Publications
2018
Sawaf Matthieu, Fauny Jean-Daniel, Felten Renaud, Sagez Flora, Gottenberg Jacques-Eric, Dumortier Hélène, Monneaux Fanny
Defective BTLA functionality is rescued by restoring lipid metabolism in lupus CD4+ Ŧ cells Article de journal
Dans: JCI insight, vol. 3, no. 13, 2018, ISSN: 2379-3708.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: 80 and over, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Autoimmune Diseases, Autoimmunity, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Cell Proliferation, CTLA-4 Antigen, Dumortier, Female, France, Humans, I2CT, Imagerie, Immunologic, Immunology, Lipid Metabolism, lupus, Lupus Erythematosus, Lymphocyte Activation, Male, Middle Aged, Monneaux, Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor, Receptors, Signal Transduction, Systemic, Team-Dumortier, Young Adult
@article{sawaf_defective_2018,
title = {Defective BTLA functionality is rescued by restoring lipid metabolism in lupus CD4+ Ŧ cells},
author = {Matthieu Sawaf and Jean-Daniel Fauny and Renaud Felten and Flora Sagez and Jacques-Eric Gottenberg and Hélène Dumortier and Fanny Monneaux},
doi = {10.1172/jci.insight.99711},
issn = {2379-3708},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-01-01},
journal = {JCI insight},
volume = {3},
number = {13},
abstract = {Coinhibitory receptors play an important role in the prevention of autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), by limiting T cell activation. B and T lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA) is an inhibitory receptor, similar to cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) and programmed death 1 (PD1), that negatively regulates the immune response. The role of BTLA in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases in humans and, more specifically, in SLE is largely unknown. We investigated BTLA expression on various T cell subsets, and we did not observe significant variations of BTLA expression between lupus patients and healthy controls. However, the enhancement of BTLA expression after activation was significantly lower in SLE patients compared with that in healthy controls. Furthermore, we found an impaired capacity of BTLA to inhibit T cell activation in SLE due to a poor BTLA recruitment to the immunological synapse following T cell stimulation. Finally, we demonstrated that defective BTLA function can be corrected by restoring intracellular trafficking and by normalizing the lipid metabolism in lupus CD4+ T cells. Collectively, our results evidence that the BTLA signaling pathway is altered in SLE T cells and highlight the potential of targeting this pathway for the development of new therapeutic strategies in lupus.},
keywords = {80 and over, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Autoimmune Diseases, Autoimmunity, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Cell Proliferation, CTLA-4 Antigen, Dumortier, Female, France, Humans, I2CT, Imagerie, Immunologic, Immunology, Lipid Metabolism, lupus, Lupus Erythematosus, Lymphocyte Activation, Male, Middle Aged, Monneaux, Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor, Receptors, Signal Transduction, Systemic, Team-Dumortier, Young Adult},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Rodrigues Artur Filipe, Newman Leon, Jasim Dhifaf A, Vacchi Isabella A, Ménard-Moyon Cécilia, Crica Livia E, Bianco Alberto, Kostarelos Kostas, Bussy Cyrill
Immunological impact of graphene oxide sheets in the abdominal cavity is governed by surface reactivity Article de journal
Dans: Archives of Toxicology, vol. 92, no. 11, p. 3359–3379, 2018, ISSN: 1432-0738.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: 2D Materials, Animals, carbon, Epithelium, Female, graphene oxide, Graphite, I2CT, In vivo, Inbred C57BL, inflammation, Intraperitoneal, Macrophages, Mesothelium, Mice, Nanotubes, Peritoneal, Peritoneal Cavity, Protein coating, Team-Bianco, Tissue Distribution, Toxicity
@article{rodrigues_immunological_2018,
title = {Immunological impact of graphene oxide sheets in the abdominal cavity is governed by surface reactivity},
author = {Artur Filipe Rodrigues and Leon Newman and Dhifaf A Jasim and Isabella A Vacchi and Cécilia Ménard-Moyon and Livia E Crica and Alberto Bianco and Kostas Kostarelos and Cyrill Bussy},
doi = {10.1007/s00204-018-2303-z},
issn = {1432-0738},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-01-01},
journal = {Archives of Toxicology},
volume = {92},
number = {11},
pages = {3359--3379},
abstract = {Graphene oxide (GO) is an oxidised form of graphene that has attracted commercial interest in multiple applications, including inks, printed electronics and spray coatings, which all raise health concerns due to potential creation of inhalable aerosols. Although a number of studies have discussed the toxicity of GO sheets, the in vivo impact of their lateral dimensions is still not clear. Here, we compared the effects of large GO sheets (l-GO, 1-20 µm) with those of small GO sheets (s-GO, textbackslashtextless 1 µm) in terms of mesothelial damage and peritoneal inflammation, after intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection in mice. To benchmark the outcomes, long and rigid multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) that were shown to be associated with asbestos-like pathogenicity on the mesothelium were also tested. Our aim was to assess whether lateral dimensions can be a predictor of inflammogenicity for GO sheets in a similar fashion as length is for MWCNTs. While long MWCNTs dispersed in 0.5% BSA induced a granulomatous response on the diaphragmatic mesothelium and immune cell recruitment to the peritoneal cavity, GO sheets dispersed under similar conditions did not cause any response, regardless of their lateral dimensions. We further interrogated whether tuning the surface reactivity of GO by testing different dispersions (5% dextrose instead of 0.5% BSA) may change the biological outcome. Although the change of dispersion did not alter the impact of GO on the mesothelium (i.e. no granuloma), we observed that, when dispersed in protein-free 5% dextrose solution, s-GO elicited a greater recruitment of monocytic cells to the peritoneal cavity than l-GO, or when dispersed in protein-containing solution. Such recruitment coincided with the greater ability of s-GO to interact in vivo with peritoneal macrophages and was associated with a greater surface reactivity in comparison to l-GO. In conclusion, large dimension was not a determining factor of the immunological impact of GO sheets after i.p. administration. For an equal dose, GO sheets with lateral dimensions similar to the length of long MWCNTs were less pathogenic than the MWCNTs. On the other hand, surface reactivity and the ability of some smaller GO sheets to interact more readily with immune cells seem to be key parameters that can be tuned to improve the safety profile of GO. In particular, the choice of dispersion modality, which affected these two parameters, was found to be of crucial importance in the assessment of GO impact in this model. Overall, these findings are essential for a better understanding of the parameters governing GO toxicity and inflammation, and the rational design of safe GO-based formulations for various applications, including biomedicine.},
keywords = {2D Materials, Animals, carbon, Epithelium, Female, graphene oxide, Graphite, I2CT, In vivo, Inbred C57BL, inflammation, Intraperitoneal, Macrophages, Mesothelium, Mice, Nanotubes, Peritoneal, Peritoneal Cavity, Protein coating, Team-Bianco, Tissue Distribution, Toxicity},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2017
Gies Vincent, Wagner Alain, Seifert Cécile, Guffroy Aurélien, Fauny Jean-D., Knapp Anne-M., Pasquali Jean-L., Martin Thierry, Dumortier Hélène, Korganow Anne-S., Soulas-Sprauel Pauline
Identification of autoreactive B cells with labeled nucleosomes Article de journal
Dans: Scientific Reports, vol. 7, no. 1, p. 602, 2017, ISSN: 2045-2322.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, Autoantibodies, Autoantigens, Autoimmunity, B-Lymphocytes, Biomarkers, Cell Line, Dumortier, Female, Flow Cytometry, Humans, I2CT, Lupus Erythematosus, Mice, Nucleosomes, Staining and Labeling, Systemic, Team-Dumortier
@article{gies_identification_2017b,
title = {Identification of autoreactive B cells with labeled nucleosomes},
author = {Vincent Gies and Alain Wagner and Cécile Seifert and Aurélien Guffroy and Jean-D. Fauny and Anne-M. Knapp and Jean-L. Pasquali and Thierry Martin and Hélène Dumortier and Anne-S. Korganow and Pauline Soulas-Sprauel},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-017-00664-0},
issn = {2045-2322},
year = {2017},
date = {2017-01-01},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
volume = {7},
number = {1},
pages = {602},
abstract = {The pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases has not been completely elucidated yet, and only a few specific treatments have been developed so far. In autoimmune diseases mediated by pathogenic autoantibodies, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, the specific detection and analysis of autoreactive B cells is crucial for a better understanding of the physiopathology. Biological characterization of these cells may help to define new therapeutic targets. Very few techniques allowing the precise detection of autoreactive B cells have been described so far. Herein we propose a new flow cytometry technique for specific detection of anti-nucleosome B cells, which secrete autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus, using labeled nucleosomes. We produced different fluorochrome-labeled nucleosomes, characterized them, and finally tested them in flow cytometry. Nucleosomes labeled via the cysteines present in H3 histone specifically bind to autoreactive B cells in the anti-DNA transgenic B6.56R mice model. The present work validates the use of fluorochrome-labeled nucleosomes via cysteines to identify anti-nucleosome B cells and offers new opportunities for the description of autoreactive B cell phenotype.},
keywords = {Animals, Autoantibodies, Autoantigens, Autoimmunity, B-Lymphocytes, Biomarkers, Cell Line, Dumortier, Female, Flow Cytometry, Humans, I2CT, Lupus Erythematosus, Mice, Nucleosomes, Staining and Labeling, Systemic, Team-Dumortier},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2015
Aguiar Eric Roberto Guimarães Rocha, Olmo Roenick Proveti, Paro Simona, Ferreira Flavia Viana, da de Faria Isaque João Silva, Todjro Yaovi Mathias Honore, Lobo Francisco Pereira, Kroon Erna Geessien, Meignin Carine, Gatherer Derek, Imler Jean-Luc, Marques João Trindade
Sequence-independent characterization of viruses based on the pattern of viral small RNAs produced by the host Article de journal
Dans: Nucleic Acids Research, vol. 43, no. 13, p. 6191–6206, 2015, ISSN: 1362-4962.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, Contig Mapping, Female, imler, insects, M3i, meignin, Ovary, Plants, RNA, Sequence Analysis, Small Untranslated, Vertebrates, Viral, Viral Tropism, viruses
@article{aguiar_sequence-independent_2015,
title = {Sequence-independent characterization of viruses based on the pattern of viral small RNAs produced by the host},
author = {Eric Roberto Guimarães Rocha Aguiar and Roenick Proveti Olmo and Simona Paro and Flavia Viana Ferreira and Isaque João Silva da de Faria and Yaovi Mathias Honore Todjro and Francisco Pereira Lobo and Erna Geessien Kroon and Carine Meignin and Derek Gatherer and Jean-Luc Imler and João Trindade Marques},
url = {http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/lookup/doi/10.1093/nar/gkv587},
doi = {10.1093/nar/gkv587},
issn = {1362-4962},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-07-01},
journal = {Nucleic Acids Research},
volume = {43},
number = {13},
pages = {6191--6206},
abstract = {Virus surveillance in vector insects is potentially of great benefit to public health. Large-scale sequencing of small and long RNAs has previously been used to detect viruses, but without any formal comparison of different strategies. Furthermore, the identification of viral sequences largely depends on similarity searches against reference databases. Here, we developed a sequence-independent strategy based on virus-derived small RNAs produced by the host response, such as the RNA interference pathway. In insects, we compared sequences of small and long RNAs, demonstrating that viral sequences are enriched in the small RNA fraction. We also noted that the small RNA size profile is a unique signature for each virus and can be used to identify novel viral sequences without known relatives in reference databases. Using this strategy, we characterized six novel viruses in the viromes of laboratory fruit flies and wild populations of two insect vectors: mosquitoes and sandflies. We also show that the small RNA profile could be used to infer viral tropism for ovaries among other aspects of virus biology. Additionally, our results suggest that virus detection utilizing small RNAs can also be applied to vertebrates, although not as efficiently as to plants and insects.},
keywords = {Animals, Contig Mapping, Female, imler, insects, M3i, meignin, Ovary, Plants, RNA, Sequence Analysis, Small Untranslated, Vertebrates, Viral, Viral Tropism, viruses},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Jacquemin Clément, Schmitt Nathalie, Contin-Bordes Cécile, Liu Yang, Narayanan Priya, Seneschal Julien, Maurouard Typhanie, Dougall David, Davizon Emily Spence, Dumortier Hélène, Douchet Isabelle, Raffray Loïc, Richez Christophe, Lazaro Estibaliz, Duffau Pierre, Truchetet Marie-Elise, Khoryati Liliane, Mercié Patrick, Couzi Lionel, Merville Pierre, Schaeverbeke Thierry, Viallard Jean-François, Pellegrin Jean-Luc, Moreau Jean-François, Muller Sylviane, Zurawski Sandy, Coffman Robert L, Pascual Virginia, Ueno Hideki, Blanco Patrick
OX40 Ligand Contributes to Human Lupus Pathogenesis by Promoting Ŧ Follicular Helper Response Article de journal
Dans: Immunity, vol. 42, no. 6, p. 1159–1170, 2015, ISSN: 1097-4180.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Antigen Presentation, B-Lymphocytes, Cell Differentiation, Cells, Cultured, Cytokines, Disease Progression, Dumortier, Female, Helper-Inducer, Humans, I2CT, Immunologic Memory, Inducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator Protein, Lupus Erythematosus, Lymphocyte Activation, Male, Middle Aged, Molecular Targeted Therapy, Myeloid Cells, OX40, OX40 Ligand, Receptors, RNA, Signal Transduction, Systemic, T-Lymphocytes, Team-Dumortier, Toll-Like Receptor 7, Young Adult
@article{jacquemin_ox40_2015,
title = {OX40 Ligand Contributes to Human Lupus Pathogenesis by Promoting Ŧ Follicular Helper Response},
author = {Clément Jacquemin and Nathalie Schmitt and Cécile Contin-Bordes and Yang Liu and Priya Narayanan and Julien Seneschal and Typhanie Maurouard and David Dougall and Emily Spence Davizon and Hélène Dumortier and Isabelle Douchet and Loïc Raffray and Christophe Richez and Estibaliz Lazaro and Pierre Duffau and Marie-Elise Truchetet and Liliane Khoryati and Patrick Mercié and Lionel Couzi and Pierre Merville and Thierry Schaeverbeke and Jean-François Viallard and Jean-Luc Pellegrin and Jean-François Moreau and Sylviane Muller and Sandy Zurawski and Robert L Coffman and Virginia Pascual and Hideki Ueno and Patrick Blanco},
doi = {10.1016/j.immuni.2015.05.012},
issn = {1097-4180},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-01-01},
journal = {Immunity},
volume = {42},
number = {6},
pages = {1159--1170},
abstract = {Increased activity of T follicular helper (Tfh) cells plays a major pathogenic role in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, the mechanisms that cause aberrant Tfh cell responses in SLE remain elusive. Here we showed the OX40 ligand (OX40L)-OX40 axis contributes to the aberrant Tfh response in SLE. OX40L was expressed by myeloid antigen-presenting cells (APCs), but not B cells, in blood and in inflamed tissues in adult and pediatric SLE patients. The frequency of circulating OX40L-expressing myeloid APCs positively correlated with disease activity and the frequency of ICOS(+) blood Tfh cells in SLE. OX40 signals promoted naive and memory CD4(+) T cells to express multiple Tfh cell molecules and were sufficient to induce them to become functional B cell helpers. Immune complexes containing RNA induced OX40L expression on myeloid APCs via TLR7 activation. Our study provides a rationale to target the OX40L-OX40 axis as a therapeutic modality for SLE.},
keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Antigen Presentation, B-Lymphocytes, Cell Differentiation, Cells, Cultured, Cytokines, Disease Progression, Dumortier, Female, Helper-Inducer, Humans, I2CT, Immunologic Memory, Inducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator Protein, Lupus Erythematosus, Lymphocyte Activation, Male, Middle Aged, Molecular Targeted Therapy, Myeloid Cells, OX40, OX40 Ligand, Receptors, RNA, Signal Transduction, Systemic, T-Lymphocytes, Team-Dumortier, Toll-Like Receptor 7, Young Adult},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Lézot Frédéric, Chesneau Julie, Navet Benjamin, Gobin Bérengère, Amiaud Jérome, Choi YongWon, Yagita Hideo, Castaneda Beatriz, Berdal Ariane, Mueller Christopher G, Rédini Françoise, Heymann Dominique
Skeletal consequences of RANKL-blocking antibody (IK22-5) injections during growth: mouse strain disparities and synergic effect with zoledronic acid Article de journal
Dans: Bone, vol. 73, p. 51–59, 2015, ISSN: 1873-2763.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, Antibodies, Bone Density Conservation Agents, Bone Development, Bone resorption, Diphosphonates, Female, Imidazoles, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Newborn, Pregnancy, RANK ligand, RANKL, Side effect, Skeleton growth, Team-Mueller, Tooth Eruption, Zoledronic acid
@article{lezot_skeletal_2015,
title = {Skeletal consequences of RANKL-blocking antibody (IK22-5) injections during growth: mouse strain disparities and synergic effect with zoledronic acid},
author = {Frédéric Lézot and Julie Chesneau and Benjamin Navet and Bérengère Gobin and Jérome Amiaud and YongWon Choi and Hideo Yagita and Beatriz Castaneda and Ariane Berdal and Christopher G Mueller and Françoise Rédini and Dominique Heymann},
doi = {10.1016/j.bone.2014.12.011},
issn = {1873-2763},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-01-01},
journal = {Bone},
volume = {73},
pages = {51--59},
abstract = {High doses of bone resorption inhibitors are currently under evaluation in pediatric oncology. Previous works have evidenced transient arrest in long bone and skull bone growth and tooth eruption blockage when mice were treated with zoledronic acid (ZOL). The question of potential similar effects with a RANKL-blocking antibody (IK22.5) was raised. Sensitivity disparities in these inhibitors between mouse strains and synergic effects of zoledronic acid and a RANKL-blocking antibody were subsidiary questions. In order to answer these questions, newborn C57BL/6J and CD1 mice were injected every two or three days (4 injections in total so 7 or 10 days of treatment length) with high doses of a RANKL-blocking antibody. The consequences on the tibia, craniofacial bones and teeth were analyzed by μCT and histology at the end of the treatment and one, two and three months later. The results obtained showed that RANKL-blocking antibody injections induced a transient arrest of tibia and skull bone growth and an irreversible blockage of tooth eruption in C57BL/6J mice. In CD1 mice, tooth eruption defects were also present but only at much higher doses. Similar mouse strain differences were obtained with zoledronic acid. Finally, a synergic effect of the two inhibitors was evidenced. In conclusion as previously observed for bisphosphonates (ZOL), a RANKL-blocking antibody induced a transient arrest in long bone and skull bone growth and a blockage of tooth eruption with however disparities between mouse strains with regard to this last effect. A synergic effect of both bone resorption inhibitors was also demonstrated.},
