale well-designed study should be conducted in the future to more accurately reveal the clinical significance of LRG in patients with IBD.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. A38-A38
Author(s):  
Shilpa Ravindran ◽  
Heba Sidahmed ◽  
Harshitha Manjunath ◽  
Rebecca Mathew ◽  
Tanwir Habib ◽  
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BackgroundPatients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have increased risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC), depending on the duration and severity of the disease. The evolutionary process in IBD is driven by chronic inflammation leading to epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) events in colonic fibrotic areas. EMT plays a determinant role in tumor formation and progression, through the acquisition of ‘stemness’ properties and the generation of neoplastic cells. The aim of this study is to monitor EMT/cancer initiating tracts in IBD in association with the deep characterization of inflammation in order to assess the mechanisms of IBD severity and progression towards malignancy.Methods10 pediatric and 20 adult IBD patients, admitted at Sidra Medicine (SM) and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) respectively, have been enrolled in this study, from whom gut tissue biopsies (from both left and right side) were collected. Retrospectively collected tissues (N=10) from patients with malignancy and history of IBD were included in the study. DNA and RNA were extracted from fresh small size (2–4 mm in diameter) gut tissues using the BioMasher II (Kimble) and All Prep DNA/RNA kits (Qiagen). MicroRNA (miRNA; N=700) and gene expression (N=800) profiling have been performed (cCounter platform; Nanostring) as well as the methylation profiling microarray (Infinium Methylation Epic Bead Chip kit, Illumina) to interrogate up to 850,000 methylation sites across the genome.ResultsDifferential miRNA profile (N=27 miRNA; p<0.05) was found by the comparison of tissues from pediatric and adult patients. These miRNAs regulate: i. oxidative stress damage (e.g., miR 99b), ii. hypoxia induced autophagy; iii. genes associated with the susceptibility to IBD (ATG16L1, NOD2, IRGM), iv. immune responses, such as TH17 T cell subset (miR 29). N=6 miRNAs (miR135b, 10a196b, 125b, let7c, 375) linked with the regulation of Wnt/b-catenin, EM-transaction, autophagy, oxidative stress and play role also in cell proliferation and mobilization and colorectal cancer development were differentially expressed (p<0.05) in tissues from left and right sides of gut. Gene expression signature, including genes associated with inflammation, stemness and fibrosis, has also been performed for the IBD tissues mentioned above. Methylation sites at single nucleotide resolution have been analyzed.ConclusionsAlthough the results warrant further investigation, differential genomic profiling suggestive of altered pathways involved in oxidative stress, EMT, and of the possible stemness signature was found. The integration of data from multiple platforms will provide insights of the overall molecular determinants in IBD patients along with the evolution of the disease.Ethics ApprovalThis study was approved by Sidra Medicine and Hamad Medical Corporation Ethics Boards; approval number 180402817 and MRC-02-18-096, respectively.


2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas P. Dooley ◽  
Ernest V. Curto ◽  
Shanker P. Reddy ◽  
Richard L. Davis ◽  
Glenna W. Lambert ◽  
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INDIAN DRUGS ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (08) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
S. Johari ◽  
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C. Joshi ◽  
T. Gandhi

The objective of the study was to ascertain antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and cytokine gene regulation activity of Holarrhena antidysenterica (HA) in dinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (DNBS) induced inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in rats. Sprague Dawley rats were divided into 6 groups, Group I (normal), Group II (50% ethanol intracolonically on 11th day), Group III (Model). Group IV to VI were given standard drug 5-amino salicylic acid (5-ASA) (100mg/kg) and hydromethanolic extract of Holarrhena antidysenterica (MEHA) 450 mg/kg and MEHA 600 mg/kg respectively for 18 days once p.o. Colitis was induced with DNBS (180mg/kg in 50% ethanol) intracolonically in animals of Group III-VI on 11th day. Body weight, food & water intake and stool consistency of each group was noted. On 18th day, blood was collected for cortisol estimation. Colon length and weight was measured. Cytokine gene expression studies of colon in group I, II, III, IV and VI was done using Real Time RT-PCR. Colon histopathology, Disease Activity Index (DAI) and Colon Mucosal Disease index (CMDI) parameters were studied. Nitric oxide (NO), malondialdehyde (MDA), myeloperoxidase (MPO) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were estimated in colon homogenate. DNBS model control showed significant reduction in body weight, water and food intake, SOD, colon length and significant increase in stool consistency, colon weight, MDA, MPO, NO, CMDI, DAI, cortisol, IL-4, IL-6, IL-12 and IFN-gamma cytokines gene expression. Pretreatment with 5-ASA (100mg/kg) and MEHA (450 and 600 mg/kg) significantly reversed the above. MEHA reduced severity of IBD induced by DNBS through its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and gene modulatory activity.


2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S031-S034
Author(s):  
N Maimon ◽  
S Gerassy-Vainberg ◽  
H Bar-Yosef ◽  
A Alpert ◽  
E Starosvetsky ◽  
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Abstract Background Anatomical location and extent of disease are main factors that affect inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) course and prognosis. No explanation is available for segmental intestinal involvement in either Crohn’s disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC), or for selective segmental response to therapy or disease complications. Therefore, studying the cellular composition of different intestinal segments may provide pathophysiological insights into these phenomena. Methods We compared location-specific cell composition and function by Cytometry Time-of-Flight (CyTOF), gene expression and single-cell (sc) RNAseq data obtained from 3 independent cohorts of healthy donors and IBD patients during remission and flare-ups. Using CyTOF data (n = 38 biopsies), we built a high-resolution screening of immune cell behaviour along the intestine. We validated the findings with gene expression data of 370 samples, and expanded screening resolution by computational methodologies. We then tested a specific pathway in scRNAseq data (n = 10 paired biopsies from 5 patients) and validated its significance by cell-specific Significance Analysis of Microarrays (csSAM). Results We found a location along the intestine to be a dominant feature determining immune and non-immune cell composition. We observed that inflammation reduced anatomic segregation beyond cell infiltration, and decreased the ability to cope with oxidative stress. An upregulated IL-6 pathway in T regulatory cells in UC patients was recognised as sigmoid-specific compared with known inflammatory IL-6 roles in macrophages, as seen in the right colon. This observation may be linked to colonic perforations associated with anti-IL-6R treatment. Suppressor of cytokine signalling 3 (SOCS3) may control IL-6 location-specific action. Conclusion Our study displays a unique and comprehensive cell map of IBD in a location-specific context, providing potential explanations to unexplained clinical phenomena. These observations may allow to tailor therapies to affected areas with improved therapeutic index and efficacy.


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