scholarly journals Clinical significance of the immunoglobulin G heavy‐chain repertoire in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of adult T‐cell leukaemia–lymphoma patients receiving mogamulizumab

Author(s):  
Kisato Nosaka ◽  
Shigeru Kusumoto ◽  
Nobuaki Nakano ◽  
Ilseung Choi ◽  
Makoto Yoshimitsu ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 443.2-443
Author(s):  
Y. F. Qing ◽  
J. Zheng ◽  
S. B. Wang ◽  
F. Dai ◽  
Y. Jiang ◽  
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Background:Growing evidences have demonstrated that autophagy is a powerful regulators in the pathogenesis of fibrosis and autoimmune diseases. Autophagy abnormalities in SSc involve abnormal autophagy-related protein and autophagy-related gene polymorphism[1-2], however there is a few reports on the expression and clinical significance of autophagy-related genes.Objectives:To investigate the expression and clinical significance of autophagy-related genes LC-3 mRNA, Becline-1 mRNA, Agt-3 mRNA, Agt-5 mRNA, Agt-12 mRNA and Agt-16L1 mRNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of systemic sclerosis (SSc).Methods:51 cases of SSc and 60 cases of normal control were received from the Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, and autophagy-related genes were detected by RT-PCR. SPSS19.0 statistical software was used to compare the expression of autophagy-related genes between groups and analyze the relationship between autophagy-related genes and clinical data, P<0.05 was considered statistically significantResults:LC-3, Becline-1, and Agt-3 were highly expressed in SSc compared with normal control [LC-3: 0.78(0.60) ×10-3 vs. 0.52(0.54) ×10-3; Beclin-1: 6.68(3.56)×10-3 vs. 5.22(3.54)×10-3; Agt-3: 17.58(12.33)×10-3 vs. 11.00(4.56)×10-3, P<0.05], however Agt-5, Agt-12 and Agt-16L1 of autophagy-related genes were not statistically significant [AGT-5: 6.67(3.58) ×10-3 vs. 6.67(2.64) ×10-3; AGT-12: 8.64(5.56)×10-3 vs. 8.57(4.66)×10-3; Agt-16L1: 2.69(2.19)×10-3 vs. 2.52(2.26)×10-3] (Figure 1). Beclin-1 and Agt-5 high expressed in SSc with the positive of anti-SSA/Ro antibody. LC-3 was positively correlated with Age(r=0.662) and ESR(r=0.355) (all P<0.05).Conclusion:Autophagy-related genes were increased in PBMC of SSc, and were correlated with Age, ESR and autoantibody, suggested that autophagy is a key feature in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis.Figure 1.The relative expression of autophagy-related genesReferences:[1]LIU C, ZHOU X, LU J, et al. Autophagy mediates 2-methoxyestradiol-inhibited scleroderma collagen synthesis and endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition induced by hypoxia[J]. Rheumatology, 2019;58(11):1966–1975.[2]Mayes M D, Bossini-Castillo L, Gorlova O, et al. Immunochip Analysis Identifies Multiple Susceptibility Loci for Systemic Sclerosis[J]. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 2014,94(1):47-61.DOI:10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.12.002.Disclosure of Interests:None declared


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessia Furgiuele ◽  
Massimilano Legnaro ◽  
Alessandra Luini ◽  
Marco Ferrari ◽  
Emanuela Rasini ◽  
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This protocol was designed to activate the lymphocytes T of a population of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), simulating their physiological response to antigen/MHC complex acting on T Cell Receptors-TCR , in order to test their functional responses including cell proliferation and cytokine production. The co-stimulation protocol include: i)anti-CD3 antibody a polyclonal activator specific for invariant framework epitopes on TCR complex (in particular, we use UCHT1 clone an anti-human CD3 antibody that recognizes the ε-chain of CD3 which is used for immobilized option of activation) (http://static.bdbiosciences.com/documents/BD_Tcell_Human_CD3_Activation_Protocol.pdf) ii) anti-CD28 antibody used to cooperate with TCR signals promoting activation of T cells The procedure has been reproduced following the indications contained in the protocol of "EBiooscience" (https://tools.thermofisher.com/content/sfs/manuals/t-cell-activation-in-vitro.pdf). Pilot experiments on PBMC were carried out to determine the best concentrations of anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 to induce optimal proliferation of PBMC and production of cytokines TNF-α and IFN-γ. We found a dose dependent correlation between immobilized anti-CD3 and cells functional responses. The selected amount was 2 µg/mL for both anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 that was the concentration below the maximum response which allows also to test possible modulations by therapeutic agents. References http://static.bdbiosciences.com/documents/BD_Tcell_Human_CD3_Activation_Protocol.pdf https://tools.thermofisher.com/content/sfs/manuals/t-cell-activation-in-vitro.pdf https://www.bdbiosciences.com/ds/pm/tds/555330.pdf https://www.bdbiosciences.com/ds/pm/tds/555726.pdf BEFORE STARTING with this procedure Moreover, work under laminar flow hood when you are processing samples from the beginning to the end of the culture. Make sure you are using,sterile culture mediumand sterile plastic disposable as well.


1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 2952-2958
Author(s):  
F P Gillespie ◽  
L Doros ◽  
J Vitale ◽  
C Blackwell ◽  
J Gosselin ◽  
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The gene for the human CD4 glycoprotein, which serves as the receptor for human immunodeficiency virus type 1, along with approximately 23 kb of sequence upstream of the translational start site, was cloned. The ability of 5' flanking sequences to direct tissue-specific expression was tested in cell culture and in transgenic mice. A 5' flanking region of 6 kb was able to direct transcription of the CD4 gene in NIH 3T3 cells but did not result in detectable expression in the murine T-cell line EL4 or in four lines of transgenic mice. A larger 5' flanking region of approximately 23 kb directed high-level CD4 transcription in the murine T-cell line EL4 and in three independent lines of transgenic mice. Human CD4 expression in all tissues analyzed was tightly correlated with murine CD4 expression; the highest levels of human CD4 RNA expression were found in the thymus and spleen, with relatively low levels detected in other tissues. Expression of human CD4 protein in peripheral blood mononuclear cells was examined by flow cytometry in these transgenic animals and found to be restricted to the murine CD4+ subset of lymphocytes. Human CD4 protein, detected with an anti-human CD4 monoclonal antibody, was present on the surface of 45 to 50% of the peripheral blood mononuclear cells from all transgenic lines.


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