keywords = {Animals, Antibodies, Bone Density Conservation Agents, Bone Development, Bone resorption, Diphosphonates, Female, Imidazoles, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Newborn, Pregnancy, RANK ligand, RANKL, Side effect, Skeleton growth, Team-Mueller, Tooth Eruption, Zoledronic acid},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2014
Chtarbanova Stanislava, Lamiable Olivier, Lee Kwang-Zin, Galiana Delphine, Troxler Laurent, Meignin Carine, Hetru Charles, Hoffmann Jules A, Daeffler Laurent, Imler Jean-Luc
Drosophila C virus systemic infection leads to intestinal obstruction Article de journal
Dans: Journal of Virology, vol. 88, no. 24, p. 14057–14069, 2014, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, bioinformatic, Dicistroviridae, Female, Gastrointestinal Tract, Gene Expression Profiling, hoffmann, imler, Intestinal Obstruction, M3i, meignin, Muscle, Nodaviridae, Sindbis Virus, Smooth, Viral Tropism
@article{chtarbanova_drosophila_2014,
title = {Drosophila C virus systemic infection leads to intestinal obstruction},
author = {Stanislava Chtarbanova and Olivier Lamiable and Kwang-Zin Lee and Delphine Galiana and Laurent Troxler and Carine Meignin and Charles Hetru and Jules A Hoffmann and Laurent Daeffler and Jean-Luc Imler},
url = {http://jvi.asm.org/content/88/24/14057},
doi = {10.1128/JVI.02320-14},
issn = {1098-5514},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-12-01},
journal = {Journal of Virology},
volume = {88},
number = {24},
pages = {14057--14069},
abstract = {Drosophila C virus (DCV) is a positive-sense RNA virus belonging to the Dicistroviridae family. This natural pathogen of the model organism Drosophila melanogaster is commonly used to investigate antiviral host defense in flies, which involves both RNA interference and inducible responses. Although lethality is used routinely as a readout for the efficiency of the antiviral immune response in these studies, virus-induced pathologies in flies still are poorly understood. Here, we characterize the pathogenesis associated with systemic DCV infection. Comparison of the transcriptome of flies infected with DCV or two other positive-sense RNA viruses, Flock House virus and Sindbis virus, reveals that DCV infection, unlike those of the other two viruses, represses the expression of a large number of genes. Several of these genes are expressed specifically in the midgut and also are repressed by starvation. We show that systemic DCV infection triggers a nutritional stress in Drosophila which results from intestinal obstruction with the accumulation of peritrophic matrix at the entry of the midgut and the accumulation of the food ingested in the crop, a blind muscular food storage organ. The related virus cricket paralysis virus (CrPV), which efficiently grows in Drosophila, does not trigger this pathology. We show that DCV, but not CrPV, infects the smooth muscles surrounding the crop, causing extensive cytopathology and strongly reducing the rate of contractions. We conclude that the pathogenesis associated with systemic DCV infection results from the tropism of the virus for an important organ within the foregut of dipteran insects, the crop. IMPORTANCE: DCV is one of the few identified natural viral pathogens affecting the model organism Drosophila melanogaster. As such, it is an important virus for the deciphering of host-virus interactions in insects. We characterize here the pathogenesis associated with DCV infection in flies and show that it results from the tropism of the virus for an essential but poorly characterized organ in the digestive tract, the crop. Our results may have relevance for other members of the Dicistroviridae, some of which are pathogenic to beneficial or pest insect species.},
keywords = {Animals, bioinformatic, Dicistroviridae, Female, Gastrointestinal Tract, Gene Expression Profiling, hoffmann, imler, Intestinal Obstruction, M3i, meignin, Muscle, Nodaviridae, Sindbis Virus, Smooth, Viral Tropism},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Bonnay François, Nguyen Xuan-Hung, Cohen-Berros Eva, Troxler Laurent, Batsche Eric, Camonis Jacques, Takeuchi Osamu, Reichhart Jean-Marc, Matt Nicolas
Akirin specifies NF-κB selectivity of Drosophila innate immune response via chromatin remodeling Article de journal
Dans: EMBO J., vol. 33, no. 20, p. 2349–2362, 2014, ISSN: 1460-2075.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, bioinformatic, Cell Cycle Proteins, Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, chromatin remodeling, DNA-Binding Proteins, Female, Genetic, Immunity, Innate, Innate immune response, M3i, Male, matt, Mutation, NF-kappa B, NF‐κB, Promoter Regions, proteomics, reichhart, Trans-Activators, Transcription Factors, Transcriptional Activation, Two-Hybrid System Techniques
@article{bonnay_akirin_2014,
title = {Akirin specifies NF-κB selectivity of Drosophila innate immune response via chromatin remodeling},
author = {François Bonnay and Xuan-Hung Nguyen and Eva Cohen-Berros and Laurent Troxler and Eric Batsche and Jacques Camonis and Osamu Takeuchi and Jean-Marc Reichhart and Nicolas Matt},
doi = {10.15252/embj.201488456},
issn = {1460-2075},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-10-01},
journal = {EMBO J.},
volume = {33},
number = {20},
pages = {2349--2362},
abstract = {The network of NF-κB-dependent transcription that activates both pro- and anti-inflammatory genes in mammals is still unclear. As NF-κB factors are evolutionarily conserved, we used Drosophila to understand this network. The NF-κB transcription factor Relish activates effector gene expression following Gram-negative bacterial immune challenge. Here, we show, using a genome-wide approach, that the conserved nuclear protein Akirin is a NF-κB co-factor required for the activation of a subset of Relish-dependent genes correlating with the presence of H3K4ac epigenetic marks. A large-scale unbiased proteomic analysis revealed that Akirin orchestrates NF-κB transcriptional selectivity through the recruitment of the Osa-containing-SWI/SNF-like Brahma complex (BAP). Immune challenge in Drosophila shows that Akirin is required for the transcription of a subset of effector genes, but dispensable for the transcription of genes that are negative regulators of the innate immune response. Therefore, Akirins act as molecular selectors specifying the choice between subsets of NF-κB target genes. The discovery of this mechanism, conserved in mammals, paves the way for the establishment of more specific and less toxic anti-inflammatory drugs targeting pro-inflammatory genes.},
keywords = {Animals, bioinformatic, Cell Cycle Proteins, Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, chromatin remodeling, DNA-Binding Proteins, Female, Genetic, Immunity, Innate, Innate immune response, M3i, Male, matt, Mutation, NF-kappa B, NF‐κB, Promoter Regions, proteomics, reichhart, Trans-Activators, Transcription Factors, Transcriptional Activation, Two-Hybrid System Techniques},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Tartey Sarang, Matsushita Kazufumi, Vandenbon Alexis, Ori Daisuke, Imamura Tomoko, Mino Takashi, Standley Daron M, Hoffmann Jules A, Reichhart Jean-Marc, Akira Shizuo, Takeuchi Osamu
Akirin2 is critical for inducing inflammatory genes by bridging IκB-ζ and the SWI/SNF complex Article de journal
Dans: EMBO J., vol. 33, no. 20, p. 2332–2348, 2014, ISSN: 1460-2075.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Adaptor Proteins, Animals, Cell Nucleus, Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, chromatin remodeling, Chromosomal Proteins, cytokine, Cytokines, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, gene regulation, Genetic, hoffmann, Humans, Immunity, Innate, innate immunity, Knockout, Listeria monocytogenes, M3i, Macrophages, Male, Mice, Multiprotein Complexes, Non-Histone, Nuclear Proteins, Promoter Regions, Protein Binding, reichhart, Repressor Proteins, Sequence Deletion, Signal Transducing, Transcriptional Activation
@article{tartey_akirin2_2014,
title = {Akirin2 is critical for inducing inflammatory genes by bridging IκB-ζ and the SWI/SNF complex},
author = {Sarang Tartey and Kazufumi Matsushita and Alexis Vandenbon and Daisuke Ori and Tomoko Imamura and Takashi Mino and Daron M Standley and Jules A Hoffmann and Jean-Marc Reichhart and Shizuo Akira and Osamu Takeuchi},
doi = {10.15252/embj.201488447},
issn = {1460-2075},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-10-01},
journal = {EMBO J.},
volume = {33},
number = {20},
pages = {2332--2348},
abstract = {Transcription of inflammatory genes in innate immune cells is coordinately regulated by transcription factors, including NF-κB, and chromatin modifiers. However, it remains unclear how microbial sensing initiates chromatin remodeling. Here, we show that Akirin2, an evolutionarily conserved nuclear protein, bridges NF-κB and the chromatin remodeling SWI/SNF complex by interacting with BRG1-Associated Factor 60 (BAF60) proteins as well as IκB-ζ, which forms a complex with the NF-κB p50 subunit. These interactions are essential for Toll-like receptor-, RIG-I-, and Listeria-mediated expression of proinflammatory genes including Il6 and Il12b in macrophages. Consistently, effective clearance of Listeria infection required Akirin2. Furthermore, Akirin2 and IκB-ζ recruitment to the Il6 promoter depend upon the presence of IκB-ζ and Akirin2, respectively, for regulation of chromatin remodeling. BAF60 proteins were also essential for the induction of Il6 in response to LPS stimulation. Collectively, the IκB-ζ-Akirin2-BAF60 complex physically links the NF-κB and SWI/SNF complexes in innate immune cell activation. By recruiting SWI/SNF chromatin remodellers to IκB-ζ, transcriptional coactivator for NF-κB, the conserved nuclear protein Akirin2 stimulates pro-inflammatory gene promoters in mouse macrophages during innate immune responses to viral or bacterial infection.},
keywords = {Adaptor Proteins, Animals, Cell Nucleus, Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, chromatin remodeling, Chromosomal Proteins, cytokine, Cytokines, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, gene regulation, Genetic, hoffmann, Humans, Immunity, Innate, innate immunity, Knockout, Listeria monocytogenes, M3i, Macrophages, Male, Mice, Multiprotein Complexes, Non-Histone, Nuclear Proteins, Promoter Regions, Protein Binding, reichhart, Repressor Proteins, Sequence Deletion, Signal Transducing, Transcriptional Activation},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Amcheslavsky Alla, Song Wei, Li Qi, Nie Yingchao, Bragatto Ivan, Ferrandon Dominique, Perrimon Norbert, Ip Tony Y
Enteroendocrine cells support intestinal stem-cell-mediated homeostasis in Drosophila Article de journal
Dans: Cell Rep, vol. 9, no. 1, p. 32–39, 2014, ISSN: 2211-1247.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, Cell Differentiation, Enterocytes, Enteroendocrine Cells, Female, ferrandon, Homeostasis, Intestines, M3i, Male, Stem Cells, Tachykinins
@article{amcheslavsky_enteroendocrine_2014b,
title = {Enteroendocrine cells support intestinal stem-cell-mediated homeostasis in Drosophila},
author = {Alla Amcheslavsky and Wei Song and Qi Li and Yingchao Nie and Ivan Bragatto and Dominique Ferrandon and Norbert Perrimon and Tony Y Ip},
doi = {10.1016/j.celrep.2014.08.052},
issn = {2211-1247},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-10-01},
journal = {Cell Rep},
volume = {9},
number = {1},
pages = {32--39},
abstract = {Intestinal stem cells in the adult Drosophila midgut are regulated by growth factors produced from the surrounding niche cells including enterocytes and visceral muscle. The role of the other major cell type, the secretory enteroendocrine cells, in regulating intestinal stem cells remains unclear. We show here that newly eclosed scute loss-of-function mutant flies are completely devoid of enteroendocrine cells. These enteroendocrine cell-less flies have normal ingestion and fecundity but shorter lifespan. Moreover, in these newly eclosed mutant flies, the diet-stimulated midgut growth that depends on the insulin-like peptide 3 expression in the surrounding muscle is defective. The depletion of Tachykinin-producing enteroendocrine cells or knockdown of Tachykinin leads to a similar although less severe phenotype. These results establish that enteroendocrine cells serve as an important link between diet and visceral muscle expression of an insulin-like growth factor to stimulate intestinal stem cell proliferation and tissue growth.},
keywords = {Animals, Cell Differentiation, Enterocytes, Enteroendocrine Cells, Female, ferrandon, Homeostasis, Intestines, M3i, Male, Stem Cells, Tachykinins},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Lamanna Giuseppe, Grillaud Maxime, Macri Christophe, Chaloin Olivier, Muller Sylviane, Bianco Alberto
Adamantane-based dendrons for trimerization of the therapeutic P140 peptide Article de journal
Dans: Biomaterials, vol. 35, no. 26, p. 7553–7561, 2014, ISSN: 1878-5905.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Adamantane, Animals, Biotin, C3-symmetry, Dendrimers, Dendrons, Drug Carriers, Female, HSC70 Heat-Shock Proteins, HSPA8 protein, Humans, I2CT, Inbred MRL lpr, Lupus Erythematosus, Mice, P140 peptide, Peptide Fragments, Systemic, Team-Bianco
@article{lamanna_adamantane-based_2014,
title = {Adamantane-based dendrons for trimerization of the therapeutic P140 peptide},
author = {Giuseppe Lamanna and Maxime Grillaud and Christophe Macri and Olivier Chaloin and Sylviane Muller and Alberto Bianco},
doi = {10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.05.017},
issn = {1878-5905},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
journal = {Biomaterials},
volume = {35},
number = {26},
pages = {7553--7561},
abstract = {Dendrons constituted of an adamantane core, a focal point and three arms, were synthetized starting from a multifunctional adamantane derivative. Maleimido groups at the periphery of the scaffold were used to covalently attach the peptide called P140, a therapeutic phosphopeptide controlling disease activity in systemic lupus, both in mice and patients. Biotinylation of the trimers at the focal point was performed using click chemistry and the conjugates were studied in terms of solubility, binding affinity to its receptor, the HSPA8/HSC70 chaperone protein, effect on HSPA8 folding property and in vivo activity. The results showed that the trimerization of P140 peptide does not trigger aggregation or steric hindrances during the interaction with HSPA8 protein. Compared to the monomeric cognate peptide, the trivalent P140 peptide displayed the same capacity, in vitro, to down-regulate HSPA8 activity and, in vivo in MRL/lpr lupus-prone mice, to reduce abnormal blood hypercellularity. The control trimer synthesized with the same scaffold and a scrambled sequence of P140 showed no effect in vivo. This work reveals that adamantane-based scaffolds with a well-defined spatial conformation are promising trivalent systems for molecular recognition and for biomedical applications.},
keywords = {Adamantane, Animals, Biotin, C3-symmetry, Dendrimers, Dendrons, Drug Carriers, Female, HSC70 Heat-Shock Proteins, HSPA8 protein, Humans, I2CT, Inbred MRL lpr, Lupus Erythematosus, Mice, P140 peptide, Peptide Fragments, Systemic, Team-Bianco},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2013
Baron Olga Lucia, van West Pieter, Industri Benoit, Ponchet Michel, Dubreuil Géraldine, Gourbal Benjamin, Reichhart Jean-Marc, Coustau Christine
Parental transfer of the antimicrobial protein LBP/BPI protects Biomphalaria glabrata eggs against oomycete infections Article de journal
Dans: PLoS Pathog., vol. 9, no. 12, p. e1003792, 2013, ISSN: 1553-7374.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Acute-Phase Proteins, Animals, Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides, Biomphalaria, Blood Proteins, Carrier Proteins, Cell Membrane, Cell Membrane Permeability, Cloning, Escherichia coli, Female, Immunity, infection, M3i, Maternally-Acquired, Membrane Glycoproteins, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Molecular, Oomycetes, Recombinant Proteins, reichhart, Zygote
@article{baron_parental_2013,
title = {Parental transfer of the antimicrobial protein LBP/BPI protects Biomphalaria glabrata eggs against oomycete infections},
author = {Olga Lucia Baron and Pieter van West and Benoit Industri and Michel Ponchet and Géraldine Dubreuil and Benjamin Gourbal and Jean-Marc Reichhart and Christine Coustau},
doi = {10.1371/journal.ppat.1003792},
issn = {1553-7374},
year = {2013},
date = {2013-01-01},
journal = {PLoS Pathog.},
volume = {9},
number = {12},
pages = {e1003792},
abstract = {Vertebrate females transfer antibodies via the placenta, colostrum and milk or via the egg yolk to protect their immunologically immature offspring against pathogens. This evolutionarily important transfer of immunity is poorly documented in invertebrates and basic questions remain regarding the nature and extent of parental protection of offspring. In this study, we show that a lipopolysaccharide binding protein/bactericidal permeability increasing protein family member from the invertebrate Biomphalaria glabrata (BgLBP/BPI1) is massively loaded into the eggs of this freshwater snail. Native and recombinant proteins displayed conserved LPS-binding, antibacterial and membrane permeabilizing activities. A broad screening of various pathogens revealed a previously unknown biocidal activity of the protein against pathogenic water molds (oomycetes), which is conserved in human BPI. RNAi-dependent silencing of LBP/BPI in the parent snails resulted in a significant reduction of reproductive success and extensive death of eggs through oomycete infections. This work provides the first functional evidence that a LBP/BPI is involved in the parental immune protection of invertebrate offspring and reveals a novel and conserved biocidal activity for LBP/BPI family members.},
keywords = {Acute-Phase Proteins, Animals, Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides, Biomphalaria, Blood Proteins, Carrier Proteins, Cell Membrane, Cell Membrane Permeability, Cloning, Escherichia coli, Female, Immunity, infection, M3i, Maternally-Acquired, Membrane Glycoproteins, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Molecular, Oomycetes, Recombinant Proteins, reichhart, Zygote},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Coz Carole Le, Joublin Aurélie, Pasquali Jean-Louis, Korganow Anne-Sophie, Dumortier Hélène, Monneaux Fanny
Circulating TFH subset distribution is strongly affected in lupus patients with an active disease Article de journal
Dans: PloS One, vol. 8, no. 9, p. e75319, 2013, ISSN: 1932-6203.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Adult, Aged, B-Lymphocytes, Case-Control Studies, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, CD5 Antigens, CXCR5, Cytokines, Dumortier, Female, Flow Cytometry, Helper-Inducer, Humans, I2CT, Immunoglobulin E, Immunologic Memory, Immunophenotyping, Interleukin-21, Lupus Erythematosus, Male, Middle Aged, Monneaux, Phenotype, Receptors, Systemic, T-Lymphocytes, Team-Dumortier, Th2 Cells, Young Adult
@article{le_coz_circulating_2013,
title = {Circulating TFH subset distribution is strongly affected in lupus patients with an active disease},
author = {Carole Le Coz and Aurélie Joublin and Jean-Louis Pasquali and Anne-Sophie Korganow and Hélène Dumortier and Fanny Monneaux},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0075319},
issn = {1932-6203},
year = {2013},
date = {2013-01-01},
journal = {PloS One},
volume = {8},
number = {9},
pages = {e75319},
