Hearts Lacking Caveolin-1 Develop Hypertrophy with Normal Cardiac Substrate Metabolism
Hearts lacking caveolin-1 develop hypertrophy with normal cardiac substrate metabolism.
No sample metadata fields
View SamplesInnate memory phenotype (IMP) CD8+ T cells are non-conventional T cells exhibiting features of innate immune cells, and are significantly increased in the absence of non-receptor tyrosine kinase ITK. Their developmental path and function are not clear, particularly whether they can contribute to antigen specific responses. We found that WT bone marrow gives rise to IMP CD8+ T cells in irradiated MHCI-/- recipients, resembling those in Itk-/- mice determined by expression of surface markers. However, CD8+ T cells share similar expression of memory markers.
Cutting edge: innate memory CD8+ T cells are distinct from homeostatic expanded CD8+ T cells and rapidly respond to primary antigenic stimuli.
Age
View SamplesInnate memory phenotype (IMP) CD4+ T cells are non-conventional T cells exhibiting features of innate immune cells, characterized as CD44high and CD62Llow in periphery. It is recently reported by our group that bone marrow chimeric mice lacking thymic MHCI expression develop predominantly IMP CD8+ T cells, while those lacking hematopoietic MHCI develop predominantly nave CD8+ T cells. Here we perform hirarchical clustering analysis and found that CD4+ T cells share similar property: chimeras lacking thymic MHCII gave rise to predominantly CD4+ T cells that resemble IMP CD4+ T cells observed in WT mice, and vice versa, chimeras lacking hematopoietic MHCII had a majority of nave-like CD4+ T cells resembling naveCD4+ T cells seen in WT mice.
Dendritic cell-MHC class II and Itk regulate functional development of regulatory innate memory CD4+ T cells in bone marrow transplantation.
Age, Specimen part
View SamplesPericytes are integral components of the tissue vasculature and have essential functions in tumour angiogenesis. Endosialin (CD248) is a type I transmembrane glycoprotein highly expressed on pericytes in the tumour vasculature of most solid tumours, however it is low or negligibly expressed on normal tissue pericytes. Experiments using wild-type and endosialin-knockout mice has revealed that stromal endosialin expression facilitates intravasation of tumor cells from the primary tumor into the circulation, thereby promoting metastatic dissemination.
Endosialin-Expressing Pericytes Promote Metastatic Dissemination.
Sex, Specimen part, Disease
View SamplesAn evaluation of biopsies from patients with in-transit extremity melanoma who have been treated with melphalan in the setting of isolated limb infusion
Gene expression signatures as a guide to treatment strategies for in-transit metastatic melanoma.
No sample metadata fields
View SamplesTo identify patterns of gene expression that correlate with response to treatment with either melphalan or temozolomide we measured both gene expression using microarray genechips and response to drug using a standard in vitro cell proliferation assay. Senstivity to melphalan was measured 48hrs after drug treatment while sensitivity to temozolomide was measured 12 days after drug treatment.
Genomic and molecular profiling predicts response to temozolomide in melanoma.
Treatment
View SamplesAn evaluation of multifocal lesions from patients with in-transit extremity melanoma to determine if all lesions from a patient harbor homogeneous patterns of gene expression
Gene expression signatures as a guide to treatment strategies for in-transit metastatic melanoma.
No sample metadata fields
View SamplesAn evaluation of biopsies from patients with in-transit extremity melanoma who have been treated with ADH-1 followed by melphalan in the setting of isolated limb infusion
Prospective multicenter phase II trial of systemic ADH-1 in combination with melphalan via isolated limb infusion in patients with advanced extremity melanoma.
Disease, Disease stage, Treatment
View SamplesPurpose: Gene expression signatures developed to measure the activity of oncogenic signaling pathways have been used to dissect the heterogeneity of tumor samples and to predict sensitivity to various cancer drugs that target components of the relevant pathways, thus potentially identifying therapeutic options for subgroups of patients. To facilitate broad use, including in a clinical setting, the ability to generate data from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues is essential. Experimental Design: Patterns of pathway activity in matched fresh-frozen and FFPE xenograft tumor samples were generated using the MessageAmp Premier methodology in combination with assays using Affymetrix arrays. Results generated were compared with those obtained from fresh-frozen samples using a standard Affymetrix assay. In addition, gene expression data from patient matched fresh-frozen and FFPE melanomas were also utilized to evaluate the consistency of predictions of oncogenic signaling pathway status. Results: Significant correlation of pathway activity predictions was observed between paired fresh-frozen and FFPE xenograft tumor samples. In addition, significant concordance of pathway activity predictions was also observed between patient matched fresh-frozen and FFPE melanomas. Conclusion: Reliable and consistent predictions of oncogenic pathway activities can be obtained from FFPE tumor tissue samples. The ability to reliably utilize FFPE patient tumor tissue samples for genomic analyses will lead to a better understanding of the biology of disease progression and, in the clinical setting, will provide tools to guide the choice of therapeutics to those most likely to be effective in treating a patients disease.
A methodology for utilization of predictive genomic signatures in FFPE samples.
Specimen part
View SamplesHLX was found as a VEGF-A induced gene in HUVEC (B.Schweighofer, submitted). In order to detect genes regulated by HLX HUVEC were infected by recombinant adenovirus expressing HLX for 4, 8, 16 and 32h. RNA was isolated and subjected to microarray analysis using Affymetrix microarray.
The VEGF-regulated transcription factor HLX controls the expression of guidance cues and negatively regulates sprouting of endothelial cells.
No sample metadata fields
View Samples