abstract = {Follicular helper T cells (TFH) represent a distinct subset of CD4(+) T cells specialized in providing help to B lymphocytes, which may play a central role in autoimmune diseases having a major B cell component such as systemic lupus erythematosus. Recently, TFH subsets that share common phenotypic and functional characteristics with TFH cells from germinal centers, have been described in the peripheral blood from healthy individuals. The aim of this study was to analyze the distribution of such populations in lupus patients. Circulating TFH cell subsets were defined by multicolor flow cytometry as TFH17 (CXCR3(-)CCR6(+)), TFH1 (CXCR3 (+) CCR6(-)) or TFH2 (CXCR3(-)CCR6(-)) cells among CXCR5 (+) CD45RA(-)CD4(+) T cells in the peripheral blood of 23 SLE patients and 23 sex and age-matched healthy controls. IL-21 receptor expression by B cells was analyzed by flow cytometry and the serum levels of IL-21 and Igs were determined by ELISA tests. We found that the TFH2 cell subset frequency is strongly and significantly increased in lupus patients with an active disease (SLEDAI scoretextgreater8), while the TFH1 cell subset percentage is greatly decreased. The TFH2 and TFH1 cell subset frequency alteration is associated with the presence of high Ig levels and autoantibodies in patient's sera. Moreover, the TFH2 cell subset enhancement correlates with an increased frequency of double negative memory B cells (CD27(-)IgD(-)CD19(+) cells) expressing the IL-21R. Finally, we found that IgE levels in lupus patients' sera correlate with disease activity and seem to be associated with high TFH2 cell subset frequency. In conclusion, our study describes for the first time the distribution of circulating TFH cell subsets in lupus patients. Interestingly, we found an increased frequency of TFH2 cells, which correlates with disease activity. Our results suggest that this subset might play a key role in lupus pathogenesis.},
keywords = {Adult, Aged, B-Lymphocytes, Case-Control Studies, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, CD5 Antigens, CXCR5, Cytokines, Dumortier, Female, Flow Cytometry, Helper-Inducer, Humans, I2CT, Immunoglobulin E, Immunologic Memory, Immunophenotyping, Interleukin-21, Lupus Erythematosus, Male, Middle Aged, Monneaux, Phenotype, Receptors, Systemic, T-Lymphocytes, Team-Dumortier, Th2 Cells, Young Adult},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2012
Thomann Jean-Sébastien, Monneaux Fanny, Creusat Gaëlle, Spanedda Maria Vittoria, Heurtault Béatrice, Habermacher Chloé, Schuber Francis, Bourel-Bonnet Line, Frisch Benoît
Novel glycolipid TLR2 ligands of the type Pam2Cys-α-Gal: synthesis and biological properties Article de journal
Dans: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, vol. 51, p. 174–183, 2012, ISSN: 1768-3254.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Adjuvants, Animals, Cell Line, Chemistry Techniques, Female, Galactose, Glycolipids, Humans, I2CT, Immunologic, ligands, Mice, Monneaux, Structure-Activity Relationship, Synthetic, Team-Dumortier, Toll-Like Receptor 2
@article{thomann_novel_2012,
title = {Novel glycolipid TLR2 ligands of the type Pam2Cys-α-Gal: synthesis and biological properties},
author = {Jean-Sébastien Thomann and Fanny Monneaux and Gaëlle Creusat and Maria Vittoria Spanedda and Béatrice Heurtault and Chloé Habermacher and Francis Schuber and Line Bourel-Bonnet and Benoît Frisch},
doi = {10.1016/j.ejmech.2012.02.039},
issn = {1768-3254},
year = {2012},
date = {2012-05-01},
journal = {European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry},
volume = {51},
pages = {174--183},
abstract = {A more complete understanding of the mechanism of action of TLR agonists has fueled the investigation of new synthetic immunoadjuvants. In this context, we designed and synthesized glycolipids of the type Pam(2)Cys-α-Galactose as novel immunoadjuvants. Their synthesis required modifying a hydrophobic tBoc-[2,3-bispalmitoyloxy-(2R)-propyl]-R-cysteinyl moiety, i.e. the minimal structure required for TLR2 agonist activity, by addition of a hydrophilic head, either an α-Galactosylpyranose or an α-Galactosylfuranose to gain respectively Pam(2)CGalp and Pam(2)CGalf. While preparing a carbohydrate building block, an unexpected stereoselectivity was observed during a halide ion-catalytic process on a protected galactofuranose: the alpha anomer was obtained with surprisingly high selectivity (α/β ratiotextgreater9) and with good isolated yield (51%). The TLR2 binding properties of Pam(2)CGalp and Pam(2)CGalf were then fully evaluated. Their efficiency in triggering the proliferation of BALB/c mouse splenocytes was also compared to that of Pam(2)CAG and Pam(3)CAG, two well-established ligands of TLRs. Moreover, the maturation state of murine dendritic cells previously incubated with either Pam(2)CGalp or Pam(2)CGalf was monitored by flow cytometry and compared to that induced by lipopolysaccharide. Pam(2)CGalp and Pam(2)CGalf were found to be equivalent TLR2 agonists, and induced splenocyte proliferation and DC maturation. With very similar activity, Pam(2)CGalp and Pam(2)CGalf were also 10-fold to 100-fold better than Pam(2)CAG and Pam(3)CAG at inducing B cell proliferation. This represents the first time a glucidic head has been added to the tBoc-[2,3-bispalmitoyloxy-(2R)-propyl]-R-cysteinyl moiety whilst maintaining the immunomodulating activity. This should greatly enrich the data available on Pam(2)C structure/activity relationships.},
keywords = {Adjuvants, Animals, Cell Line, Chemistry Techniques, Female, Galactose, Glycolipids, Humans, I2CT, Immunologic, ligands, Mice, Monneaux, Structure-Activity Relationship, Synthetic, Team-Dumortier, Toll-Like Receptor 2},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Keravis Thérèse, Monneaux Fanny, Yougbaré Issaka, Gazi Lucien, Bourguignon Jean-Jacques, Muller Sylviane, Lugnier Claire
Disease progression in MRL/lpr lupus-prone mice is reduced by NCS 613, a specific cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE4) inhibitor Article de journal
Dans: PloS One, vol. 7, no. 1, p. e28899, 2012, ISSN: 1932-6203.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Adenine, Animals, Cyclic AMP, Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Disease Progression, Female, Humans, I2CT, Inbred CBA, Inbred MRL lpr, Isoenzymes, Kidney, Lipopolysaccharides, Lupus Erythematosus, Mice, Monneaux, Pentoxifylline, Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitors, Proteinuria, Survival Rate, Systemic, Team-Dumortier, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Type 4, Xanthines
@article{keravis_disease_2012,
title = {Disease progression in MRL/lpr lupus-prone mice is reduced by NCS 613, a specific cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE4) inhibitor},
author = {Thérèse Keravis and Fanny Monneaux and Issaka Yougbaré and Lucien Gazi and Jean-Jacques Bourguignon and Sylviane Muller and Claire Lugnier},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0028899},
issn = {1932-6203},
year = {2012},
date = {2012-01-01},
journal = {PloS One},
volume = {7},
number = {1},
pages = {e28899},
abstract = {Systemic lupus erythematosus is a polymorphic and multigenic inflammatory autoimmune disease. Cyclic AMP (cAMP) modulates inflammation and the inhibition of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE4), which specifically hydrolyzes cAMP, inhibits TNFα secretion. This study was aimed at investigating the evolution of PDE activity and expression levels during the course of the disease in MRL/lpr lupus-prone mice, and to evaluate in these mice the biological and clinical effects of treatments with pentoxifylline, denbufylline and NCS 613 PDE inhibitors. This study reveals that compared to CBA/J control mice, kidney PDE4 activity of MRL/lpr mice increases with the disease progression. Furthermore, it showed that the most potent and selective PDE4 inhibitor NCS 613 is also the most effective molecule in decreasing proteinuria and increasing survival rate of MRL/lpr mice. NCS 613 is a potent inhibitor, which is more selective for the PDE4C subtype (IC₅₀= 1.4 nM) than the other subtypes (PDE4A, IC₅₀= 44 nM; PDE4B, IC₅₀= 48 nM; and PDE4D, IC₅₀= 14 nM). Interestingly, its affinity for the High Affinity Rolipram Binding Site is relatively low (K(i) = 148 nM) in comparison to rolipram (K(i) = 3 nM). Finally, as also observed using MRL/lpr peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs), NCS 613 inhibits basal and LPS-induced TNFα secretion from PBLs of lupus patients, suggesting a therapeutic potential of NCS 613 in systemic lupus. This study reveals that PDE4 represent a potential therapeutic target in lupus disease.},
keywords = {Adenine, Animals, Cyclic AMP, Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Disease Progression, Female, Humans, I2CT, Inbred CBA, Inbred MRL lpr, Isoenzymes, Kidney, Lipopolysaccharides, Lupus Erythematosus, Mice, Monneaux, Pentoxifylline, Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitors, Proteinuria, Survival Rate, Systemic, Team-Dumortier, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Type 4, Xanthines},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2011
Al-Jamal Khuloud T, Gherardini Lisa, Bardi Giuseppe, Nunes Antonio, Guo Chang, Bussy Cyrill, Herrero Antonia M, Bianco Alberto, Prato Maurizio, Kostarelos Kostas, Pizzorusso Tommaso
Functional motor recovery from brain ischemic insult by carbon nanotube-mediated siRNA silencing Article de journal
Dans: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 108, no. 27, p. 10952–10957, 2011, ISSN: 1091-6490.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, Apoptosis, Base Sequence, Brain Ischemia, carbon, Caspase 3, Caspase Inhibitors, Cell Line, Cells, Cultured, Electron, Endothelin-1, Female, Genetic Therapy, I2CT, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Microscopy, Nanomedicine, Nanotubes, Neurons, Psychomotor Performance, Rats, RNA, RNA Interference, Small Interfering, Sprague-Dawley, Team-Bianco, Transmission
@article{al-jamal_functional_2011,
title = {Functional motor recovery from brain ischemic insult by carbon nanotube-mediated siRNA silencing},
author = {Khuloud T Al-Jamal and Lisa Gherardini and Giuseppe Bardi and Antonio Nunes and Chang Guo and Cyrill Bussy and Antonia M Herrero and Alberto Bianco and Maurizio Prato and Kostas Kostarelos and Tommaso Pizzorusso},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.1100930108},
issn = {1091-6490},
year = {2011},
date = {2011-07-01},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
volume = {108},
number = {27},
pages = {10952--10957},
abstract = {Stroke is the second cause of death worldwide with ischemic stroke accounting for 80% of all stroke insults. Caspase-3 activation contributes to brain tissue loss and downstream biochemical events that lead to programmed cell death after traumatic brain injury. Alleviation of symptoms following ischemic neuronal injury can be potentially achieved by either genetic disruption or pharmacological inhibition of caspases. Here, we studied whether silencing of Caspase-3 using carbon nanotube-mediated in vivo RNA interference (RNAi) could offer a therapeutic opportunity against stroke. Effective delivery of siRNA directly to the CNS has been shown to normalize phenotypes in animal models of several neurological diseases. It is shown here that peri-lesional stereotactic administration of a Caspase-3 siRNA (siCas 3) delivered by functionalized carbon nanotubes (f-CNT) reduced neurodegeneration and promoted functional preservation before and after focal ischemic damage of the rodent motor cortex using an endothelin-1 induced stroke model. These observations illustrate the opportunity offered by carbon nanotube-mediated siRNA delivery and gene silencing of neuronal tissue applicable to a variety of different neuropathological conditions where intervention at well localized brain foci may offer therapeutic and functional benefits.},
keywords = {Animals, Apoptosis, Base Sequence, Brain Ischemia, carbon, Caspase 3, Caspase Inhibitors, Cell Line, Cells, Cultured, Electron, Endothelin-1, Female, Genetic Therapy, I2CT, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Microscopy, Nanomedicine, Nanotubes, Neurons, Psychomotor Performance, Rats, RNA, RNA Interference, Small Interfering, Sprague-Dawley, Team-Bianco, Transmission},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2010
Lacotte Stéphanie, Dumortier Hélène, Décossas Marion, Briand Jean-Paul, Muller Sylviane
Identification of new pathogenic players in lupus: autoantibody-secreting cells are present in nephritic kidneys of (NZBxNZW)F1 mice Article de journal
Dans: Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md.: 1950), vol. 184, no. 7, p. 3937–3945, 2010, ISSN: 1550-6606.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, Autoantibodies, Autoantigens, B-Lymphocytes, Dumortier, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Female, Histones, I2CT, Immunoblotting, Immunohistochemistry, Inbred BALB C, Inbred NZB, Lupus Nephritis, Mice, Team-Dumortier
@article{lacotte_identification_2010,
title = {Identification of new pathogenic players in lupus: autoantibody-secreting cells are present in nephritic kidneys of (NZBxNZW)F1 mice},
author = {Stéphanie Lacotte and Hélène Dumortier and Marion Décossas and Jean-Paul Briand and Sylviane Muller},
doi = {10.4049/jimmunol.0902595},
issn = {1550-6606},
year = {2010},
date = {2010-04-01},
journal = {Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md.: 1950)},
volume = {184},
number = {7},
pages = {3937--3945},
abstract = {An important hallmark of systemic lupus erythematosus is the production of autoantibodies specific for nuclear Ags, among which nucleosomes and their constituents, DNA and histones. It is widely admitted that some of these autoantibodies contribute largely in lupus pathogenesis because of their nephritogenic potential. However, the underlying mechanisms are still debated. In this study, we analyzed the autoimmune response against histone H2B during the course of the disease in lupus-prone (NZBxNZW)F1 mice, both in lymphoid organs and kidneys, and we assessed its potential involvement in lupus pathogenicity. We found that the N-terminal region of histone H2B represents a preferential target for circulating autoantibodies, which kinetics of appearance positively correlates with disease development. Furthermore, immunization of preautoimmune (NZBxNZW)F1 mice with H2B peptide 1-25 accelerates the disease. Kidney eluates from diseased (NZBxNZW)F1 mice do contain IgG Abs reacting with this peptide, and this H2B sequence was found to be accessible to specific Ab probes in Ag-containing deposits detected in nephritic kidneys. Finally, compared with control normal mice and to young preautoimmune (NZBxNZW)F1 animals, the frequency of cells secreting autoantibodies reacting with peptide 1-25 was significantly raised in the spleen and bone marrow and most importantly on a pathophysiological point of view, locally, in nephritic kidneys of diseased (NZBxNZW)F1 mice. Altogether our results demonstrate the existence in (NZBxNZW)F1 mice of both a systemic and local B cell response targeting the N-terminal region of histone H2B, and highlight the potential implication of this nuclear domain in lupus pathology.},
keywords = {Animals, Autoantibodies, Autoantigens, B-Lymphocytes, Dumortier, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Female, Histones, I2CT, Immunoblotting, Immunohistochemistry, Inbred BALB C, Inbred NZB, Lupus Nephritis, Mice, Team-Dumortier},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Parietti Véronique, Chifflot Hélène, Sibilia Jean, Muller Sylviane, Monneaux Fanny
Rituximab treatment overcomes reduction of regulatory iNKT cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Article de journal
Dans: Clinical Immunology (Orlando, Fla.), vol. 134, no. 3, p. 331–339, 2010, ISSN: 1521-7035.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Antibodies, Antirheumatic Agents, arthritis, Female, Flow Cytometry, Humans, I2CT, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Monneaux, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived, Natural Killer T-Cells, Nonparametric, rheumatoid, Rituximab, Sex Factors, Statistics, Team-Dumortier, Young Adult
@article{parietti_rituximab_2010,
title = {Rituximab treatment overcomes reduction of regulatory iNKT cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis},
author = {Véronique Parietti and Hélène Chifflot and Jean Sibilia and Sylviane Muller and Fanny Monneaux},
doi = {10.1016/j.clim.2009.11.007},
issn = {1521-7035},
year = {2010},
date = {2010-01-01},
journal = {Clinical Immunology (Orlando, Fla.)},
volume = {134},
number = {3},
pages = {331--339},
abstract = {Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are a subset of T cells that recognize glycolipid antigens presented by the CD1d molecule. Accumulating evidences showed that iNKT cells are implicated in the regulatory mechanisms that control autoimmunity. We evaluated the number of circulating iNKT cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by flow cytometry and performed a longitudinal analysis of iNKT cell frequency in RA patients who were given an anti-CD20 therapy. Significantly lower iNKT cell numbers were measured in the blood from RA patients compared to healthy individuals (ptextless0.0001) and low iNKT cell frequencies were rather associated with an active disease. In RA patients who received rituximab treatment, iNKT cell number was increased in relation to the clinical outcome. We demonstrated that the number of iNKT cells is altered in RA patients and that following rituximab therapy, clinical remission of RA is associated with an increase of iNKT cell frequency.},
keywords = {Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Antibodies, Antirheumatic Agents, arthritis, Female, Flow Cytometry, Humans, I2CT, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Monneaux, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived, Natural Killer T-Cells, Nonparametric, rheumatoid, Rituximab, Sex Factors, Statistics, Team-Dumortier, Young Adult},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2009
Chamouard Patrick, Monneaux Fanny, Richert Zoe, Voegeli Anne-Claire, Lavaux Thomas, Gaub Marie Pierre, Baumann René, Oudet Pierre, Muller Sylviane
Diminution of Circulating CD4+CD25 high Ŧ cells in naïve Crohn's disease Article de journal
Dans: Digestive Diseases and Sciences, vol. 54, no. 10, p. 2084–2093, 2009, ISSN: 1573-2568.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Adult, Aged, Blood Cell Count, CD4 Antigens, Colitis, Crohn Disease, Female, Flow Cytometry, Humans, I2CT, Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit, Lymphocyte Subsets, Male, Middle Aged, Monneaux, Regulatory, T-Lymphocytes, Team-Dumortier, Ulcerative
@article{chamouard_diminution_2009,
title = {Diminution of Circulating CD4+CD25 high Ŧ cells in naïve Crohn's disease},
author = {Patrick Chamouard and Fanny Monneaux and Zoe Richert and Anne-Claire Voegeli and Thomas Lavaux and Marie Pierre Gaub and René Baumann and Pierre Oudet and Sylviane Muller},
doi = {10.1007/s10620-008-0590-6},
issn = {1573-2568},
year = {2009},
date = {2009-10-01},
journal = {Digestive Diseases and Sciences},
volume = {54},
number = {10},
pages = {2084--2093},
abstract = {Crohn's disease is considered to be caused either by an excess of T-cell effector functions and/or by a defective regulatory T-cell compartment. The aim of this study was to assess in Crohn's disease the frequency of circulating CD4(+)CD25(high) T cells that possess regulatory T-cell functions and CD4(+)CD25(low) T cells that contain activated T cells. Flow cytometry of peripheral blood was used to assess CD4(+)CD25(high) and CD4(+)CD25(low) T-cell frequencies in a cohort of 66 patients with Crohn's disease in comparison to 19 patients with ulcerative colitis and 31 healthy individuals enrolled as controls. The CD4(+)CD25(high) T-cell frequency was significantly lowered in naïve Crohn's disease (P = 0.013) and in ulcerative colitis (P = 0.001). CD4(+)CD25(low) T-cell frequency was increased in Crohn's disease (P = 0.0001) and in ulcerative colitis (P = 0.0002). Both CD4(+)CD25(high) and CD4(+)CD25(low) T-cell frequencies are altered in naïve Crohn's disease resulting in an imbalance between both populations and a relative contraction of the CD4(+)CD25(high) T-cell population.},
keywords = {Adult, Aged, Blood Cell Count, CD4 Antigens, Colitis, Crohn Disease, Female, Flow Cytometry, Humans, I2CT, Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit, Lymphocyte Subsets, Male, Middle Aged, Monneaux, Regulatory, T-Lymphocytes, Team-Dumortier, Ulcerative},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Bosisio M R, Maisonneuve C, Gregoire S, Kettaneh A, Mueller C G, Bridal S L
Ultrasound biomicroscopy: a powerful tool probing murine lymph node size in vivo Article de journal
Dans: Ultrasound Med.Biol., vol. 35, no. 1879-291X (Electronic), p. 1209–1216, 2009.
Résumé | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Acoustic, Animals, Axilla, cancer, Cell Count, Female, Graft Rejection, Hyperplasia, immunodeficiency, In vivo, Inbred C57BL, inflammation, LYMPH, LYMPH NODE, Lymph Nodes, Male, methods, Mice, Microscopy, murine, Observer Variation, pathology, SKIN GRAFT, Skin Transplantation, Team-Mueller, transgenic, TRANSGENIC MICE, ultrasonography
@article{bosisio_ultrasound_2009,
title = {Ultrasound biomicroscopy: a powerful tool probing murine lymph node size in vivo},
author = {M R Bosisio and C Maisonneuve and S Gregoire and A Kettaneh and C G Mueller and S L Bridal},
year = {2009},
date = {2009-07-01},
journal = {Ultrasound Med.Biol.},
volume = {35},
number = {1879-291X (Electronic)},
pages = {1209--1216},
abstract = {Invasive cell-counting in lymph node (LN) is the current reference to assess LN changes due to inflammation, immunodeficiency and cancer in murine models. This work evaluates whether ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) can measure LN size alterations noninvasively for a large range of sizes (0.1 mm3 to 22 mm3). Correlation was assessed (rho = 0.91, p textless 0.0001) between invasive cell count and LN volume estimated with UBM (24, 2 to 28-week-old, C57BL/6 mice; 13 same-strain, transgenic mice presenting LN hyperplasia). UBM LN modification screening was applied in a skin-graft rejection model and compared with cell-counting (15 mice). UBM LN-size follow-up with fine temporal sampling was demonstrated from 9 d of age (minimum area 0.13 mm2). Reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] textgreater 0.84) and variability of UBM evaluations compared favourably with invasive cell count. UBM provides a noninvasive alternative to cell-counting in mice for early detection and longitudinal screening of LN modifications. This can enable significant reduction in the number of mice and exploration of LNs that would be too small to dissect for cell count},
keywords = {Acoustic, Animals, Axilla, cancer, Cell Count, Female, Graft Rejection, Hyperplasia, immunodeficiency, In vivo, Inbred C57BL, inflammation, LYMPH, LYMPH NODE, Lymph Nodes, Male, methods, Mice, Microscopy, murine, Observer Variation, pathology, SKIN GRAFT, Skin Transplantation, Team-Mueller, transgenic, TRANSGENIC MICE, ultrasonography},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Hamrita Bechr, Chahed Karim, Trimeche Mounir, Guillier Christelle Lemaitre, Hammann Philippe, Chaïeb Anouar, Korbi Sadok, Chouchane Lotfi
Proteomics-based identification of alpha1-antitrypsin and haptoglobin precursors as novel serum markers in infiltrating ductal breast carcinomas. Article de journal
Dans: Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry, vol. 404, no. 2, p. 111–118, 2009, ISSN: 1873-3492 0009-8981, (Place: Netherlands).
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: 80 and over, Adult, Aged, alpha 1-Antitrypsin/*blood, Amino Acid Sequence, Biomarkers, Breast Neoplasms/blood/*pathology, Carcinoma, Ductal/blood/*pathology, Electrophoresis, Female, Gel, Haptoglobins/*analysis, Humans, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization, Middle Aged, Molecular Sequence Data, PPSE, Protein Isoforms/blood, proteomics, Spectrometry, Tumor/*blood, Two-Dimensional
@article{hamrita_proteomics-based_2009,
title = {Proteomics-based identification of alpha1-antitrypsin and haptoglobin precursors as novel serum markers in infiltrating ductal breast carcinomas.},
author = {Bechr Hamrita and Karim Chahed and Mounir Trimeche and Christelle Lemaitre Guillier and Philippe Hammann and Anouar Chaïeb and Sadok Korbi and Lotfi Chouchane},
doi = {10.1016/j.cca.2009.03.033},
issn = {1873-3492 0009-8981},
year = {2009},
date = {2009-06-01},
journal = {Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry},
volume = {404},
number = {2},
pages = {111--118},
abstract = {BACKGROUND: The identification of pathological markers of breast cancer for either diagnosis, treatment response or for survival is of critical importance. METHODS: Serum protein profiling using 2-DE separations coupled to matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry has been used to explore protein alterations in patients with infiltrating ductal breast carcinomas (IDCA). Sera from 39 breast cancer patients and 40 healthy controls were selected for screening study using 2-DE combined with MS. The protein expression patterns obtained after the depletion of high abundance proteins was determined by coomassie blue G-250 stain after 2-DE electrophoresis. RESULTS: Six proteins that expressed differentially in the IDCA group were found. The expression levels of four isoforms corresponding to haptoglobin precursor and two isoforms of alpha1-antitrypsin precursor (alpha1-AT) were upregulated in sera from breast cancer patients. There was an increased expression of both proteins in the sera of patients with various tumor stages (I, II, III) in comparison to healthy women. Applying immunohistochemistry, we further validated alpha1-AT immunoreactivity in 51 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections of breast tumors. Enhanced expression of alpha1-AT like activity has been found in IDCA breast tumors, as well as, in different histological types of breast cancer. No significant association has been found with lymph node occurrence, while in high tumor categories a tendency to an increased expression of alpha1-AT has been found, thereby suggesting a possible role of this protein in tumor growth. CONCLUSIONS: These proteins may constitute new and useful markers of breast cancer that offer a clue to a better understanding of inflammatory pathways and carcinogenesis events linked to breast cancer progression.},
note = {Place: Netherlands},
keywords = {80 and over, Adult, Aged, alpha 1-Antitrypsin/*blood, Amino Acid Sequence, Biomarkers, Breast Neoplasms/blood/*pathology, Carcinoma, Ductal/blood/*pathology, Electrophoresis, Female, Gel, Haptoglobins/*analysis, Humans, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization, Middle Aged, Molecular Sequence Data, PPSE, Protein Isoforms/blood, proteomics, Spectrometry, Tumor/*blood, Two-Dimensional},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Schett G, Dumortier H, Hoefler E, Muller S, Steiner G
B cell epitopes of the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A2: identification of a new specific antibody marker for active lupus disease Article de journal
Dans: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol. 68, no. 5, p. 729–735, 2009, ISSN: 1468-2060.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Autoantibodies, B-Lymphocyte, Biomarkers, Dumortier, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Epitopes, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group A-B, Humans, I2CT, Lupus Erythematosus, Male, Rheumatic Diseases, Severity of Illness Index, Systemic, Team-Dumortier
@article{schett_b_2009,
title = {B cell epitopes of the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A2: identification of a new specific antibody marker for active lupus disease},
author = {G Schett and H Dumortier and E Hoefler and S Muller and G Steiner},
doi = {10.1136/ard.2007.087502},
issn = {1468-2060},
year = {2009},
date = {2009-05-01},
journal = {Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases},
volume = {68},
number = {5},
pages = {729--735},
abstract = {OBJECTIVES: Autoantibody formation and T cell reactivity against the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A2 (hnRNP-A2) has been observed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Since no differences in epitope recognition were reported and the usefulness of anti-hnRNP-A2 antibodies as diagnostic markers of SLE is unknown, it was our objective to characterise linear B cell epitopes of hnRNP-A2 and to relate the anti-hnRNP-A2 antibody responses to disease activity and clinical features of SLE.
METHODS: Sequential serum samples from 15 patients with SLE and sera from patients with other rheumatic diseases and healthy subjects were investigated by ELISA for autoantibody reactivities against a set of 13 overlapping peptides spanning the RNA-binding region of hnRNP-A2. Antibody reactivity against the complete protein was determined by western immunoblotting and ELISA. SLE disease activity was assessed by European Consensus Lupus Activity Measure scores, by SLE Index scores and the British Isles Lupus Assessment index.
RESULTS: Anti-peptide antibody reactivities were found in 60% of SLE sera but in only 5% of control samples, and were mainly directed to four peptides, one of which (p155-175) appeared to be immunodominant. Antibodies to p155-175 were exclusively seen in patients with SLE and correlated with clinical disease activity as well as kidney and skin involvement. No correlations were found for the other anti-peptide antibody responses.
CONCLUSION: Peptide p155-175 encompasses a disease-specific immunodominant epitope of hnRNP-A2. Since antibodies to p155-175 correlate with disease activity and nephritis, they may be useful as markers for active SLE.},
keywords = {Autoantibodies, B-Lymphocyte, Biomarkers, Dumortier, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Epitopes, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group A-B, Humans, I2CT, Lupus Erythematosus, Male, Rheumatic Diseases, Severity of Illness Index, Systemic, Team-Dumortier},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
METHODS: Sequential serum samples from 15 patients with SLE and sera from patients with other rheumatic diseases and healthy subjects were investigated by ELISA for autoantibody reactivities against a set of 13 overlapping peptides spanning the RNA-binding region of hnRNP-A2. Antibody reactivity against the complete protein was determined by western immunoblotting and ELISA. SLE disease activity was assessed by European Consensus Lupus Activity Measure scores, by SLE Index scores and the British Isles Lupus Assessment index.
RESULTS: Anti-peptide antibody reactivities were found in 60% of SLE sera but in only 5% of control samples, and were mainly directed to four peptides, one of which (p155-175) appeared to be immunodominant. Antibodies to p155-175 were exclusively seen in patients with SLE and correlated with clinical disease activity as well as kidney and skin involvement. No correlations were found for the other anti-peptide antibody responses.
CONCLUSION: Peptide p155-175 encompasses a disease-specific immunodominant epitope of hnRNP-A2. Since antibodies to p155-175 correlate with disease activity and nephritis, they may be useful as markers for active SLE.
2008
Lacerda Lara, Herrero Maria A, Venner Kerrie, Bianco Alberto, Prato Maurizio, Kostarelos Kostas
Carbon-nanotube shape and individualization critical for renal excretion Article de journal
Dans: Small (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany), vol. 4, no. 8, p. 1130–1132, 2008, ISSN: 1613-6829.
Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, Biological Transport, carbon, Electron, Female, Glomerular Filtration Rate, I2CT, Inbred BALB C, Kidney Glomerulus, Mice, Microscopy, Nanoparticles, nanotechnology, Nanotubes, Team-Bianco, Transmission
@article{lacerda_carbon-nanotube_2008,
title = {Carbon-nanotube shape and individualization critical for renal excretion},
author = {Lara Lacerda and Maria A Herrero and Kerrie Venner and Alberto Bianco and Maurizio Prato and Kostas Kostarelos},
doi = {10.1002/smll.200800323},
issn = {1613-6829},
year = {2008},
date = {2008-08-01},
journal = {Small (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany)},
volume = {4},
number = {8},
pages = {1130--1132},
keywords = {Animals, Biological Transport, carbon, Electron, Female, Glomerular Filtration Rate, I2CT, Inbred BALB C, Kidney Glomerulus, Mice, Microscopy, Nanoparticles, nanotechnology, Nanotubes, Team-Bianco, Transmission},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Parietti Véronique, Monneaux Fanny, Décossas Marion, Muller Sylviane
Function of CD4+,CD25+ Treg cells in MRL/lpr mice is compromised by intrinsic defects in antigen-presenting cells and effector Ŧ cells Article de journal
Dans: Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol. 58, no. 6, p. 1751–1761, 2008, ISSN: 0004-3591.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animal, Animals, Antigen-Presenting Cells, Antigens, B7-1 Antigen, B7-2 Antigen, CD, Cell Communication, Cells, Coculture Techniques, CTLA-4 Antigen, Cultured, Disease Models, Female, I2CT, Interleukin-1, Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit, Lupus Erythematosus, Mice, Monneaux, Regulatory, Systemic, T-Lymphocyte Subsets, T-Lymphocytes, Team-Dumortier
@article{parietti_function_2008,
title = {Function of CD4+,CD25+ Treg cells in MRL/lpr mice is compromised by intrinsic defects in antigen-presenting cells and effector Ŧ cells},
author = {Véronique Parietti and Fanny Monneaux and Marion Décossas and Sylviane Muller},
doi = {10.1002/art.23464},
issn = {0004-3591},
year = {2008},
date = {2008-06-01},
journal = {Arthritis and Rheumatism},
volume = {58},
number = {6},
pages = {1751--1761},
abstract = {OBJECTIVE: Naturally occurring CD4+,CD25+ Treg cells are central in the maintenance of peripheral tolerance. Impaired activity and/or a lower frequency of these cells is involved in the emergence of autoimmunity. We undertook this study to analyze relative proportions and functional alterations of Treg cells in MRL/lpr mice.
METHODS: The frequency of CD4+,CD25+ T cells in the peripheral blood of healthy and autoimmune mice was compared by flow cytometry. The capacity of CD4+,CD25+ T cells to inhibit the proliferation and cytokine secretion of CD4+,CD25- T cells was assessed after polyclonal activation.
RESULTS: MRL/lpr mice exhibited a normal percentage of CD4+,CD25 high T cells, and forkhead box P3 messenger RNA and protein expression in Treg cells was not altered. However, MRL/lpr Treg cells displayed a reduced capacity to suppress proliferation and to inhibit interferon-gamma secretion by syngeneic effector CD4+,CD25- T cells, as compared with syngeneic cocultures of CBA/J T cells. Moreover, effector MRL/lpr CD4+,CD25- T cells were substantially less susceptible to suppression even when cultured with CBA/J or MRL/lpr Treg cells. Crossover experiments led us to conclude that in MRL/lpr mice, each partner engaged in T cell regulation displays altered functions. Molecules involved in suppressive mechanisms (CTLA-4 and CD80/CD86) are underexpressed, and antigen-presenting cells (APCs) produce raised levels of interleukin-6, which is known to abrogate suppression.
CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that although the frequency and phenotype of Treg cells in MRL/lpr mice are similar to those in normal mice, Treg cells in MRL/lpr mice are not properly stimulated by APCs and are unable to suppress proinflammatory cytokine secretion from effector T cells.},
keywords = {Animal, Animals, Antigen-Presenting Cells, Antigens, B7-1 Antigen, B7-2 Antigen, CD, Cell Communication, Cells, Coculture Techniques, CTLA-4 Antigen, Cultured, Disease Models, Female, I2CT, Interleukin-1, Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit, Lupus Erythematosus, Mice, Monneaux, Regulatory, Systemic, T-Lymphocyte Subsets, T-Lymphocytes, Team-Dumortier},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
METHODS: The frequency of CD4+,CD25+ T cells in the peripheral blood of healthy and autoimmune mice was compared by flow cytometry. The capacity of CD4+,CD25+ T cells to inhibit the proliferation and cytokine secretion of CD4+,CD25- T cells was assessed after polyclonal activation.
RESULTS: MRL/lpr mice exhibited a normal percentage of CD4+,CD25 high T cells, and forkhead box P3 messenger RNA and protein expression in Treg cells was not altered. However, MRL/lpr Treg cells displayed a reduced capacity to suppress proliferation and to inhibit interferon-gamma secretion by syngeneic effector CD4+,CD25- T cells, as compared with syngeneic cocultures of CBA/J T cells. Moreover, effector MRL/lpr CD4+,CD25- T cells were substantially less susceptible to suppression even when cultured with CBA/J or MRL/lpr Treg cells. Crossover experiments led us to conclude that in MRL/lpr mice, each partner engaged in T cell regulation displays altered functions. Molecules involved in suppressive mechanisms (CTLA-4 and CD80/CD86) are underexpressed, and antigen-presenting cells (APCs) produce raised levels of interleukin-6, which is known to abrogate suppression.
CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that although the frequency and phenotype of Treg cells in MRL/lpr mice are similar to those in normal mice, Treg cells in MRL/lpr mice are not properly stimulated by APCs and are unable to suppress proinflammatory cytokine secretion from effector T cells.
Lacerda Lara, Ali-Boucetta Hanene, Herrero Maria A, Pastorin Giorgia, Bianco Alberto, Prato Maurizio, Kostarelos Kostas
Tissue histology and physiology following intravenous administration of different types of functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes Article de journal
Dans: Nanomedicine (London, England), vol. 3, no. 2, p. 149–161, 2008, ISSN: 1748-6963.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, carbon, Female, I2CT, Inbred BALB C, Injections, Intravenous, Mice, Nanotubes, Organ Specificity, Team-Bianco, Tissue Distribution
@article{lacerda_tissue_2008,
title = {Tissue histology and physiology following intravenous administration of different types of functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes},
author = {Lara Lacerda and Hanene Ali-Boucetta and Maria A Herrero and Giorgia Pastorin and Alberto Bianco and Maurizio Prato and Kostas Kostarelos},
doi = {10.2217/17435889.3.2.149},
issn = {1748-6963},
year = {2008},
date = {2008-04-01},
journal = {Nanomedicine (London, England)},
volume = {3},
number = {2},
pages = {149--161},
abstract = {BACKGROUND: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) constitute one of the most important types of nanomaterials, increasingly gaining interest as tools for nanomedicine applications, such as sensors, implants or delivery systems. Our groups have reported previously that chemical functionalization of CNTs can lead to their almost complete elimination from the body of animals through the urinary excretion route. The administration of CNTs may, however, impact the physiological function of organs through which CNTs traverse or accumulate. AIM: The present study addresses the short-term impact (first 24 h) of intravenous administration of various types of multiwalled nanotubes (MWNTs) on the physiology of healthy mice. MATERIALS & METHODS: Nonfunctionalized, purified MWNTs (pMWNTs) and different types of water-dispersible, functionalized MWNTs (f-MWNTs) were tail-vein injected. Histological examination of tissues (kidney, liver, spleen and lung) harvested 24 h post-administration indicated that organ accumulation depended on the degree of ammonium (NH(3)(+)) functionalization at the f-MWNT surface. RESULTS: The higher the degree of functionalization of MWNT-NH(3)(+), the less their accumulation in tissues. pMWNTs coated with autologous serum proteins prior to injection accumulated almost entirely in the lung and liver in large dark clusters. Moreover, various indicators of serum and urine analyses also confirmed that MWNT-NH(3)(+) injections did not induce any physiological abnormality in all major organs within the first 24 h post-injection. Interestingly, no abnormalities were observed either for f-MWNTs highly functionalized with carboxylate groups (diethylentriaminepentaacetic-functionalized MWNTs) or by upscaling to the highest doses ever injected so far in vivo (20 mg/kg). CONCLUSION: The high degree of f-MWNT functionalization responsible for adequate individualization of nanotubes and not the nature of the functional groups was the critical factor leading to less tissue accumulation and normal tissue physiology at least within the first 24 h post-administration, even at the highest carbon nanotube doses ever administered in any study today.},
keywords = {Animals, carbon, Female, I2CT, Inbred BALB C, Injections, Intravenous, Mice, Nanotubes, Organ Specificity, Team-Bianco, Tissue Distribution},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Muller Sylviane, Monneaux Fanny, Schall Nicolas, Rashkov Rasho K, Oparanov Boycho A, Wiesel Philippe, Geiger Jean-Marie, Zimmer Robert
Spliceosomal peptide P140 for immunotherapy of systemic lupus erythematosus: results of an early phase II clinical trial Article de journal
Dans: Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol. 58, no. 12, p. 3873–3883, 2008, ISSN: 0004-3591.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Antibodies, Antinuclear, C-Reactive Protein, DNA, Female, Humans, I2CT, Immunotherapy, Lupus Erythematosus, Male, Middle Aged, Monneaux, Peptide Fragments, Peptides, Severity of Illness Index, Spliceosomes, Systemic, Team-Dumortier, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult
@article{muller_spliceosomal_2008,
title = {Spliceosomal peptide P140 for immunotherapy of systemic lupus erythematosus: results of an early phase II clinical trial},
author = {Sylviane Muller and Fanny Monneaux and Nicolas Schall and Rasho K Rashkov and Boycho A Oparanov and Philippe Wiesel and Jean-Marie Geiger and Robert Zimmer},
doi = {10.1002/art.24027},
issn = {0004-3591},
year = {2008},
date = {2008-01-01},
journal = {Arthritis and Rheumatism},
volume = {58},
number = {12},
pages = {3873--3883},
abstract = {OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of spliceosomal peptide P140 (IPP-201101; sequence 131-151 of the U1-70K protein phosphorylated at Ser140), which is recognized by lupus CD4+ T cells, in the treatment of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
METHODS: An open-label, dose-escalation phase II study was conducted in two centers in Bulgaria. Twenty patients (2 male and 18 female) with moderately active SLE received 3 subcutaneous (SC) administrations of a clinical batch of P140 peptide at 2-week intervals. Clinical evaluation was performed using approved scales. A panel of autoantibodies, including antinuclear antibodies, antibodies to extractable nuclear antigens (U1 RNP, SmD1, Ro/SSA, La/SSB), and antibodies to double-stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA), chromatin, cardiolipin, and peptides of the U1-70K protein, was tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The plasma levels of C-reactive protein, total Ig, IgG, IgG subclasses, IgM, IgA, and IgE, and of the cytokines interleukin-2 and tumor necrosis factor alpha were measured by ELISA and nephelometry.
RESULTS: IgG anti-dsDNA antibody levels decreased by at least 20% in 7 of 10 patients who received 3 x 200 microg IPP-201101 (group 1), but only in 1 patient in the group receiving 3 x 1,000 microg IPP-201101 (group 2). Physician's global assessment of disease activity scores and scores on the SLE Disease Activity Index were significantly decreased in group 1. The changes occurred progressively in the population of responders, increased in magnitude during the treatment period, and were sustained. No clinical or biologic adverse effects were observed in the individuals, except for some local irritation at the highest concentration.
CONCLUSION: IPP-201101 was found to be safe and well tolerated by subjects. Three SC doses of IPP-201101 at 200 microg significantly improved the clinical and biologic status of lupus patients.},
keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Antibodies, Antinuclear, C-Reactive Protein, DNA, Female, Humans, I2CT, Immunotherapy, Lupus Erythematosus, Male, Middle Aged, Monneaux, Peptide Fragments, Peptides, Severity of Illness Index, Spliceosomes, Systemic, Team-Dumortier, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
METHODS: An open-label, dose-escalation phase II study was conducted in two centers in Bulgaria. Twenty patients (2 male and 18 female) with moderately active SLE received 3 subcutaneous (SC) administrations of a clinical batch of P140 peptide at 2-week intervals. Clinical evaluation was performed using approved scales. A panel of autoantibodies, including antinuclear antibodies, antibodies to extractable nuclear antigens (U1 RNP, SmD1, Ro/SSA, La/SSB), and antibodies to double-stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA), chromatin, cardiolipin, and peptides of the U1-70K protein, was tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The plasma levels of C-reactive protein, total Ig, IgG, IgG subclasses, IgM, IgA, and IgE, and of the cytokines interleukin-2 and tumor necrosis factor alpha were measured by ELISA and nephelometry.
RESULTS: IgG anti-dsDNA antibody levels decreased by at least 20% in 7 of 10 patients who received 3 x 200 microg IPP-201101 (group 1), but only in 1 patient in the group receiving 3 x 1,000 microg IPP-201101 (group 2). Physician's global assessment of disease activity scores and scores on the SLE Disease Activity Index were significantly decreased in group 1. The changes occurred progressively in the population of responders, increased in magnitude during the treatment period, and were sustained. No clinical or biologic adverse effects were observed in the individuals, except for some local irritation at the highest concentration.
CONCLUSION: IPP-201101 was found to be safe and well tolerated by subjects. Three SC doses of IPP-201101 at 200 microg significantly improved the clinical and biologic status of lupus patients.
2007
Winter F., Edaye S., Huttenhofer A., Brunel C.
Anopheles gambiae miRNAs as actors of defence reaction against Plasmodium invasion Article de journal
Dans: Nucleic Acids Res, vol. 35, no. 20, p. 6953-62, 2007, (1362-4962 (Electronic) 0305-1048 (Linking) Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't).
Résumé | BibTeX | Étiquettes: *Gene, Animals, Anopheles, BRUNEL, Digestive, Expression, Female, gambiae/*genetics/*immunology/parasitology, Gene, III/genetics, Library, Male, MicroRNAs/*immunology, Plasmodium/*immunology, Profiling, Ribonuclease, silencing, System/immunology/metabolism/parasitology
@article{,
title = {Anopheles gambiae miRNAs as actors of defence reaction against Plasmodium invasion},
author = { F. Winter and S. Edaye and A. Huttenhofer and C. Brunel},
year = {2007},
date = {2007-01-01},
journal = {Nucleic Acids Res},
volume = {35},
number = {20},
pages = {6953-62},
abstract = {The path Plasmodium takes across the Anopheles midgut constitutes the major bottleneck during the malaria transmission cycle. In the present study, using a combination of shot-gun cloning and bioinformatic analysis, we have identified 18 miRNAs from Anopheles gambiae including three miRNAs unique to mosquito. Twelve of them are expressed ubiquitously across the body, independently of gender, while the other six exhibited an expression pattern restricted to the digestive system. Strikingly, the expression patterns of four miRNAs, including the three unique to mosquito, are affected by the presence of Plasmodium. We also show that knocking down Dicer1 and Ago1 mRNAs led to an increased sensitivity to Plasmodium infection. Altogether, these data support an involvement of miRNAs as new layers in the regulation of Anopheles defence reaction.},
note = {1362-4962 (Electronic)
0305-1048 (Linking)
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't},
keywords = {*Gene, Animals, Anopheles, BRUNEL, Digestive, Expression, Female, gambiae/*genetics/*immunology/parasitology, Gene, III/genetics, Library, Male, MicroRNAs/*immunology, Plasmodium/*immunology, Profiling, Ribonuclease, silencing, System/immunology/metabolism/parasitology},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Wang-Sattler Rui, Blandin Stephanie A, Ning Ye, Blass Claudia, Dolo Guimogo, Touré Yeya T, delle Torre Alessandra, Lanzaro Gregory C, Steinmetz Lars M, Kafatos Fotis C, Zheng Liangbiao
Mosaic genome architecture of the Anopheles gambiae species complex Article de journal
Dans: PLoS ONE, vol. 2, no. 11, p. e1249, 2007, ISSN: 1932-6203.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, Anopheles gambiae, Artificial, Bacterial, Biological Evolution, blandin, Chromosomes, Female, Genetic Markers, Genetic Variation, Genome, M3i, Microsatellite Repeats, Mosaicism
@article{wang-sattler_mosaic_2007,
title = {Mosaic genome architecture of the Anopheles gambiae species complex},
author = {Rui Wang-Sattler and Stephanie A Blandin and Ye Ning and Claudia Blass and Guimogo Dolo and Yeya T Touré and Alessandra delle Torre and Gregory C Lanzaro and Lars M Steinmetz and Fotis C Kafatos and Liangbiao Zheng},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0001249},
issn = {1932-6203},
year = {2007},
date = {2007-01-01},
journal = {PLoS ONE},
volume = {2},
number = {11},
pages = {e1249},
abstract = {BACKGROUND: Attempts over the last three decades to reconstruct the phylogenetic history of the Anopheles gambiae species complex have been important for developing better strategies to control malaria transmission. METHODOLOGY: We used fingerprint genotyping data from 414 field-collected female mosquitoes at 42 microsatellite loci to infer the evolutionary relationships of four species in the A. gambiae complex, the two major malaria vectors A. gambiae sensu stricto (A. gambiae s.s.) and A. arabiensis, as well as two minor vectors, A. merus and A. melas. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We identify six taxonomic units, including a clear separation of West and East Africa A. gambiae s.s. S molecular forms. We show that the phylogenetic relationships vary widely between different genomic regions, thus demonstrating the mosaic nature of the genome of these species. The two major malaria vectors are closely related and closer to A. merus than to A. melas at the genome-wide level, which is also true if only autosomes are considered. However, within the Xag inversion region of the X chromosome, the M and two S molecular forms are most similar to A. merus. Near the X centromere, outside the Xag region, the two S forms are highly dissimilar to the other taxa. Furthermore, our data suggest that the centromeric region of chromosome 3 is a strong discriminator between the major and minor malaria vectors. CONCLUSIONS: Although further studies are needed to elucidate the basis of the phylogenetic variation among the different regions of the genome, the preponderance of sympatric admixtures among taxa strongly favor introgression of different genomic regions between species, rather than lineage sorting of ancestral polymorphism, as a possible mechanism.},
keywords = {Animals, Anopheles gambiae, Artificial, Bacterial, Biological Evolution, blandin, Chromosomes, Female, Genetic Markers, Genetic Variation, Genome, M3i, Microsatellite Repeats, Mosaicism},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2006
Singh Ravi, Pantarotto Davide, Lacerda Lara, Pastorin Giorgia, Klumpp Cédric, Prato Maurizio, Bianco Alberto, Kostarelos Kostas
Tissue biodistribution and blood clearance rates of intravenously administered carbon nanotube radiotracers Article de journal
Dans: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 103, no. 9, p. 3357–3362, 2006, ISSN: 0027-8424.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, carbon, Electron, Female, Half-Life, I2CT, Inbred BALB C, Indium Radioisotopes, Injections, Intravenous, Mice, Microscopy, Molecular Structure, Nanotubes, Pentetic Acid, Team-Bianco, Tissue Distribution, Transmission
@article{singh_tissue_2006,
title = {Tissue biodistribution and blood clearance rates of intravenously administered carbon nanotube radiotracers},
author = {Ravi Singh and Davide Pantarotto and Lara Lacerda and Giorgia Pastorin and Cédric Klumpp and Maurizio Prato and Alberto Bianco and Kostas Kostarelos},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.0509009103},
issn = {0027-8424},
year = {2006},
date = {2006-02-01},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
volume = {103},
number = {9},
pages = {3357--3362},
abstract = {Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are intensively being developed for biomedical applications including drug and gene delivery. Although all possible clinical applications will require compatibility of CNT with the biological milieu, their in vivo capabilities and limitations have not yet been explored. In this work, water-soluble, single-walled CNT (SWNT) have been functionalized with the chelating molecule diethylentriaminepentaacetic (DTPA) and labeled with indium ((111)In) for imaging purposes. Intravenous (i.v.) administration of these functionalized SWNT (f-SWNT) followed by radioactivity tracing using gamma scintigraphy indicated that f-SWNT are not retained in any of the reticuloendothelial system organs (liver or spleen) and are rapidly cleared from systemic blood circulation through the renal excretion route. The observed rapid blood clearance and half-life (3 h) of f-SWNT has major implications for all potential clinical uses of CNT. Moreover, urine excretion studies using both f-SWNT and functionalized multiwalled CNT followed by electron microscopy analysis of urine samples revealed that both types of nanotubes were excreted as intact nanotubes. This work describes the pharmacokinetic parameters of i.v. administered functionalized CNT relevant for various therapeutic and diagnostic applications.},
keywords = {Animals, carbon, Electron, Female, Half-Life, I2CT, Inbred BALB C, Indium Radioisotopes, Injections, Intravenous, Mice, Microscopy, Molecular Structure, Nanotubes, Pentetic Acid, Team-Bianco, Tissue Distribution, Transmission},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2005
Dumortier Hélène, van Mierlo Geertje J D, Egan Deirdre, van Ewijk Willem, Toes René E M, Offringa Rienk, Melief Cornelis J M
Dans: Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md.: 1950), vol. 175, no. 2, p. 855–863, 2005, ISSN: 0022-1767.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Adenovirus E1A Proteins, Animals, Antigen, Antigen Presentation, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Cell Differentiation, Cell Line, Cell Movement, Clonal Deletion, Cytotoxic, Cytotoxicity, Dendritic Cells, Down-Regulation, Dumortier, Epitopes, Female, I2CT, Immunologic, Immunologic Memory, Inbred C57BL, Lipopolysaccharides, Lymphocyte Activation, Mice, Myeloid Cells, Receptors, Regulatory, T-Cell, T-Lymphocyte, T-Lymphocytes, Team-Dumortier, transgenic
@article{dumortier_antigen_2005,
title = {Antigen presentation by an immature myeloid dendritic cell line does not cause CTL deletion in vivo, but generates CD8+ central memory-like Ŧ cells that can be rescued for full effector function},
author = {Hélène Dumortier and Geertje J D van Mierlo and Deirdre Egan and Willem van Ewijk and René E M Toes and Rienk Offringa and Cornelis J M Melief},
doi = {10.4049/jimmunol.175.2.855},
issn = {0022-1767},
year = {2005},
date = {2005-01-01},
journal = {Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md.: 1950)},
volume = {175},
number = {2},
pages = {855--863},
abstract = {Immature dendritic cells (DC), in contrast to their mature counterparts, are incapable of mobilizing a CD8+ CTL response, and, instead, have been reported to induce CTL tolerance. We directly addressed the impact of immature vs mature DC on CTL responses by infusing adenovirus peptide-loaded DC (of the D1 cell line) into mice that had received adenovirus-specific naive TCR-transgenic CD8+ T cells. Whereas i.v. injection of mature DC triggered vigorous CTL expansion, immature DC elicited little proliferation involving only a minority of the TCR-transgenic CTL. Even though the latter CTL developed effector functions, including cytolytic activity and proinflammatory cytokine secretion, these cells differed significantly from CTL primed by mature DC in that they did not exhibit down-regulation of CD62L and CCR7, receptors involved in trapping of T cells in the lymphoid organs. Interestingly, adoptive transfer of CTL effector cells harvested after priming by either mature or immature DC into naive recipient mice, followed by exposure to adenovirus, yielded quantitatively and qualitatively indistinguishable CTL memory responses. Therefore, in vivo priming of naive CD8+ T cells by immature DC, although failing to induce a full-blown, systemic CTL response, resulted in the formation of central memory-like T cells that were able to expand and produce IFN-gamma upon secondary antigenic stimulation.},
keywords = {Adenovirus E1A Proteins, Animals, Antigen, Antigen Presentation, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Cell Differentiation, Cell Line, Cell Movement, Clonal Deletion, Cytotoxic, Cytotoxicity, Dendritic Cells, Down-Regulation, Dumortier, Epitopes, Female, I2CT, Immunologic, Immunologic Memory, Inbred C57BL, Lipopolysaccharides, Lymphocyte Activation, Mice, Myeloid Cells, Receptors, Regulatory, T-Cell, T-Lymphocyte, T-Lymphocytes, Team-Dumortier, transgenic},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2004
Monneaux Fanny, Parietti Véronique, Briand Jean-Paul, Muller Sylviane
Intramolecular Ŧ cell spreading in unprimed MRL/lpr mice: importance of the U1-70k protein sequence 131-151 Article de journal
Dans: Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol. 50, no. 10, p. 3232–3238, 2004, ISSN: 0004-3591.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, Cell Division, Female, I2CT, Immunization, Inbred BALB C, Inbred MRL lpr, Lupus Erythematosus, Lymphocytes, Mice, Monneaux, Peptides, Phosphorylation, Ribonucleoprotein, Systemic, Team-Dumortier, U1 Small Nuclear
@article{monneaux_intramolecular_2004,
title = {Intramolecular Ŧ cell spreading in unprimed MRL/lpr mice: importance of the U1-70k protein sequence 131-151},
author = {Fanny Monneaux and Véronique Parietti and Jean-Paul Briand and Sylviane Muller},
doi = {10.1002/art.20510},
issn = {0004-3591},
year = {2004},
date = {2004-10-01},
journal = {Arthritis and Rheumatism},
volume = {50},
number = {10},
pages = {3232--3238},
abstract = {OBJECTIVE: To analyze spontaneous T cell spreading against determinants of the U1-70K protein in young autoimmune MRL/lpr lupus mice, in comparison with the T cell spreading occurring in normal BALB/c mice immunized with peptide 131-151 of this protein.
METHODS: Peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) from both unprimed MRL/lpr mice and immunized BALB/c mice were tested for their ability to proliferate ex vivo in response to 18 overlapping peptides of the U1-70K spliceosomal protein, using assays for lymphocyte proliferation and secretion of interleukin-2.
RESULTS: The proliferative response to peptides of the U1-70K protein evolved rapidly in MRL/lpr mice tested at different ages. At least 5 peptides were recognized by PBLs from 8-week-old autoimmune mice, whereas a different peptide was recognized by PBLs from MRL/lpr mice at 12 weeks of age. At 15 weeks, the proliferative response was weak or negative when assessed with any of the test peptides. At least 2 major peptides recognized by MRL/lpr PBLs were also recognized by PBLs generated in the BALB/c mice primed with peptide 131-151. We further demonstrated that, in preautoimmune MRL/lpr mice, repeated administration of phosphorylated peptide 131-151 (called P140), which was shown previously to be protective, transiently abolished T cell intramolecular spreading to other regions of the 70K protein.
CONCLUSION: This is the first study to demonstrate that intramolecular T cell spreading effectively occurs in MRL/lpr mice with lupus, and that region 131-151 is important in the cascade of events observed in the murine lupus response. This sequence might originate a mechanism of tolerance spreading that leads to the beneficial effect observed in MRL/lpr mice after treatment with the phosphorylated peptide 131-151.},
keywords = {Animals, Cell Division, Female, I2CT, Immunization, Inbred BALB C, Inbred MRL lpr, Lupus Erythematosus, Lymphocytes, Mice, Monneaux, Peptides, Phosphorylation, Ribonucleoprotein, Systemic, Team-Dumortier, U1 Small Nuclear},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
METHODS: Peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) from both unprimed MRL/lpr mice and immunized BALB/c mice were tested for their ability to proliferate ex vivo in response to 18 overlapping peptides of the U1-70K spliceosomal protein, using assays for lymphocyte proliferation and secretion of interleukin-2.
RESULTS: The proliferative response to peptides of the U1-70K protein evolved rapidly in MRL/lpr mice tested at different ages. At least 5 peptides were recognized by PBLs from 8-week-old autoimmune mice, whereas a different peptide was recognized by PBLs from MRL/lpr mice at 12 weeks of age. At 15 weeks, the proliferative response was weak or negative when assessed with any of the test peptides. At least 2 major peptides recognized by MRL/lpr PBLs were also recognized by PBLs generated in the BALB/c mice primed with peptide 131-151. We further demonstrated that, in preautoimmune MRL/lpr mice, repeated administration of phosphorylated peptide 131-151 (called P140), which was shown previously to be protective, transiently abolished T cell intramolecular spreading to other regions of the 70K protein.
CONCLUSION: This is the first study to demonstrate that intramolecular T cell spreading effectively occurs in MRL/lpr mice with lupus, and that region 131-151 is important in the cascade of events observed in the murine lupus response. This sequence might originate a mechanism of tolerance spreading that leads to the beneficial effect observed in MRL/lpr mice after treatment with the phosphorylated peptide 131-151.
de la Pena-Lefebvre P. Garcia, Chanseaud Y., Tamby M. C., Reinbolt J., Batteux F., Allanore Y., Kahan A., Meyer O., Benveniste O., Boyer O., Guillevin L., Boissier M. C., Mouthon L.
IgG reactivity with a 100-kDa tissue and endothelial cell antigen identified as topoisomerase 1 distinguishes between limited and diffuse systemic sclerosis patients Article de journal
Dans: Clin Immunol, vol. 111, no. 3, p. 241-51, 2004, (1521-6616 Journal Article).
Résumé | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Aged, Assay, Autoantibodies/*analysis, Blotting, Cells/*immunology, Centromere/immunology, DNA, EHRESMANN, Electrophoresis, Endothelial, Enzyme-Linked, Female, G/analysis, Gel, Gov't, Human, I/*immunology, Immunoglobulin, Immunosorbent, M/analysis, Male, Middle, Non-U.S., Polyacrylamide, Scleroderma, Support, Systemic/*immunology, Topoisomerases, Type, Western
@article{,
title = {IgG reactivity with a 100-kDa tissue and endothelial cell antigen identified as topoisomerase 1 distinguishes between limited and diffuse systemic sclerosis patients},
author = { P. Garcia de la Pena-Lefebvre and Y. Chanseaud and M. C. Tamby and J. Reinbolt and F. Batteux and Y. Allanore and A. Kahan and O. Meyer and O. Benveniste and O. Boyer and L. Guillevin and M. C. Boissier and L. Mouthon},
year = {2004},
date = {2004-01-01},
journal = {Clin Immunol},
volume = {111},
number = {3},
pages = {241-51},
abstract = {We have analyzed antibody (Ab) reactivities of patients with limited systemic sclerosis (SSc) and anti-centromere Ab, patients with diffuse SSc and anti-topoisomerase 1 (anti-topo 1) Ab, patients with diffuse SSc without anti-topo 1 or anti-centromere Ab and age- and gender-matched healthy controls with normal human tissue and endothelial cell (EC) antigens. IgG reactivities with tissue antigens differed significantly between patients with anti-topo 1 Ab and patients with anti-centromere Ab. One 100-kDa band identified as topoisomerase 1 in macrovascular and microvascular EC extracts was recognized by IgG from patients with anti-topo 1 Ab and 50% of patients without specific Ab. IgG from patients with limited SSc and anti-centromere Ab, but not those of other patients or controls specifically recognized a 80-kDa band only in microvascular EC. Our results indicate that Ab from patients with limited or diffuse SSc with or without anti-topo 1 Ab exhibit specific and mutually exclusive reactivity patterns.},
note = {1521-6616
Journal Article},
keywords = {Aged, Assay, Autoantibodies/*analysis, Blotting, Cells/*immunology, Centromere/immunology, DNA, EHRESMANN, Electrophoresis, Endothelial, Enzyme-Linked, Female, G/analysis, Gel, Gov't, Human, I/*immunology, Immunoglobulin, Immunosorbent, M/analysis, Male, Middle, Non-U.S., Polyacrylamide, Scleroderma, Support, Systemic/*immunology, Topoisomerases, Type, Western},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Mohr S., Bottin M. C., Lannes B., Neuville A., Bellocq J. P., Keith G., Rihn B. H.
Microdissection, mRNA amplification and microarray: a study of pleural mesothelial and malignant mesothelioma cells Article de journal
Dans: Biochimie, vol. 86, no. 1, p. 13-9, 2004, (0300-9084 Journal Article).
Résumé | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Analysis, Array, Chain, Epithelium/*metabolism, Expression, Female, Gene, Genetic, Human, KEITH, Lasers, Male, Markers, Mesothelioma/*genetics/metabolism, messenger, Microdissection, Neoplasms/*genetics/metabolism, Neoplastic/*genetics, Oligonucleotide, Pleura/*cytology/*metabolism, Pleural, Polymerase, Profiling, Reaction, Regulation, Reverse, RNA, Sequence, Transcriptase
@article{,
title = {Microdissection, mRNA amplification and microarray: a study of pleural mesothelial and malignant mesothelioma cells},
author = { S. Mohr and M.C. Bottin and B. Lannes and A. Neuville and J.P. Bellocq and G. Keith and B.H. Rihn},
year = {2004},
date = {2004-01-01},
journal = {Biochimie},
volume = {86},
number = {1},
pages = {13-9},
abstract = {The studies of molecular alterations in tumor cells with microarrays are often hampered by inherent tissue heterogeneity. The emergence of Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM) allowed us to overcome this challenge since it gives selective access to cancer cells that are isolated from their native tissue environment. In this report, we microdissected mesothelial cells and malignant mesothelioma cells of ex vivo resected specimens using LCM. Amplified RNA from mesothelial and mesothelioma microdissected cells allowed us to measure global gene expression with 10 K-microarrays in four independent experiments. We screened 9850 annotated human genes, 1275 of which have satisfied our data analysis requirements. They included 302 overexpressed genes and 160 downregulated genes in mesothelioma microdissected cells as compared to mesothelial microdissected cells. Among them, the expression levels of eight genes, namely BF, FTL, IGFBP7, RARRES1, RARRES2, RBP1, SAT, and TXN according to HUGO nomenclature, were increased, whereas six: ALOX5AP, CLNS1A, EIF4A2, ELK3, REQ and SYPL, were found to be underexpressed in mesothelioma microdissected cells. The ferritin light polypeptide (FTL) gene overexpression was confirmed by real time quantitative PCR. Our approach allowed a comprehensive in situ examination of mesothelioma and provided an accurate way to find new marker genes that may be useful for diagnosis and treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma.},
note = {0300-9084
Journal Article},
keywords = {Analysis, Array, Chain, Epithelium/*metabolism, Expression, Female, Gene, Genetic, Human, KEITH, Lasers, Male, Markers, Mesothelioma/*genetics/metabolism, messenger, Microdissection, Neoplasms/*genetics/metabolism, Neoplastic/*genetics, Oligonucleotide, Pleura/*cytology/*metabolism, Pleural, Polymerase, Profiling, Reaction, Regulation, Reverse, RNA, Sequence, Transcriptase},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Zukiel R., Nowak S., Barciszewska A. M., Gawronska I., Keith G., Barciszewska M. Z.
A simple epigenetic method for the diagnosis and classification of brain tumors Article de journal
Dans: Mol Cancer Res, vol. 2, no. 3, p. 196-202, 2004, (1541-7786 Journal Article).
Résumé | BibTeX | Étiquettes: *DNA, *Epigenesis, 5-Methylcytosine/*analysis, Adult, Aged, and, Brain, Chromatography, DNA, Female, Genetic, Gov't, Human, KEITH, Layer, Male, Methylation, Middle, Neoplasm/*chemistry/*metabolism, Neoplasms/*classification/*diagnosis/genetics/pathology, Non-U.S., Oxidative, oxygen, Reactive, Sensitivity, Species/metabolism, Specificity, Stress, Support, Thin
@article{,
title = {A simple epigenetic method for the diagnosis and classification of brain tumors},
author = { R. Zukiel and S. Nowak and A. M. Barciszewska and I. Gawronska and G. Keith and M. Z. Barciszewska},
year = {2004},
date = {2004-01-01},
journal = {Mol Cancer Res},
volume = {2},
number = {3},
pages = {196-202},
abstract = {The new, simple, and reliable method for the diagnosis of brain tumors is described. It is based on a TLC quantitative determination of 5-methylcytosine (m(5)C) in relation to its damage products of DNA from tumor tissue. Currently, there is evidence that oxidative stress through reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays an important role in the etiology and progression of several human diseases. Oxidative damage of DNA, lipids, and proteins is deleterious for the cell. m(5)C, along with other basic components of DNA, is the target for ROS, which results in the appearance of new modified nucleic acid bases. If so, m(5)C residue constitutes a mutational hotspot position, whether it occurs within a nucleotide sequence of a structural gene or a regulatory region. Here, we show the results of the analysis of 82 DNA samples taken from brain tumor tissues. DNA was isolated and hydrolyzed into nucleotides, which, after labeling with [gamma-(32)P]ATP, were separated on TLC. Chromatograms were evaluated using PhosphorImager and the amounts of 5-methyldeoxycytosine (m(5)dC) were calculated as a ratio (R) of m(5)dC to m(5)dC + deoxycytosine + deoxythymidine spot intensities. The R value could not only be a good diagnostic marker for brain tumors but also a factor differentiating low-grade and high-grade gliomas. Therefore, DNA methylation pattern might be a useful tool to give a primary diagnosis of a brain tumor or as a marker for the early detection of the relapse of the disease. This method has several advantages over those existing nowadays.},
note = {1541-7786
Journal Article},
keywords = {*DNA, *Epigenesis, 5-Methylcytosine/*analysis, Adult, Aged, and, Brain, Chromatography, DNA, Female, Genetic, Gov't, Human, KEITH, Layer, Male, Methylation, Middle, Neoplasm/*chemistry/*metabolism, Neoplasms/*classification/*diagnosis/genetics/pathology, Non-U.S., Oxidative, oxygen, Reactive, Sensitivity, Species/metabolism, Specificity, Stress, Support, Thin},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Blandin Stephanie A, Shiao Shin-Hong, Moita Luis F, Janse Chris J, Waters Andrew P, Kafatos Fotis C, Levashina Elena A
Complement-like protein TEP1 is a determinant of vectorial capacity in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae Article de journal
Dans: Cell, vol. 116, no. 5, p. 661–670, 2004, ISSN: 0092-8674.
Résumé | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, Anopheles, blandin, Female, Genetic, Humans, Insect Proteins, Insect Vectors, M3i, Malaria, Models, Molecular, Plasmodium berghei, Polymorphism, Protein Structure, RNA, Sequence Alignment, Tertiary
@article{blandin_complement-like_2004,
title = {Complement-like protein TEP1 is a determinant of vectorial capacity in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae},
author = {Stephanie A Blandin and Shin-Hong Shiao and Luis F Moita and Chris J Janse and Andrew P Waters and Fotis C Kafatos and Elena A Levashina},
issn = {0092-8674},
year = {2004},
date = {2004-01-01},
journal = {Cell},
volume = {116},
number = {5},
pages = {661--670},
abstract = {Anopheles mosquitoes are major vectors of human malaria in Africa. Large variation exists in the ability of mosquitoes to serve as vectors and to transmit malaria parasites, but the molecular mechanisms that determine vectorial capacity remain poorly understood. We report that the hemocyte-specific complement-like protein TEP1 from the mosquito Anopheles gambiae binds to and mediates killing of midgut stages of the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei. The dsRNA knockdown of TEP1 in adults completely abolishes melanotic refractoriness in a genetically selected refractory strain. Moreover, in susceptible mosquitoes this knockdown increases the number of developing parasites. Our results suggest that the TEP1-dependent parasite killing is followed by a TEP1-independent clearance of dead parasites by lysis and/or melanization. Further elucidation of the molecular mechanisms of TEP1-mediated parasite killing will be of great importance for our understanding of the principles of vectorial capacity in insects.},
keywords = {Animals, Anopheles, blandin, Female, Genetic, Humans, Insect Proteins, Insect Vectors, M3i, Malaria, Models, Molecular, Plasmodium berghei, Polymorphism, Protein Structure, RNA, Sequence Alignment, Tertiary},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2003
Ligoxygakis Petros, Roth Siegfried, Reichhart Jean-Marc
A serpin regulates dorsal-ventral axis formation in the Drosophila embryo Article de journal
Dans: Curr. Biol., vol. 13, no. 23, p. 2097–2102, 2003, ISSN: 0960-9822.
Résumé | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, Body Patterning, Cell Surface, Crosses, Female, Genetic, Immunohistochemistry, M3i, Microinjections, Receptors, reichhart, Serine Proteinase Inhibitors, Serpins, Signal Transduction, Toll-Like Receptors
@article{ligoxygakis_serpin_2003,
title = {A serpin regulates dorsal-ventral axis formation in the Drosophila embryo},
author = {Petros Ligoxygakis and Siegfried Roth and Jean-Marc Reichhart},
issn = {0960-9822},
year = {2003},
date = {2003-12-01},
journal = {Curr. Biol.},
volume = {13},
number = {23},
pages = {2097--2102},
abstract = {Extracellular serine protease cascades have evolved in vertebrates and invertebrates to mediate rapid, local reactions to physiological or pathological cues. The serine protease cascade that triggers the Toll signaling pathway in Drosophila embryogenesis shares several organizational characteristics with those involved in mammalian complement and blood clotting. One of the hallmarks of such cascades is their regulation by serine protease inhibitors (serpins). Serpins act as suicide substrates and are cleaved by their target protease, forming an essentially irreversible 1:1 complex. The biological importance of serpins is highlighted by serpin dysfunction diseases, such as thrombosis caused by a deficiency in antithrombin. Here, we describe how a serpin controls the serine protease cascade, leading to Toll pathway activation. Female flies deficient in Serpin-27A produce embryos that lack dorsal-ventral polarity and show uniform high levels of Toll signaling. Since this serpin has been recently shown to restrain an immune reaction in the blood of Drosophila, it demonstrates that proteolysis can be regulated by the same serpin in different biological contexts.},
keywords = {Animals, Body Patterning, Cell Surface, Crosses, Female, Genetic, Immunohistochemistry, M3i, Microinjections, Receptors, reichhart, Serine Proteinase Inhibitors, Serpins, Signal Transduction, Toll-Like Receptors},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Goto Akira, Blandin Stéphanie A, Royet Julien, Reichhart Jean-Marc, Levashina Elena A
Silencing of Toll pathway components by direct injection of double-stranded RNA into Drosophila adult flies Article de journal
Dans: Nucleic Acids Res., vol. 31, no. 22, p. 6619–6623, 2003, ISSN: 1362-4962.
Résumé | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, blandin, Cell Surface, Double-Stranded, Epistasis, Female, Genetic, Green Fluorescent Proteins, Homeodomain Proteins, Luminescent Proteins, M3i, Phenotype, Receptors, reichhart, RNA, RNA Interference, Serpins, Signal Transduction, Time Factors, Toll-Like Receptors, Transcription Factors
@article{goto_silencing_2003,
title = {Silencing of Toll pathway components by direct injection of double-stranded RNA into Drosophila adult flies},
author = {Akira Goto and Stéphanie A Blandin and Julien Royet and Jean-Marc Reichhart and Elena A Levashina},
issn = {1362-4962},
year = {2003},
date = {2003-11-01},
journal = {Nucleic Acids Res.},
volume = {31},
number = {22},
pages = {6619--6623},
abstract = {Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) gene interference is an efficient method to silence gene expression in a sequence-specific manner. Here we show that the direct injection of dsRNA can be used in adult Drosophila flies to disrupt function of endogenous genes in vivo. As a proof of principle, we have used this method to silence components of a major signaling cascade, the Toll pathway, which controls fruit fly resistance to fungal and Gram-positive bacterial infections. We demonstrate that the knockout is efficient only if dsRNA is injected in 4- or more day-old flies and that it lasts for at least 1 week. Furthermore, we report dsRNA-based epistatic gene analysis via injection of a mixture of two dsRNAs and propose that injection of dsRNA represents a powerful method for rapid functional analysis of genes in Drosophila melanogaster adults, particularly of those whose mutations are lethal during development.},
keywords = {Animals, blandin, Cell Surface, Double-Stranded, Epistasis, Female, Genetic, Green Fluorescent Proteins, Homeodomain Proteins, Luminescent Proteins, M3i, Phenotype, Receptors, reichhart, RNA, RNA Interference, Serpins, Signal Transduction, Time Factors, Toll-Like Receptors, Transcription Factors},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Luna C, Hoa N T, Zhang J, Kanzok S M, Brown S E, Imler Jean-Luc, Knudson D L, Zheng L
Characterization of three Toll-like genes from mosquito Aedes aegypti Article de journal
Dans: Insect Molecular Biology, vol. 12, no. 1, p. 67–74, 2003, ISSN: 0962-1075.
Résumé | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Aedes, Animals, Base Sequence, Cell Surface, Chimera, Cloning, Developmental, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Genetic, imler, Insect Proteins, M3i, Male, messenger, Models, Molecular, Mutagenesis, Promoter Regions, Receptors, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, RNA, Sequence Alignment, Signal Transduction, Site-Directed, Transfection
@article{luna_characterization_2003,
title = {Characterization of three Toll-like genes from mosquito Aedes aegypti},
author = {C Luna and N T Hoa and J Zhang and S M Kanzok and S E Brown and Jean-Luc Imler and D L Knudson and L Zheng},
issn = {0962-1075},
year = {2003},
date = {2003-02-01},
journal = {Insect Molecular Biology},
volume = {12},
number = {1},
pages = {67--74},
abstract = {Three Toll-related genes (AeToll1A, AeToll1B and AeToll5) were cloned and characterized from the yellow fever vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti. All three genes exhibited high levels of amino acid sequence similarity with Drosophila melanogaster (Dm)Toll1 and DmTehao (Toll5). AeToll1A and AeToll1B are 1124 and 1076 amino acid residues long, respectively. Both contain a carboxyl extension downstream of the Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domain. AeToll5 is 1007 residues long and, like DmTehao, lacks the carboxyl terminal extension. Expression of these three genes was examined throughout development and after immune challenge. Both AeToll1A and AeToll5, like their Drosophila counterparts, activate transcription of drosomycin promoter in both Aedes and Drosophila cell lines. Deletion of the carboxyl extension of AeToll1A did not result in a further elevated level of the antifungal response. The intracellular signalling process appears to be species specific based on two observations. (1) DmToll is completely inactive in an Aedes cell line, suggesting a higher specificity requirement for DmToll in the intracellular signalling process. (2) Only one of three amino acid residues essential for DmToll function is required for AeToll1A function.},
keywords = {Aedes, Animals, Base Sequence, Cell Surface, Chimera, Cloning, Developmental, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Genetic, imler, Insect Proteins, M3i, Male, messenger, Models, Molecular, Mutagenesis, Promoter Regions, Receptors, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, RNA, Sequence Alignment, Signal Transduction, Site-Directed, Transfection},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Miturski R., Postawski K., Semczuk A., Bogusiewicz M., Baranowski W., Jakowicki J. A., Keith G.
Global DNA methylation in relation to hMLH1 and hMSH2 protein immunoreactivity in sporadic human endometrial carcinomas Article de journal
Dans: Int J Mol Med, vol. 11, no. 5, p. 569-74, 2003, (1107-3756 Journal Article).
Résumé | BibTeX | Étiquettes: *DNA, Base, Carcinoma/genetics/*metabolism/pathology, DNA, Endometrial, Female, Gov't, Human, Immunohistochemistry, Methylation, Mismatch, Neoplasm, Neoplasms/genetics/*metabolism/pathology, Non-U.S., Pair, Proteins/*metabolism, Proto-Oncogene, Repair, Support
@article{,
title = {Global DNA methylation in relation to hMLH1 and hMSH2 protein immunoreactivity in sporadic human endometrial carcinomas},
author = { R. Miturski and K. Postawski and A. Semczuk and M. Bogusiewicz and W. Baranowski and J. A. Jakowicki and G. Keith},
year = {2003},
date = {2003-01-01},
journal = {Int J Mol Med},
volume = {11},
number = {5},
pages = {569-74},
abstract = {Overall DNA methylation status was studied in a group of 28 sporadic human endometrial carcinomas (ECs) using the [32P]-postlabeling technique. Moreover, expression of the DNA mismatch repair proteins (hMLH1 and hMSH2) was investigated in ECs using immunohistochemistry. Mean 5-methyldeoxycytosine (m5dC) content in the studied group was 3.48+/-0.37% (range, 2.89-4.12%). The mean m5dC scores were significantly different between early (3.35+/-0.33%) and advanced (3.66+/-0.36%) endometrial neoplasms (chi2-test; p=0.03). There was a markedly increased overall DNA methylation with the degree of histological differentiation and with the infiltration of the myometrium (p<0.05). Loss of hMLH1 and hMSH2 expression was reported in 7 (25%) and 5 (18%) tumors, respectively, but the immunoreactivity did not correlate with the known clinicopathological variables of cancer. In addition, no obvious correlation was found between global m5dC content and the lack of hMLH1 and hMSH2 protein expression in human uterine tumors (p=0.97 and p=0.19 for hMLH1 and hMSH2, respectively; Spearman's rank correlation test). Our results clearly show that alterations in global DNA methylation may influence tumor progression, but they are not directly associated with the inactivation of the mismatch-repair machinery in sporadic human ECs.},
note = {1107-3756
Journal Article},
keywords = {*DNA, Base, Carcinoma/genetics/*metabolism/pathology, DNA, Endometrial, Female, Gov't, Human, Immunohistochemistry, Methylation, Mismatch, Neoplasm, Neoplasms/genetics/*metabolism/pathology, Non-U.S., Pair, Proteins/*metabolism, Proto-Oncogene, Repair, Support},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Kambris Zakaria, Bilak Hana, D'Alessandro Rosalba, Belvin Marcia, Imler Jean-Luc, Capovilla Maria
DmMyD88 controls dorsoventral patterning of the Drosophila embryo Article de journal
Dans: EMBO reports, vol. 4, no. 1, p. 64–69, 2003, ISSN: 1469-221X.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Adaptor Proteins, Alleles, Animals, Antigens, Base Sequence, Cell Surface, Complementary, Developmental, Differentiation, DNA, DNA Transposable Elements, Egg Proteins, Embryo, Exons, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Genetically Modified, Genotype, imler, Immunity, Immunologic, Innate, Insertional, M3i, Male, messenger, Morphogenesis, Mutagenesis, Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88, Nonmammalian, Oocytes, Protein Biosynthesis, Protein Structure, Receptors, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, RNA, Signal Transducing, Tertiary, Toll-Like Receptors, Zygote
@article{kambris_dmmyd88_2003,
title = {DmMyD88 controls dorsoventral patterning of the Drosophila embryo},
author = {Zakaria Kambris and Hana Bilak and Rosalba D'Alessandro and Marcia Belvin and Jean-Luc Imler and Maria Capovilla},
doi = {10.1038/sj.embor.embor714},
issn = {1469-221X},
year = {2003},
date = {2003-01-01},
journal = {EMBO reports},
volume = {4},
number = {1},
pages = {64--69},
abstract = {MyD88 is an adapter protein in the signal transduction pathway mediated by interleukin-1 (IL-1) and Toll-like receptors. A Drosophila homologue of MyD88 (DmMyD88) was recently shown to be required for the Toll-mediated immune response. In Drosophila, the Toll pathway was originally characterized for its role in the dorsoventral patterning of the embryo. We found that, like Toll, DmMyD88 messenger RNA is maternally supplied to the embryo. Here we report the identification of a new mutant allele of DmMyD88, which generates a protein lacking the carboxy-terminal extension, normally located downstream of the Toll/IL-1 receptor domain. Homozygous mutant female flies lay dorsalized embryos that are rescued by expression of a transgenic DmMyD88 complementary DNA. The DmMyD88 mutation blocks the ventralizing activity of a gain-of-function Toll mutation. These results show that DmMyD88 encodes an essential component of the Toll pathway in dorsoventral pattern formation.},
keywords = {Adaptor Proteins, Alleles, Animals, Antigens, Base Sequence, Cell Surface, Complementary, Developmental, Differentiation, DNA, DNA Transposable Elements, Egg Proteins, Embryo, Exons, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Genetically Modified, Genotype, imler, Immunity, Immunologic, Innate, Insertional, M3i, Male, messenger, Morphogenesis, Mutagenesis, Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88, Nonmammalian, Oocytes, Protein Biosynthesis, Protein Structure, Receptors, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, RNA, Signal Transducing, Tertiary, Toll-Like Receptors, Zygote},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Monneaux Fanny, Lozano José Manuel, Patarroyo Manuel E, Briand Jean-Paul, Muller Sylviane
T cell recognition and therapeutic effect of a phosphorylated synthetic peptide of the 70K snRNP protein administered in MR/lpr mice Article de journal
Dans: European Journal of Immunology, vol. 33, no. 2, p. 287–296, 2003, ISSN: 0014-2980.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Amino Acid Sequence, Animal, Animals, Autoantibodies, Autoantigens, Autoimmune Diseases, B-Lymphocytes, Cross Reactions, Disease Models, Female, HLA-DR Antigens, HLA-DR Serological Subtypes, HLA-DR1 Antigen, HLA-DR4 Antigen, Humans, I2CT, Immunization, Immunotherapy, Inbred BALB C, Inbred MRL lpr, Lupus Erythematosus, Lupus Nephritis, Mice, Molecular Sequence Data, Monneaux, Peptide Fragments, Phosphorylation, Protein Binding, Ribonucleoprotein, Systemic, T-Lymphocytes, Team-Dumortier, U1 Small Nuclear
@article{monneaux_t_2003,
title = {T cell recognition and therapeutic effect of a phosphorylated synthetic peptide of the 70K snRNP protein administered in MR/lpr mice},
author = {Fanny Monneaux and José Manuel Lozano and Manuel E Patarroyo and Jean-Paul Briand and Sylviane Muller},
doi = {10.1002/immu.200310002},
issn = {0014-2980},
year = {2003},
date = {2003-01-01},
journal = {European Journal of Immunology},
volume = {33},
number = {2},
pages = {287--296},
abstract = {Modifications of self antigens that occur during apoptosis might be involved in the generation of neo-antigens, which can break tolerance and induce autoimmunity. We have previously identified an epitope at residues 131-151 of the U1-70K snRNP protein, recognized by IgG antibodies and CD4+ T cells from at least two strains of lupus mice. With the aim of investigating the possible role of phosphorylation on the antigenicity of peptide 131-151 and to gain a better understanding of how this peptide can drive autoimmune response, we synthesized two peptides phosphorylated on Ser137 and 140, respectively. We show here that peptide P140 phosphorylated on Ser140 is recognized by both CD4+ T cells and antibodies from MRL/lpr mice. Furthermore, intravenous administration to lupus-prone MRL/lpr mice of P140 in saline (but not of the non-phosphorylated peptide) decreased proteinuria and anti-DNA antibody production, and significantly prolonged survival of treated mice. We further demonstrated that P140 is recognized by antibodies from lupus patients and binds to various HLA DR molecules, offering new hope for manipulating T cell response in humans.},
keywords = {Amino Acid Sequence, Animal, Animals, Autoantibodies, Autoantigens, Autoimmune Diseases, B-Lymphocytes, Cross Reactions, Disease Models, Female, HLA-DR Antigens, HLA-DR Serological Subtypes, HLA-DR1 Antigen, HLA-DR4 Antigen, Humans, I2CT, Immunization, Immunotherapy, Inbred BALB C, Inbred MRL lpr, Lupus Erythematosus, Lupus Nephritis, Mice, Molecular Sequence Data, Monneaux, Peptide Fragments, Phosphorylation, Protein Binding, Ribonucleoprotein, Systemic, T-Lymphocytes, Team-Dumortier, U1 Small Nuclear},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2002
Ligoxygakis Petros, Pelte Nadège, Hoffmann Jules A, Reichhart Jean-Marc
Activation of Drosophila Toll during fungal infection by a blood serine protease Article de journal
Dans: Science, vol. 297, no. 5578, p. 114–116, 2002, ISSN: 1095-9203.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, Cell Surface, Chromosome Mapping, Escherichia coli, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Genes, Gram-Positive Cocci, Hemolymph, hoffmann, Hypocreales, Insect, Insect Proteins, M3i, Male, Mutation, Protein Sorting Signals, Protein Structure, Receptors, reichhart, Serine Endopeptidases, Tertiary, Toll-Like Receptors
@article{ligoxygakis_activation_2002,
title = {Activation of Drosophila Toll during fungal infection by a blood serine protease},
author = {Petros Ligoxygakis and Nadège Pelte and Jules A Hoffmann and Jean-Marc Reichhart},
doi = {10.1126/science.1072391},
issn = {1095-9203},
year = {2002},
date = {2002-07-01},
journal = {Science},
volume = {297},
number = {5578},
pages = {114--116},
abstract = {Drosophila host defense to fungal and Gram-positive bacterial infection is mediated by the Spaetzle/Toll/cactus gene cassette. It has been proposed that Toll does not function as a pattern recognition receptor per se but is activated through a cleaved form of the cytokine Spaetzle. The upstream events linking infection to the cleavage of Spaetzle have long remained elusive. Here we report the identification of a central component of the fungal activation of Toll. We show that ethylmethane sulfonate-induced mutations in the persephone gene, which encodes a previously unknown serine protease, block induction of the Toll pathway by fungi and resistance to this type of infection.},
keywords = {Animals, Cell Surface, Chromosome Mapping, Escherichia coli, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Genes, Gram-Positive Cocci, Hemolymph, hoffmann, Hypocreales, Insect, Insect Proteins, M3i, Male, Mutation, Protein Sorting Signals, Protein Structure, Receptors, reichhart, Serine Endopeptidases, Tertiary, Toll-Like Receptors},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Gottar Marie, Gobert Vanessa, Michel Tatiana, Belvin Marcia, Duyk Geoffrey, Hoffmann Jules A, Ferrandon Dominique, Royet Julien
The Drosophila immune response against Gram-negative bacteria is mediated by a peptidoglycan recognition protein Article de journal
Dans: Nature, vol. 416, p. 640–644, 2002, ISBN: 0028-0836.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animal, Anti-Infective Agents/metabolism, Carrier Proteins/biosynthesis/genetics/*immunology, Drosophila melanogaster/genetics/*immunology/*microbiology, Drosophila Proteins/genetics/metabolism, Epistasis, Female, ferrandon, Genes, Genetic, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Gram-Negative Bacteria/*immunology/physiology, hoffmann, Human, Insect/genetics, M3i, Messenger/genetics/metabolism, Mutation, Non-U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Phenotype, RNA, Signal Transduction, Support, Survival Rate, Transgenes/genetics, U.S. Gov't
@article{gottar_drosophila_2002b,
title = {The Drosophila immune response against Gram-negative bacteria is mediated by a peptidoglycan recognition protein},
author = {Marie Gottar and Vanessa Gobert and Tatiana Michel and Marcia Belvin and Geoffrey Duyk and Jules A Hoffmann and Dominique Ferrandon and Julien Royet},
doi = {10.1038/nature734},
isbn = {0028-0836},
year = {2002},
date = {2002-03-01},
journal = {Nature},
volume = {416},
pages = {640--644},
abstract = {The antimicrobial defence of Drosophila relies largely on the challenge-induced synthesis of an array of potent antimicrobial peptides by the fat body. The defence against Gram-positive bacteria and natural fungal infections is mediated by the Toll signalling pathway, whereas defence against Gram-negative bacteria is dependent on the Immune deficiency (IMD) pathway. Loss-of-function mutations in either pathway reduce the resistance to corresponding infections. The link between microbial infections and activation of these two pathways has remained elusive. The Toll pathway is activated by Gram-positive bacteria through a circulating Peptidoglycan recognition protein (PGRP-SA). PGRPs appear to be highly conserved from insects to mammals, and the Drosophila genome contains 13 members. Here we report a mutation in a gene coding for a putative transmembrane protein, PGRP-LC, which reduces survival to Gram-negative sepsis but has no effect on the response to Gram-positive bacteria or natural fungal infections. By genetic epistasis, we demonstrate that PGRP-LC acts upstream of the imd gene. The data on PGRP-SA with respect to the response to Gram-positive infections, together with the present report, indicate that the PGRP family has a principal role in sensing microbial infections in Drosophila.},
keywords = {Animal, Anti-Infective Agents/metabolism, Carrier Proteins/biosynthesis/genetics/*immunology, Drosophila melanogaster/genetics/*immunology/*microbiology, Drosophila Proteins/genetics/metabolism, Epistasis, Female, ferrandon, Genes, Genetic, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Gram-Negative Bacteria/*immunology/physiology, hoffmann, Human, Insect/genetics, M3i, Messenger/genetics/metabolism, Mutation, Non-U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Phenotype, RNA, Signal Transduction, Support, Survival Rate, Transgenes/genetics, U.S. Gov't},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Popiela A., Gabrys M. S., Rabczynski J., Panszczyk M., Keith G., Baranowski W.
[Estimation of DNA methylation level in endometrial cancer tissues] Article de journal
Dans: Ginekol Pol, vol. 73, no. 11, p. 966-9, 2002, (0017-0011 Journal Article).
Résumé | BibTeX | Étiquettes: *DNA, 80, Abstract, Adenocarcinoma/chemistry/*genetics, Aged, and, Case-Control, Endometrial, English, Expression, Female, Gene, Human, Hyperplasia/genetics, Methylation, Middle, Neoplasms/chemistry/*genetics, Neoplastic, over, Regulation, Studies
@article{,
title = {[Estimation of DNA methylation level in endometrial cancer tissues]},
author = { A. Popiela and M. S. Gabrys and J. Rabczynski and M. Panszczyk and G. Keith and W. Baranowski},
year = {2002},
date = {2002-01-01},
journal = {Ginekol Pol},
volume = {73},
number = {11},
pages = {966-9},
abstract = {OBJECTIVES: A level of DNA methylation plays an important role in regulation of cellular gene's expression. Estimation of DNA methylation level in endometrial neoplastic tissues compared to normal endometrial samples was the aim of this study. DESIGN: It was to be shown, that changes in methylation rate in promotory regions could lead to carcinogenesis in particular cell. Authors describe an analysis of DNA methylation level in endometrial cancer tissues compared to DNA methylation level in normal or hyperplastic endometrium. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Endometrial samples from 88 women were collected. 56 of them were classified as adenocarcinoma, 20 as hyperplastic changes, 12 as normal endometrium-control group. DNA was isolated from tissues and than prepared to pm5dC and pdC. Than we performed a statistical analysis of results. RESULTS: The median DNA methylation level was significantly higher in neoplastic tissues than in normal endometrium. There was no difference between DNA methylation level between normal endometrium and hyperplastic changes. CONCLUSIONS: Authors conclude that neoplastic endometrial tissues show high DNA methylation rate compared to normal or hyperplastic endometrium.},
note = {0017-0011
Journal Article},
keywords = {*DNA, 80, Abstract, Adenocarcinoma/chemistry/*genetics, Aged, and, Case-Control, Endometrial, English, Expression, Female, Gene, Human, Hyperplasia/genetics, Methylation, Middle, Neoplasms/chemistry/*genetics, Neoplastic, over, Regulation, Studies},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Popiela A., Gabrys M. S., Rabczynski J., Panszczyk M., Keith G., Baranowski W.
[Estimation of DNA methylation level in nonendometrial uterus malignancies] Article de journal
Dans: Ginekol Pol, vol. 73, no. 11, p. 962-5, 2002, (0017-0011 Journal Article).
Résumé | BibTeX | Étiquettes: *DNA, 80, Abstract, Age, Aged, and, Case-Control, English, Expression, Factors, Female, Gene, Human, Mesodermal/genetics/*metabolism, Methylation, Middle, Mixed, Neoplasms/genetics/*metabolism, Neoplastic, over, Regulation, silencing, Studies, tumor, Uterine
@article{,
title = {[Estimation of DNA methylation level in nonendometrial uterus malignancies]},
author = { A. Popiela and M. S. Gabrys and J. Rabczynski and M. Panszczyk and G. Keith and W. Baranowski},
year = {2002},
date = {2002-01-01},
journal = {Ginekol Pol},
volume = {73},
number = {11},
pages = {962-5},
abstract = {OBJECTIVES: Rebuilding of genome structure leads to many pathological states including neoplastic malignancies. Rebuilding often occurs as a process caused by disturbances in gene silencing mechanism. DNA methylation pattern is one of the most important mechanisms connected to gene's silencing. Estimation of DNA methylation level in nonendometrial uterine neoplastic tissues compared to normal endometrial samples was the aim of this study. DESIGN: It was to be shown, that changes in methylation rate in promotory regions could lead to carcinogenesis in particular cell. Authors describe an analysis of DNA methylation level in nonendometrial neoplastic uterine tissues compared to DNA methylation level in normal endometrium. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Tissue samples from 9 women with tumor mixtus mesodermalis were collected. 12 samples were normal endometrium-control group. DNA was isolated from tissues and than we performed an estimation of DNA methylation levels. Than we performed a statistical analysis of results. RESULTS: The median DNA methylation level was significantly higher in neoplastic tissues than in normal endometrium. CONCLUSIONS: Authors conclude, that DNA methylation level is higher in neoplastic tissues, but does not correlate with clinical stage of the disease.},
note = {0017-0011
Journal Article},
keywords = {*DNA, 80, Abstract, Age, Aged, and, Case-Control, English, Expression, Factors, Female, Gene, Human, Mesodermal/genetics/*metabolism, Methylation, Middle, Mixed, Neoplasms/genetics/*metabolism, Neoplastic, over, Regulation, silencing, Studies, tumor, Uterine},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Tauszig-Delamasure Servane, Bilak Hana, Capovilla Maria, Hoffmann Jules A, Imler Jean-Luc
Drosophila MyD88 is required for the response to fungal and Gram-positive bacterial infections Article de journal
Dans: Nature Immunology, vol. 3, no. 1, p. 91–97, 2002, ISSN: 1529-2908.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Adaptor Proteins, Amino Acid, Animals, Antigens, Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides, Cell Surface, Chromosome Mapping, Differentiation, Disease Susceptibility, Enterococcus faecalis, Epistasis, Escherichia coli, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Genes, Genetic, Genetically Modified, Gram-Negative Bacteria, hoffmann, Hypocreales, imler, Immunologic, Insect, Insect Proteins, M3i, Membrane Glycoproteins, Micrococcus luteus, Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88, Protein Structure, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, Receptors, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Sequence Alignment, Sequence Homology, Signal Transducing, Tertiary, Toll-Like Receptors, Transfection
@article{tauszig-delamasure_drosophila_2002,
title = {Drosophila MyD88 is required for the response to fungal and Gram-positive bacterial infections},
author = {Servane Tauszig-Delamasure and Hana Bilak and Maria Capovilla and Jules A Hoffmann and Jean-Luc Imler},
doi = {10.1038/ni747},
issn = {1529-2908},
year = {2002},
date = {2002-01-01},
journal = {Nature Immunology},
volume = {3},
number = {1},
pages = {91--97},
abstract = {We report here the identification and functional characterization of DmMyD88, a gene encoding the Drosophila homolog of mammalian MyD88. DmMyD88 combines a Toll-IL-1R homology (TIR) domain and a death domain. Overexpression of DmMyD88 was sufficient to induce expression of the antifungal peptide Drosomycin, and induction of Drosomycin was markedly reduced in DmMyD88-mutant flies. DmMyD88 interacted with Toll through its TIR domain and required the death domain proteins Tube and Pelle to activate expression of Drs, which encodes Drosomycin. DmMyD88-mutant flies were highly susceptible to infection by fungi and Gram-positive bacteria, but resisted Gram-negative bacterial infection much as did wild-type flies. Phenotypic comparison of DmMyD88-mutant flies and MyD88-deficient mice showed essential differences in the control of Gram-negative infection in insects and mammals.},
keywords = {Adaptor Proteins, Amino Acid, Animals, Antigens, Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides, Cell Surface, Chromosome Mapping, Differentiation, Disease Susceptibility, Enterococcus faecalis, Epistasis, Escherichia coli, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Genes, Genetic, Genetically Modified, Gram-Negative Bacteria, hoffmann, Hypocreales, imler, Immunologic, Insect, Insect Proteins, M3i, Membrane Glycoproteins, Micrococcus luteus, Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88, Protein Structure, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, Receptors, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Sequence Alignment, Sequence Homology, Signal Transducing, Tertiary, Toll-Like Receptors, Transfection},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2001
Georgel Philippe, Naitza S, Kappler Christine, Ferrandon Dominique, Zachary Daniel, Swimmer C, Kopczynski C, Duyk G, Reichhart Jean-Marc, Hoffmann Jules A
Drosophila immune deficiency (IMD) is a death domain protein that activates antibacterial defense and can promote apoptosis Article de journal
Dans: Dev. Cell, vol. 1, no. 4, p. 503–514, 2001, ISSN: 1534-5807.
Résumé | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, Anti-Infective Agents, Apoptosis, Bacterial Infections, Caspases, Chromosome Mapping, Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors, DNA Damage, Female, ferrandon, Gene Expression, hoffmann, I-kappa B Kinase, Immunocompromised Host, In Situ Nick-End Labeling, Insect Proteins, M3i, Male, Mutation, Phenotype, Protein Structure, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, reichhart, Tertiary
@article{georgel_drosophila_2001,
title = {Drosophila immune deficiency (IMD) is a death domain protein that activates antibacterial defense and can promote apoptosis},
author = {Philippe Georgel and S Naitza and Christine Kappler and Dominique Ferrandon and Daniel Zachary and C Swimmer and C Kopczynski and G Duyk and Jean-Marc Reichhart and Jules A Hoffmann},
issn = {1534-5807},
year = {2001},
date = {2001-10-01},
journal = {Dev. Cell},
volume = {1},
number = {4},
pages = {503--514},
abstract = {We report the molecular characterization of the immune deficiency (imd) gene, which controls antibacterial defense in Drosophila. imd encodes a protein with a death domain similar to that of mammalian RIP (receptor interacting protein), a protein that plays a role in both NF-kappaB activation and apoptosis. We show that imd functions upstream of the DmIKK signalosome and the caspase DREDD in the control of antibacterial peptide genes. Strikingly, overexpression of imd leads to constitutive transcription of these genes and to apoptosis, and both effects are blocked by coexpression of the caspase inhibitor P35. We also show that imd is involved in the apoptotic response to UV irradiation. These data raise the possibility that antibacterial response and apoptosis share common control elements in Drosophila.},
keywords = {Animals, Anti-Infective Agents, Apoptosis, Bacterial Infections, Caspases, Chromosome Mapping, Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors, DNA Damage, Female, ferrandon, Gene Expression, hoffmann, I-kappa B Kinase, Immunocompromised Host, In Situ Nick-End Labeling, Insect Proteins, M3i, Male, Mutation, Phenotype, Protein Structure, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, reichhart, Tertiary},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Postawski K., Olech-Fudali E., Korobowicz E., Jakowicki J. A., Keith G., Baranowski W.
[Hydrophobic DNA adducts in relationship to estrogen and progesterone receptors content in human uterine cancer.] Article de journal
Dans: Ginekol Pol, vol. 72, no. 9, p. 709-16, 2001, (0017-0011 Journal Article).
Résumé | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Abstract, Adducts/*analysis, Autoradiography, DNA, English, Estrogen/*analysis, Female, Human, Neoplasm/*analysis, Neoplasms/genetics/*pathology, Progesterone/*analysis, Receptors, Uterine
@article{,
title = {[Hydrophobic DNA adducts in relationship to estrogen and progesterone receptors content in human uterine cancer.]},
author = { K. Postawski and E. Olech-Fudali and E. Korobowicz and J. A. Jakowicki and G. Keith and W. Baranowski},
year = {2001},
date = {2001-01-01},
journal = {Ginekol Pol},
volume = {72},
number = {9},
pages = {709-16},
abstract = {OBJECTIVE: Determination of the relationship between hydrophobic DNA adducts (A) and estrogen receptors (ER) and progesterone (PR) receptor status in uterine cancers. METHODS: Using the P1 enriched version of 32P-postlabeling for hydrophobic DNA adducts detection on polyethyleneimine (PEI) cellulose thin layer chromatograms (TLC) we examined 11 uterine cancer DNAs. The quantification of the adducts was performed by Cerenkov counting of the spots. ER and PR status was recognized histochemically and H-score estimate was performed for each investigated cancer tissue. Patterns of uterine cancer DNA adducts were compared to the maps of adducts recognized in normal human endometrium. RESULTS: In three of the studied uterine cancers there was no positive staining of ER and PR; in one case there was a weak ER staining but PR staining was negative. In ER negative tumors the A level was significantly higher than in ER positive cancers (138.1 +/- 64.1 vs. 49.7 +/- 26.8 adducts per 10(9) nucleotides, respectively, p < 0.05). Highest A levels were found in two ER and PR negative G3 metastatic tumors. Finally, in all investigated cancers there was a strong, inverse correlation between ER content and A level (r = -0.67, p < 0.03). In addition, the correlation between PR level and A was of borderline significance (r = -0.6},
note = {0017-0011
Journal Article},
keywords = {Abstract, Adducts/*analysis, Autoradiography, DNA, English, Estrogen/*analysis, Female, Human, Neoplasm/*analysis, Neoplasms/genetics/*pathology, Progesterone/*analysis, Receptors, Uterine},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Levashina Elena A, Moita L F, Blandin Stéphanie A, Vriend G, Lagueux Marie, Kafatos F C
Conserved role of a complement-like protein in phagocytosis revealed by dsRNA knockout in cultured cells of the mosquito, Anopheles gambiae Article de journal
Dans: Cell, vol. 104, no. 5, p. 709–718, 2001, ISSN: 0092-8674.
Résumé | BibTeX | Étiquettes: alpha-Macroglobulins, Animals, Anopheles, blandin, Cells, Cloning, Complement C3, Cultured, DNA Fragmentation, Double-Stranded, Female, Genetic, Gram-Negative Bacteria, Hemocytes, Insect Proteins, M3i, Molecular, Nucleic Acid Denaturation, Phagocytosis, Protein Structure, RNA, Tertiary, Transcription
@article{levashina_conserved_2001,
title = {Conserved role of a complement-like protein in phagocytosis revealed by dsRNA knockout in cultured cells of the mosquito, Anopheles gambiae},
author = {Elena A Levashina and L F Moita and Stéphanie A Blandin and G Vriend and Marie Lagueux and F C Kafatos},
issn = {0092-8674},
year = {2001},
date = {2001-01-01},
journal = {Cell},
volume = {104},
number = {5},
pages = {709--718},
abstract = {We characterize a novel hemocyte-specific acute phase glycoprotein from the malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae. It shows substantial structural and functional similarities, including the highly conserved thioester motif, to both a central component of mammalian complement system, factor C3, and to a pan-protease inhibitor, alpha2-macroglobulin. Most importantly, this protein serves as a complement-like opsonin and promotes phagocytosis of some Gram-negative bacteria in a mosquito hemocyte-like cell line. Chemical inactivation by methylamine and depletion by double-stranded RNA knockout demonstrate that this function is dependent on the internal thioester bond. This evidence of a complement-like function in a protostome animal adds substantially to the accumulating evidence of a common ancestry of immune defenses in insects and vertebrates.},
keywords = {alpha-Macroglobulins, Animals, Anopheles, blandin, Cells, Cloning, Complement C3, Cultured, DNA Fragmentation, Double-Stranded, Female, Genetic, Gram-Negative Bacteria, Hemocytes, Insect Proteins, M3i, Molecular, Nucleic Acid Denaturation, Phagocytosis, Protein Structure, RNA, Tertiary, Transcription},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Monneaux F, Dumortier H, Steiner G, Briand J P, Muller S
Murine models of systemic lupus erythematosus: B and Ŧ cell responses to spliceosomal ribonucleoproteins in MRL/Fas(lpr) and (NZB x NZW)F(1) lupus mice Article de journal
Dans: International Immunology, vol. 13, no. 9, p. 1155–1163, 2001, ISSN: 0953-8178.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, Antibody Specificity, B-Lymphocytes, Crosses, Dumortier, fas Receptor, Female, Genetic, Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group A-B, Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins, Histocompatibility Antigens Class II, I2CT, Immunoglobulin G, Inbred MRL lpr, Inbred NZB, Lupus Erythematosus, Mice, Monneaux, Peptide Fragments, Ribonucleoprotein, Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear, Species Specificity, Spliceosomes, Systemic, T-Lymphocytes, Team-Dumortier, U1 Small Nuclear
@article{monneaux_murine_2001,
title = {Murine models of systemic lupus erythematosus: B and Ŧ cell responses to spliceosomal ribonucleoproteins in MRL/Fas(lpr) and (NZB x NZW)F(1) lupus mice},
author = {F Monneaux and H Dumortier and G Steiner and J P Briand and S Muller},
doi = {10.1093/intimm/13.9.1155},
issn = {0953-8178},
year = {2001},
date = {2001-01-01},
journal = {International Immunology},
volume = {13},
number = {9},
pages = {1155--1163},
abstract = {(NZB x NZW)F(1) and MRL/Fas(lpr) lupus mice present a similar phenotype with a spectrum of autoantibodies associated with very severe nephritis. It is thought, however, that in contrast to other lupus-prone mice such as MRL/Fas(lpr) mice, (NZB x NZW)F(1) mice do not generate autoantibodies to ribonucleoproteins (RNP) Sm/RNP. In this study, we demonstrate that contrary to previous reports, the autoimmune response directed against Sm/RNP antigens also occurs in NZB x NZW mice. CD4(+) T cells from unprimed 10-week-old NZB x NZW mice proliferate and secrete IL-2 in response to peptide 131-151 of the U1-70K protein, which is known to contain a T(h) epitope recognized by CD4(+) T cells from MRL/Fas(lpr) mice. Peptide 131-151, which was found to bind I-A(k) and I-E(k) class II MHC molecules, also bound both I-A(d) and I-E(d) molecules. This result led us to also re-evaluate longitudinally the anti-Sm/RNP antibody response in NZB x NZW mice. We found that 25-week-old mice do produce antibodies reacting with several small nuclear and heterogeneous nuclear (hn) RNP proteins, such as SmD1, U1-70K and hnRNP A2/B1 proteins. The fine specificity of these antibodies was studied with overlapping synthetic peptides. The same antigenically positive and negative peptides were characterized in MRL/Fas(lpr) and NZB x NZW mice in the three proteins. This new finding can help to understand the mechanisms involved in the development of the anti-Sm/RNP antibody response and, particularly, the role played by non-MHC genes in this autoimmune response.},
keywords = {Animals, Antibody Specificity, B-Lymphocytes, Crosses, Dumortier, fas Receptor, Female, Genetic, Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group A-B, Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins, Histocompatibility Antigens Class II, I2CT, Immunoglobulin G, Inbred MRL lpr, Inbred NZB, Lupus Erythematosus, Mice, Monneaux, Peptide Fragments, Ribonucleoprotein, Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear, Species Specificity, Spliceosomes, Systemic, T-Lymphocytes, Team-Dumortier, U1 Small Nuclear},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}